elliot.Williams Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I have just bought a Mac and I was wondering what would be a good lighting design soft wear to get for my mac, If possible cheep thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Use the search function. I doubt you'll find "cheep" software, but there are a few "cheap" options, and even a free one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot.Williams Posted February 3, 2012 Author Share Posted February 3, 2012 Use the search function. I doubt you'll find "cheep" software, but there are a few "cheap" options, and even a free one. ok thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley R Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 And here is a new one that I haven't seen previously discussed. - Capture Polar Student Edition is now a free download, and works on both PC's and Mac's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 And here is a new one that I haven't seen previously discussed. Except for when you started a topic and mentioned it....? And it mentions on the site: "Mode, Reports and Plots are not available" which would suggest the student edition is mainly intended for visualisation, rather than lighting design and paperwork as the OP seems to require? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot.Williams Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 And here is a new one that I haven't seen previously discussed. - Capture Polar Student Edition is now a free download, and works on both PC's and Mac's Thanks I'm looking at that now I'm going to download it and then see what it is like thanks for the help. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrmovinghead Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Another suggestion for lighting software you could use. I have 3 that work just fine:Daslight Virtual Controller 2Daslight Virtual Controller 3Sunlite suite 2004 They are all are free for download and all work on Mac and PC Hope this also helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daniel2002 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I have just bought a Mac and I was wondering what would be a good lighting design soft wear to get for my mac, If possible cheep thanks. I haven't found any good cheap software, I've found I've had to spend a fair bit to get anything that would do what I want it to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 The Sunlite Suite isn't free, is it? I remember it being quite expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard CSL Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sunlite Suite is free to download, but the interface costs, just like Magic Q. except it will only work with its own interface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is it design software or control software with a visualised? elliot hasn't actually said what he wants it to do - I'd have thought that printing plans and other design docs is important - or I wonder if he just wants to see things move on screen? A bit unclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pvp Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Try out the LX free by Claude Heintz. Claude made in the 90's Mac Luxpro. Lxfree is fast, flexible, uses layers, customizable libraries, creates paperworks, and it is free. I work in opera houses and use it all the time, since I found that all theatres have their own software (autocad, Vectorworks , wysiwyg or whatever) You re never compatible with all of them anyway, so I just do my own version of a plot in my beloved LXfree... I import the house rig, show sets and show rig in different layers. And it makes very readable plots on paper. There is a seperate tool that allows adapting your paperwork, colorlibraries and custom fixtures.several shortcuts give you direct acces to attribute data and display. Check it out:http://lx.claudeheintzdesign.com/lxfree.html Another version called LxBeams allows beam display and some basic simulation. Lx Control gives you a linked DMX controller, but I have no experience with it, I worked many years with Wysiwyg and a bit on vectorworks, but this is much more userfriendly . Good luck, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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