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LightFactory 2.1
LightFactory 2.1 : summary of changes

What's new in LightFactory 2.1? If you go to the the change log, you'll see pages worth of small print, and it's listed in more or less chronological order, so we thought we'd summarize the big ticket items for you here in useful categories, as a timesaver.
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The Layout View

  • displays new information
  • is vastly more flexible
  • contains new options including image- or vector-based icons for each channel.
  • ability to rotate the CAD symbols
  • multiple instancing of a channel
  • view now supports tabs for multiple layouts

Channel Display

  • Added the show name to the title bar of the channel display.
  • Added control window for library effects that are run from the channel display.
  • Re-added command line interface for startup directives.
  • Added option to display an image for standard dimmers in the channel display
  • Re-added auto palette updating when recording or updating a cue.

Dimmer Patch

  • Dimmer Patching now allows a dimmer to be patched to more than 1 channel (LTP).
  • Added options to get P/T Adj and profile for selected fixtures in patch window.
  • Added auto palette creation when patching fixtures.
  • Added find option to the dimmer patching window.
  • Added option to capture and control dimmers directly. Commands "DMX" and "DIM" now working. The scroll wheel can also be used in the dimmer patch window to turn on/off dimmers.

Fixture Editor

  • Changed "Prefetch" to "Mark" in fixture editor.
  • Import option in the fixture editor now will do file copy if the import file is a LightFactory fixture.

Cue List Editor

  • Added ability to drag and drop cues to re-order the cue list (1st column must be fixed for drag operation to work).
  • Deleted effects are now automatically removed form the cue list.
  • Various display enhancements in the cue list window.
  • Added grid view of channels in the cue list blind editor window.
  • Cue list editor double click to run or load a cue - only clicking on the status field will perform this operation.
  • Added "Run Cue"/"Load Cue" as a button at the bottom of the cue list window.
  • Added display of current and active cue at the bottom of the cue list window.
  • Added undo right click menu to the cue list window.
  • Added option to the cue list window to lock the first column.
  • Pressing stop on a cue that has finished fading now stops the effects that are running.
  • Scene break colour now changes immediately when pressing apply in the system properties.

FX Editor

Re-added direction control to the profile effect as per version 1.

FX Playback

Fx playback properties now only apply on exit.

General

  • Added progress bar to new background loading of fixtures.
  • Better handling of Enttec USB Pro and Open, including auto-reconnect to the USB Pro driver.
  • Shortcut correctly released when a macro is deleted.
  • Improved the way that attributes are modified with helper controls in the channel detail window for groups and cues.

Bug Fixes

In addition to these, there are bug fixes galore. It's not that we didn't have a lot of people beta testing before 2.0 was released, but there are so many ways to configure your LightFactory experience that even with 30 testers not all possible combinations of modes and actions could be anticipated. Luckily we have a very tireless developer who keeps on top of them when a new bug is reported.






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