[LCtalk] LCedit+ v3.3 beta 2 release

[Fokko van Duin]

Hello all,

If you like to test LCedit+ v3.3 and firmware v2.05 before it will be 
released final, you can download it at:
http://www.lanbox.com/downloads/LCeditPlus_3.3X.sit   (OSX)
http://www.lanbox.com/downloads/LCeditPlus_3.3W.zip   (Windows)
http://www.lanbox.com/downloads/LCeditPlus_3.3M.sit   (MacOS 8/9)


Most new features have to do with RGB (LED) fixtures and matrix 
setups. It's now possible to see the light intensity of a fixture 
-and- the resulting color of RGB fixtures on the stage.

In order to synchronize the layers of multiple LanBoxes with each 
other, we added layer broadcasting and layer sync. This makes it 
possible for large standalone running projects (architectural RGB 
pixel), to run in sync huge scenes distributed over multiple boxes .


New features:
* View menu: show color, hide labels added, so (RGB) lamps can be 
seen as a matrix display.
* Group editor merge modes added
* New panel RGB (with color/intensity result)
* New RGB fixture supporting color view.
* Paste picture (or drag file) into (selection/group) control 
Intensity/RGB panels
* Pattern generator now also supports matrix RGB and single channels and color
* Auto copy for path/pattern generator
* Reboot... menu action
* Go xx.x in layer zz action added (go in new layer)
* Layer list scrolling relaxed
* Two new global UDP settings for layer synchronizing

bug fixes:
* UDP IP fields in global settings made wider
* 11 buttons, now possible
* Copy/paste empty step->crash solved
* v alt-enter without selection: Exception Traceback solved


Install instructions:
1. Make a backup of your current LCedit+ 3.2.1 folder (including 
project files), so you can go back if needed.
2. Move LCedit+ v3.3 in the same folder as LCedit+ 3.2.1
3. Replace the old RGB.lcf library file with the included new file in 
the library folder.
4. Move the new firmware v2.05 files into the firmware folder.

You can use the CDS pixi studio (USB).lcp project file as an example 
for (RGB) matrix usage in a second stage window. Use the included 
cuelist 100 to see a generated bouncing RGB patterns (a demo is 
currently running at demo.lanbox.com).

Notes:
In order to be able to use the pattern generator for RGB matrixes, be 
sure the light channels are sequential increasing from left to right, 
top to bottom.

When pasting a pict on the control window it is assumed that the 
width of the pict is equal to the matrix width.

Uploading firmware 2.05 is needed for layers sync. If you want to 
try: restore e.g. cuelist 100 to two or more boxes (LCX and/or LCE), 
and with LCedit turn on layer broadcasting in one box and layer sync 
in the other (slave) box(es). If you start cue 100 in the master it 
will also run synchronously in the other boxes.

Please report bugs, questions, remarks, felicitations, etc here on 
the talk list :-)

Regards,

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Fokko van Duin,                     Creators of the LanBox-LC
CDS advanced technology bv,         DMX lighting controller.
http://www.cds.nl/                  http://www.lanbox.com/

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