Importing Capture Fixtures into MA2 - This Saves SO Much Time!
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- If you are manually making your stage/layout views, you are doing it wrong! Let me show you a quick way to take a stage you've designed in Capture and import all of the fixture positions and patch data into MA2 so you can spend WAY less time prepping your show file.
Please note that this process will only work in Capture 2018 and newer.
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Hey Christian, I've been using a MA 2 light for almost all big events at school and how did I learn how to use it? Exactly. From you. I just wanted to thank you for opening me a huge new world in light programming. I always love your videos and totally freak out when you upload something new. You were my teacher since day 1 of starting with MA. THANK YOU!!!!!
Glad you are still making content, never stop - you're helping a lot of people ❤
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MA Master huh?
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This video is changing my life, only took me 2 years to google it ;) thanks dude.
It is simply divine. We are waiting for more such cool videos.
looking good brother. capture rocks!
This Has Just Saved Me so Much Time!!! Im buying you a beer when/IF I see you!
that's amazing that someone like u sharing so useful info fo noobs like us.. thx a lot, Christian :3
wow! I'm just learning and your series is VERY helpful!
Awesome video! I was waiting for the last step of creating layouts and arranging the fixtures using the camera option.
It was cool meeting you at Ever After festival!
That’s for another video ;)
Thanks!
I'm just learning Capture now, so I was not looking for this video as it's a bit ahead of what I'm doing at the moment.... however I watched it and it blew my mind to learn that this is an option. I head no idea. I'm sure it will be super useful for me in the future. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on these videos, it does help a lot of people like me to learn and improve our skills. Once again, thank you!
Thank you for watching ❤️
Hey Jackson,doing great job tumbs up for your Vedio’s.
you saved my day buddy, thank you !!
Very helpful! thanks
Thank's a lot ! We do need more tuto for capture.
Big Up
That helped a lot ! Now to figure out how to import the structure from Capture
Damnnnnn, that is tight.
Thank you a lot :D!
Do a video on what you keep in your pelican (the one that you take to shows)
Hi Christian thanks a million for making this video. What program did you use to design your show?
Love your content... keep up the good work. My favorite fixure type has always bin the moving mirror. Are they no longer used at all?
Sadly not really anymore. Every Ld loves them but they are just less practical unfortunately
Hey mate! Thanks so much for this! Have you tried this in ma3? Is it possible?
Hi Christian, than you for share this! do you know any way to number the channels id in order from a selection of fixtures in capture ???. I did it one by one and was very painful. Thank you again!
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is this process the same on MA3 and latest versions of capture or is it more integrated now?
This is great - thanks. But I'm having trouble linking my ma2 on pc to capture on the same pc. Linking to MA3D works fine. Any suggestion gratefully received.
LONG TIME NO SEE THE NEW
Hello Cristian! Would you be able to tell me if you have this is working with Wysiwyg too? Regards
To also get the layer name, open the .xml file with a text editor, search for the phrase "Layer Name" and replace all occurences with "Layer name" (no capitalization in "name" is the important part). At least it is a workaround until capture fixes this issue :)
Yeah I’m just gonna wait til it’s fixed, super fast to just do it in MA :) thank you though!
Looking at this now, it DOES do the layer names! A bit cluncy but better than layer 1
Hey Christian, can you help me!? I have a problem in my djm 900 nx, the LFO just blinking 5 times clock signal . do you have some idea!? Doesn't work more, just freezing.
THANKS. I cannot focusing fix at MA on PC by right click fromCapture.... and store pos. But it work on anower consoles. Any ideas?
When do the next 2 MIA festival videos come out?
Theo Weintraub when they are done
Hello ,I want know if I want connect the capture to ma2 onpc,Do I need a really MA2 console?or it can connect to mac onpc?
This is so fucking helpfull omg thank you
Hi Christian any chance to post a video or mail me a step by step setup to connect and use Capture as a visualiser I am batteling to get mine setup on the Ma and am abit lost
Which version of capture are you using? Im still hanging on to argo, thinking about upgrading. Should i?
2019 is a HUGE step up and totally worth it in my opinion. It finally feels like pro software
Cool, Bro! I've tried to do the same thing in Ma3 but couldn't find folder "fixture_layers" (cd 9 Patch) (((( Any suggestions? I've know that from ver 21 Capture can work with MVR, but I have 2020 & work with Ma3))) From ma2 convert to ma3 maybe))) - very long way to get result also)))
Should do a video on how to import fixture models into capture
You can't. You can only import fixtures that have been exported from Capture unfortunately. If you need a fixture that isn't in the Capture library then you need to request it from Capture them self.
oh ya know just here again for the 400th time
Hey @christianjackson I did the same as you did but in command line file is not showing in command line please help
What still choose : WYSIWYG or Capture? Thanx
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is it possible to do the opposite? import MA3D stage into capture?
Is it possible to import an ma patch into capture?
unfortunately this only works if you pay about 400 EUR for the program. im trying to do the grand MA2 crash course, does anybody have the file for the student version of capture or the show file for ma3d?
if I follow the steps it won't work can someone help me please ? using V 3.8.0.0
"We'll call this file 'Capture Demo'. Me (and everyone else of a certain age): "Argh, noooo. Don't put spaces in filenames. It's bound to break something later" Millenials: Say what, old man? . :-)
hi like to nowe is thet program end can i di it with wyziwyg?
Have you been able to import multi instance fixtures from Capture to MA so that their 3D data gets imported as well? I was struggling with some Sunbeam 100FCs today and had to eventually import them in a 3-channel mode and then morph to the pixel mode I was going after. The XML does have their 3D location information, but MA2 doesn't seem to be able to handle it on a multi instance fixture. The way you do this (import as dimmers and change the fixture type) kind of solves it, but I would want to be able to import directly to the correct fixture type, especially when working with big rigs.
And by the way. Specifying the fixture type numbers in Capture works just fine just as it does when exporting from Vectorworks to MA. You just need to pre-import the fixture types to your show file first.
The syntax I use for this is:
cd editsetup
cd layers
import FILE.xml
Yeah, but the amount of time spent importing the fixture IDs before hand and arranging them properly I would say takes more time than just importing as dimmers, plus like you said it keeps multi instance fixtures from getting messed up. Most of the time multi instance comes out okay that way, but many times I just leave the 3D close enough and make my layout views precisely with the arrangement of instances I want
@@christianjackson Thanks. I did think this is probably at least one of the reasons you import as dimmers first. I'm just used to the fixture type matching workflow due to originally doing this stuff with the Vectorwroks to MA2 plugin.
I just hope that eventually gdtf takes care of all these little problems :/
Hi. I hawe wats u seens the first Så er side I i hawe made about ma2. So i wander if u can make a ligth show to the Song like a river. Or run boy run?
I hawe workt as a light and stage teknik in lake 1 year now. U acsuely made my dream to work whit this true. I hawe made som ligth show to the songs my self. At work we use Martin K10 and Mac 700 abow the stage. For spost we use 4 encor. And for backraun and the side we somtime ute colurdhas at setra. I hope u can take kontakt whit me so u can see what i hawe som whit the ligth show at what i kan do better whit it to the two spesefic songs
Then why is the fixture sheet showing weird stuff and not the fixtures? somethings missing about this method
For someone who wants to start out with lightning n stuff, what are some recommendations on the hardware/software?
MA2 and the student version of Capture
@@christianjackson Thank you!!
Hey Christian, whenever I change my fixture type from dimmer to the right fixture, the patch goes away and changes to "(-)", do you know why that happens? Love ur videos btw!
Same problem here. Did you solve it?
@@aknergustavson3124 I ended up unfortunately patching each fixture again manually
Is there a way for MA3?
Why is there no MA2 for Mac? :(
OmG that’s difficult
Hi ! I try it but it doesn't work
i put the file in the fixture_layers folder and then when i go to the directory in MA, cd 11 then in the number 4, there is nothing.. like it doesn't see it
same problem, doesn't see the xml file " warning, no object found for list"
Very nice Video :D. But i have some connection Problems to connect GrandMA on PC and Capture on the same PC. I can´t controlle the fixture in Capture.
Do you have MA hardware in your session to unlock parameters?
@@christianjackson In the moment only the OnPC .
You need to have parameters unlocked with MA hardware in order to control capture
What do I do when I have parameters unlocked
I don’t own any ma2 stuff but I own ADJ MyDMX Buddy but I was to mess around with ma2, do I need anything for it to work?
Edit: Mainly to see if I like it
The software is free but if you want to output to real fixtures you need ma hardware that unlocks parameters
Christian Jackson I don’t want to output to real fixtures, I just want to see if I like the UI / GUI stuff first. Thanks for answering my question
doesn't see the xml file " warning, no object found for list"
Any leads on how can this be done with WysiwygR42 and Ma2
Easy, you just need to use WYG2MA
Hi Christian, I exported Patch from Avolites Titan One to XML file, and expecting to do the same as your tutorial in this video getting the same result but it wasn't. After type command cd 4 >> enter wich is select and open Layer Folder containing XML File, I typed List the result is red Warning No Object Found For List. I just realized the XML file that exported from Titan One have different informations apart from XML file provided/exported by Capture.
So, is there any chance some how we can import Patch from XML file from Titan One to MA2?
Thanks in advance.
I'll attach the download link of the XML File and PDF that exported from Titan One:
drive.google.com/folderview?id=11OcgwYNFK-Itpknhbp1Y9NmBWYeQM7-O
If you have time maybe would like to check and try it?
possible
Capture is THICC. I got the symphony edition for free huhuhu
How?
@@Spacelord09 Got a license from my school
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Why aren't you using vector works?
I use both
How can I get dmx out of ms on pc?
Unless you have some sort of MA hardware then unfortunately it is impossible to visualise MA2 with Capture. This is so you cannot output to fixtures in real time as this is illegal without MA hardware.
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I had some people ask for a photo with me at Ever After festival who thought I was him