Jands recently announced that its entire range of Vista lighting consoles is now shipping with version 2 of the software.
After three years of development and extensive testing, the software is now factory-standard with new Vista lighting consoles and available as a free upgrade to existing users. The new software has been used with lighting consoles on several major shows and events by beta-testers worldwide including; the opening ceremony of Turku, Finland as joint European Capital of Culture in 2011; the Fifth Gear Live Action Arena at the Autosport International 2011 show in Birmingham, UK; and the BURDA event at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Jands recently demonstrated the Vista v2 (code named ‘Byron’) at the 2010 PLASA and LDI trade shows where it generated a huge amount of interest in the new capabilities the software brings to the revolutionary Vista console. The Vista v2 will receive its official launch at the Prolight and Sound 2011 trade show in Frankfurt that is held from the 6th to the 9th April.
Paul Mulholland, Managing Director of Jands, said, “The Vista was a huge hit with its basic principle of ‘think visually, work visually’ and version 2 takes that to a whole new level. We’ve re-designed the whole user interface around this concept and it’s already revolutionised the way a lot of our Vista customers work.”
As well as a revamped visual interface, Vista v2 introduces a host of features, including:
- tracking backup – instantly switches control to a synchronised second console or PC if the main console fails for any reason
- integrated media server control – including automatic thumbnail import of content from most industry standard media servers
- matrix and video effects – runs intensity, colour, movement, even video files across LEDs or other fixture types arranged in columns and rows
- default and split fade times – provides a quick and easy way to set and edit cue timing, including separate up and down times for intensity
“We took everything we learned from our customers’ experiences with version 1 and completely overhauled the platform from the ground up,” said Paul Mulholland. “
“The new version provides simpler and faster ways to do existing functions, and at the same time introduces a host of powerful new features all presented in an intuitive visual interface.”
More about Vista v2 software and lighting consoles is available from Jands.
