Jinx! – LED Matrix Control User Manual Version 2.4 © 2013-2016 Sven Karschewski http://www.live-leds.de Jinx! – LED Matrix Control Table of Contents Features ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Quick start ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Matrix Options ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Output Devices .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Patch Matrix .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Start Output ................................................................................................................................................... 8 Main Window .................................................................................................................................................... 9 Effect Generators ........................................................................................................................................ 10 Effect Regions .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Copy and Paste Effects ................................................................................................................................ 10 Mixing Effects .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Channel and Main Preview .......................................................................................................................... 12 Mixing Channels .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Controlling Master Output .......................................................................................................................... 13 Main Window Buttons ................................................................................................................................. 13 Working with Scenes ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Manage and Playing Scenes ........................................................................................................................ 14 Auto Scene Fade (half scenes) ..................................................................................................................... 15 Scene Fade (full scenes) .............................................................................................................................. 15 Working with Chases ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Creating a new Chase .................................................................................................................................. 17 Starting and Stopping a Chase ..................................................................................................................... 19 Manage Chases ............................................................................................................................................ 19 The Jinx! File Recorder..................................................................................................................................... 19 The Show Mode ............................................................................................................................................... 20 Setup Matrix Size and Options ........................................................................................................................ 21 Configure Output Devices ............................................................................................................................... 22 Add and Edit Output Devices ....................................................................................................................... 22 Patch Matrix .................................................................................................................................................... 25 Fast Patch .................................................................................................................................................... 26 Starting Output ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Remote Control ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Network Options ............................................................................................................................................. 30 Page 1 Jinx! – LED Matrix Control Audio based Effects ......................................................................................................................................... 30 Auto Gain Control ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Audio Trigger Setup ..................................................................................................................................... 31 The Color Picker ............................................................................................................................................... 31 The DVI Output Window ................................................................................................................................. 32 GUI Options ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 Saving and Loading your Show ........................................................................................................................ 34 Importing a Show ........................................................................................................................................ 34 Auto save and load ...................................................................................................................................... 34 The Jinx! Options File ....................................................................................................................................... 34 Command Line Options ................................................................................................................................... 35 Loading Files over the Command line ......................................................................................................... 35 Auto start a scene ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Auto start a chase ........................................................................................................................................ 35 Invoke the show mode at Startup ............................................................................................................... 35 Limit output frame rate to 20fps ................................................................................................................. 35 Keyboard Shortcuts ......................................................................................................................................... 36 The Jinx! Effect Engines ................................................................................................................................... 37 Simple Color ................................................................................................................................................. 37 Color Scroll ................................................................................................................................................... 37 Plasma ......................................................................................................................................................... 37 Fire ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Metaballs ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Expanding Shapes ........................................................................................................................................ 38 Raindrops ..................................................................................................................................................... 39 Falling Rain ................................................................................................................................................... 39 Radar/Scan Lines ........................................................................................................................................