The DMX Fader is a small DMX Merger that allows any DMX controllable lighting fixture to be used as a Follow Spot. It gives control over the intensity to a follow spot operator while still allowing the lighting desk to change the remaining parameters of the fixture. Best results are achieved when the Follow Spot is installed as the last device in the DMX chain.

After installation there are two modes one can choose from – Relative and Absolute, which determine how the intensity data from the lighting desk is processed.

ABSOLUTE MODE

The Absolute mode enables the follow spot operator to have absolute control over the intensity. Intensity values sent by the lighting desk will be ignored, and the DMX Fader takes total control over the Intensity. Other parameters than intensity like colour, iris or strobe stay unaffected and are still controllable from the desk.

RELATIVE MODE

If Relative mode is active, the programmer can set a maximum intensity the spotlight can reach, relieving the follow spot operator of the responsibility to exactly hit a specific intensity level. For example, if the desk is setting the maximum intensity to 50% the spotlight will output that exact intensity when the fader is all the way up. Furthermore, this mode allows for the follow spot to be snapped and faded in sync with the rest of the lighting rig.

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