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PLSN: Patching Perfection
Brad Schiller writes on PLSN: …RDMnet we will begin to see more. Another new process to aid in the patch is called GDTF (General Device Type Format). This system allows fixtures, consoles, visualizers, CAD systems,… Read more at PLSN…
PLSN: ChamSys Unveils New MagicQ Stable Software
PLSN Staff writes on PLSN: SOUTHHAMPTON, UK – Late last year, ChamSys became the first major lighting console manufacturer to offer a software solution that accepts open protocol GDTF personality files. Now the company has… Read more at PLSN…
LIVEDESIGN: ChamSys MagicQ Software Now Supports Import of GDTF Personality Files
LIVEDESIGN: SUNRISE, FL – ChamSys has become the first major lighting console manufacturer to release software capable of importing GDTF personality files directly. Read more at LIVEDESIGN…
Posted December 8, 2019 ‐ Categories: LIVEDESIGN, GDTF
PLSN: ChamSys MagicQ Software Now Supports Import of GDTF Personality Files
PLSN Staff writes on PLSN: …fixture capabilities through GDTF.” GDTF is supported by MagicQ Software version 1.8.4.4 available for download here https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/download. More information about GDTF is available at the GDTF share web site gdtf-share.com… Read more at PLSN…
PLSN: What Makes GTDF and MVR So Powerful
Vickie Claiborne writes on PLSN: …seats on a project, you likely know that there are constant updates to information across all platforms that have to be coordinated in each location…Very time consuming! Enter GDTF and… Read more at PLSN…
PLSN: GDTF: Finding Common Ground for an Efficient Workflow
Vickie Claiborne writes on PLSN: …GDTF-share.com. What is GDTF? Before discussing the specifics, let me give you an example of why GDTF and MVR are powerful. As a lighting designer and programmer, I’m often… Read more at PLSN…
LIVEDESIGN: Vectorworks, Inc. Announces GDTF 1.0 Availability
LIVEDESIGN: Columbia, MD (March 28, 2019)—On its first anniversary, the entertainment industry’s open file format, General Device Type Format (GDTF) version 1.0 is here. Through collective feedback from the GDTF founders, MA Lighting, Robe lighting and Vectorworks, Inc., as well as other participating manufacturers, the file format has received numerous updates since it was first introduced and can now be used by manufacturers around the world. GDTF 1.0 and the My Virtual Rig (MVR) file format — which creates a two-way connection between planning, previz and console systems — are now implemented with Vectorworks 2019, Vision 2019 and grandMA3. Read more at LIVEDESIGN…
Posted March 28, 2019 ‐ Categories: LIVEDESIGN, GDTF, MVR
PLSN: A Look at the New GDTF File Format
Michael S. Eddy writes on PLSN: General Device Type Format (GDTF) was created to change the way lighting designers and programmers in the entertainment design and production industry work. In an effort to make lighting fixtures,… Read more at PLSN…
PLSN: What the Heck is GDTF?
Michael S. Eddy writes on PLSN: …GDTF? Will Murphy, Director of Software Support & Development with A.C.T Lighting, Inc. helps clarify and better explain GDTF. “Since the announcement of GDTF, just prior to PL+S, I have… Read more at PLSN…
PLSN: Gosh Darn That Fixture
Nook Schoenfeld writes on PLSN: …to come up with a solution to our age-old problem. They have invented the GDTF, which stands for General Device Type Format. The idea being that, on the date on… Read more at PLSN…
LIVEDESIGN: New Product: Vectorworks, MA Lighting, Robe Lighting General Device Type Format
Marian Sandberg writes on LIVEDESIGN: Vectorworks, Inc., MA Lighting, and Robe lighting have jointly developed a new data format, General Device Type Format (GDTF), creating a unified definition for the exchange of device data between consoles, CAD, and previsualization software. Currently, most device manufacturers use a proprietary way to define luminaires. This lack of a standard requires lighting console manufacturers to support and maintain a complex web of file formats, also making it difficult for designers to leverage CAD files into consoles and link CAD software to previsualization software. GDTF creates a common data exchange language that will be the basis of a fully connected workflow. Luminaire manufacturers now have an open and universal data exchange format that can be read by any console manufacturer and be included in any CAD or previsualization software. No longer will custom, one-off interpretations of DMX values and conversions for specific control data be needed. The format is human-readable, royalty-free, and easy to implement and maintain. For Vectorworks users, devices in Vectorworks Spotlight are currently being updated to support GDTF. Updates will be released in future 2018 service packs. vectorworks.net Read more at LIVEDESIGN…
Posted April 12, 2018 ‐ Categories: LIVEDESIGN, GDTF
LIVEDESIGN: Vectorworks, Inc., MA Lighting and Robe lighting Pioneer Open Data Standard
LIVEDESIGN: Columbia, Md. (March 27, 2018)—Today, Vectorworks, Inc., MA Lighting and Robe lighting announce a new development for the entertainment design and production industry that will change the way lighting designers, lighting fixture manufacturers, lighting console manufacturers and lighting visualizers will work together. The three companies have jointly led the charge to develop a new data format, named the General Device Type Format (GDTF), which creates a unified definition for the exchange of device data between consoles, CAD and previsualization software. Read more at LIVEDESIGN…
Posted March 27, 2018 ‐ Categories: LIVEDESIGN, GDTF