I am working on my lightshow on my home computer and then would like to transfer my lightshow over to my laptop on which I will run my show off of during my gigs.

I know I don't need to have the profiles on all computers, but what other files will i need to transfer over to my laptop to run it?

Also... Is there a way that I can create a scene on my home computer, a scene on my laptop and then combine the 2 scenes into 1 file? This would be great if i could. There are times when I can work on my lightshow at home, but there are also times that I can work on it on my laptop away from home.

Thanks

ALlen

You need to have the same profiles you are using on BOTH Computers. And i would say any time you modify a show file copy that to a thumb drive or email it to your self and update both Pc's. Make sure you have both running the same shows. Also there is no way to merge two files. Sorry.
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thanks jingles.

I finally got around to ordering my mydmx interface and hoping to get it today or tomorrow.

So what are the chances of me being able to connect it to my computer and to my lights and working on my first shot pending that my fixtures are addressed correctly?

If your fixtures are addressed right and your fixtures set up right about 98% chance of it all goin well on the first shot.
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well, I've programmed about 6 different light shows so far. I got my mydmx interface by ups yesterday and going to work on it today. Let's pray for the best. I got a HS Dance on Saturday and my lights are setup for the new addresses with mydmx.

They were addressed for my 2 hardware DMX controllers.

I think all the lights are setup and addressed properly. So its a matter of my laptop just 'seeing' the interface and working with it. I'll let you know how it works out.

Allen

you can keep the addresses on the lights the same. just make sure you have them set up right in the software. channel gaps are ok but a annoyance when programming lots of fixtures.
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I know what you mean jingles. The controllers I used are preprogrammed for 12 fixtures with 16 channels assigned to each. Since I have around 15 fixtures, I had to use 2 dmx controllers, so some fixtures have the same assigned DMX addresses, but with different controllers.

I like the idea of having all my color changers together next to one another. Easier to program then. If i kept the same addressed, they would be so spread out, it would take a lot longer to program.

It's going to be nice to have control of all my lights with 1 interface. Easier to expand also as I would like to get some moving heads once school dance bookings increase in the future.

Allen