MSD 3D Visualizer can use the CITP ( Controller Interface Transport Protocol ) to communicate with media servers and lighting consoles that also support this protocol.
Connection to Media Server
The 3D Visualizer can connect to media servers to receive previews of the output to us a media source. See the chapter on Media Feeds on how to create media feeds and how to select a source for a feed.
Connection to Lighting Consoles
When communication with a lighting console the MSD 3D Visualizer can :
| • | Read DMX values send by the console; |
| • | Read patch information from the console; |
| • | Supply patch information for the console to read; |
| • | Send and receive selection information to keep the selection synchronized; |
| • | Send DMX values of fixture parameters to the console; |
The setup of the CITP connection to the console can be changed by using the Show Control | CITP Setup... menu option.
This menu option will open up a dialog that looks like :
In this dialog you can change the name that appears on consoles and media servers when they detect the presence of the 3D Visualizer in the Name field.
From the Master drop down list you can select the console with which the 3D Visualizer will communicate. This is the console that will supply the DMX, selection and patch information.
Changes in the selection and fixture parameters that are made in the 3D Visualizer will also be send to this console. A lighting console needs to make a connection with the 3D Visualizer before it appears in this list.
The name of the selected console is remembered, so the next time you run the 3D Visualizer it will select the same console as master when it connects to the 3D Visualizer.
Below the drop-down list is an area with options ( currently only one is available ), and below that is a list of all CITP devices that were detected by the 3D Visualizer. This list is just for informational purposes.
In the lower left corner is the 'Read Patch' button. This button can be used to read and import the patch information from the selected console.
Options
The options area has some options ( currently only one ) that influence the way the 3D Visualizer communicates with the master lighting console.
The 'Always send complete selection', when checked, will make the 3D Visualizer send a complete list of selected fixtures whenever a new fixture is selected.
Normally only the newly selected fixtures are send to the console, but some consoles have problems with this and will only select the new fixtures. To work around this problem, you can turn on this option.
DMX via CITP
In order to receive DMX values via the CITP protocol, you must select a console as master and you have to select the CITP DMX Connection. Information on how to select a DMX Connection can be found in the reference of the Show Control menu item.