[HN Gopher] LX Studio: Tools for 3D Lighting
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LX Studio: Tools for 3D Lighting
 
Author : kaycebasques
Score  : 67 points
Date   : 2023-10-22 18:47 UTC (14 hours ago)
 
web link (lx.studio)
w3m dump (lx.studio)
 
| KANahas wrote:
| Would love to see more open source competitors in this space. I
| was excited when I saw a Github link, but that's basically
| hosting just a README and the only one I know of is GeoPix [0],
| but to be fair I haven't used either LX Studio or GeoPix. LX
| Studio does look exciting though, I will evaluate it on my next
| LED mapped project. A few projects I've done in the past have
| been playing with Enttec ELM [1] which is also not open source
| (but does not have a vague license like LX Studio and is fairly
| priced). A really neat feature of _that_ software though is you
| can map GLSL shaders over your stages.
| 
| [0] GeoPix: https://github.com/EnviralDesign/GeoPix
| 
| [1] ELM: https://www.enttec.com/product/dmx-lighting-control-
| software...
 
  | schott12521 wrote:
  | The actual source code is hosted on separate repos I believe:
  | https://github.com/heronarts/LXStudio-IDE
 
    | KANahas wrote:
    | Even this appears to just be a limited source repo containing
    | just the most basic UI components. Also, per the README:
    | 
    | > Please note that LX Studio is not open-source software.
 
      | schott12521 wrote:
      | Ahh good catch, I just glanced at the repo and assumed it
      | contained source code but it looks like its just a bunch of
      | jars: https://github.com/heronarts/LXStudio-
      | IDE/tree/master/lib
 
| schott12521 wrote:
| This looks insanely cool, thanks for sharing!
| 
| I'm curious to find resources on learning this tool however I was
| only able to find the tutorials from LXStudio.
| 
| Is anyone using this software in production and can comment on
| its experience vs. TouchDesigner? TouchDesigner's node system
| always pissed me off, as it felt like an unnecessary barrier that
| just made things harder.
| 
| Also in general, any VJs on hacker news?
| 
| EDIT: Some more instructions to run the application would be
| great, after loading the project locally and running `mvn
| validate`, I'm seeing the program execute but nothing is showing
| up on my screen.
 
  | kaycebasques wrote:
  | I heard about LXS yesterday at the Burning Man Decompression
  | event in SF. One of the creators [1] of the ladybug LED art
  | installation told me that the ladybug is running LXS. They
  | seemed friendly so you could probably totally just email them
  | [2] for their take on LXS.
  | 
  | [1] https://www.lookingup.art/
  | 
  | [2] Or drop by there studio next weekend - sounds like they're
  | having an open house
 
  | schott12521 wrote:
  | Seems to be an issue with the latest macOS update, they had
  | similar issues in macOS Ventura and I copied the fix over for
  | macOS Sonoma and was able to see the IDE after running from
  | IntelliJ.
  | 
  | Check out the PR if you're interested:
  | https://github.com/heronarts/LXStudio/issues/6#issuecomment-...
 
| roddylindsay wrote:
| We use LX Studio extensively for the LED visuals at our immersive
| audio venue in San Francisco, Envelop SF (http://envelop.us).
| It's been rock solid for 7 years. Highly recommended.
 
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