Fixture: RGBW 16bit - LED-Bar

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slight
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Hello Community,

iam a new QLC+ user :-)

i have a question regarding the best practice for my type of fixture:
Its a LED-Bar that contains 20xRGBW Pixels - each with 16bit Range..
at my first 'click-around' in the software i found that there are no 'predefined 16bit RGB(W)' Fixtures in the Generic tab. but i found the 'add RGB-Panel' button - there is a RGBW 'components' type for this - but i found no option to set this to a 16bit type.
I could just create a new Fixture - if i understand this correctly i would have to specify all my channels and then define 20'heads' so that my 20 Pixels are usable in QLC+ ?

Pleas point me into the correct direction to use this type of fixture ;-)

iam a software developer - so iam fine with scripting things and meassing around with sw things or if needed adding features (if the setup of a build env is not tooo complicated on a kubuntu 16.04. based computer) ;-)

sunny greetings
stefan
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Hi Stefan,

currently you have to create full fixture manually (though you may get some speed up by creating e.g. two pixels and adding the rest by hand-editing XML).
If you want to add new RGB panel type, the code is here: https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/b ... e.cpp#L710
Gui for that is https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus/b ... bpanel.cpp

Creating full fixture has the advantage that it has proper dimensions, wattage, and possibly other (simpler) modes etc.

Note that 16-bit channels are not fully supported yet (you can mark them as such, but fades will not use the full resolution). See viewtopic.php?f=21&t=10482

Jano
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Hi Jano,

thanks for your reply.
i will create the full fixture- that should be easy enough with an editor ;-)

i have read the other topic - so if i understand this correctly currently 16Bit fading is only supported in the EFX and Virtual console XY Pads.
what is the 'block' for handling 16Bit in fading between Scenes in a chaser? (if i understand it correctly Scenes in a Chaser would be the 'theater' Cuelist aproach)

sunny greetings
stefan
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