jlcpremier
04-12-2012, 05:50 PM
I recently picked up a couple Chauvet COLORrails. These things are pretty awesome. I've been using 4 LED par 64 lights and have been holding off on going to LED bars, mainly because the only light I thought that was out there besides the ADJ Mega Bar was the Chauvet Colorstrip. I thought the Colorstrip was too limiting but then I heard about the Colorrail. A few of the positives about this light
- 6 different DMX programming modes! (2, 3, 4, 7, 14 & 26 channel modes)
In 26 ch mode you can control the RGB of each section (8 in total) plus overall dimmer and strobe
- 22 built in auto programs
- Built in mic sensitivity adjustment
- Ability to customize foreground/background colors of chases
- Full RGB control to set static light color (not limited to pre-defined colors)
- remote control optional to set RGB, static color, control auto programs, fade settings, strobe settings, sound mode and sesitivity (all without needing to use DMX)
The one negative...no runway linking (chases run from fixture to another linked fixture end to end seen on the Colorstrip)
I made a pretty in depth review and demo video you can check out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOnhdSoIMRk&list=UUdjQmY07_XU8Rk1N8uEEQbA&index=1&feature=plcp
In it, I give an overview of the light, The back connections, full walkthrough of the menu map, as well as all 22 auto programs, sound mode, and a look at the light running in DMX 7ch and 26ch mode, with basic programming in FreeStyler.
The video is 54 min, so if you don't feel like sitting through the whole thing (I don't blame you)...Here is the timing breakdown, so you can jump to whatever section interests you...
start - intro
2:41 - back panel connections
3:45 - menu map
10:10 - auto programs
22:22 - sound mode demo
26:36 - DMX 7ch
29:23 - DMX 26ch
33:35 - FreeStyler Programming
Why would I do all this?
Well I spent hours researching this light before deciding to buy it, so if you're like me and want to know as much about this light as possible, then I've done the work for you and compiled it all into this video.
Enjoy!
- 6 different DMX programming modes! (2, 3, 4, 7, 14 & 26 channel modes)
In 26 ch mode you can control the RGB of each section (8 in total) plus overall dimmer and strobe
- 22 built in auto programs
- Built in mic sensitivity adjustment
- Ability to customize foreground/background colors of chases
- Full RGB control to set static light color (not limited to pre-defined colors)
- remote control optional to set RGB, static color, control auto programs, fade settings, strobe settings, sound mode and sesitivity (all without needing to use DMX)
The one negative...no runway linking (chases run from fixture to another linked fixture end to end seen on the Colorstrip)
I made a pretty in depth review and demo video you can check out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOnhdSoIMRk&list=UUdjQmY07_XU8Rk1N8uEEQbA&index=1&feature=plcp
In it, I give an overview of the light, The back connections, full walkthrough of the menu map, as well as all 22 auto programs, sound mode, and a look at the light running in DMX 7ch and 26ch mode, with basic programming in FreeStyler.
The video is 54 min, so if you don't feel like sitting through the whole thing (I don't blame you)...Here is the timing breakdown, so you can jump to whatever section interests you...
start - intro
2:41 - back panel connections
3:45 - menu map
10:10 - auto programs
22:22 - sound mode demo
26:36 - DMX 7ch
29:23 - DMX 26ch
33:35 - FreeStyler Programming
Why would I do all this?
Well I spent hours researching this light before deciding to buy it, so if you're like me and want to know as much about this light as possible, then I've done the work for you and compiled it all into this video.
Enjoy!