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GDTF Share Report for December 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of December 2024
Posted January 1, 2025 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Robe Lighting: Unifying the Industry in 2024
Robe Lighting has published a summary article of Robe GDTF files for 2024 on their GDTF Manufacturer page. The list includes files for their latest fixtures, as well as several older devices, including a notable 20-year-old Robe Lighting product from 2004. This commitment to providing GDTF files for both new and legacy products demonstrates an unprecedented level of service for all GDTF users.
Posted December 27, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, Robe Lighting
GDTF and MVR Hitting the Mark Following Successful LDI Show
After a very busy and productive LDI exhibition, the GDTF and MVR specifications got further updated with adjustments and improvements
Posted December 20, 2024 ‐ 2 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR
GDTF Share Report for November 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of November 2024
Posted December 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
GDTF Share Improvements - November 2024
The GDTF Share has undergone several quality of life enhancements.
Posted November 29, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Unreal Engine 5.5 with Enhanced GDTF and MVR Support
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.5 featuring major enhancements to Virtual Production, and with GDTF compliance to the DMX Plugin for interfacing with GDTF and MVR enabled control devices and software. Virtual Production tools and many of it's VR support tools are now production ready and are surpassing competitors like Capture and others. See more details after the break.
Posted November 13, 2024 ‐ 2 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, Unreal Engine
GDTF Share Report for October 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of October 2024
Posted November 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Lighting and structures with StageHex on SketchUp
The StageHex extension for SketchUp, which offers some GDTF and MVR functionality in its paid plans, appears to be generally available now on the Hexcale website.
GDTF and MVR Improvements in grandMA3 Version 2.1.1.2
Improvements to GDTF/MVR in the 2.1.1.2 release of grandMA3 software.
Posted October 20, 2024 ‐ 2 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, MA Lighting
Compulite Announces General Device Type Format (GDTF) Fixture Import for New Vibe Software
Compulite announced support for fixture import via General Device Type Format (GDTF) in the Vibe Software Update Version R_6.0. Read more details in the announcement. This is a great news for all Compulite customers who can benefit from more the 5000 GDTF device files in the GDTF Share, with about half of the files being provided and supported by the devices manufacturers.
Posted October 11, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF
Blender MVR importer io_scene_mvr
A Blender addon io_scene_mvr has been approved for the Blender Extension website. The addon, originally based on the BlenderDMX code but without the live DMX previsualization capabilities, offers GDTF and MVR import.