Laserworld ShowNET with Showeditor Laser Control Software

ILDA (*.ild) files can be exported and imported, allowing an uncomplicated exchange between different software products.
Laserworld Showeditor also supports DMX input and output: It can be remotely controlled through a DMX controller and it can control lighting fixtures of any kind.
Enhanced MIDI features grant the creation of own profiles and the compatibility with SMPTE timecode signals, which makes it suitable for professional multimedia applications.
Thanks to the Figure Editor even laser show beginners succeed in creating own figures, logos and running or morphing texts. Professional users benefit from advanced features, like the abstracts generator, color adaption and versatile optimization tools.
The software user interface is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Romanian.

As automated playback system for laser shows

Especially fixed laser show installations often require an automated playback system. In many cases, there is no possibility to install a computer control system. The Laserworld ShowNET interfaces come standard with a microSD card and the interfaces can read standard ILDA files (*.ild) – which can be exported from Laserworld Showeditor or any other laser software that supports ILDA file export.
When having saved the desired files to the microSD card, a simple dip switch setting sets the interface to autoplay mode – and automatically starts with playing back the show files saved on the microSD card. There are also many preset figures already saved to the internal memory of the ShowNET interface, so these can be used for autoplay as well.

As  DMX triggered playback system for laser shows

As described above, the Laserworld ShowNET can play back standard ILDA files from a microSD card. This playback feature does not only work in automatic mode but also allows for individual DMX triggering of the very patterns. Further modifications to the figure, like e.g. intensity, base colour, size, offset etc. can be controlled through standard DMX512 protocol, without having to save a specifically modified figure.
This DMX controlled laser playback system feature makes the ShowNET even suitable for larger scale live laser show productions, where the preset figures are often just triggered through a big, high professional lighting controller.

For ILDA Streaming: As ILDA IN – to – LAN – to – ILDA OUT adapter (ILDA range extender, ILDA over LAN, ILDA over Network) – two interfaces required per signal line

People that still use an older type USB DAC interface often face the problem of having to run long ILDA cables. However, the possible overall length of ILDA cables is limited due to the way the signal is transmitted. So some people use USB – to – LAN extenders to transmit the USB signal over longer distances. However, these solutions do not always work reliable – and especially if it comes to laser, it is important to not receive any irritating signals on the control line.
The Laserworld ShowNET interface is able to extend the ILDA signal from the ILDA output of any other ILDA outputting interface, e.g. a Pangolin Flashback 3 (FB3), over any distance, by transforming it to a digital TCP/IP network signal. That way it is possible to use standard network switches and standard CAT cables for signal distribution. Even fiber cable transmission is possbile.
It is possible to use up to 16 interfaces for inputting the ILDA signal to the network and up to 16 interfaces for outputting it again. Each input interface gets an individual address (can be set with dip switches) and the receiving interface is set to the corresponding receiver address (see manual for details). Then all input interfaces can be connected to a network switch, all ouptput interfaces are connected to another network switch and those two switches are connected by one (!) network cable only. Of course, if only one signal line shall be extended, there is no need for any switches –  a direct LAN cable is sufficient.

• Connect, create, and control amazing effects for your ILDA laser
• Includes 100 free laser shows for use straight from the box
• Operate up to 16 laser projections zones at one time (multiple ShowNET systems required)
• Supports a wide range of projectors up to 150kpps scan speeds
• MicroSD card slot for ILDA file playback (ILDA format code 4/5 RGB)
• Standalone operation and DMX IN/OUT via DMX-Adapter
• Maximum scan speed ~100,000 points per second
• Built-in ArtNet-to-DMX converter

Technical Data

System Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7 – 32 or 64-bit version, Windows 8 – 32 or 64-bit version)
• CPU: Pentium 4, 1GHz or faster (a faster computer allows for smoother laser output)
• 500 MB working memory or more
• 5 GB memory on hard drive and memory for the shows (possibly less)
• Sound card
• Graphics resolution minimum 1152 * 864 pixels (otherwise parts of the software window are not visible), installed openGL driver
  Attention Netbook user! Some Netbook displays may not meet the minimum resolution specifications! Make sure to use a proper laptop/netbook for best user experience!
• LAN port 100MBit

Please Note: Showeditor is designed for use with Windows PC. Users running MAC or Linux OS may be able to run the software through emulators, but no support is available.