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Pangolin Joins GDTF
Pangolin Laser Systems is thrilled to announce that it has officially joined GDTF, a file format used to describe devices in the entertainment industry. As a leader in laser display control technology, Pangolin is committed to enhancing the user experience for lighting and laser programmers worldwide.
Posted July 8, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF
GDTF Share Report for June 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of June 2024
Posted July 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Documentation Resources for GDTF
Planning to Create and Share GDTF files? Here is a handy list of documentation resources.
Posted June 25, 2024 ‐ 2 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF
Electrical power planning MVR workflow introduced in Production Assist 1.11
With electrical power planning being big part of event planning, latest version 1.11 of Production Assist adds the ability to export and import the data and electrical connections via MVR. Other MVR and GDTF improvements include displaying the state of MVR connections, export textures to MVR and exporting all types of scene objects as GDTF in MVR.
Posted June 8, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, Production Assist
GDTF Share Report for May 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of May 2024
Posted June 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Chicotron Visuals: Natalie Taylor - In The Air Tonight - Pre-visual Render in Unreal Engine
Chicotron Visuals has shared a pre-visualization of the popular song 'In The Air Tonight', covered by Natalie Taylor. The visualization, created using Unreal Engine, features fixtures primarily based on GDTF imports and is controlled through the gMA2 onPC software. This was done to test and showcase the possibilities of UE, and while there is still a lot to learn and improve, the results look quite impressive.
Posted May 27, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, Unreal Engine
Unleashing the Full Potential of DMX Lighting in BlenderDMX with Lasers, Gobos and IES Photometrics
BlenderDMX, the powerful DMX visualization and rendering tool, has continued to evolve, unlocking new levels of creative possibilities. Leveraging its strong foundations in the GDTF and MVR formats, as well as the robust capabilities of the Blender engine, BlenderDMX now offers an even more comprehensive solution for lighting designers and visual artists.
Posted May 20, 2024 ‐ 3 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, BlenderDMX
Vectorworks 2024 Update 5 MVR Precision Import Improvements
The fifth update of the Vectorworks Spotlight brings greater precision of fixture coordinates during the MVR import process for more efficient information exchange.
Posted May 15, 2024 ‐ Categories: MVR, Vectorworks
Creating a GDTF Lighting Fixture - new YouTube training videos
GDTF & MVR YouTube channel published new training video series about the Creating a GDTF Lighting Fixture.
Posted May 5, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF
More efficent workflow for grandMA3, Vectorworks and Depence on the AFC Asian Cup Opening Ceremony
Light Sound Journal reports on the opening ceremony of the AFC Asian Cup at the Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar in the Full grandMA3 offensive at AFC Asian Cup Opening Ceremony article and mentions how the entire workflow between various pieces of software was being made more efficient by utilizing GDTF and MVR.
Posted May 3, 2024 ‐ Categories: MA Lighting, Vectorworks, MVR, GDTF
GDTF Share Report for April 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of April 2024
Posted May 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
Kaizen GDTF!
Kaizen (Japanese: 改善, 'improvement'). After successful PL&S, and a manufacturers meeting on the GDTF booth, the GDTF group has been continously adding improvements to the GDTF Spec, to keep enhancing the DIN recognized open standards for describing devices of the entertainment industry.