Ion xe basics ?

[mrtc]

How would I programme a cue to flash bright then settle over 3secs….

Like lighting a match - choreographers direction 

thanks in advance 

[themadhippy]

Don't know the ion software.but id look for  autofollow or the equivalent. Program it as 2 cues,the first cue snaps to full then the autofollow triggers the next cue to fade down over 3 seconds.

[mrtc]

@themadhippy

thanks 

[alistermorton]

That's it, essentially.

Record your cue with the light full up, lets say Q10, then change the time

CUE 10 TIME 0 <enter>

Record the next cue with the light out, say 11, then change the time

Q11 TIME 3 <enter>

Then make 11 follow on immediately after Q10

Q10 {follow} 0 <enter> 

{follow} is a soft key which comes up when you type CUE 10

Although for this cue it makes no difference, it's worth looking up the difference between follow and hang for cues - they're useful concepts.

 

If you wanted to put it on a manual flash button, you could do that too, but it's a little more work.

[alistermorton]

Following on from this, you might find that a short dwell time between the light coming to full and starting to fade is helpful for the effect. Also, if the lantern is LED it might snap on a little too quickly for the effect. So you might want up in 0.1, stay on for 0.25, fade over 3 seconds, maybe. To do that you'd do

Lantern at full.

RECORD CUE 10 TIME 0.1 <enter>

Lantern out.

RECORD CUE 11 TIME 3 <enter>

CUE 10 {follow}{follow} 0.25 <enter>

Follow-follow makes a hang, which means it starts waiting from the end of Q10, so when it finishes fading (reaches full brightness, here).  A follow starts waiting from the start of the cue, or when it starts to fade.