Welcome to Vision 2018 pre-visualization software for entertainment design and production professionals. Vision allows you to previz the lights, moving lights, video, and other effects that make up a production, simulated in the context of the event venue. Use Vision to program and cue your show, whether you are selling production ideas to the client, testing lighting cues, or conforming lighting systems for a new venue. You can previz without being located at the venue or having a crew on standby. Experiment with looks and cues, and review options with your clients and artists, before the actual load in.
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The following table contains a list of new and improved features for the Service Pack 4 release of the Vision 2018 software.
Feature |
Purpose |
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Improved DMX controls |
The DMX camera profile has been improved, and DMX controls are easier to use, with improved quality |
The following table contains a list of new and improved features for the Service Pack 2 release of the Vision 2018 software.
Feature |
Purpose |
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Capture source implementation |
Vision now supports multiple capture devices |
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DMX Transform improvements |
Fixtures and objects can now be DMX-transformed |
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Scene file organization |
Fixtures are now contained within their respective .esc files in the Scene Graph palette. This enables greater organizational control and improves the workflow for DMX transforms. |
The following table contains a list of new and improved features for the initial release of the Vision 2018 software.
Feature |
Purpose |
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Overall improvements |
Vision performance, stability, and ease of use have significantly increased |
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New bloom parameter |
A new global parameter, bloom, allows you to add a halo effect around bright lights |
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Improved property parameters |
Several global property parameters have been improved or have additional controls, including animated haze and volumetric quality; Invert Pan and Invert Tilt have been improved for fixtures |
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Conventional fixture settings from Vectorworks |
Lighting device objects now export to Vision with focus orientation, shutter, and gobo information, improving the workflow between Vectorworks Spotlight and Vision |
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Tool bar improvements |
The Tool bar was rearranged and updated to be more similar to Vectorworks’ |
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Keyboard Shortcuts |
For ease of using Vision and Spotlight together, shortcuts for similar tools were made the same |
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New DMX controls |
In addition to new camera controls, ambient lighting and haze direction controls have been added |
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Pause DMX playback |
The DMX playback can now be paused |
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