Germany - MA Lighting has announced the availability for download of its latest grandma software. grandMA v5.4 now features a full Blind Editor which works in parallel to the live programmer. When leaving blind mode, the original values of the programmer are restored automatically. Also, the last selection used in the blind programmer is restored on the time of re-entering. Each user in a multi-user network session has their own fully independent blind editor. Like the console, the grandMA 3D visualizer may also be used to preview and edit cues in blind mode. Cues can be easily changed on the console and previewed on grandMA in parallel, without affecting the live output on stage, say MA Lighting.Functions such as Executor, Sequences, Cues, Macros, Presets etc may now be locked by any user with administrative rights to prevent unwanted modification or deletion. The usage and content of any channel, fixture, cue, preset or other element or range of elements can now be analysed with the new report function: the results as shown on screen can be printed or exported to a file (in CSV format) for external editing. Finally, profiles can be assigned for dimmer and movement transitions for each cue in a sequence. There are 16 predefined transition profiles, and 16 user-definable ones, which can be initialized with normal dimmer profiles.
(Lee Baldock)
