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Digital Lighting control (from computer)

Various way to control digital lights from your computer over DMX

DMX Controllers

To send DMX from your computer to the fixtures you need a hardware controller or converter

ENTTEC

A piece of hardware to control your fixtures/daisychain through USB.HKU students can borrow this ...

ArtNet

Art-Net uses ethernet for transmitting lighting data, making it easy to transfer of large amounts...

QLC+

QLC+ is a feee software package for controlling DMX-512 systems from PC or MAC. You can connect i...

QLC+ Startup Guide

Use this startup guide when working with a pre-programmed version of QLC (template), like install...

Download

Download QLC here Go for the stable 4.x.x version if you are practising to use this tool in the ...

Emu

EMU (free) is an easy-to-use audio to DMX software package that enables you to pre-program your ...

EMU info & download

EMU  (the software by ENTTEC) is designed for musicians, DJs and live artists with live performan...

EMU tutorials

   

Touchdesigner

Controlling digital lights from Touchdesigner with a DMX controller

Touchdesigner

In Touchdesigner DMX data is sent to the daisy-chain of fixtures through USB (via an ENTTEC avail...

Touchdesigner .tox for various fixtures

DMX Config TOX   Example fixtures 5 channels:  IntensityRedGreenBlueStrobe E...

Resolume Arena

Resolume Arena can output the color or brightness of your pixels to LED strips or other light fix...

Tutorials

Check out the explaination of the basics on the Resolume Website add tutorials

tips for specific fixtures

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MagicQ : lighting software mimicking a light console

MagicQ software offers powerful lighting control with loads of features that lighting designers h...
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