TORONTO, CANADA – Following comprehensive beta testing, CAST Software announced a members-only release of its WYSIWYG R25.
"Our Beta Testers give us extremely valuable feedback," said Gil Densham, president of CAST Software, "When we compiled the results from the Beta testing on R25 the response was an overwhelming thumbs-up," Densham added. "From the feedback, we truly believe R25 is the best Release ever."
Featuring more new features and Library additions than any previous release, a video showing R25 in use can be seen at at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy1TC0l0b5U.
Here is a categorized look at the features and additions:
New CAD Mode features:
• Positioning Tools – now send to back and bring to front, and Alignment Tools
• Text Toolbar – edit text just like your favourite word processing program
• Polygon Tool
• Cycle Selection – blaze through selecting items in the same plane
• Select Fixtures on Hang Structures
• Visual Indicators for Truss Assembly
• New/more descriptive right-click options for truss assembly
• Font Styles for Dimensions
New Design Mode features:
• Pan and Tilt Locking for the Focus Designer Tool
• All library items appear smooth
New Presentation Mode features
• Locking Objects in Layouts
• Text Toolbar (Layouts and New Plots)
• Alignment Tools (Layouts and New Plots)
Enhancements to Layouts in Presentation Mode
• Zoom Layouts & Content Windows using the mouse wheel
• Copy and Paste items within Layouts
• Assign colours in Legends
• New alignment options in Worksheet Item Properties
• Option to modify corners of Rounded Rectangles
• Easily create perfect circles, rectangles and 45 degree angles
• Speed and stability optimizations for New Plots
• Delete Rows and Columns in Worksheets
New Camera features
• View Locking
• Hotkeys for switching camera views
• Save Shaded View as a New Camera
New 3rd Party application extension
• Luminair's, iPhone and iPod Touch – wysiwyg applications Build ability can download fixture point of views to handheld devices, such as the iPhone and iPod Touch. Now you are able to see what a certain fixture's focus should look like and can turn the particular light on/off from the remote location viewer, leading to download and trigger abilities for looks.
LED Walls
• Video can now be displayed on LED walls and split into sub sources Video
• Properties tab of LED Wall allows modification of image/video source and intensity
• LED Walls are selectable in Design Mode
• LED Walls are now up to 4x brighter in Shaded View
• Generic video projector added to the Library
Releases are free to current members, and being a Member is the only way to get fully operational software.
New Library additions include new fixtures, truss, gobos and accessories, including the Clay Paky Alpha 700 series, MAC 250 Beam, more of the GLP Impression range and more. Over 30 new fixtures, 130 Gobos and 30 Truss pieces have been added. At the time of the R25 Beta release, the automated fixture count is nearly up to 700 different fixtures.
Improvements to the LED engine also promise to enhance the many LED fixtures such as Element Labs' Versa Tubes and Tiles, allowing for faster run times and more realistic depiction.
The new release also includes more than 90 new symbols for Blinders and Film lights for a better representation in all views. Additions include:
• Automated Fixtures: 19
• Conventional Fixtures: 11
• Fixtures Other: 2
• Truss: 32
• Gobos: 133
• Bulbs: 7
• Colour Filters (Gels): 9
Here are the current library totals:
• Automated Fixtures: 692
• Conventional Fixtures: 2561
• Fixtures Other: 46
• Truss: 4529
• Gobos: 4129
• Bulbs: 1462
• Color Filters (Gels): 2058
For more information or to download wysiwyg R25, go to www.wysiwygsuite.com .
