Production Macbook Pro Laptop with Chauvet ShowXpress Software & Chauvet Xpress 512 DMX Interface.

ShowXpress software turns any computer into a lighting console, allowing the user to create, store and play back scenes with any DMX lighting fixture through the Chauvet Xpress 512 DMX Interface.

• Control Board

  • Works on Windows® and Mac OS X

  • Main window where all other screens are accessed

  • Controls up to 6 universes (3,072 DMX channels)

• Setup

  • Create new fixture profiles or select from internal library

  • Automatically assign DMX addresses to list of fixtures

  • Define channel configurations and values

• Editor

  • Combines BUILDER, 2D VIEW and GENERATOR into a single window

  • Easily program steps, scenes and shows

  • On-screen color and gobo selections

  • Unlimited scenes (when using a computer)

  • Pan & tilt locks for spot light effect using a mouse

  • Manually enter DMX values per channel (no more fader-sliding)

  • Change background image to mirror actual application

  • Move and select fixture(s) for grouping-on-the-fly (drag-and-drop technology)

  • Generate movement or color macros with variable delay effects

  • Select any color using the RGB color palette

• Live

  • Simultaneous playback of multiple lighting scenes (layering)

  • Completely user-configurable

  • Up to 4 separate windows with unlimited pages per window

  • Trigger scenes by mouse click, keyboard, date and time, automatic, sound and manual BPM

  • Playback timelines with lighting, audio and video with a single click

• Timeline

  • Synchronized multimedia creator with lighting, audio and video

  • Plays multimedia file types: WAV, MP3, OGG, BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, AVI, MPG, MPEG, MOV, WMV

  • True drag-and-drop technology for all multimedia files

• Stand Alone

  • Select individual scenes to upload to interfaces

  • Stand-alone scenes automatically start when computer is removed or powered off

  • Simultaneous playback of multiple lighting scenes (layering) (with Xpress Plus™ and Xpress™-512 Plus interfaces only)

• Import/Export

  • Import and export shows from others

  • Email backup files to friends or co-workers

  • Backup and restore an unlimited number of shows

• 3D View

  • See and control a complete show in real-time from any point of view

  • Create new 3D objects or select from internal library

  • Change object’s position, orientation, scale and color

  • Import custom images to use as the ceiling, floor or walls