Simon Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Hi, I'm new to the forum, so if this has been answered elsewhere, please let me know. I have a red, white, and blue motif set up on a string of CCBs, and would like each bulb to be "revealed" one at a time to create the final effect. For years, I've accomplished this using macros, but would really like to move away from them, as I find them difficult to use, and I run my show on the Showtime Director, so there are glitches that appear from time to time. At the moment, I'm experimenting with S5 to run this year's show, and I know that if I were using a single color, I could achieve my goals quite simply, but it's the custom color combination (created pixel by pixel with Superstar) that's causing my head to spin. In an ideal world, the Superstar file would be used on the left side of the Motion Effect Generator, with a ColorWash set to black on the right side. I could then use the Dissolve_Left_Right function of the Mixer to reveal the pixels gradually over time. I'm sure I'm missing something elementary. Is there a way I can achieve this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Confirm that the bulbs end up RWBRWBRWB as opposed to RRRWWWBBB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 They were originally RRRRWWWWBBBB etc., but it would be nice to be able to do it either way. I also have an approximation of the American flag on my matrix, and it would be cool to have that light from top to bottom as well, without manually having to fade up each row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I figured out a way in SuperStar, but I need to go to bed. I'll document in the morning. It would work on your flag as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 OK, I was able to do this in SuperStar. PM me an E-Mail address and I'll send you my test sequence. Essentially you create a red scene, a white scene, and a blue scene with the desired lights starting at let's say 0:05.00. Then add a morph below it that has all three colors set to 1% from 0:00.0 to 0:05.0 with the head length at both the beginning and end set to the number of pixels in the three scenes. The important part is that in Menu > Tools > Preferences you need to check the first box for "Enable Time Layer Priority Feature". The morph will light all the pixels to 1% which is generally not visible. However because it is on a higher number layer (lower on the display), it will mask the three scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Sequence sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks so much! This will do just what I need it to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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