Luminair FAQ
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How can I hide specific control parameters?
You can hide specific control parameters from the All Controls view by double-tapping the control's name label to open the parameter options panel. Then change the "Hidden" option to ON. Note that this will hide the parameter from the All Controls...
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How can I manually adjust Amber or White values?
When using Luminair's basic Color Wheel, the app uses it's internal color engine to automatically control some values like Amber and White. To control those values manually, open the Color "Mixer" by tapping the the Mixer tap above the color cont...
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How do I change fixture mode profiles?
Luminair allows you to quickly change fixture modes, retaining any applicable intensity, color or similar data across scenes you've already programmed. To change fixture modes, select the fixture in the main side panel, and then tap the large name...
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How do I find or search for a specific parameter or scene?
To find a specific parameter or scene, you can use Universal Search. To open Universal Search, tap the magnifying glass in the main toolbar and enter the search term. Luminair will then filter the controls and/or scene views to display only items ...
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Is it possible to trigger/control Luminair from another app on the same device?
Luminair can also be controlled from other iOS apps located on the same local device using a built-in URL Scheme. This “URL Scheme” allows others apps, such as Apple’s Shortcuts, to send parameters into Luminair either during runtime or at app lau...
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Does Luminair support MIDI output/talkback?
Yes, Luminair added support for MIDI "talkback" in Luminair v4. This allows your controller to receive messages whenever Luminair faders or scenes are activated. To enable MIDI talkback, open up Luminair's Connections window and select MIDI, then ...
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How do I control Luminair from a MIDI Controller?
Luminair supports MIDI Voice messages, for remote control of faders, scene buttons, and many other actions such as Sequence playback. Luminair supports all Core MIDI compliant MIDI sources recognized by the operating system. This includes USB and...
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What does Luminair Remote for Apple Watch do?
Luminair Remote for Apple Watch is a convenient wireless remote to use on-set, on stage, or wherever your lighting projects may take you. Luminair Remote was designed to offer a simple way to switch between scenes and control Sequence playback. ...
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What is Edit Blind mode?
Edit Blind allows you to adjust scene values without affecting the current output. This is useful for when you want to make changes but don't want the lights to update while making them. To enable Edit Blind mode, tap and hold any editable scene's...
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How do I customize Luminair's user interface (UI)?
By default, controls in Luminair contain a very minimal amount of distinctive visual elements. The app was designed this way knowing that you’ll want to customize things like fader control colors, buttons icons and colors, photos on buttons and m...
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How do I add HomeKit lights?
Luminair now offers the ability to control smart lights from large variety of manufacturers through Apple HomeKit, right alongside your DMX controlled lighting. To connect to HomeKit, you must first create a Home within Apple’s Home app on your d...
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How do I discover and add RDM enabled lights?
Luminair can discover RDM enabled fixtures when connected to an Art-Net interface that also supports the RDM Protocol. To limit network traffic, Luminair is currently limited to discovering RDM from a single Art-Net node. Please make sure that Art...
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How do I group similar lights together?
Luminair offers some different grouping options for DMX and Smart lights. For DMX lights, you can choose between Groups, or Fixture Linking if the lights are identical. Groups allow you to control either multiple identical fixtures, or similar fi...
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How do I connect to my Art-Net interface?
Important: On iOS 14 and above, "Local Network" needs to be turned ON for Luminair in the iOS/iPadOS Settings app > Privacy. It's a new setting in iOS 14 and greater that needs to be turned on, otherwise local network communications are blocked. ...
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Will Luminair run in the background on iOS?
Yes, Luminair will run in the background on iOS. To enable background operation, open up Luminair's settings and choose the "Always Run in Background" option. There is no time-limit for running in background, however please note that iOS itself al...
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How do I rearrange the order of Scenes?
In Luminair 3, tap and hold the scene button. Then drag to rearrange.
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What are the feature differences when running Luminair on an iPad vs. iPhone
As of Luminair 3, the core feature-set is the same on all iOS devices, with the following exceptions: - Apple Watch requires a compatible iPhone running Luminair due to Apple Watch system requirements. Apple Watch currently does not work with iPad...
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Does Luminair offer a FX engine or movement generators?
Yes, Luminair 3 introduces a brand new FX engine which currently consists of user-configurable Oscillator FX, and Color Loop FX, and Movement FX for moving lights.
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Is it possible to activate multiple scenes?
Yes, Luminair does allow you to activate multiple scenes. Luminair uses a "pile on" design for scene activation. While only one scene is considered the current active scene in the user interface, Luminair allows you to" layer" multiple scenes on t...
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I prefer to show percentages instead of DMX values. Can I do this?
Yes, it's possible to display values as percentages instead of DMX values. Open Luminair's Settings and turn "Display DMX Values" to Off.
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Is it possible to remap the DMX value range on a parameter/fader?
If you want to change the DMX value range for a specific parameter/fader, you can do this for custom added faders and user created profiles. It currently isn't possible to alter the range remapping on Cloud library fixtures.Double-tap on the fader...
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How do I open the parameter options panel?
To open the parameter options panel, double-tap on a fader's name label (or tap/hold the label and select "Edit"). The parameter options panel will open.
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How do I open up the parameter list-view?
To open the parameter list view, double-tap on a fader's name label (or tap/hold and select "Edit"). The parameter options panel will open. Tap the list-icon in the upper toolbar to open the parameter list view.
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What do the Master, Solo and Flash buttons do in the Parameter Options panel?
Master: When you make a fader into a master, this makes it's current value override any scene changes. It's no longer linked to any scenes at all. Solo: The Solo button is just a convenience function for disabling all other parameters in the ac...
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What happens when you "Freeze" a scene?
When you "Freeze" a scene, all associated meta-data for that scene is removed, leaving just a DMX snapshot of it's values. It's useful as way to make the scene permanent. Only Basic scenes can be frozen. To Freeze a scene, tap the scene's name la...
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When building a DMX fixture profile I don't see a matching channel type listed
When building a fixture profile, you should use the "Power" channel type for any parameters not represented by a direct match in Luminair. The power channel type will simply map a single fader to the DMX channel specified in the profile. For Red,...
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I prefer a traditional "save" behavior... How can I disable Auto-Save?
Luminair's auto-save system relies on iOS built-in document architecture. Auto-saves typically occur after around 10-15 seconds of no screen touches or further editing of your project and also when closing a project or the app itself. If you pref...
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How do I open a shared Luminair project?
If you've received a Luminair project file on your iOS device via email or another app and want to open it, tap on the file attachment and select "Open in Luminair".
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How do I share projects with another user?
Luminair 3 allows you to share project files with other users, through the iOS Sharing panel. Any iOS app that has implemented sharing capabilities, like Mail, AirDrop, Dropbox, etc. will be available to share files. To open the sharing panel, ...
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How do I enable iCloud syncing?
When running Luminair for the first time, the app will ask whether you want to enabled iCloud. Projects, fixtures, images and other related files will be synced to iCloud and to other devices linked to this same iCloud account and running Luminair...
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