New Fixture Grouping
Moderator: MADRIX Team
New Fixture Grouping
Hi,
It's great to see that the mapping can use the new Fixture Groups as a preset, but it looks like the map that gets used is still only a bounding box of the wides and tallest area of that group. Is there a way to mask other areas?
As a quick test I created a cross shaped group within the default 50x50 matrix. It would be great if the mapping function limited output to only those pixels, and not the "bounding box" of the whole area. Ideally the mapped layer output should mirror the pixel group from the patch editor. Is there a way to do that now? or will that be added in the future?
See the attached image for more info.
Thanks!!
Nathan
It's great to see that the mapping can use the new Fixture Groups as a preset, but it looks like the map that gets used is still only a bounding box of the wides and tallest area of that group. Is there a way to mask other areas?
As a quick test I created a cross shaped group within the default 50x50 matrix. It would be great if the mapping function limited output to only those pixels, and not the "bounding box" of the whole area. Ideally the mapped layer output should mirror the pixel group from the patch editor. Is there a way to do that now? or will that be added in the future?
See the attached image for more info.
Thanks!!
Nathan
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Re: New Fixture Grouping
Hi Nathan,
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it is correct, currently it is just the bounding box like you describe.
Because MADRIX effects render always in a rectangle it has no effect if the pixel inbetween the bounding box are mask out or not, except the look of the previews.
But to mask areas (shapes) like in your example it make sense and we like to develop such a feature in the future. But we have no time scedule for this.
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it is correct, currently it is just the bounding box like you describe.
Because MADRIX effects render always in a rectangle it has no effect if the pixel inbetween the bounding box are mask out or not, except the look of the previews.
But to mask areas (shapes) like in your example it make sense and we like to develop such a feature in the future. But we have no time scedule for this.
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Re: New Fixture Grouping
Hi,
Thanks for the clarification. It would be great if you could select the fixture group you want to limit a layer to from the Mix Mode button, (or something similar) It's not always necessary to map the output, and as LED screen configurations are going to get more unique and complex, the bounding box approach likely won't always work well.
Thanks,
Nathan
Thanks for the clarification. It would be great if you could select the fixture group you want to limit a layer to from the Mix Mode button, (or something similar) It's not always necessary to map the output, and as LED screen configurations are going to get more unique and complex, the bounding box approach likely won't always work well.
Thanks,
Nathan