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DJ, Venue, and Nightclub
Simplified Stage Lighting Control
Pro Production and Theater
Software Features Lumen8
Production Mode
Designed to shine when running live show both in Busking or live programming and multi cue list mixing.
Theater Mode
2 Cue view allows you to run more efficiently in a theater environment. Our cue list preview shows what fixtures are active in current and next cue. Adjust Fade in and out times easily during show. Split fade times also available. Enter cue name and notes for quick reference when running show
Fixture Morphing and Cloning
Modify your light show quickly when adding or removing fixtures. Replace even different type fixtures with ease, clone dis-similar fixtures as lumen8 matches traits automatically.
Live Busking and programming Undo
Our unique busking approach keeps track of the changes you make and allows you several levels of unordered selective undo.
Touch Friendly Design
All operations and menu items are 100% touch screen friendly. Software workflow and interactions designed to work with touchscreen interface.
Direct Virtual Faders
granular fader programming available directly control any DMX channel
Fixture View and 3D
Lay out fixture as they are on stage for quick and easy fixture selection (‘Magic Sheets’). Multiple views are also available to separate house lighting and other fixtures in views. Use our 3d viewer to pre program with the ability to view colors, gobos and beam positions
28 Universes Unlocked
With our Mega Dongle USB to DMX Interface you unlock up to 28 universes on DMX output via 3 or 5 pin xlr, ArtNet, sACN, and Secure sACN.
Fixture builder
the easiest fixture builder in the industry, need a quick obscure profile, create it in minutes
Palettes / Dual Screen
Program using palettes, Customize Dual screen Layout, Adaptive Live Programming and Playback Views.
Priority faders / Stack Cues
Faders 9-16 are assigned as high priority , place spotlight looks etc on these faders for quick access when needed. Run Stack Cues like strobes, fx and other cue types from the 32 assignable additive quick trigger cues
Customizable Encoders
Customize which trait each encoder will adjust per palette mode
CueList / Group faders
Each cue is represented as a button and has a graphic giving quick details of what the cue contains. Group faders of each cue list can act as dimmer, cross fade, speed, or size
LED Matrix
Make any segment of any led in all fixtures patch and map to Virtual Matrix. Transpose images, gifs, and video to the Virtual matrix.
Extensive FX Engine
Run fx on any channel type, fx Mirror based on selection. Quick access one press common fx like dimmer, color, zoom etc. RGB and Movement FX
Theater Friendly Features
Tracking and non-Tracking. Track your values through or not, also inclused a unique pan&tilt tracking to only track moving fixture positions, keeps them where you last left of to minimize fixture movement when not needed
Blind Programming. Program a scene without outputting, use 3d viewer
Mark Cues. Built in quick macros to automatically create mark and fade cues
Import USITT Show Files. Will Import patch and some cue data from USITT show files exported from other lighting consoles
Lumen8 is designed to only work with our MegaDongle DMX to USB interface. The demo version is fully functional but will not output DMX unless the MegaDongle DMX to USB interface is connected to the computers USB port.
Lumen8 is designed to control any manufacturers fixtures as long as they are compliant to the DMX-512 Standard. The MegaDongle DMX to USB interface has both a 5 pin DMX connector and 3 pin Dmx connector.
Check to make sure you are using the correct Fixture mode and all fixtures are addressed properly. If the mode is correct check the fixture profile, using the Fixture editor. Please report any problems with profiles to us.
Our MegaDongle USB to DMX interface Unlocks 28 universes of DMX output. This output can be accessed using any Artnet or sACN node. (purchased separately) The usb to dmx interface has hardware output of 1 universe EITHER 3pin or 5pin XLR
Lumen8 has a simple 3D Visualizer included. The Visualizer will allow you to pre-program shows, and visualize light beams, gobos, and colors in a 3D room