grandMA2
Version 3.9

Auto Create Additional Presets

In addition to the functionality of auto creating presets, it is also possible to auto create additional presets. 

Important:
This functionality, only applies to the preset type Color, since channel sets can only be generated with the values min and max in RGB. 

 To auto create additional presets:

  1. Press Setup
  2. Tap Auto Create
    The dialog Auto Create opens. 
  3. Tap Additional Presets
Menu auto create additional presets
  1. Choose a fixture type in the table FixtureTypes
  2. Tap Amount Hue and the calculator opens.
    -To set the range of hue, tap a number in the calculator. 
Important:
No matter the amount of hue you have selected, the color white will always be added to the presets raising the amount by one. 
  1. Tap Amount Saturation and the calculator opens.
    -To set the depth of the saturation, tap a number in the calculator. 
  2. To set the sort by saturation or hue, tap Sort by.
    This button toggles between these two values. 
  3. If you made your amount and sort settings, choose how the presets are to be displayed.
    -To blend all attributes summarized in the preset pool, tap Encoder Grouping
    -To create presets with all Mixcolor attributes that the corresponding fixtures contain, e.g., Amber, tap Color all Mixcolor
    -To create presets with RGB only, tap Color RGB only.
    -To create colors for single fixture types, tap Add global Mixcolor
    -To merge colors for several fixture types, tap Merge global Mixcolor.
  4. Tap Dimmer Increment and the calculator opens.
     -To additionally create universal dimmer presets, tap a number in the calculator. This number represents the interval in percentage in which the presets is to be created. 

HSB

Important:
The button HSB, on the right of the dialog, is enabled by default.
If the dialog is enabled in HSB, the percentage of saturation and brightness are displayed within the pool objects.
  1. Color presets have now been created in HSB. 
Additional presets – HSB
  1. Furthermore, dimmer presets in an interval of 10 percent have been created as well. 
Dimmer presets

Swatch Book  

To see the dialog in Swatch Book, tap Swatch Book on the right of the dialog. 

The dialog then converts to Swatch Book. 

Additional presets – Swatch Book
  1. Choose a fixture type in the table Fixture Types on the left of the dialog. 
  2. Then, tap a name in the gel pool in the table on the right.
  3. Next, tap a gel. 
Important:
The buttons below the table within the dialog have the same function as in HSB.
For further information see step 9
  1. After setting up further settings – as stated in step 9 – choose how you would like your presets to be displayed.
    -To display the name of the color within the pool objects, tap Color Name.
    -To display the key of the color within the pool objects, tap Color Key.
    -To display the name as well as the key of the color, tap Color Name + Key
Important:
This button toggles between Color Name, Color Key and Color Name + Key.
  1. To close the menu, tap  in the upper right corner of the window. 
  2. Color presets have now been created in Swatch Book.
Color presets