Color Preset Type View

To go to the Color Preset Type View, tap Color in the Preset Type Bar.
- or -
Press and hold   and press 4, for preset type 4 (= Color).

The color preset type view is only active if the selected fixture has a color attributes.

The color preset type view has three default tabs: The Picker View, the Fader View, Swatchbook View.
Depending on the fixture type additional Raw Color Views.

To open the color effects view at screen 1, tap at  in the title bar.
If an effect is running on a selected fixture, the color preset type view change into an effect mode and get a blue effect mode title bar.

Picker View

The picker view is the first tab of the color preset type view.

Figure 1: Color picker view

In this view, you select the color from the color picker.

You have access to all attributes of the color mix system or the color wheels.

The x-axis of the color picker, displays the hue from 0 to 360 degrees.
The y-axis of the color picker, displays the saturation from 0 % to 100 %.

The cross hairs shows which color is selected.

To select the brightness, swipe the Bright.-Fader up or down.

To select from which color attributes should the selected color mostly be mixed from, swipe the Q-Fader up or down.
Primary = The selected color will be mixed only from RGB attributes.
Max = The selected color will be mixed from RGB attributes and if available from additional attributes, e.g. white or amber.
Pure = The selected color will be mostly mixed from additional color  attributes.

Fader View

The fader view is the second tab of the color preset type view.

Figure 2: Fader View

In this view, you select the color from the color faders.
There are three different ways of the color mix system, each with three faders.

1. Hue - Sat. - Bright.
First fader displays the hue in degrees.
Second fader displays the saturation in percent.
Third fader displays the brightness in percent.

2. Cyan - Magenta - Yellow
First fader displays the cyan ratio in percent.
Second fader displays the magenta ratio in percent.
Third fader displays the yellow ratio in percent.

3. Red - Green - Blue
First fader displays the red ratio in percent.
Second fader displays the green ratio in percent.
Third fader displays the blue ratio in percent.

To select from which color attributes should the selected color mostly be mixed from, swipe the Q-Fader up or down.

Swatchbook View

The swatchbook view is the third tab of the color preset type view.

Figure 3: Swatchbook view

In this view, you select the color from a swatchbook.

There are two tables in this view: Swatchbook Table and Color Table.

1. Swatchbook Table
This table has two columns: No. and Name.
The column No. displays the number of the swatchbook.
The column Name displays the name of the swatchbook.

2. Color Table
This table has four columns: No., Name, Key and Color.
The column No. displays the number of the row.
The column Name displays the name of the color.
The column Key displays the key of the color from the swatchbook.
The column Color displays the color along with the RGB code.

Raw Color Views

The raw color views starts after the third tab in the color preset view, depending on the fixture type.

Figure 4: Raw color view

In the raw color view, you control the raw color channel values in percent from the selected fixtures.

All fixture types with CMY are displayed as inverted RGB.

To select the DMX values from the color channel, move the slider up and down.

Encoder Bar Functions

The color preset type view has different encoder bars depending on the selected view.

Color Picker and Color Fader Encoder Bar

The default encoder speed is without decimal place.
To change the encoder speed to slow, press the encoder key . The encoder speed is with decimal place.
To change the encoder speed to ultra slow, press and hold the  key and press the encoder key . The encoder speed equals one DMX step.

Figure 5: Color picker and color fader encoder bar

To use the second function of an encoder, press and hold the key.
To open the calculator, press the encoder.

Hue or Red:
To select the hue or red of a color, turn the encoder left or right.

Saturation or Green:
To select the saturation or green of a color, turn the encoder left or right.

Brightness or Blue:
To select the brightness or blue of a color, turn the encoder left or right.

Q:
To control the Q-Fader, turn the encoder left or right.

Swatchbook Encoder Bar

If swatchbook is selected as color preset type view, the swatchbook encoder bar is displayed.


Figure 6: Swatchbook encoder bar

Scroll Swatchbook:
To scroll in the swatchbook table, turn the encoder left or right.

Scroll Color:
To scroll in the color table, turn the encoder left or right.
To select a color, press the encoder.