ArKaos VJ 3.6.1 DMX: "ArKaos Full" fixture

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Below is a table with the complete channel functions for the "ArKaos Full" Fixture mode in ArKaos VJ.

For more details, parameters description and effects presets you should refer to the Release Notes document that comes with ArKaos VJ (into your software box or as a PDF, also available here).

Fixture properties:
  • n layers are available, from 1 to 8
  • A single layer is using 43 DMX channels
  • When mapping a single layer, the channels are called C01 to C43
Channel functions:

Channel C01

Function: Dimmer
Transparences of the layer when C08 is 0-31If the copy mode is not Transparent, C01 is just triggering the layer.

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0-127 Layer start when the value is different from 0 0

Channel C02

Function: Type of Visual

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
  0-31 Visual is a picture 0
32-63 Visual is a movie
64-95 Visual is a live camera
96-127 Visual is a Flash Text

Channel C03

Function: Index of visual

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0 No visual 0
1 First visual
2 Second visual
... ...

Channel C04

Function: Effect category index

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0-31 3D Effects 0
32-63 Video
64-95 Transitions
96-127 Artistic
128-159 FreeFrame
... Reserved to future developments

Channel C05

Function: Associated effect.

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0 No effect 1
1 First effect
2 Second effect
... ...

Channel C06

Function: Copy mode.

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-191 0-31 Transparent 0
32-63 Addition
64-95 Substraction
96-127 Multiplication
128-159 Minimum
160-191 Maximum

Channel C07

Function: Mask mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-191 0-31 None 0
32-63 Luminance - Band Reject
64-95 Luminance - Band Pass
96-127 Chrominance - Band Reject
128-159 Chrominance - Band Pass
160-191 Alpha from source

Channel C08

Function: Luminance/Chrominance center

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0-255 Center of the luminance/chrominance filter 128

Channel C09

Function: Luminance/Chrominance width

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0-255 Width of the luminance/chrominance filter 50

Channel C10

Function: Luminance/Chrominance smooth

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0-255 Smooth parameter of the luminance/chrominance filter 50

Channel C11

Function: Movie speed control

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0 Movie is stopped 64
64 Movie is playing at normal speed
128 Movie is playing at 2X speed
255 Movie is playing at 4X speed

Channel C12

Function: Movie speed control mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255 0-31 C11 is speed control 0
32-63 C11 is speed in forward backward mode
64-95 C11 is speed in Ping Pong motion

Channel C13

Function: Looping mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-127 0-31 Play all frames 0
32-63 Select Frames with C16-C17 and C18-C19
64-95 Random Jumps 1
96-127 Random Jumps 2
128-143 First Frame
144-159 Last Frame
160-175 All Frames Once
176-191 Selection Once
192-207 All Frames Once Freeze
208-223 Selection Once Freeze

Channel C14-C15

Function: Start of loop

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 First image of the video loop 0
65535 Last image of the video loop

Channel C16-C17

Function: End of loop

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 First image of the video loop 65535
65535 Last image of the video loop

Channel C18-C19

Function: Pan (Position X) as a 16 bits value

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 Left position of the screen 32768
65535 Right position of the screen

Channel C20-C21

Function: Tilt (Position Y) as a 16 bits value

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 Top position of the screen 32768
65535 Bottom position of the screen

Channel C22-C23

Function: Position Z as a 16 bits value

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 Nearest position 32768
65535 Farest position

Channel C24-C25

Function: Horizontal Size as a 16 bits value

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 Size is 0 % of the output screen 65536
65536 Size is 100 % of the output screen

Channel C26-C27

Function: Vertical Size as a 16 bits value

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-65536 0 Size is 0 % of the output screen 65536
65536 Size is 100 % of the output screen

Channel C28-C29

Function: Rotation X in HW mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
      32768

Channel C30-C31

Function: Rotation Y in HW mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
      32768

Channel C32-C33

Function: Rotation Z in HW mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
      32768

Channel C34

Function: Red level in HW mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255   255 for original level 128

Channel C35

Function: Green level in HW mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255   255 for original level 128

Channel C36

Function: Blue level in HW mode

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255   255 for original level 128

Channel C37

Function: Text Index

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
0-255   Text to associate to the flash effect 0

Channel C38 to C43

Function: E1, E2, ..., E6

Range: Steps: Description: Def. Value:
    E1 = First parameter of effect 0
  E2 = second parameter of effect
  ...
  E6 = sixth parameter of effect

 

 
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