====== Help! I'm new, Where do I start? ====== First of all Welcome to the FreeStyler DMX wiki.\\ \\ I'm going to show you some Links, in the order you should read them.\\ For a start it is good to know how to Select your DMX device, Patching Fixtures and Creating your own sequences and knowing how to play them back.\\ \\ ==== The Basics ==== 1. Selecting the proper Interface this should be "Virtual interface" for 3d view or your own device.\\ \\ [[Setup:setup_menu|]]\\ \\ 2. Add & remove fixtures.\\ \\ [[fixtures:adding_and_removing_fixtures | Adding and removing fixtures to FreeStyler]]\\ \\ 3. Selecting your fixtures.\\ \\ [[fixtures:fixture_selection|]]\\ \\ 4. Panel Description.\\ \\ This can be handy to know but I will give you 3 links that gives some useful information.(There are more links on the front page)\\ [[fixture_control:sliders | Right side Sliders]]\\ [[fixture_control:lamp_panel|Lamp Panel]]\\ [[fixture_control:moving_panel|Pan / Tilt Panel]]\\ \\ 5. Creating your own Sequences\\ \\ [[create_sequence:sequence_creator | Using the Sequence editor]]\\ \\ 6. Playback a Sequence\\ \\ [[playback:cue:playback_sequence| Playback a Sequence]]\\ \\ X. DMX400\\ DMX400 is a Stand alone Chase system - you can really easy add some Parcans or ledPars to it, this way you have your parcans or ledpars running chases in Seconds.\\ \\ [[playback:dmx400 | How to use the DMX 400]]\\ \\ \\ ---- \\ ==== How do I create my own Fixtures? ==== \\ There is One page that answers almost all your questions, so take a look.\\ \\ [[Fixture Creator | How to make your own fixture files for FreeStyler]]\\ \\ \\ ---- \\ ==== Advanced Programming ==== \\ with these tools you can make all kinds of effects really easily.\\ \\ [[create_sequence:fx| FX]] (Located in the "Create sequence" Window)\\ [[fixture_control:bezier_shape|Bezier Shape Panel]] (Located in the "Pan/tilt" Window)\\ [[fixture_control:fanning_panel|Fanning Panel]] (Located in the "Pan/tilt" Window)\\ \\ \\ ---- \\ ==== Advanced Playback ==== \\ there are 4 different way's you can play back your sequences, but you can only use one system at a time.\\ \\ 1. Cue window (Basic)\\ \\ [[playback:cue:playback_sequence | Playback a Sequence]]\\ \\ 2. Time code (start a sequence on Time HH:MM:SS)\\ \\ [[playback:time_code|Timecode]]\\ \\ 3. Cuelist buttons (The cuelist buttons are used to start a complete cue at once)\\ \\ \\ 4. Submaster (here you can Drag cue files to a select boxes, for more control of the fixtures)\\ \\ [[playback:submasters:submaster_config|Submaster]]\\ \\ X. Overide buttons (you can always use this, to start the First step of a sequence. and more)\\ \\ [[playback:overridebuttons:override_buttons | Programmable Override Buttons]]\\ \\ \\ ---- \\ ==== Programming examples ==== \\ [[playback:tutorials:random_cue|Play Back Option - Random]]\\ [[tutorial:cue_play_back_options:cue_option_disable_all_fades|]]\\ \\ [[tutorial:override_buttons:simple_steady_light|]]\\ [[tutorial:complete_stage:tutorial_small_stage_playground|]]\\ \\ [[tutorial:sequences_ideas:rainbow_tutorial|]]\\ [[tutorial:sequences_ideas:wave_tutorial|]]\\ \\ \\ [[tutorial:sub_master_fader_workaround:how_to_use_sub_masters_for_other_controls_than_intensity|]]\\ \\ [[tutorial: Lights That Track|]]\\ ---- \\