GeniusPro/Lightpalette Operator's Manual - Strand Lighting

Patches
Since profiles set here are assigned to outputs rather than channels, you can use them to
compensate for dimmers with different output curves, fixtures with different specifications for
colour frame start and stop location, gel strings that have stretched, and other output related
differences.
out [PROFILE] # [*] assigns the profile # to the selected outputs. All other output
information is left as is. The profile number appears in red next to the scaling or
maximum frame value.
[1] [PROFILE] [5] [*] All Modes
Assigns profile 5 to output 1.
out [@] # [*] out [PROFILE] # [*] assigns outputs to a channel and then assigns a
profile to the outputs. You cannot patch an output and assign a profile in a single
command. You can assign one profile to many outputs in a single command. The profile
number appears in magenta next to the scaling or maximum frame value.
[2] [1] [THRU] [2] [5] [@] [3] [*] [2] [1] [THRU] [2] [5] [PROFILE] [5] [*] All Modes
Patches outputs 21 through 25 to channel 3 and then assigns profile 5 to the outputs.
Patching Channel Attributes
The output can be patched to a channel attribute. If the attribute does not exist, it is first
created. The maximum frame for the attribute is also set. If the maximum frame is not
specified, the default from the Default Frame field in the Show Setup Screen is used.
The maximum frame number cannot be changed if more than one output is patched to the
same channel attribute. All except one output must be unpatched before changing the
maximum frame number.
Note: Frame numbers start at 0 (zero). This means that a scroller with 16 frames has frames
numbered from 0 to 15, and should have a maximum frame number of 15.
A channel can have both attribute and intensity non-dim parts. This is done by setting two
separate outputs to the same channel; one as an intensity (.1) non-dim and another as an
attribute (.2) non-dim.
An attribute part of a channel is identified by the channel number followed by .2 (the Tracker
software controls up to 99 attributes per channel). For advanced attribute patching, refer to
Tracker Software.
out [@] # [.] [2] or out [@ATT] # patches the output to the channel attribute. If the output is
not patched, the default maximum frame is used. Otherwise the maximum frame is left
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