Cast's wysiwyg R34 design software suite for lighting designers, graphics, and video professionals is the company’s biggest release yet, now available to members in Perform and Design editions. In live mode, lasers can now be controlled with the Pangolin Control System and Sollinger Animation. In design mode, a generic fixture can be used and generic laser patterns can be added. New shaded view visual effects enhance the visualization using ambient occlusion, global illumination, and source disc bloom. With Unicode support, the software now accepts any character in any language. Spreadsheet views have been reworked for more flexibility for formatting in reports, spreadsheets, legends, and symbols. The Perform edition supports Streaming ACN (sACN) protocol. The new version also features an expanded set of textures, based on collaboration with Bill Scott of texturemate.com, as well as more than 80 additions to its library of fixtures and lights. Improvements have also been made to CAD Mode, the user interface, navigation, and layout options. cast-soft.com
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