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Basic FX

LightShark includes an internal FX generator. FX can be applied to a fixture or group of fixtures directly without having to create several Cues to create an effect. FX can be modified live, allowing you to adjust the speed, phase, amplitude of the FX according to the rhythm of the show.

LightShark has a large internal FX library (e.g. circles, squares, pan, tilt, zigzag...), in addition to position effects including Beam, Color and Intensity effects.

The use of FX allows the complete recording of shows in just a few minutes.

It is possible to add an effect to one or several fixtures, or to a group or several groups of fixtures. To add an FX, the user must first select one or more fixtures and then select one of the built-in LightShark effects from the "FX" window.

Once an FX is selected it is possible to modify its parameters (speed, size, offset...) through the virtual sliders that appear on the screen (or from the encoders on the LS-1).

It is possible to add several effects to a fixture (or groups of fixtures) that make use of different attributes, for example, the user can add a Pan effect and also add an Intensity effect and a color-mix effect.

Note that the fx are based on the current state of the fixture parameters, so a tilt effect will move up or down from the current position of the fixture. The same will happen with a circle effect, it will move around the position of the fixture. This is known as the "base value" and you can adjust it from the fixture parameter windows.

You should also keep in mind that if the fixture parameters are at their maximum value the effect will not be displayed correctly, since the channel is at its maximum value and the effect has no range to take place. This is very common if you select a fixture by pressing "FIND" and then apply a color effect, the RGB values with FIND are set to 255 so the effect no longer has any range and the RGB effect is not displayed correctly.

Each effect will work with a particular type of parameter, so not all effects may be available depending on the type of fixture selected. For example, if you select an RGB fixture you will not be able to apply a CMY effect, or if you select a fixture without Zoom, the Zoom effect button will be grayed out and you will not be able to select it.