Need a hand with that Crestron system? There's some software out that may be able to help. Crestron just announced Crestron Studio, a brand-new software program that will make it easier and faster to design and program the company's automation systems.
Crestron Studio is designed for integrations and Crestron Authorized Independent Programmers (CAIPs), allowing those users to create awesome touchscreen GUIs and tweak the overall user experience.
Oh—and they can do all of that in less time. The new software simplifies system and GUI design. It's even backward compatible with existing programs, so you don't have to worry about updating and supporting existing programs and projects.
One software perk is SmartObject technology, which allows programmers to add controls, presets, and metadata for everything from a simple number keypad to more elaborate media players. It also has Smart Sizing technology, which can automatically scale all graphics to fit perfectly on each screen. No reprogramming, redrawing, or resizing is needed!
"Custom programming projects that used to require multiple tools can now be done in one unified environment that lets the programmer move quickly from one task to the next," said Fred Bargetzi, Crestron's VP of technology. "Once-complex programming and GUI design tasks are now much easier and faster, enabling integrators and CAIPs to deliver a beautiful interactive Crestron user experience."
Crestron touchscreens use the latest in Adobe Air, HTML5, H.264 video and web browsing, and Core 3 UI. Crestron also says that the company has recently updated the Crestron Certified Programmer curriculum to include this new programming technology.