Varytec LED Theater Spot 100 3000k flickers on dimming +
Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2022 6:12 pm
Hi,
I'm Jon. This is my first post here, so to set the scene, I'm a self-taught amateur enthusiast rather than professional. I recently changed from using laptop and software-based dmx control to a Wolfmix, as I wanted a compact standalone controller that required the minimum of set-up and intervention. My main use is for static lighting scenes for mobile cinema (mood lighting around the screen), live interviews with authors, and small-scale drama presentations. I love the ease of using hardware pads for fading between presets.
I have two "problems" controlling Varytec Theater Spots in single-channel mode:
1. Visible and annoying flickering on dimming (no problem on increasing intensity).
2. Intensity dipping (with flickering) then increasing to the new dmx value when fading between presets, even when the intensity settings are the same for both presets.
I'm not sure where the problem lies: whether it's with the fixtures themselves, my programming of the Wolfmix, or with the fixture profile. I've tried wireless dmx, direct cable dmx & use of dmx terminators, altering fade times, and saving intensity values as live edits. It's not a noticeable problem with my other fixtures (Chauvet DJ Freedom H1 sets and Varytec Battery Event Pars.
Any thoughts would be welcome!
Jon
I'm Jon. This is my first post here, so to set the scene, I'm a self-taught amateur enthusiast rather than professional. I recently changed from using laptop and software-based dmx control to a Wolfmix, as I wanted a compact standalone controller that required the minimum of set-up and intervention. My main use is for static lighting scenes for mobile cinema (mood lighting around the screen), live interviews with authors, and small-scale drama presentations. I love the ease of using hardware pads for fading between presets.
I have two "problems" controlling Varytec Theater Spots in single-channel mode:
1. Visible and annoying flickering on dimming (no problem on increasing intensity).
2. Intensity dipping (with flickering) then increasing to the new dmx value when fading between presets, even when the intensity settings are the same for both presets.
I'm not sure where the problem lies: whether it's with the fixtures themselves, my programming of the Wolfmix, or with the fixture profile. I've tried wireless dmx, direct cable dmx & use of dmx terminators, altering fade times, and saving intensity values as live edits. It's not a noticeable problem with my other fixtures (Chauvet DJ Freedom H1 sets and Varytec Battery Event Pars.
Any thoughts would be welcome!
Jon