Controlling a computer with ArKaos from a lighting console is now possible with PC and MAC compatible ArKaos VJ DMX; it offers the ease of a simple and inexpensive setup to control both your projection screens and your light show from the same machine just by triggering ArKaos media’s and effect from your lighting console’s buttons and sliders.

Thanks to the new Fixture control mode, ArKaos now acts as a traditional Media Server for high end consoles like ETC, GrandMA, Martin, Compulite etc. This mode allows total control over Arkaos from the DMX controller: every parameter (that was previously configured with the mouse) is now available through the DMX protocol.

The DMX support in ArKaos also greatly broadens your possibilities. For example, you can now run three different visual shows on three different projectors through a single DMX control machine driving three different computers running ArKaos VJ DMX!

Software vs. Hardware Media Server

ArKaos VJ is a very accessible software that does not require advanced skills to achieve results. On the other hand, the software is so powerful that once you get to know it, you’ll discover that the possibilities are virtually endless!

All common movie formats are accepted, and the graphic engine is optimized to give great results on Mac or PC. With a relatively low cost computer you can play back at least two full PAL resolution movies (at least at DVD quality) at the same time, with Chroma-keying on the top one and with real-time control over the movie blending. There is no latency and no rendering delay, and it is optimized to react immediately when you trigger a new layer or when you change any parameters.