Laserworld Showcontroller Plus

Laserworld Showcontroller Plus is Laser show creation made easy: No matter if a professional music synchronous timeline laser show is required or live laser show control to a DJ set - Laserworld Showcontroller Plus has all the necessary features to create overwhelming laser shows for live, stage, sttdium and venue applications.

Showcontroller LIVE allows for direct, live laser control. It comes with a large set of preset frames and animations and can be extended with own frames or animations, like patterns, logos, texts or other graphics. Many effects can be live applied to the patterns, e.g. color, speed, rotation, size, etc.. It is possible to live control the lasers only through computer, but also by using MIDI controllers or DMX consoles: The live laser control with Showcontroller is extremely versatile! 

howcontroller LIVE allows for direct, live laser control. It comes with a large set of preset frames and animations and can be extended with own frames or animations, like patterns, logos, texts or other graphics. Many effects can be live applied to the patterns, e.g. color, speed, rotation, size, etc.. It is possible to live control the lasers only through computer, but also by using MIDI controllers or DMX consoles: The live laser control with Showcontroller is extremely versatile! 

Key Features:

- Live Laser control

- Timeline-based laser show programming

- 250+ free shows included

- Drag-and-drop operation, intuitive handling

- Logo and graphics import

- MIDI and DMX support

- Realizzer 3D and Depence2 visualizer support

- Video event support

- Up to 20 ShowNET LAN output interfaces are supported

Reliable: No forced updates - the user decides when it's time to update

Discrete: No forced registration to access software updates

Compatible: ILDA file standard is supported for import and export

New features and fixes are released on a regular basis, but it is not mandatory to install an update, so the user can decide when it's best to try new features.

Showcontroller LIVE:

Showcontroller LIVE is the software part of the Showcontroller Suite that is especially designed for live laser show control. No matter if it's used to accompany a DJ set with lasers, to play lasers at a festival or to support a musical or artistic performance - Showcontroller LIVE is the tool for every laser show application that cannot be pre-produced or pre-programmed or has no common time base.

Showcontroller LIVE is an extremely mighty tool: 40 scenes can be preset per bank and 10 banks can be used for this. Also, Showcontroller LIVE already comes with a large selection of already preset scenes, so it's very easy to get going with a laser show:

1. Connect the hardware interface and the laser system

2. Open Showcontroller LIVE

3. Click START and select a scene

Showcontroller RealTime:

Showcontroller RealTime can be used for creating timline-based laser shows. Laser frames and animations can be placed on a timeline and synchronized to music. A multitude of customizable effects can be added to those frames then. It is possible to create many tracks in parallel.

Showcontroller RealTime comes with all the features that are required for high professional laser show programming.

The main window shows the timeline, where all programming elements can be assigned to a general time-base, e.g. an audio file or just a simple lapse of time.

The preview window allows for watching a preview of the programmed elements in real time, but also the laser output happens in real time.

Due to the versatile Dongle-Licensing it is possible to program in Showcontroller RealTime without having to have an interface connected. This eases pre-production processes and allows for laser show programming even on a plane.

The Showcontroller RealTime laser show timeline has been designed to be very intuitive - even beginners can quickly and easily create their own, first laser shows. Drag-and-drop programming is one of the key features of the Showcontroller timeline, but also the versatile use of effects that can be applied to laser frames and animations make Showcontroller the right choice for any kind of laser show design.

Showcontroller PicEdit:

Showcontroller PicEdit is the program part that is used for creating 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional laser graphics. It is a very powerful tool that not only allows for creating vector based frames but also for laser animations.

PicEdit closely works together with other software parts of the Showcontroller software suite, like Showcontroller Trace and Showcontroller SVG-Tool:

Import custom logos from JPG files or get static or animated vectors from Blender (or from other 3D software, with using Blender as export tool).

Showcontroller Tracer:

The Showcontroller Tracer program part is specifically designed for re-tracing pixel-based pictures, like JPG files, to a laser-compatible, vector based format. Simply select a picture, e.g. a logo, and get it traced. Various options for optimization are provided to make the laser projection of the very frame as smooth as possible.

Showcontroller SVG Tool:

The Showcontroller SVG Tool allows for importing frames or animations in the SVG file format to Showcontroller. This can be files from the free 3D-Animator Blender (or from other 3D programs by using Blender as converter) or just SVG files from a standard Vector editing software, like Adobe Illustrator.

Showcontroller is available with two different Licensing models:

1. Showcontroller:

Supports up to 3 Laserworld ShowNet hardware interfaces (DAC)

2. Showcontroller PLUS:

Supports more than 3 hardware interfaces (DAC), different hardware interfaces are supported (more details)

- Shownet

- Netlase

- Netlase LC

- Easylase II

- Phoenix Micro USB V1

This covers the complete range of basic USB to high end LAN output interfaces. All Interfaces support DMX in/out.

Showcontroller PLUS also supports the Realizzer 3D and Depence2 implementation and the use of Video-Events.

Showcontroller PLUS license allows for ILDA file export as well.

Hardware requirements for the Showcontroller laser show software:

Minimum requirements for running the Showcontroller laser show software are

- Dual Core PC

- Windows 7 / 8 / 10 operating system, 32bit or 64bit

- min. 4 GB RAM

- OpenGL capable graphics board

If the Video-Event shall be used, it is recommended to at least use a gaming-grade graphics board, like GeForce 960 or higher (or similar)

Further details, a product demo and additional files can be accessed on https://www.showcontroller.com

Showcontroller Software Feature Comparison Chart

Hardware	Showcontroller	Showcontroller PLUS
Hardware integration	Up to 3 ShowNET LAN Interfaces	Up to 20 various Interfaces (LAN / USB)
Max. Scanspeed	Up to 150Kpps	Up to 150Kpps, depending on Interface
DMX In/out	All Interfaces with integrated DMX 512 in/out	All Interfaces with integrated DMX 512 in/out
Artnet
Operation Systems	Windows 7 or higher, 32/64 Bit	Windows 7 or higher, 32/64 Bit
Multi Screen Support	, but only one screen necessary	, but only one screen necessary
Hotplug Capable
ILDA Axis Resolution	Depending on hardware, up to 16 Bit	Depending on hardware, up to 16 Bit
ILDA Color Resolution	Depending on hardware, up to 12 Bit	Depending on hardware, up to 12 Bit
Multi Color support	via IMC, realtime output of RGB shows to multicolor systems	via IMC, realtime output of RGB shows to multicolor systems
Projector Routing
External Control	Midi, DMX, Artnet	Midi, DMX, Artnet
Safety Zones	Several options, incl. horizontal zone and soft border	Several options, incl. horizontal zone and soft border

Live Operation	Showcontroller	Showcontroller PLUS
Control	Mouse, keyboard, touchscreen, Midi, DMX, Artnet	Mouse, keyboard, toucscreen, Midi, DMX, Artnet
Preset Scenes	10 banks, each 40 scenes	10 banks, each 40 scenes
Multi Cue Selection
Chaser
Scanner Groups
Live Recoloring	, RGB fader or HUE	, RGB fader or HUE
BPM Sync	, manual or Midi clock (e.g. Virtual DJ)	, manual or Midi clock (e.g. Virtual DJ)
Random Play
Geometric Corrections	, many different options	, many different options
Color & Picture Morphing, Soft Color
Projection Layers	up to 32, auto blending / covering	up to 32, auto blending / covering
Crossover Effects	, preprogrammed and free definable	, preprogrammed and free definable
Mophing
Preview	, max 3 scanner, fixed in GUI	, additional OpenGL preview as dockable window
Scene Playmodes	Programmable, flash / loop	Programmable, flash / loop
Fog Control
Static Beamtable	, 40 beam(s) per projector	, 40 beam(s) per projector

PicEdit	Showcontroller	Showcontroller PLUS
2D / 3D Drawings
Drawing Tools	Several standard and laser optimized tools	Several standard and laser optimized tools
Internal Resolution	32 Bit	32 Bit
Auto Optimize
Importable Formats	ILDA, PLT, external tracer & SVG converter	ILDA, PLT, external tracer & SVG converter
Text	TTF, laser optimized fonts	TTF, laser optimized fonts
Color	Color table, RGB	Color table, RGB
MouseToLaser
3D Transformations
Manual Interpolation

RealTime Timeline	Showcontroller	Showcontroller PLUS
Max Timelines	16	16
Max Tracks per Timeline	128	128
Framesource	Pic, ILDA, Animation, Lissajous, Rasterscanning	Pic, ILDA, Animation, Lissajous, Rasterscanning
Timing	Audio, internal clock, MTC, SMPTE via external hardware	Audio, internal clock, MTC, SMPTE via external hardware
Animation Effects	Multiple effects with multiple setting options	Multiple effects with multiple setting options
Effect Parameters	Fixed, animated, ext. source (DMX, Midi,... )	Fixed, animated, ext. source (DMX, Midi,... )
Projection Zones	up to 32 worlds	up to 32 worlds
Scan Parameters	up to 32 for each projector	up to 32 for each projector
Projection Layers	up to 32, auto blending / covering	up to 32, auto blending / covering
Geometric Corrections	, many different options	, many different options
Color & Picture Morphing, Soft Color
Audio Visualisation
Runtext
Unicode Text
Show Protection	Editing, dongle number	Editing, dongle number
Control External Devices	via DMX, Artnet, Midi-Out	via DMX, Artnet, Midi-Out
3D Lissajus Generator
Net Transformations
Color Morphing
Soft Blanking, Hidden Line
Video and Media Integration	, limited

Preview in Realtime	Showcontroller	Showcontroller PLUS
Dockable Preview
Projector Positions	Free definable in X/Y and Z	Free definable in X/Y and Z
Projector Rotation	X/Y Axis	X/Y Axis
Axis Inversion	Automatic depending on interface settings	Automatic depending on interface settings
Fog Simulation
Preview as Video	, up to 4K	, up to 4K
Video Watermark
External software interfaces for preview	Realizzer 3D, Depence2, Capture	Realizzer 3D, Depence2, Capture

Additional Features	Showcontroller	Showcontroller PLUS
Software Update	Free for Lifetime, no forced updates	Free for Lifetime, no forced updates
Preset Shows	>250, mixed single and multiprojector	>250, mixed single and multiprojector
More Program Parts	Hardwarecheck, Tracer, SVG Converter, Player	Hardwarecheck, Tracer, SVG Converter, Player