Custom Grid Size

Grids can now be resized to perfectly fit your effect. The maximum size has been increased from 45x40 to 80x80.

Source Color Tag

To help you differenciate your sources, you can assign them colors.

Grid Deactivated Visual Indicator

When a grid is deactivated (activation slider at 0%), you can see it more easily. When the grid's name is yellow, it is deactivated.

Fast Grid Switching

New keyboard shortcut to instantly show a grid. Press CTRL+Number.

New Functions

grid.powerAt(x, y): Get the resulting power at the specified position. Handy when using multiple sources and needing do to some logic based on the final result.

trigger(activation, duration, thresholdDown, thresholdUp, delay): More powerful trigger function with better control. The delay param indicates how long to ignore any input before re-triggering.

xToPercent and yToPercent: Ease working with absolute source's position and then convert it back to percent at the end.

New Martin Fixture Templates

Atomic 3000

CX-4

Mac 101 RGB - CT - CLD - WRM

Mac 250 Entour - Krypton - Wash

Mania SCX 500 - 600 - 700

MX-1

Wizard Extreme

 

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New Chauvet Fixture Templates

COLORado IP - Tour - VW

Legend 1200E Wash

Legend 412

Q-Wash 260 LED

Q-Wash 560Z LED

 

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Embedded Fixture Templates

To save you some headaches, used fixture templates are now saved in the project file. In most lighting consoles, you need to manually save/import custom fixture templates in order to use them on another computer. No point being like everyone else. When you open a project file on a computer not having your custom fixtures, they will automatically be imported. This is also a nice and simple way to share your templates by just sending a single project file.

Edit Capability's Name

In the fixture editor, you can now change the default capability's name for something more descriptive. There are many pre-defined capabilities, but if your fixture has some exotic features, you can now name the capability accordingly.

More Robust Video Capture

Better integration with DirectShow video cards. Some video drivers have difficulties running continously (all day long). Noneless, Lightjams compensates by monitoring the capture performance and resetting it if necessary.

Faster Startup Time

Lightjams now starts in half the time it used to. Good software needs to be fast. I always keep an eye on this. So the "Just A Sec" splashscreen is a bit closer to reality.

New Helper Functions

Three new functions: trigger, loop and randloop. The trigger function is handy to activate a grid or effect after an event. The loop and randloop cycle through multiple functions and do a nice crossfade while transitionning. These functions are perfect to create complex shapes from simple functions.

Date and Time Functions Removed

These are undocumented and slow functions. I'm planning to add back some proper date and time support soon, primarily for architectural lighting.

64 Bits Compability Fix

When using lots of memory, make sure Lightjams still run smoothly.

Native OSC Input

You've asked for it. Here it is. Lightjams can now receive OSC messages and you'll be able to control everything with it. It is now possible to use your fancy music sequencer and super VJ software to control dmx lighting through Lightjams!

Easy Shape Generator

Just getting started and want to generate some simple shapes like sine and squares? Now you can do it in a few clicks, without typing any formulas.

Hue Merge Mode

When crossfading grids sending values to the same hue attribute, the resulting hue, based on each grid activation, will be generated instead of using a LTP merge. This way you'll be able to easily fade between hues.

Hot Fixes

Thanks to all of you for reporting these issues.

 

Enttec Open not detected: The name of the dongle isn't the same on all computers. Now if the dongle isn't a pro or DMXKing, it is assumed to be an Enttec Open.

Locale problem with decimal numbers: Now always use the dot to represent decimal numbers and the coma as an argument separator.

Application not closing properly: Needed to use the task manager to stop the application on some computers.

Better Music Analyser

The music analyser performance has been improved and is now following the music really closely. Music2Light is better than ever!

Easier Array Mode

Instead of using a keyboard shortcut to activate the array mode, there's now a button just for that! You can select multiple attributes and add them to the grid as an array in one click. New menu options are available to reverse the attribute order and even randomize it.

Manual Slider Control

For your convenience, you can temporarily take control of a slider even when linked to an input. This avoids having to select the manual input mode just to do some testing and then go back.

DMXKing Dongle Support

The DMXKing ultraDMX is an alternative to the Enttec Pro dongle. The good thing is, it is much cheaper! Lightjams still auto-detects the plugged USB dongle. Be it a DMXKing or Enttec. (Ok, ok; that was an easy feature since DMXKing dongle is compatible with the Enttec pro!)

Enttec Pro Fixes

Problem with the output rate setting at 0, meaning maximum speed. USB dongle conflict when running Lightjams and Light Jockey on the same computer. Now the Enttec Pro is properly detected.

Little Clean-up Here And There

I like keeping the house clean. Now I can relax and enjoy the show ;)

Bigger Grids!

The grid dimension is now 45x40. Each cell is also bigger on screen for better readability. There are many ways to scroll: arrow keys, right-click and drag (like in google maps), click the scroll buttons and click on the minimap (dynamic grid thumbnail).

TUIO with 128 Objects

Can now track up to 128 TUIO objects instead of 64. More fun for sure.

CYM Fixture Capability

Some manufacturers like Varilite invert the yellow and magenta channel needing the CYM capability in addition to CMY.

Proper LTP

When multiple grids target the same fixture attributes, the lastest activated grid has the highest precedence. This applies to all LTP attributes like pan, tilt, gobo... HTP attributes like dimmer and intensity still work like in the old days.

Faster! (again)

Faster than ever: faster project loading, faster display and faster DMX output. Lightjams is more than ever suitable for really large projects.

Fixture Groups

Give your fixtures a group name to be able to find them quickly. Set the group name in the patch window. This allows you to tag your fixtures and search and sort them accordingly in the attribute list. When you have lots of attributes, you'll be able to work with only a subset at a time.

Memory Usage Optimization

Lots of memory usage optimizations when using multiple grids. Almost 10 times better.

Smoother Grid Animation

Better grid animation using less CPU.

Paste Attribute Arrays

New shortcut key to paste an array of attributes at once: select your attributes and hold the shift key and click on the cell at the end of the desired array.

Enttec Open DMX USB dongle Support

At $60 USD, this dongle is really the less expensive on the market. It provides a somewhat slower refresh rate at 25 fps but is really enough for testing purpose or hobbyist. Lightjams automatically detects whether a pro or open dongle is connected. No configuration needed.

RGBW Support

Native support for RGBW LED fixtures. The white channel is automatically managed by Lightjams.

And Lots of Fixes Here and There

Thanks to all people for reporting issues and particularly to Jarek and Daniel. Good job guys!

Look at the new command line doc page