Please find Widget Designer 6.5.7 BETA ready to download. It’s been a long time since the last update, but we kept on working on the code in this time and we are proud to present the following list of contents:
This BETA version introduces:
- Blackmagic Design Videohub Matrix device
- Blackmagic Design Atem Videomixer device
- Groups are being added to the device configuration to give you the ability to better sort your configuration devices
- With the new groups feature we also introduce a group event listener, which can react to an event on any grouped device
- A message tester has been added to some of the devices to sort out the communication
- The ‘auto-apply’ feature has been added to the device configuration
- The device configuration can now add multiple devices at once
- We introduce WidgetGroups to have a more convenient way of editing groups of widgets. Please try using e.g. “WidgetGroup1.CustomScript
- We added option to set 16bit values for certain parameters in PB (color, opacity, alpha), Widgets and Nodes can now address these values natively where appropriate. And a new script to directly send 16bit values via scripting also has been added
- We added a new `Draw To Canvas` output node to draw multiple points concurrently on a canvas in Pandoras Box and also give you the opportunity to connect any input or filter node
There are many more additions, changes and fixes in this version, please check the XL changelog below and find the download here:
https://www.christiepandorasbox.com/support/download-center/#/cat-36/file-406
Looking forward for your comments in the Widget Designer section
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Changelog:
Widget Designer Version 6.5.7 (06.07.2023)
General
- added "non saved" state for Configuration devices. This also impacts how a user gets notified about unsaved changes on project level
- added a hint when trying to load a project that was created in a more recent version of Widget Designer
- fixed devices still being imported from a project, despite having cancelled the import (ticket 7972)
Devices
- added Blackmagic Design Smart Videohub Matrix
- added Blackmagic Design Atem Videomixer
- added Groups, Filter (Text-Search) and Sorting to Configuration to provide ease of use when dealing with a big number of devices
- added GroupEventListener to subscribe to the same event on a selection of devices
- added MessageTester on Configuration devices
- added 'Auto-Apply' to Configuration
- added 'Add multiple' button for device types
- changed error validation on device configuration UI (ticket8645)
- fixed OSC address not working without additional parameters (ticket 8628)
- fixed Configuration UI not updating correctly after having removed a device (ticket-8582)
- fixed Projector device not sending custom command properly with escape sequences, i.e. '[CR]' (ticket 8589)
- fixed Projector port not assignable by script (ticket 8773)
- fixed default Projector port for Panasonic (ticket 8709)
- fixed Christie Captiva issues querying status data (ticket 8734)
Widgets
- added WidgetGroups (properties are also manageable via WidgetExplorer)
- added option to set 16bit values for color parameters in PB (color, opacity, alpha) for Widgets and Nodes where appropriate (ticket 8810)
- changed FaderWidget's 'PB Volume Control' mode to be applicable to 'Asio Master' as well (ticket 8669)
- fixed renaming of Widgets broken after removal of any widget (ticket 8668)
- fixed Label variable not being displayed (ticket 8580)
- fixed ArtNet recorder does not record (ticket 8861)
Nodes
- added 'time with miliseconds' parameter for Clock Output node
- added `Draw To Canvas` output node to draw multiple points concurrently on a canvas in Pandoras Box (ticket 8855)
- fixed Ceiling Node dialog not closing on 'OK' (ticket 8622)
- fixed Watchfolder node blocking freezing node loop when watching a non-existent file path (ticket 8570)
Scripting
- added WidgetGroups being accessible in scripting
- added `DeviceSetParam16bit` command
- added `DecodeUTF8HexString` and `DecodeUTF16HexString` commands
- fixed Json variables can now return single array elements (ticket 7089)
- fixed `ArtNetInputStatus` and `ArtNetOutputStatus` always being false (ticket 7758)
- fixed `JsonLoadFileToVar` didn't load for bigger files (ticket 8562)
- fixed `SeqAddPauseCue` was creating a Jump Cue (ticket 8626)
- fixed import project using legacy ProjectorControl node not working correctly (ticket 8664)
- fixed ScriptAssist not working for passing in more than one argument (ticket 8617)
- fixed multiple general ScriptAssist entries
