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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
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