Vixen Lights
Vixen Lights: Open-Source Lighting Control Software
Vixen Lights is an open-source software application for controlling lighting displays, often used for Christmas or other decorative lighting. It provides an intuitive interface for sequencing lights and synchronizing them to audio.
What is Vixen Lights?
Vixen Lights is a free, open-source application designed specifically for choreographing lighting displays, typically for Christmas lights or other decorative lighting setups. It provides an intuitive and flexible interface for sequencing lights and synchronizing dynamic effects to audio tracks.
Some key features of Vixen Lights:
- Supports various types of lighting controllers like DMX512, Renard, Pixelnet, and more through plugin modules
- Allows sequencing lights to audio by beat detection or timelines
- Advanced effects like fading, ramping, gradients with custom palettes
- Schedule shows to play at specific times
- Control lights remotely from a computer or Raspberry Pi over a local network
- Completely customizable and programmable using VB.NET plugins
- Active open-source development community for support and new features
With its sequencing capabilities, broad hardware support, and free open-source license, Vixen Lights is popular in the hobbyist community for choreographing intricate and dazzling lighting displays. Its feature set rivals commercial software suites at a fraction of the cost.
Vixen Lights Features
Features
- Sequencing and animation tools for lighting effects
- Audio synchronization and analysis
- Support for common lighting hardware protocols
- Show playback engine
- Plugin architecture
- 3D visualization preview
- Schedule shows and events
Pricing
- Open Source
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