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iSquint LDI 2010 T-Shirt Phrase Contest
It has been a request by you guys for the longest time, an iSquint t-shirt. LDI 2010 will be the r Read more
Vectorworks 2011 Coming September 14
Prepare to get your upgrade on September 14, or there about. Vectorworks 2011 is on it’s way out the door and on your computer. As of right now, there is not a whole bunch of information available about the update/upgrade. From what little is mentioned about it on the Vectorworks 2011 page, it sounds as [...]
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Goodbye Nemetschek North American, Hello Nemetschek Vectorworks
“A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.” I wish I could take credit for that line, Willy really had a way with words. The line holds true for the latest news from Nemetschek, the makers of Vectoworks. Nemetschek North America, Inc. has officially changed their name to Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.
What does [...]
Cuelux Announces Linux Version of Control Software
There is a certain bread of computer users that hate both Windows and Macs. Their operating system of choice tends to be Linux, an open source and fairly stable OS. With this limited collection of users also comes a limited selection lighting software titles. In steps Cuelux with their latest announcement of the Cuelux software [...]
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Trace Lighting Prepares Launch of LimeLIGHT, PC Based Controller at PLASA
In just a few weeks, the PLASA show hits London with a slew of new products being announcement. Trace Lighting is joining in with the announcement of their PC based lighting control software, LimeLIGHT.
LimeLIGHT is a PC-based lighting controller, consisting of a small and reliable output unit combined with powerful yet easy-to-use software.
LimeLIGHT is designed [...]
High Resolution System Announces Web Based Universal Device Controller – UDC-400
Want to control a number of things over the web? Take a look at the High Resolution Systems UDC-400 3.0. It is a software based Universal Device Controller that send signals to any device has an IP address. Commands can be sent or Art-Net or serial protocols. You can also build protocol translation tables to [...]
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MA Lighting Releases grandMA 2 Software Version 1.9.0.6 [6.5]
The gents in Germany are hard at work finalizing the series 2 software for the grandMA 2 series of desk. MA Lighting just announced the release of version 1.9.0.6 [6.5] of the series 2 software. This means that they are getting closer and closer to releasing version 2.0 which should be the stable version of [...]
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Benghiat Lighting Introduces Source Four Savvy Section for Vectorworks
Joshua Benghiat has been hard at work again developing his latest Vectorworks Plugin, Source Four Savvy Section. You may remember Joshua’s other Vectorwork plugin, Beam Draw 3. With Source Four Savvy Section, Joshua has made it easy to tweak and adjust your lighting fixtures with in Vectorworks. You can adjust the light fixture to any [...]
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Madrix 2.9 LED Control Software Now Avilable and Ready to Ship
Back during ProLight + Sound 2010, I wrote about a new LED Lighting Software Package that was being announced, MADRIX 2.9. Only three months after the announcement, MADRIX 2.9 is ready to ship. This latest version of the lighting control software includes new features as well as major improvements in various areas. Again, MADRIX users [...]
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Martin Updates Maxedia Media Server to v4.2
In 2009, Martin introduced Maxedia Broadcast on i7 hardware along with the new Maxedia 4 engine, delivering stunning performance and allowing up to 8 simultaneous video playbacks in Full High Definition resolution. This latest software update includes over 40 new features from ultra-low latency video input engine performance to a new user interface with enhanced [...]
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WYSIWYG R25 Coming This Week for Members Only
Reading over the latest press release from Cast Software, I feel as though I need to be wearing a Members Only Jacket as Release 25 of WYSIWYG is only released to Members this week. After an extensive beta testing cycle, Cast Software is confidant that Release 25 is ready for wide spread release.
Here are just [...]
FocusTrack Now Includes PowerTrack
I have mentioned FocusTrack in the past here and here. It seems like the software is getting more and more powerful. Rob Halliday sent me a message about FocusTrack and it’s integration of PowerTrack function for calculating the power usage of a show. Here is more from the Press Release:
PowerTrack takes the information about the [...]
ETC Releases Eos Family OS/Client/Offline Software V1.9
I was looking to download some client software from ETC’s web site, www.etcconnect.com, today to work offline on a show when low and behold, Eos Family Software 1.9 is up and available for download! That’s right everyone, head over to the Eos Family download page to update your Eos/Ion/Elemnt OS along with you RPU, RVI, [...]
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