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Tutorial: Guide to Mobile Lighting: Software DMX Features
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a guide to the various software DMX options and features. Overview: Try before you buy: all mentionned software can be downloaded before you buy it.

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Download cheap options and expensive to contrast. Features: Easy to learn: Is it easy to learn

Does it sacrifice features in order to be easy? 3D visualizer: What is the quality of the 3D Visualizer

Can it display all fixture types you want, are there any limitations (such as displaying lasers) Live speed adjustments: Can you adjust the speed of a program in a live scenario. -Sound Active: To the beat of the music? -by tapping: by clicking the mouse, spacebar etc. -manual slider: by percentage of the original speed Transparent Cues: Can you setup multiple programs that effect specific elements of a fixture (gobo, color, strobe etc) In order to maximize flexibility in your light show. Boundary Adjustments: Can you change the pan/tilt boundaries of any particular program to match the dimensions of the venue. Color mixing: Does the software display a visual representation of the colors in your wash light fixtures Timeline: Can you synchronize your light show to react at specific points in a music or video file. Triggers: How many types of triggers can you use to trigger your light programs -keyboard: by a keyboard key -time: at a specific time -MIDI: via MIDI commands inside the computer or externally -Input DMX: Via DMX signals from external hardware controllers Keyboard Grouping: Can you group fixtures together to make it faster to change common attributes across those fixtures (gobo, color etc) Input options: Can you hook up an external controller to override the software or to re-route channels for flexibility of control. Standalone mode: Can you upload a light program in order to leave your PC behind Auto generator/effects: Does it have generators that will automatically create tedious elements of program such as movement patterns, or changing of gobos at x intervals. Software Options: Freestyler: http://www.freestylerdmx.be Lightfactory: http://www.lifact.com ADJ myDMX: http://www.americandj.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ItemNumber=1773&Category= Daslight: http://www.daslight.com Lumidesk: http://www.lumidesk.com PCDJ DMX: http://pcdj.com/products/hardware/dmx/ Elation Compu Live: http://elationlighting.com/product.asp?ProductIDNumber=1396 Chauvet ShowXpress/Sweetlight: http://www.thelightingcontroller.com Martin Light jockey: http://www.martin.com/service/service.asp?support=Martin&category=ALL&c Discussion: http://start.prodj.com/viewtopic.php?t=45763&start=15&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

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controllers, dj, dmx, external, features, fullspectrumm, hardware, jockey, light, lighting, midi, mobile, mydmx, showxpress, software

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