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Avolites Titan V17 Adds GDTF Import into Avo Personality Builder
Avolites Titan software release version 17 adds new possibility to import GDTF files and convert them to Avolites Titan d4 personalities. You can see the complete Release notes here.
Posted March 21, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, Robe Lighting
GDTF/MVR Improvements in grandMA3 Version 2.0.0.4
This release of grandMA3 software presents lots of new functionalities and workflow additions for many different applications, and it includes improvements also on GDTF/MVR side of things.
Posted March 16, 2024 ‐ 2 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, MA Lighting
Vectorworks 2024 Update 4 GDTF 2D Symbols Improvements
The newly released fourth update of the Vectorworks 2024, Spotlight adds the ability to import 2D symbols from GDTF files, further improving the GDTF workflow.
Posted March 14, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, Vectorworks
ETC EOS Update v3.2.6 with GDTF Improvements
ETC EOS Update v3.2.6 comes out with improved GDTF import support and with faster initial GDTF processing on fixtures with more than 25 cells.
Posted March 6, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF
Martin Companion with GDTF integration released
The Martin Companion 2.0.0 management and firmware upload tool for Martin fixtures seamlessly integrates support for GDTF, allowing to explore and utilize Martin GDTF files.
Posted March 5, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF
GDTF Share Report for February 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of February 2024
Posted March 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
More Then 3000 Unique Devices Available in the GDTF Share
We have informed you in November about the total number of GDTF files in the GDTF Share surpassing 3000. Today, we are happy to share that another milestone has been reached and the GDTF Share now contains more then 3000 unique devices. For anyone interested, we keep publishing information about past seven days updates to the GDTF Share in our New section. With every uploaded device file, there are more happy customers being able to control their devices and more involved manufacturers, who have the updating and publishing process in their hands. Go GDTF! #gogdtf
Posted February 26, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Exploring MVR-xchange Protocol with Wireshark
The MVR communication format - MVR-xchange - allows the exchange of MVR files over network without the need of an external transport device like a USB-stick. When implementing and troubleshooting the protocol, it is useful to have an MVR-xchange dissector for Wireshark, to filter and visualize the network traffic.
Posted February 25, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: MVR
GDTF Builder Maintenance Update February 2024
An update to the GDTF Builder to improve editing experience
Posted February 8, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Builder
GDTF Group Releases GDTF and MVR libMVRgdtf Library 9.0.6 to the Public
GDTF group has made a public release of the libMVRgdtf library - a software code which allows software authors and companies to implement and utilize GDTF and MVR in their products in a convenient way. libMVRgdtf has previously been available on request but now it has been released to the general public, allowing wider adoption of the GDTF and MVR DIN recognised formats. The MVR-xchange communication protocol is also included in the library. The library has been battle tested and used in other projects and is released with a liberal software licence, allowing usage in commercial, closed source projects. GDTF.eu is publishing documentation for the libMVRgdtf in a searchable, user friendly way here.
Moment Factory releases v1.0 of Omniverse-MVR-GDTF-converter with native OpenUSD FileFormat plugin
Moment Factory (a multimedia studio) has released a version 1.0 of their open-source Omniverse MVR-GDTF plugin. To ensure seamless conversion of MVR and GDTF to OpenUSD, native OpenUSD FileFormat plugin API has been used, allowing non-destructive data availability in any OpenUSD compatible software, including Unreal Engine and Blender.
Custom file browser icon for GDTF files
Configure your desktop to show custom icon for each GDTF file, featuring a thumbnail image of each device in this icon.
Posted February 4, 2024 ‐ 5 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, Robe Lighting