willdoweuk Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Hi, I know this has probably been mentioned before on here, but I have searched the forum several times and found nothing, and that silly 15 second wait thing is annoying. <_< I am looking for some software which will allow me to build up a visual representation of out lighting rig, has various lanterns and lets me label channel numbers/socket numbers etc. I am aware that I could just use something like paint, or serifdraw, but these are very time consuming, I just want something I can drag lanterns onto a layout, add a few labels and then print easily. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX-Dave Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 http://www.blue-room...=1 http://www.blue-room...=1 E2A: http://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=45441&st=0&p=375730&hl=rig%20plan%20software&fromsearch=1&&do=findComment&comment=375730 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdoweuk Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 http://www.blue-room...=1 http://www.blue-room...=1 Yeh thanks, but I have already searched-and found these posts. They didn't help me though. They just talk about publisher and OpenOffice Draw - Which are just pretty bad "publishing" programs. I have tried LXFree, but to be honest, thats pretty awful. Any other specialised software anyone know of? Would really help me out :** laughs out loud **: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 As Dave has helpfully pointed you in the direction of several very helpful threads, this one is closed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdoweuk Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Sorry, I'm not sure that you saw my update before closing this post. My problem is still unsolved :L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyJ Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 :unsure: Try lx free,which I got as a result of a thread on blue room .It even had direct links to down load it,I am supprised you missed it as its absolutely brilliant,with a wide range of lanterns old and new and very easy to use.Regards Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX-Dave Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 You may consider these suggestions "awful" but you're unlikely to get anything much better without spending money... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdoweuk Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 :unsure: Try lx free,which I got as a result of a thread on blue room .It even had direct links to down load it,I am supprised you missed it as its absolutely brilliant,with a wide range of lanterns old and new and very easy to use.Regards Roy Yeh I tried that, but it just lags on my computer and the interface is awful (speaking from a web designers point of view). Is there any mainstream software which is especially for this? apart from LXFree You may consider these suggestions "awful" but you're unlikely to get anything much better without spending money... Dave I don't mind paying for it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the kid Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Actually having used paint v's lx free v's pen and paper a while back. I found Pen and paper written over the ground plan worked so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I don't mind paying for it ;) There's always WYSIWYG but it is expensive. Sadly there isn't much in the way of middle ground with Lighting design packages you either get something for free which may not have the best user interface or you spend thousands and get all the bells and whistles. Having said that, if you just want to create rig plans then you can buy the cut down version of WYG for a lot less. There's also programs like ESP vision, I have no idea about what paperwork it creates (if any) but quite a few people really rate its visualisation capabilities. Whichever package you go for it's likely to be a steep learning curve if you're not used to using CAD programs. I remember the first time I used AutoCAD I couldn't even draw a line on the screen it was so alien but within a few hours I had a grip of the basics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GridGirl Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I didn't actually lock the thread - oops. My point still stands, though - we've been here a lot before so maybe you need to try different search terms. "Lighting design software" got me a lot of hits, and you could also try "lighting design software". This time I will lock the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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