Laser Show Technology for Lighting Professionals https://wiki.pangolin.com/ 2026-09-21T20:47:49+00:00 https://wiki.pangolin.com/ https://wiki.pangolin.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2023-08-07T09:53:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=hardware:fb4:manual&rev=1691401992&do=diff FB4 SE Manual In this manual, menu option of the FB4 are enclosed in square brackets ([ ]) (e.g. Set [Operation Mode] to [BEYOND/QS], Change [Artnet Settings] >> [Timeout] to 3.0). Features * 100Mbit Ethernet Port * SDXC card reader which supports up to 1TB SDXC card text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:quickshape&rev=1591896033&do=diff QuickShape The QuickShape tool allows you to quickly create basic shapes, such as circles, squares, lines, etc. as well as more complex shapes such as waves, loops, and spirograph figures. These figures can be made up of a solid and continuous line, or made of dots. Dots are particularly handy for beam shows. text/html 2025-02-17T18:39:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:quickshape&rev=1739817585&do=diff QuickShape The QuickShape tool allows you to quickly create basic shapes, such as circles, squares, lines, etc. as well as more complex shapes such as waves, loops, and spirograph figures. These figures can be made up of a solid and continuous line, or made of dots. Dots are particularly handy for beam shows. text/html 2019-09-07T09:29:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:shape_editor&rev=1567848542&do=diff BEYOND Shape Editor The Shape image in BEYOND is simple and flexible to construct; it is composed of two elements - a base shape and the effects applied to the shape. The base shape includes a few simple wave forms, audio driven forms, and a recorder (FIFO). The Effects include the full palette of BEYOND effects plus a few, specific elements for the Shape image - Single axis Oscillator, XY Oscillators, and Modulators. Such construction is almost opposite to the Classic LD2000 Abstract Generator… text/html 2026-05-05T20:27:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=guided-learning:alignment&rev=1778012859&do=diff How to Align Your Laser Projector One of the most common but unfortunately confusing aspects about maintaining your laser is that the colors can get misaligned. In this guide, we will discuss what kinds of misalignment can happen, how to best avoid misalignment, and then show you how to re-align each type of alignment mount. text/html 2024-03-04T20:37:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:frame_editor_new&rev=1709584643&do=diff Advanced Frame Editor The Advanced Frame Editor is the 3rd generation of Frame editor to be included in BEYOND. The first generation is the simple editor currently available in the “Create” menu. The second version was too complicated, was included in BEYOND for only a short period of time, and has been removed. The 3rd generation Editor is based on the 2nd generation editor, but is better balanced logically. Laser frames have many things in common WAV audio files. The frame is actually a wav… text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:abstract_generator&rev=1591896039&do=diff Abstract Generator Abstraction Abstract Generators have a long history with laser shows, and create one the oldest and best known Image types. The structure of an Abstraction Image has a few Items. * Initial Image (optional) * Generators + Oscillators banks text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:cue_and_laser_conten&rev=1591896038&do=diff Cue and laser Content The Cue is such a universal item although it is a fairly abstract term. Within BEYOND the Cue has various functionalities; for example: A Cue can contain laser content Images, Timeline Shows, QuickCapture animations, Sequences, and so on. It is the universal container, that elegantly hides the difference between the container and what is inside the container. text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:parametric_images&rev=1591896041&do=diff Parametric Image A Parametric Image is a collection of basic forms such as circle, line, art, spirals, etc. Whilst such images can be made through the use of the drawing tools in the Frame Editor, making them in a parametric style simplifies the task. text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:scrolling_text&rev=1591896040&do=diff Scrolling Text A Scrolling text object is based on a few parts. The first part is the Font that is stored inside the Scrolling text object. The second part is the placement of the text based on options that include size, speed, spacing, and so on. The third part is the Effects applied to the text. text/html 2024-01-18T14:39:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:advanced_shape_editor&rev=1705588789&do=diff Advanced Shape (abstract) editor In addition to the QuickShape feature, BEYOND also includes a full-featured Advanced Shape (abstract) editor. The main window of the Advanced Shape (abstract) editor is shown below, along with a view of the main controls. text/html 2024-01-18T14:40:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:advanced_shape_abstract_editor&rev=1705588821&do=diff Advanced Shape editor In addition to the QuickShape feature, QuickShow also includes a full-featured Advanced Shape editor. The main window of the Advanced Shape editor is shown below, along with a view of the main controls. QuickShape plus effects = Advanced Shapes text/html 2019-09-07T09:28:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:realtime_audio&rev=1567848514&do=diff RealTime Audio in BEYOND Introduction BEYOND can record audio from a line-in or a microphone, and then do realtime audio processing. The raw audio waveform is saved in special buffer that can be used later within different parts of the software. The next step of processing is FFT. Raw audio waveform buffers contain 1024 samples, the FFT gives us 512 frequency bands. For each band, BEYOND has an automatic amplitude detector. The BEYOND software will save the data after FFT processing, and then… text/html 2026-03-28T06:10:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lcblender:start&rev=1774678251&do=diff Lasershow Converter Blender Lasershow Converter Blender Installation Blender is being updated constantly, so at any point in time the newest version of Blender may not be compatible with our installer. Therefore it is best to use the Long Term Support (LTS) versions of Blender. text/html 2026-01-12T18:35:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:kinect&rev=1768242946&do=diff BEYOND and the X-Box Kinect 360 Note that this function is deprecated and only works on Windows 10 and lower Pangolin’s BEYOND Software is compatible with the X-Box Kinect 360 Controller, and this combination allows you to create a wide variety of interactive laser effects. text/html 2024-03-15T17:28:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:video:how_to_use_the_fifo_image_editor_in_beyond&rev=1710523717&do=diff How to use the FiFO Image Editor in BEYOND ---------- Video description: FIFO Image is a signal recorder. This is the second iteration of a signal recorder. The first basic signal recorder exists in the Shape Editor. FIFO Image is a dedicated solution, which provides more extended functionalities. The base element is FIFO. FIFO (which means first in, first out) is a buffer that records the position of the mouse cursor. Inside the FIFO editor, you can use the mouse cursor to record the move mou… text/html 2021-05-02T22:00:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_scan_speeds_and_lc4d&rev=1619992820&do=diff Tips: Scan speeds and LC4D Lasershow Converter 4D's default settings assume that: * your scanners are tuned to the ILDA 30K standard, and * you are scanning at an output rate of 30,000 pts/sec If you are using differently-tuned scanners, or a different scan rate, then you need to make some adjustments. But first, some background. text/html 2019-10-08T15:49:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:parametric_image_editor&rev=1570549791&do=diff Parametric Image Editor A Parametric Image is a collection of basic forms such as circle, line, art, spirals, etc. Whilst such images can be made through the use of the drawing tools in the Frame Editor, making them in a parametric style simplifies the task. text/html 2024-01-08T10:53:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:node-image&rev=1704711223&do=diff Node Image Node Image is based on the same approach as “coding with blocks”. The idea is that you can choose out of many preconfigured blocks, parts, modules, to make connections which will result in a visual code. These building block are typically called Nodes. text/html 2021-05-03T08:51:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lcmax:object_quick-setup&rev=1620031888&do=diff Utility: Object Quick-Setup Each 3ds Max object can have its own laser parameters. For example, a cube may need very different settings from a sphere. This panel lets you quickly choose from common objects. As soon as you click the button, the line types, filter settings and text/html 2021-05-02T21:59:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lcmax:tips_scan_speeds_and_lc_max&rev=1619992771&do=diff Tips: Scan speeds and LC MAX Lasershow Converter MAX's default settings assume that: * your scanners are tuned to the ILDA 30K standard, and * you are scanning at an output rate of 30,000 pts/sec If you are using differently-tuned scanners, or a different scan rate, then you need to make some adjustments. But first, some background. text/html 2024-01-10T14:37:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:group_cues&rev=1704897466&do=diff Cue Groups Quick Show offers a new way to perform live shows. The idea is simple – you can Group Cues together to make it easier for you to find Cues of certain types or with certain properties eg. Beat Reactive Cues, Time Based Cues, or types eg. Liquid Skies, Strobing Cues, Fast Cues, Slow Cues etc. You can Group them by any feature or property you personally find useful to have grouped together. Then having created Groups of Cues, you can text/html 2021-05-24T17:48:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:video-french&rev=1621878518&do=diff Tutoriels QuickShow en français Il existe d'autres didacticiels QuickShow disponibles en anglais Vidéos du didacticiel QuickShow * Chapitre 1 - Présentation * Chapitre 2 - Les réglages * Chapitre 3 - Fonctions de base * Chapitre 4 - QuickText * Chapitre 5 - QuickShape * Chapitre 6 - QuickTrace * Chapitre 7 - QuickTargets * Chapitre 8 - QuickTimeline * Chapitre 9 - QuickCapture * Chapitre 10 - QuickFX * Chapitre 11 - QuickDMX Autres sujets * QuickShow 2.0 ---------- … text/html 2026-08-20T17:11:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=wiki:syntax&rev=1787245871&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing text/html 2024-01-10T14:36:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:cue_groups&rev=1704897419&do=diff Cue Groups BEYOND offers a new way to perform live shows. The idea is simple – you can Group Cues together to make it easier for you to find Cues of certain types or with certain properties eg. Beat Reactive Cues, Time Based Cues, or types eg. Liquid Skies, Strobing Cues, Fast Cues, Slow Cues etc. You can Group them by any feature or property you personally find useful to have grouped together. Then having created Groups of Cues, you can text/html 2019-09-07T09:30:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:universe_window&rev=1567848616&do=diff The BEYOND Universe Window The BEYOND Universe window was created with one main goal in mind - to give YOU (the client) complete control over how this portion of the user interface looks and functions. With the BEYOND Universe window, you have the ability to customize the user interface, the ability to create new effects, and the ability to extend BEYOND’s calculation path, opening a whole new world of functionality. text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:vectors_and_points&rev=1591896041&do=diff Vectors and Points Laser Show software operates with Frames. The software sends the Frame to the hardware controller to transform the digital Frame to an analog waveform. The output from the controller is an analog signal. The same situation as in the audio world. An audio waveform stays in digital form in the software, as a WAV, MP3 or similar format. When audio is played by a music player, the digital signal transforms to analog, and is then amplified, and we hear it by means of speakers. In … text/html 2019-09-07T09:29:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:timeline_event_tab&rev=1567848583&do=diff Timeline Event Tab Event properties tab. Event name - name (text) of the event. Content shift - the content shift is a time shift. As a rule, the time inside an event starts at zero. Content shift defines a start time for the content located inside the Event. text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:advanced_image_synthesizer&rev=1591896039&do=diff Advanced Image Synthesizer he Advanced Image Synthesizer (Synth Image) provides the ability to combine multiple laser content Images into one Image. The Synth is the Image and it should be made up of at least one Image, otherwise it will be invisible. Typically, more than one laser content Image will be inside a Synth image; you can create a Synth Image with only one Image inside it, but by design, the Advanced Image Synthesizer is made to combine multiple laser content images. text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:osc_in_beyond&rev=1591896040&do=diff OSC in BEYOND Introduction OSC is a communication protocol, that defines the format of data and other communication aspects. The means by which we handle this data, depends on the application that it will be used, and typically, this is defined by the server. text/html 2024-01-11T15:26:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:tv-mode&rev=1704986761&do=diff TV Mode Draft Developer Notes TV mode is a special mode for FB4 streaming and calculation. But let’s talk about how the output is usually formed. Usually, each laser frame has its own number of points. Content creators tend to minimize the number of points to decrease the flicker. That is why in animations the number of points per frame changes a lot. The other aspect is sample rate. We all know about 30K standard (30K scanners), 40K, 60K, etc. The number defines how many points per second la… text/html 2020-06-11T17:20:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:custom_wave_form&rev=1591896038&do=diff Custom Wave form Editor BEYOND has many standard wave forms that define how exactly a value will change from one state to the other. In some cases this is not enough and you may need define your own waveform (also called a Rate of Change). The X coordinate of the dialog is measuring time. The time on the diagram always starts from zero and ends at 100%. The Y coordinate represents the value. As a rule, the value at start is zero and ends at 100%. Unexpected results may occur if the value be… text/html 2024-04-30T11:46:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=mobolaser:manual&rev=1714477579&do=diff MOBOLASER®: A Cross-Platform Companion App for Laser Show Software MoboLaser Latest Version: 1.0.1 (Build 107) B/QS minimum Version/Build Supported by MoboLaser: 5.5 (Build 1911) Developed by Pangolin Laser Systems, Inc., MoboLaser represents a leap forward in mobile application design for iOS and Android platforms. This app revolutionizes the way users interact with laser show software by seamlessly integrating the robust functionalities of QuickShow and BEYOND into an intuitive mobile inter… text/html 2019-10-08T16:24:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:cue_properties&rev=1570551895&do=diff Cue properties The Properties of each cue can be accessed by right-clicking on the cue and choosing Cue Properties. The first page of the Cue Properties window is shown and described in the picture below. General tab The General tab of the Cue Properties text/html 2024-01-16T11:57:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:artnet_dmx_sacn&rev=1705406224&do=diff Art-net DMX and sACN BEYOND can be setup and controlled by an Incoming DMX signal (DMX input), or it can be setup to send DMX to control DMX Devices, both of these options are found within the “DMX / Art-Net Setup” window. DMX (along with other 512 protocols) can be setup here, including USB DMX Devices like ENTTECH USB DMX PRO devices, Streaming Data through serial port on FB4, the DMX input and output on the QM2000.net, and over the network with Art Net and sACN. text/html 2023-11-30T10:05:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:fifo-image&rev=1701338709&do=diff FIFO image FIFO Image is a signal recorder. This is the second iteration of a signal recorder. The first basic signal recorder exists in the Shape Editor. FIFO Image is a dedicated solution, which provides more extended functionalities. The base element is FIFO. FIFO (which means first in, first out) is a buffer which records the position of the mouse cursor. text/html 2021-04-16T09:10:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=beyond:osc_commands&rev=1618564238&do=diff BEYOND OSC BEYOND offer control by means of OSC protocol. BEYOND act as server, what meat that it execute commands (messages) sent by OSC Client. There are many OSC Client applications for various platforms. Typically OSC Client application allow to create or adjust User Interface that will generate the messages. BEYOND will receive and execute the message. BEYOND has ready for use OSC Server that do not require any configuration or settings. You (client application) need to send the message c… text/html 2021-05-24T18:11:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=quickshow:video:tutorial-3_fr&rev=1621879880&do=diff Chapitre 3 - Fonctions de base ---------- Retourner