This is a bit of a tangent so apologies in advance.
I spent yesterday with the X-Laser crowd at LDI yesterday and was amazed at the lighting console control options being introduced for those coming from a traditional lighting background that want to control their lasers with this frame of mind and integration with typical DMX lighting. It isn’t really meant for traditional pre-choreographed laser graphics shows (best of breed there is clearly Pangolin’s Beyond and an FB4 controller.). I am not saying any of this is a replacement for the timeline or Live control options most of us laserist types use today, but it does provide a robust path for lighting designers to integrate lasers into their world. Note that there are a twenty-fold more lighting guys than laserists so the possible mid to long term impact on lasering is exciting. I can’t do this new approach/opportunity justice typing on my phone, so expect to hear more going forward. Fun times.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand, I use lighting software for my DMX lighting needs and traditional laser software for that end with integrated DMX control of anything laser related (Lumina, ILDA switches, etc.). It’s an approach that works well for me.
David
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