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Earns its place in the superhive library for bridging lighting consoles and Blender through Artnet, then storing the recorded DMX data inside the Blend file so shows can be played back and rendered.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) from FAFIG STUDIO links Blender to lighting consoles through an Artnet network connection. Any lighting console that transmits data via DMX signals is supported, including Grand MA2, Tiger, and Pearl.
The add-on imports fixtures in the GDTF format, the industry-standard lighting package file that carries a lamp's model position, size data, Gobo pattern, channel information, roulette presets, and macro programming, with Gobo and macro programming as exceptions. Provided a manufacturer's library file complies with the GDTF standard, files from gdtf-share can be imported, and models and other data can also come in through the Blender SHOW plugin. Lamps can be controlled and adjusted independently, which is important for building and rendering static scenes, and arranged by XYZ-axis alignment, linear matrix distribution, or annular matrix distribution across three XYZ faces. Recorded Artnet data is saved into the Blend file's data structure for playback and rendering.
Built for Blender 3.2 and 3.3 and released under the GPL license, it comes with documentation, and a demo video is available.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) is best for blender artists building stage lighting scenes who want to drive fixtures from a DMX console over Artnet and record that data for playback and rendering.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) is completely free to download and use.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) connects to lighting consoles through an Artnet network connection, and it supports any console that transmits data via DMX signals. The developer names Grand MA2, Tiger, and Pearl as examples. Once connected, you can drive imported fixtures from the console, and the incoming Artnet data can be recorded and saved into Blender's Blend file for later playback and rendering, so that data is stored inside the scene file itself.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) imports fixtures in the GDTF format, the industry-standard lighting package file. A GDTF file carries the lamp's model position, size data, Gobo pattern, channel information, roulette presets, and macro programming, with Gobo and macro programming as the exceptions to what's brought in. For import to work, the manufacturer's library file must comply with the GDTF standard, which you can verify through the GDTF industry organization at gdtf-share.com and gdtf.info. In principle, a file that opens in gdtf-share can be supported, and models and other data can also be imported through the Blender SHOW plugin.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) lists compatibility with Blender 3.2 and 3.3, and it's distributed under the GPL license. If you're running one of those versions, you should be set up to import GDTF fixtures, arrange them, and record Artnet data. For newer Blender releases, or to confirm the current supported range, check the developer's page before installing. Documentation is provided by FAFIG STUDIO, and a demo video is available.
Blender Show Stage Lighting (Console Edition) is listed as free in this catalog, and it's released under the GPL license. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before you download. On the technical side, the add-on covers Artnet connection to DMX consoles, GDTF fixture import, independent lamp control, fixture arrangement across XYZ axes, and recording of Artnet data into the Blend file for playback and rendering.
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