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New in Designer 2.8 – VLC enhancements

By Sharon Dhillon | Product & Software News | Comments are Closed | 14 December, 2020 | 0

With our continuous development of Designer software, we have upgraded a few of the capabilities of the VLC family Controllers. From 2.8.0, the following changes/additions have been made: White space management; allowing a content target multiplier to scale content on arrays where there is a lot of physical space between pixels Support for 60Hz ImprovementsRead more

Mix your colours with Direct Colour

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 19 November, 2020 | 0

For fixtures that have more emitters than just RGB, we have always intelligently mixed colours using our internal “Virtual RGB” playback engine algorithm, converting a given RGB colour to RGBA, RGBW, etc, by extrapolating the additional values based on relevant emitter levels. However, the calculated level for White or Amber was not always the desiredRead more

Feel Absorbed, Included and Enabled

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 27 July, 2020 | 0

In this Tips and Tricks, we’re going to look over the Triggers view to cover the generic properties that all Triggers share. Firstly, select or create a new Trigger, as shown below.   Each trigger is assigned the next available Number for reference as it is created. Trigger numbering is not essential, as the controllersRead more

Don’t miss a beat with Timeline Audio

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 3 June, 2020 | 0

Many jobs require lights to be active at the same time as an announcement or music. When your project is completed, and everything is all hooked up to Timecode, you want to make sure that your lighting doesn’t miss its cue. There are two features to help sync your lights and sound: Simulation Audio (availableRead more

Real Time and Astronomical Timelines

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 28 May, 2020 | 0

Lighting design is often inextricably tied to daylight, twilight and dark. Whether it is an outdoor structure illuminated with ambient light in mind, or an interior space attempting to replicate circadian rhythm; planning and playing back lighting is all about the time of day, or where the sun is right now. To help you easilyRead more

Keeping your colour controls in sync

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 19 May, 2020 | 0

Setting an override colour via a touch screen is a relatively simple task in Pharos Designer. You pick your colour on the colour wheel and use the Set RGB action to set your lights to match. This can also be easily done with sliders; one for red, one for green and one for blue. ButRead more

Alternate Selection Methods

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 22 April, 2020 | 0

Designer has a number of alternative fixture selection methods on the layout plan view to allow for easier selection, as well as altering the current selection.   To see the selection method options, right-click in the space on the plan view (not a fixture) and you will see the following context menu:     The four selection methods are as follows:  Normal selection is the default selection method. Clicking a fixture or dragging aRead more

Melawati Mall

A fashionable façade for Melawati Mall 

By Lydia King | Projects | Comments are Closed | 3 April, 2020 | 0

Melawati Mall in Taman Melawati, Kuala Lumpur had its façade transformed with an LED media wall that spans three sides of the huge building. Architects HL Design came up with the concept, and Nagieb Azhar of Lightwave Lighting Design refined it to a stylised design of spaced vertical columns of light across three of the mall’s exterior walls to maximiseRead more

Explore the advanced options in the Fixture Duplication Tool

By Sharon Dhillon | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 21 March, 2020 | 0

The duplication wizard is a great time-saver for many simple fixture duplication functions, but it has a lot more to offer. So, in this Tips & Tricks, we will be covering the more esoteric features of the duplication wizard. Firstly, we’ll cover the Circle duplication method. This can be useful to create symmetrical circles orRead more

Create useful fixture arrangements with Fixture Templates

By Daniel Blachman | Tips & Tricks | Comments are Closed | 21 January, 2020 | 0

Fixture templates are designed to fulfil a certain niche where you have a repeating cluster of fixtures that are shaped and patched in a similar way. These are usually created out of individual fixtures, or strings of fixtures, but to enable simple replication and retention, these can be added into a template to be usedRead more

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  • Why Pharos?
    • What is Pharos?
    • Applications
      • Bridges & Structures
      • Water Features
      • Landscapes
      • Urban Spaces
      • Cityscapes
      • Facades
      • Heritage Architecture
      • Video Mapped Buildings
      • Themed Attractions
      • Museums & Exhibitions
      • Art Installations
      • Son et lumière
      • Venues
      • Stadiums & Sports
      • Retail
      • Hospitality
      • Residential
      • Healthcare
      • Places of Worship
    • Features
      • Intelligent Programming
      • Extensive Fixture Support
      • Powerful Pixel Mapping
      • Sophisticated Triggering
      • Remote Management
      • Easy Integration
      • Endless Scalability
      • Intuitive Software
      • Extreme Reliability
  • Products
    • Controllers
      • LPC Family
        • LPC (Lighting Playback Controller)
        • LPC X
        • TPC (Touch Panel Controller)
        • TPC + EXT
      • VLC Family
        • VLC (Video Lighting Controller)
        • VLC+
      • Which controller do I need?
    • Software
      • Designer 2
      • Director
    • Cloud
    • Wall Stations
      • BPS
      • TPC (Touch Panel Controller)
      • TPS
    • Remote Devices
      • EDN
      • BPS
      • RIO
      • RIO A (AUDIO)
      • RIO D (DALI)
    • Accessories
      • SDI
      • CVD / CCD
      • EXT
      • POE
      • RDM
  • Showcase
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      • Director
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