DMX Record

Pharos DMX Record

DMX Record is an award-winning, free-to-download, standalone utility for capturing multiple universes of sACN or Art-Net lighting data. DMX Record lets you capture complex lighting programming from another lighting control system and import recordings straight into Designer 2 for playback on Pharos Designer LPC family controllers.

Capture your console

Console operators can download DMX Record and capture recordings of programming, with no familiarity of Designer 2 necessary. Recorded data can be reviewed and trimmed in DMX Record, and metadata – such as lighting sequence descriptions and patch information – embedded with the recording ready to be shared with the programmer of the Designer 2 project.

A free utility that enables lighting programming data to be imported as a preset

onto any group on a timeline in a Designer 2 project

Programming enabler

Capture lighting programming from another control system to enable playback of detailed moving light sequences or to save any lighting programming for long term permanent installation. Enable an upgrade to a legacy system by recording the existing looks and sequences without having to reverse engineer old programming, or take mock-up and concept programming to a live Designer project. Move lighting data from a console to an LPC family controller to benefit from the LPC’s autonomous playback and show control features.

Designer 2 Integration

Import the shared files from DMX Record into Designer 2, and simply drop the recording preset into a timeline onto a group of fixtures patched the same as in the recording, then trigger the LPC to play back the timeline exactly as programmed on the console. Or, benefit from Designer’s powerful and flexible programming tools, override, priority and LTP rules to use the recording data as a foundation, with huge potential to manipulate and programme on top of it.

Designer 2 Added Value

Selectively play back only some of the capture by dropping the recording onto a sub-group of fixtures. Combine captures by placing multiple recording presets on different fixture groups. Override recorded colour and intensity with Designer presets. Gobo, beam, position and other parameters can also be programmed in Scenes in Designer as before, to override parts of a recording. Adjust recording speed by setting timeline rate or change the preset length to trim the recording, and use loop to set repeats and duration.