hi all
Just got myself 4 acme 100w dynamo scanners. When I make a cue say a square pattern the playback is really jerky and not smooth. However if I let them react sound and light the back is nice and smooth. Any suggestions to why this would be?
Thanks
Coley
Jerky Scanners (Acme 100W Dynamo Scanners)
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coley65
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Re: Jerky Scanners
Hey,
I've noticed this as well and I had to put the chaserspeed for the scanners up to 500% before it made a difference, but it was only a slight difference at that. If anyone comes up with the solution then be sure to let us know, but I will have a look myself when I get 5 mins from work.
Regards,
Nathan
I've noticed this as well and I had to put the chaserspeed for the scanners up to 500% before it made a difference, but it was only a slight difference at that. If anyone comes up with the solution then be sure to let us know, but I will have a look myself when I get 5 mins from work.
Regards,
Nathan
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Kings
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Re: Jerky Scanners
Unfortunatley the stepper motors in the Dynamos just are nowhere near as smooth as a lot of other scanners (I have 8 and use then all the time). When you look at the vdeo below, you can see that they struggle to move from one position to another without a slight stutter:
That show was all controlled via DMX and using FS.
My Dynamos have been really reliable an I would dstill recommend them to anyone. Their best feature is their built in auto show that looks great with dance music.
That show was all controlled via DMX and using FS.
My Dynamos have been really reliable an I would dstill recommend them to anyone. Their best feature is their built in auto show that looks great with dance music.
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coley65
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Re: Jerky Scanners
@Kings you are spot on about the motors. I have got a way round by disabling the fades when making a cue. so I can not use the auto shape maker. Before I connected the lights to freestyler I set them up in master slave mode dip 1 on master and dip 3 on the slave the 2 middle ones I inverted the middle 2 with dip 10. Wow the show blew me away it was stunning. It is a same you cannot run the built in program from freestyler.
I am not bothered about the stuttering as dont really need them to go that that slow like I said I just cannot use the shapes but they work well with the fx. The best part I got for £40 each and they are like brand new in a case
That video is awesome it has given me some ideas thanks for posting it.
Regards
Guy
I am not bothered about the stuttering as dont really need them to go that that slow like I said I just cannot use the shapes but they work well with the fx. The best part I got for £40 each and they are like brand new in a case
That video is awesome it has given me some ideas thanks for posting it.
Regards
Guy