Section: iPhone

New iOS App: ShowTool Swatch

Daniel Murfin, the UK App developer for the lighting industry has recently released a new app to the iTunes App Store, ShowTool Swatch.  You may remember some of the other great apps from Daniel, ShowTool LD and ShowTool SM. ShowTool Swatch brings your gel swatch book to life. It’s the easiest and most beautiful way [...]

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ESTA Foundation Announces eSet App for iOS

The ēSET (Essential Skills for the Entertainment Technician) body of knowledge developed and vetted by industry professionals has now been released as an iOS app available for download in the iTunes store. The body of knowledge has been available on the ESTA Foundation site but ēSET committee member Dana Taylor thought it needed to be [...]

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Synthe FX Updates Luminair to v2

It has been some time since we heard news from Synthe FX.  Their latest Press Release tells us why! Here is more from the pr: Synthe FX is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Luminair for iPad v2, the next generation of the popular touch-based DMX lighting control app for live entertainment, film and [...]

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New iOS App: Palette iRFU For Strand Consoles

For all you Strand fanatics, good news, there is now a Remote Focus Unit app available for you on your iOS device! The app is not an official app from the Philips/Strand Lighting company, but from a third party app developer, Backstage Solutions.  These are the same people that made an RFU for the Palette [...]

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LDIMobile App and LDI2012

Big news first… Everyone has been wondering about LDI 2012. Will it be in Vegas, will it be in California, what about New Orleans? I was partial to the long fetched rumor of it being in Washington, DC.  I think I started that one! Drum roll please…. LDI 2012 if in LAS VEGAS BABY! LDI [...]

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New iOS App – LightLogic

LightLogic is a theatrical lighting control system for iOS designed to work as an independent system. Use custom controls to quickly and easily setup fantastic looking lighting states, manipulate fixtures using purpose-built controls, communicate using the built in text chat and create complex lighting interactions using animations (iPad only). The system is also designed to [...]

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New iPhone App – ETC Cue Session App

Are you heading to Wisconsin this weekend for ETC’s Cue Sessions?  Before you head out the door, make sure to download ETC’s latest iPhone app, ETC CUE. Here is more about the app: The CUE App is designed to provide information to the attendees of ETC’s first ever end user conference: CUE. This app contains [...]

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Andrew Derrington Introduces New iOS App; Lighting Calculator

iOS App developer Andrew Derrington is at it again.  He has been hard at work on his third lighting app for the iOS platform, Lighting Calculator. Some of his other iOS apps include the Lighting Handbook and the Electrical Formulas app. I know what you are thinking, these apps seem to be the same thing [...]

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InfoComm 2011 Show Apps

InfoComm 2011 is right around the corner!  It happens this week in Orlando Florida from June 15th through June 17th. I’ll be heading down to InfoComm tomorrow to cover the show for both PLSN and iSquint.  If you are in town, find me, we’ll meet up and have a good time… I AM SURE OF [...]

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iDesign for iPad and iPhone

iDesign, by TouchAware Limited, is a precision 2D vector drawing & design app that works across all the iOS devices.  Its kind of a cross between a “photoshop” and “illustrator” interface.  It is easy to use and has adapted well to drawing with either your finger or an i-compatible stylus.  Some of the software features [...]

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Robe Product Reference iApp

Robe Lighting has released the Robe Product Guide for iPhone. The RPG features an interactive catalog of Robe’s fixtures including the ability to download manuals, DMX charts, gobo sets (if applicable) and key data. If downloading PDF files, it would be beneficial to also have the iBooks app from Apple as you can catalog your [...]

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Lightwright Touch App Now On the iPhone With Version 1.2

Lightwright Touch version 1.2 is now available, adding iPhone and iPod touch support to the mobile Lightwright worksheet app. All of the functionality of the iPad version has been squeezed into the smaller screen space with minimal sacrifices. Worksheet files exported from Lightwright 5 for iPad can now be viewed, navigated, and edited on iPhone [...]

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