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The GDTF Hub news section. Have a GDTF/MVR related news to share? Email us at info (at) gdtf.eu .
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.
Posted February 6, 2024 ‐ Categories: MVR, GDTF, OpenUSD
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
GDTF Share Report for January 2024
GDTF Share report for the month of January 2024
Posted February 1, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
GDTF Share Report for the Year of 2023
GDTF Share total and yearly report for the year of 2023 with interactive chart.
Posted January 28, 2024 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share
GDTF Builder Release January 2024
New update of the GDTF Builder has been released, enhancing yet another part of the GDTF-MVR workflow.
Posted January 20, 2024 ‐ 4 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Builder
Exploring the GDTF Share Public API With Bruno
The GDTF Share has had a Public API available for a while, this Bruno GDTF Share API Collection allows observing the API requests and responses (useful for development), see more details here. If you use Postman, you can import very limited export of this collection from here.
Posted January 14, 2024 ‐ Categories: GDTF, GDTF Share