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 [[https://pangolin.com/pages/contact-us|Please send any feature requests or bug reports to Pangolin.]] [[https://pangolin.com/pages/contact-us|Please send any feature requests or bug reports to Pangolin.]]
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 +**Note that we offer full support on the latest version of QuickShow. \\
 +We can only provide __very limited support__ on older versions.**
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 +===== Release 5.5 =====
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 +  * **[[mobolaser:start|MoboLaser Mobile App]]**: MOBOLASER is a mobile application that works on both Apple and Android devices. It supports phones as well as tablets. It is an official way to directly interface with functions of BEYOND on your mobile devices. This application has simple functionality for 5.5's release allowing for simple playback and live control, and zone alignment, however, this application will evolve continuously. 
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 +  * **[[quickshow:toolbar#link|Link]]** Support for the Link protocol from Ableton. Link is a technology developed by Ableton that keeps Link-enabled applications in time over a local network. Link synchronizes musical beat, tempo, and phase across multiple applications running on one or more devices.
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 +  * **[[pangobeat:start|PangoBeats]]** PangoBeats is a cutting-edge stand-alone windows application designed to enhance the audio experience by providing real-time Beats Per Minute (BPM) detection. It seamlessly integrates with BEYOND/QuickShow software, offering users the capability to synchronize their audio with visual performances.
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 +  * **[[quickshow:qshift|Q Shift]]**: A new, Quick and very light on-performance way to do offset effects in Quickshow! Q-Shift allows you to utilize any of the "live effects" parameters and create oscillating effects that are delayed between lasers. These can be applied immediately to all lasers in your setup and simply controlled on a "Pad" style of interface. 
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 +  * **[[beyond:system_and_networks|Networking for Lasershows, BEYOND, and Entertainment]]**: Newly Added documentation about networks, pc systems, and more. Not specifically 5.5 related but an incredibly important piece of documentation. 
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 +  * Updated document: **[[quickshow:advanced_shape_abstract_editor|Advanced shape editor]]**
 +===== Release 5.2 =====
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 +QuickShow 5.2 Has some additional changes, additions and bug fixes that come along with the update to its bigger brother, BEYOND. These changes should make safety setup and zoning easier! 
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 +  * **[[quickshow:projection_zones|Projection Zones]]**: QuickShow now allows users to use the "Auto mesh" for zoning. This uses 4 corners of a mesh that will automatically shape the content within to be shaped as it should be and automatically do linearity, keystone and other corrections all in one tool. 
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 +  * **Effects Search**: Now in QuickShow you can right click on the "add" button for effects to search for the exact effect you would like! No need to filter through the dropdown menu.
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 +  * **Additional Bug fixes**, **UI changes** and more, check the full in software change log for all minor changes. 
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 +  * **Support for FB4XE**, From Build 5.2 1718, The FB4XE controller is supported. 
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 +  * **Support for FB4SE**, From Build 5.2 1736, FB4SE controller with serial higher than 50000 are supported.
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 +  * Page Updates: **[[quickshow:projector_settings|Projector Settings]]**, **[[quickshow:projection_zones|Projection Zones]]**
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 ===== Release 5.0 ===== ===== Release 5.0 =====
  
-Beyond 5.0 is all about maturityas BEYOOND turns 10 years old this summer we have been working on very robust and mature build. You will find that there are not many huge changes in workflow for 5.0, but many quality-of-life changes instead. This is very much by design as we want to make this version solid for when we all get back to work doing shows and build onto a future 6.0 version which will be game changing+QuickShow has received an update alongside its big brother BEYONDThis update brings maturing featuresmore content and new license and registration system! 
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 +  * ** [[quickshow:lic|License and Registration System]]**: The largest and most impactful change to the average user in 5.0 is the new licensing and registration system. This is a two-part system which departs us from the old school hardware to license file system we have used since QuickShow was introduced. 
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 +  * **Improved Core Processing**: Changes were made to how QuickShow’s processing core communicates with windows and we have improved calculation performance and CPU usage for beyond. We have also updated the communication protocol between QuickShow and FB4’s from TCP/IP to UDP. 
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 +  * **Updated Content Workspace**: QuickShow 5.0 comes with an expanded default workspace! This now includes more graphic content, abstracts, beams as well as a bunch of new content designed for Beam Brush, all with graphics, abstracts, and beams as well! All and all its more than 1000 new cues for your lasers to chew on!
  
-  * **License and Registration System**: The largest and most impactful change to the average user in 5.0 is the new licensing and registration system. This is a two-part system which departs us from the old school hardware to license file system we have used since beyond was introduced.  
-  * **New License Options**: Licenses now will be automatically served by our servers when you purchase BEYOND in any way, when you purchase you will get an email with a code to use in BEYOND and you can get up and running immediately and you won’t necessarily have to wait for your hardware to come in! \\ **New Options include**: 
-    * Hardware Licenses 
-    * Internet Licenses 
-    * PCID Licenses 
-    * Lifetime versions 
-    * Rental versions 
-  * **Beam Brush Support and Tools**: It’s been a pipe dream of laser show professionals around the world since the 90s to have software control of the divergence of the laser in real time. Many attempts have been made, countless hours and late nights spent testing and theorizing about how to do it, not just from pangolin but from laserists all over the world. Each time wishing for “just a better mirror” or “if only this scanner was stronger” or “if only it could be smaller”. Well, the time has come, a small, fast, and reasonably priced solution is here, and it’s called BeamBrush. All the tools you need to control and create with this new BeamBrush technology has been added for version 5.0 of BEYOND. 
-  * Updated Content Workspace: long! BEYOND 5.0 comes with an expanded default workspace! This now includes more graphic content, abstracts, beams as well as a bunch of new content designed for Beam Brush, all with graphics, abstracts, and beams as well! All and all its more than 1000 new cues for your lasers to chew on! 
-  * **Improved Core Processing**: Changes were made to how BEYOND’s processing core communicates with windows and we have improved calculation performance and CPU usage for beyond. We have also updated the communication protocol between BEYOND and FB4’s from TCP/IP to UDP. 
-  * L**C4D, LCMax, BEYOND 3D Improvements**: We have added some great additions to our BEYOND 3D program, and our 3D plugins for Cinema 4D and Autodesk 3DS Max. This includes adding soft line endings for corner vectors and end points and Beam Brush/ Depth Cue features to change BeamBrush size based on Z axis, as well as brightness. Also added in the 3D rendering, we have added the ability to export z Coordinates of the frame to BEYOND so you can do “post processing” on 3d scenes like z axis color effects, or really any effect in beyond that can use the z axis! 
   * **Simplification, Optimization, Bug Fixes**: If you didn’t notice, it worked! Lots of background fixes, and optimization since the last release.   * **Simplification, Optimization, Bug Fixes**: If you didn’t notice, it worked! Lots of background fixes, and optimization since the last release.
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 +  * **Wide Angle Compensation**: Wide angle compensation is a new check box in your scan speed tab of projector settings which will automatically slow scan speeds down when projecting at large scan angles. This has the benefit of lowering the heat inside the scanners, correcting “bent” corners in projection, and extending the life of your scanners. 
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 ===== Release 4.0 ===== ===== Release 4.0 =====
  
-  * Groups, a new mode for Live performance inside the Grid: Cues of the workspace can be organized into groups, which define the cue's life cycle and laser output. Groups provides a new way to organize your workspace.+  * **Groups, a new mode for Live performance inside the Grid**: Cues of the workspace can be organized into groups, which define the cue's life cycle and laser output. Groups provides a new way to organize your workspace.
  
-  * FB4 Export: Redesigned the user interface and also added new features -- representing a whole new path for the preparation of FB4 content. Dedicated user interface design for all modes including Autoplay/Scheduler, DMX and Test frames. QuickShow also offers FB4 file viewer for checking out exported animation files.+  * **FB4 Export**: Redesigned the user interface and also added new features -- representing a whole new path for the preparation of FB4 content. Dedicated user interface design for all modes including Autoplay/Scheduler, DMX and Test frames. QuickShow also offers FB4 file viewer for checking out exported animation files.
  
-  * FB4 Settings: Remote interface for changing the settings of FB4 hardware while inside QuickShow -- A new specialized window for setting the IP address, Master settings, FB4 mode (Streaming, DMX, ArtNet, etc.). This new user interface operates with every FB4 detected in network, regardless of the mode that the FB4 happens to be in.+  * **FB4 Settings**: Remote interface for changing the settings of FB4 hardware while inside QuickShow -- A new specialized window for setting the IP address, Master settings, FB4 mode (Streaming, DMX, ArtNet, etc.). This new user interface operates with every FB4 detected in network, regardless of the mode that the FB4 happens to be in.
  
-  * FB4 Browser: Browsing the FB4 SD card contents is now easier. There is a dedicated window for file download and upload, as part of FB4 oriented tools.+  * **FB4 Browser**: Browsing the FB4 SD card contents is now easier. There is a dedicated window for file download and upload, as part of FB4 oriented tools.
  
-  * Parametric image: We have added a new member of the Image family! Parametric image currently offers more than 20 simple forms that can be used in the same way as other Shapes+  * **Parametric image**: We have added a new member of the Image family! Parametric image currently offers more than 20 simple forms that can be used in the same way as other Shapes
  
-  * 64 bit versions: By using the latest software development tools, it has opened the door to new technical features, including 64-bit versions of both BEYOND and QuickShow. Since each of these programs now have well over 1 million lines of code, it has taken Pangolin quite a while to migrate and test the new versions. But the result was worth the effort. The new multi-threading construction will keep all CPU cores busy, and the new 64-bit architecture allows the program to use all available memory.+  * **64 bit versions**: By using the latest software development tools, it has opened the door to new technical features, including 64-bit versions of both BEYOND and QuickShow. Since each of these programs now have well over 1 million lines of code, it has taken Pangolin quite a while to migrate and test the new versions. But the result was worth the effort. The new multi-threading construction will keep all CPU cores busy, and the new 64-bit architecture allows the program to use all available memory.
  
-  * Optimized FB3 firmware and communications to support faster scanning speeds as well as better support for USB 3.0.+  * **Optimized FB3 firmware** and communications to support faster scanning speeds as well as better support for USB 3.0.
  
 There have been many other refinements to the program as well, including updating most program icons, and adding many new Effects.  There have been many other refinements to the program as well, including updating most program icons, and adding many new Effects. 
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