Lighting effects available on VELVET KOSMOS with new firmware V1.06

Dec 12, 2022

Speed up your shoot with KOSMOS and its colorful and fully customisable VELVET effects 

 

New firmware with Effects

9 effects are now available in VELVET KOSMOS with the latest firmware version for VELVET KOSMOS. This new firmware includes new features and modifications.
One of the key new functions among others are the new built-in customisable effects, which are now shown in the native menu and can help you to save time.
Now you can adjust many parameters of any of effect directly in the fixture. There are no limits for your creativity with VELVET KOSMOS.

Please visit our KOSMOS SUPPORT pages on this site for more details, download files, DMX maps and firmware previous versions.
Download 1.06.03 firmware
How to update Firmware?

 

Whats’s new ? VELVET KOSMOS new features

We have included these new features to our KOSMOS 400 fresnel:

• EFFECTS mode implemented: nine effects with multiple parameters including any color setting and programmable zoom start, zoom end and zoom speed to create any custom effect.

 
• DEF button to recall FX settings default
 
• PRESET button to save and load any FX custom settings
 
• UPDATED DMX maps including Effects
Download the new DMX Map at:                                            
 
• New DMX Master dynamic mode: setting the slave KOSMOS fixtures on Mode Changing 8 bit, the Mode selected on the Master device will also be performed on the Slave fixtures .
 
• LUMENRADIO as DMX Master: when receiving wireless commands though LumenRadio the fixture automatically behaves as a DMX Master passing commands through DMX cable. This can also be cancelled setting back the fixture to Slave.
 

Modifications

 
When connected to DMX and doesn’t receive signal DMX:
 
• Last command -> Last setting saved with DMX is saved DMX reference in screen doesn’t disappear now upper left side there is a message: NO DMX
• Go to local -> Last setting saved through local control is saved and DMX screen disappears.
 
 
 

Effects

DISCO

Switches between different colors and intensities, creating a loop. You can select on which colors you want to loop, the smoothness of the transitions, the speed of the changes, etc.

Customizable parameters:
Loop speed / Saturation / Hue 1 (0-360) / Hue 2 (0-360) / Kelvin (2500-9900K) / Smothness / Direction / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

FLAME

A flickering light with adjustment of Color, Saturation, Softness between transitions. You can adjust it to create new personal effects, from a faint candle to a powerful fire or even a water effect by modifying the Hue values on which to create the loop.

Customizable parameters:
Flickr speed / Saturation / Hue 1 (0-360) / Kelvin 2 (2500-9900K) / Smothness / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

POLICE

Flashes of red, blue or any selected combination. From an ambulance or fire truck, to any combination according to the desired effect. You can modify speed, flash duration.

Customizable parameters:
Loop speed / Saturation / Hue 1 (0-360) / Hue 2 (0-360) / Kelvin 3 (2500-9900K) / Kelvin on-off / Smothness / Direction / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

PULSE

Light pulse effect with soft fade in and fade out. 

Customizable parameters:
Loop speed / Flash time / Fade out / Saturation / Hue 1 (0-360) / Kelvin 2 (2500-9900K) / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

STROBE

White light or color strobe effect. 

Customizable parameters:
Saturation / Hue 1 (0-360) / Kelvin 2 (2500-9900K) / Flash time / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

TV

Emulates a TV screen effect by switching between different white or colored lights, selecting the range of colors displayed and being able to select the smoothness of the transitions and the speed of the loop with varying intensity. 

Customizable parameters:
Loop speed / Saturation / Hue 1 (0-360) / Hue 2 (0-360) / Kelvin (2500-9900K) / Smothness / Direction / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

PAPARAZZI

Simulates a group of photographic flashes, with different intensities. 

Customizable parameters:
Kelvin (2500-9900K) / Flickr speed / Flash time / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

SUNRISE

Simulates a sunrise. 

Customizable parameters:
Intensity 1 / Intensity 2 / Saturation 1 / Saturation 2 / Hue 1 (0-360) / Hue 2 (0-360) / Kelvin 3 (2500-9900K) / Time (sec) / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

TRANSITION

With this effect you can control a group of luminaires that recreate the effect of a light passing through a moving vehicle. You can select the number of fixtures that will recreate the effect, the width of the effect, its speed, intensity and tone.

Customizable parameters:
Intensity 1 / Intensity 2 / Hue 1 (0-360) / Hue 2 (0-360) / Time (sec) / Zoom start / Zoom end / Zoom speed

How to use effects

VELVET KOSMOS allows you to customize any effect by adjusting various parameters. For any effect, you can always use your custom setting or revert to the default values. You can save or load your own effects.

To select different effects:

  1. Press the FX button from any screen.
  2. Click on the effect title box. The box will be highlighted.
  3. Select the desired effect using the lower rotary encoder. Press the encoder button to select.
  4. Once selected, the customizable parameters of each effect are highlighted. Use the lower encoder knob to select the desired parameter. Press again to modify the value of each parameter and adjust by turning the lower encoder.
  5. Press the RUN button to start the effect and the STOP button to stop.

Support

If you have any issue, feel free to contact us at: [email protected]