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Metaverse Standards Forum - GDTF and MVR - Petr Vaněk and Arnaud Grosjean
On 10 July 2024, Petr Vaněk from Robe Lighting and Arnaud Grosjean from Moment Factory presented on GDTF and MVR to MSF's 3D Asset Interoperability Working Group. See video and slide deck after the break.
MVR is essential to my workflow of pre-programming - Elliott Mountford
In a GDTF Share interview, Elliot Mountford explains how GDTF and MVR have become must-have tools, letting him dial in on the creative programming while cutting back on the data wrangling and patch jobs. 'GDTF is a big part of my workflow. It's an obvious choice to use it, and it's a shame that some manufacturers don't realize the potential of it yet. It's good that more and more manufacturers are catching on now — it seems like they understand that it's a big selling point to have all of your fixtures in the GDTF format.' Read the full testimonial here.
GDTF Share Report for July 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of July 2024
Posted August 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
GDTF y MVR. Charla abierta. MA Lighting y Stage Tech
An Open Talk by Alejo Arce at La Cabina Técnica discussing GDTF and MVR. In Spanish.
Posted July 25, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, MA Lighting
Sidus Link Pro With GDTF Import
Sidus Link Pro, a professional wireless lighting control App from Aputure, now support generating DMX Profiles by importing GDTF files.
Posted July 14, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF
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