SHIFTY
Reinventing Fixture Control
More Lighting Less SetupAn open-source, hardware-agnostic lighting control solution that uses TCP/IP with Zeroconf, ensures synchronized operation, communicates bi-directionally in full-duplex with all fixtures, and controls them in regard to their physical values.
>From an early age, I couldn't help but wonder why setting up lighting rigs is such a complicated and involved process.
Why do we need it?
Lighting operation can be frustrating, with constant last-minute fixes and unreliable tools making the process stressful. Despite modern protocols, current solutions don't address the core technical issues operators face, leaving little time for creativity.
SHIFTY offers a fresh approach to simplify the workflow and improve reliability. By greatly transforming the user experience, it aims to solve these persistent challenges and make lighting operation easier for everyone.
How does it work?
SHIFTY is different to existing approaches to solve the core problem like ArtNet, sACN and other protocols by not just using a different transport. It is a complete rethinking of the lighting control system. Fixtures are now self describing and can be connected in a bus- or tree-like topology or - even better - in a combination of both.
In addition to also building on top of modern network protocols, using Zeroconf for discovery there is no need for manual configuration. Just physically connect the fixtures and they will be automatically detected and configured in your desk. Also, as physical values are communicated between fixtures, different ones can be matched more easily and be visualized in a much more accurate way.
>Real-world-tested & Open Source
Another important aspect of SHIFTY is that it is tested on real productions before it might be standardized one day. This way we can ensure that it is a good solution for the industry and not just a concept which works in theory, but not in practice.
In addition to that, everything we do is open source. We'll never charge for software, patents or impose license fees. We believe that the best way to develop a solution is to do it together with the community. In our opinion, this is the only way to ensure that the solution will be adopted by the industry.
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