MADRIX beta notes are specific to each version of the application.
Select your version from the list below to see its beta notes.

• MADRIX 2.8.0.0 - February-08-2010
• MADRIX 2.7.0.0 - October-28-2009
• MADRIX 2.6.3.0 - August-07-2009
• MADRIX 2.6.0.0 - March-13-2009
• MADRIX 2.5.0.2 - September-23-2008
• MADRIX 2.5.0.1 - August-07-2008

What's New in MADRIX BETA 2.8.0.0
February-08-2010

• New Effects
  • SCE Drops
  • SCE Metaballs
• Improved Effects:
  • SCE Radial: Improved performance by 30%.
  • SCE Bounce: Added three new shapes.
  • S2L Equalizer: Added four new draw modes.
• New Features:
  • New Patch.
  • Touch Screen window: Can be opened/closed via a click/touch on the MADRIX logo.
  • Layer context menu: Added new functions (Copy, Paste, Insert).
  • Options for layers can now be accessed via the 'Edit' menu.
  • Added DMX Fader Tool.
  • Added DMX Watcher.
  • Added Drag&Drop for storage places & *.mef files.
  • Added Solo mode for layers.
  • Added Blind mode for layers.
  • Layers can now be renamed using a double-click on the tab.
  • Added Storage Place Macro.
• New Script/Macro Functions:
  • Added universal functions: IsDmxInEnabled(), GetDmxIn(..), GetDmxInChannel(..), int GetSubMaster(), void SetSubMaster(..).
  • New function for the Main Output Macro: GetStorageFullState(..).
  • New functions/defines for SCE Drops: SetStep(..), GetStep(), SetLength(..), GetLength(), SetCount(..), GetCount(), SetWidth(..), GetWidth(), SetPitch(..), GetPitch(), SetColorMode(..), GetColorMode(), SetShape(..), GetShape(), SetColor(..), GetColor(..), GetColorCount(), AddColor(..), RemoveColor(..). CM_LOOP, CM_SHUFFLE, CM_RANDOM, DRAW_RECT, FILL_RECT, DRAW_CIRCLE, FILL_CIRCLE, DRAW_CROSS, DRAW_STAR, DRAW_LINE, DRAW_DIAMOND, FILL_DIAMOND, DRAW_RANDOM.
  • New functions for SCE Metaballs: SetBpm(..), GetBpm(), SetInnerGlow(..), GetInnerGlow(), SetOuterGlow(..), GetOuterGlow(), SetBorder(..), GetBorder(), SetSize(..), GetSize(), SetCount(..), GetCount(), SetRandom(..), GetRandom(), SetShape(..), GetShape(), setColor(..), getColor(). DRAW_RECT, FILL_RECT, DRAW_CIRCLE, FILL_CIRCLE, DRAW_DIAMOND, FILL_CIRCLE, FILL_DIAMOND.
  • New functions/defines for S2L Equalizer: SetDrawMode(..), GetDrawMode(), SetBandMode(..), GetBandMode(). MODE_BAR, MODE_RADIAL, MODE_RADIAL_LINE, MODE_RADIAL_OUTLINE, MODE_RADIAL_DOT.
  • New funtion for SCE Ticker: GetText().
  • New Storage Place Macro: GetSpeedMaster(), SetSpeedMaster(..), GetPause(), SetPause(..), GetSubMaster(), SetSubMaster(..), GetDescription(), SetDescription(..), GetLayerCount(), GetLayerSolo(..), SetLayerSolo(..), GetLayerBlind(..), SetLayerBlind(..), GetLayerSubMaster(..), SetLayerSubMaster(..), EnableLayerFrameFade(..), IsLayerFrameFadeEnabled(..), GetLayerMixMode(..), SetLayerMixMode(..), GetLayerLink(..), SetLayerLink(..), MapLayerEffectVector(..), MapLayerEffectPixel(..), GetLayerMapPixel(..), GetLayerMapVector(..), MapLayerTileEffectVector(..), MapLayerTileEffectPixel(..), SetLayerMapModeMirror(..), SetLayerMapModeTile(..), GetLayerMapTileEffectVector(..), GetLayerMapTileEffectPixel(..), IsLayerMapped(..), GetLayerMapModeMirror(..), GetLayerMapModeTile(..), SetLayerVectorTileOffset(..), SetLayerPixelTileOffset(..), GetLayerVectorTileOffset(..), GetLayerPixelTileOffset(..), SetLayerVectorMapRotation(..), SetLayerDegreeMapRotation(..), GetLayerVectorMapRotation(..), GetLayerDegreeMapRotation(..), IsLayerMapRotation(..), GetLayerFrameId(..), SetLayerFrameId(..), GetLayerFrameSteps(..), GetLayerFrameCount(..), GetLayerOpacity(..), SetLayerOpacity(..).
  • Renamed GetDrawMode & SetDrawMode to GetShape & SetShape in SCE Bounce, SCE Shapes, S2L EQ Shapes, S2L Level Ring, and M2L Singe Tone Shapes.
• New Fixture:
  • AmericanDj - Mega Pixel
• New Supported Interface:
  • peperoni - RodinT
• Bugfixes:
  • IN and OUT functionality of Sunlite SUIDI 5 interfaces.
  • Default speed of the MAS Script Effect.
  • Script handler error for all commands.
  • Refresh of the audio slider and the edit field while controlling MADRIX via DMX/MIDI/HTTP.
  • Copy Storage dialog: Process now counts until 100% instead of only 80%.
  • SCE EQ: Color Ramp dialog and "BringWindowToTop".
  • SCE Radial: Display error in the previews.
  • SCE Bounce: Reset was not performed correctly.
  • Script command SetReadAsyncInterval(-1) caused MADRIX to crash.

For comments, wishes, etc. regarding BETA versions of MADRIX, please visit our forum.

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What's New in MADRIX BETA 2.7.0.0
October-28-2009

• New Features:
  • MADRIX software now sends data (DMX, Art-Net, KiNet, Insta, and Robe) even without the MADRIX KEY (USB dongle) for 1 hour, always interrupting transmission after one minute. This feature is very useful to test MADRIX with your hardware before the purchase.
  • Added Macro function for the main output.
    
    
• Improved Features:
  • The audio device can be selected in the Device Manager.
  • Newly implemented mixer control. This improves the use of MADRIX with several audio hardware products, like onboard Realtek chip sets.
  • Several video capture devices can now be used on multiple layers at the same time.
  • Improved performance using the map and tile options.
  • Improved performance for SCE Radial effect. Higher resolutions are now possible.
  • Free memory is displayed in Task Watcher.
    
    
• Changed Feature:
  • DMX-IN Universal protocol changed for mixmodes. Please see the MADRIX documentation for details.
    
    
• New Script/Macro Functions:
  • Added functions: InvertMatrix(..), InvertColor(..), and Greyscale(..).
  • Added pixel transpose technic for creating a DVI output patch.
  • Added functions: SetLink() and GetLink() for macros in layers.
  • Added direction definition function DIR_HV for S2L EQ Tubes and M2L Intervall Tubes effects.
  • Added functions for SCE Color Ramp: SetColor(..), GetColor(..), SetPosition(..), GetPosition(..), SetFade(..), GetFade(..), and GetColorCount(..).
  • Added functions for SCE Ticker: SetSmooth(..), GetSmooth(..).
    
    
• Bugfixes:
  • SCE Ticker - An error occurred while using rotation.
  • SCE Video - Sometimes an error occurred when using the reset function.
  • Color Table dialog: Was working incorrectly when RGBW fixtures were used.
  • DMX-IN Micro, Mini, and Universal protocols: MADRIX did operate poorly if the value of channel 1 was set above 239.
    
    
• Script/Macro Bugfixes:
  • While loading setups with an effect Macro of former MADRIX versions, the Macro was not executed.
  • Fixed an error when using SetFrameFade(..) in a Macro.
  • Macro function IsMapRotation(..) did not work.
  • It was not possible to set the mixmodes NOR, NAND, and MASK in a Macro.
  • SCE Bitmap - GetPixelImageWidth(), GetPixelImageHeight(), GetVectorImageWidth(), and GetVectorImageHeight() did always return a zero value.
  • SCE Color - SetColor(..) did not work.
  • SCE Color Change - SetChangeTime(..) caused an error.
  • SCE Color Scroll - SetPixelOffset(..) did not work.
  • SCE Video and SCE Bitmap - SetTile(..) did not work.
  • SCE Waveform - An error occurred when using SetChannelView(...
  • M2L Color Scroll - SetXOffset(..) did not work.
  • M2L Single Tone Shapes - The Macro function was not available.

For comments, wishes, etc. regarding BETA versions of MADRIX, please visit our forum.

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What's New in MADRIX BETA 2.6.3.0
August-07-2009

• Improved Effects:
  
  • SCE Video - Native Quicktime support.
• New Features:
  • Added "Black Out" button.
  • Added touch screen window (press "F8").
  • MADRIX Dialog can now be maximized.
  • Color Table Dialog can now be resized.
  • Patch Dialog can now be maximized.
  • Variable time out for MADRIX start in Startoptions.
  • Art-Net: Added feature to synchronize.
  • MADRIX Fixture Editor: Added possibility to invert channels.
  • Added new mixmodes: NAND and NOR.
• Improved Features:
  • Patch Dialog: Higher contrast for fixture colors if selected or deselcted.
  • Patch Dialog: Selecting a fixture in the view selects the universe and fixture in the left list.
  • Patch Dialog: The "AddFixture" dialog within the Patch dialog now remembers the last selected fixture, also if the Patch dialog was closed.
  • Added option to skip through ComboBox/ComboButton selection via letters from the keyboard.
  • Remote HTTP now uses share socket (parallel use of Skype is now possible for example).
• New Fixtures:
  • #G-Lec Phantom30/Phantom30 long/Phantom60.
  • BriTeQ - LedColorBeam.
  • Thomas, PixelRange, PixelLine 1044.
  • SchnickSchnack.
• Bugfixes:
  • SCE Bitmap effect - Fixed an issue with loading MADRIX Image Table file format (*.mit).
  • Cuelist: Did not start from correct cue if autostart(startoptions) was used.
  • Cuelist: Changing values did not cause a question dialog to save when MADRIX was closed.
  • Doubleclick on storage button (no fade) did not work.
  • Added a missing GUI for remote HTTP for smartphones.
  • Loading Setups sometimes crashed because of thumbnails.
  • RemoteHttp GetPreviewA.bmp, GetPreviewB.bmp, GetPreviewOutput.bmp delivered wrong images.
  • Macro/Script: PixelShiftMatrix function did not work correctly.
  • SCE Pulse/Stroposcope - Fixed wrong frequency calculation.

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What's New in MADRIX BETA 2.6.0.0
March-13-2009

• New Effect:
  • SCE Bounce
• Improved Effects:
  • S2L EQ - Now with color ramp and band mode.
  • SCE ColorRamp - Added fade option for each color.
  • SCE Bitmap - Enabled loading of more than one file at a time.
  • SCE Ticker - Added smooth movement render option.
  • SCE Video - Added variable speed.
• New Features:
  • Added thumbnails for storage place buttons.
  • Added rotation option inside Map Dialog.
  • Added x and y offset for tilemode inside Map Dialog.
  • Added Direct3D previews.
  • Added support of the INSTA network protocol for controling INSTA 2022 fixtures.
  • New entry [Cue]: Added to context menu of storage buttons.
  • New entry [Cut]: Added to context menu of storage buttons.
  • New entry [Cue all occupied storage places]: Added to menu "Edit".
  • Added export and import in CSV format for cuelist.
  • Added HTTP remote control for cuelist.
  • Added date options within cuelist.
  • Added new options page "Filewatcher" with possibility for automatic reloading of cuelist.
  • Visualizer: Added WYSIWYG support - Not officially released by CAST!
  • MADRIX licenses are now based on the count of DMX512 channels instead of DMX512 universes.
• Improved Features:
  • DMX channels: Count starts with 1 instead of 0.
  • File menu organized in Export and Import submenus.
  • File menu now with recent filelist.
  • Logfile can be saved permanently.
  • Map Dialog: Improved usage owing to slider and dropdown controls.
  • Remote MIDI: Universal protocol.
  • Multi-edit inside Cuelist now possible: Multiselect & right click.
  • Setups are saved compressed.
  • Speedmasters have a label with the actual speedmaster value.
  • MADRIX opens a Setup if a *.ms2-file is double-clicked (also if MADRIX is already running).
  • Reduced count of GDI objects, which makes a higher number of layers possible.
• New Script/Macro Functions:
  • fmod (modulo for float).
  • shiftMatrix parameter SHIFT_C_IN_OUT and SHIFT_C_OUT_IN.
  • SetVectorMapRotation, SetDegreeMapRotation, GetVectorMapRotation, GetDegreeMapRotation, IsMapRotation.
• New Fixtures:
  • INSTA 2022.
• New MIDI Controller Support:
  • MAUDIO Oxygen8 v2.
  • NUMARK OMNI CONTROL.
  • NUMARK STEALTH CONTROL.
• Bugfixes:
  • SCE Bitmap effect - Fixed reloading images.
  • SCE Bitmap effect - Fixed stuttering movement.
  • All effects - Fixed stuttering movement while using framefade.
  • Script function: MapTileEffectPixel.
  • SCE Ticker - Color component white did not work.
  • DVI position dialog: Fixed false values.
  • Macro: Fixed crashing while using the Color Table.

For comments, wishes, etc. regarding BETA versions of MADRIX, please visit our forum.

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What's New in MADRIX BETA 2.5.0.2
September-23-2008

• New License Version:
  • MADRIX DVI: DVI output only, no DMX512 output, but DMX512, Art-Net, MIDI and HTTP remote.
• New Effects:
  • S2L EQ Shapes.
• Improved effects:
  • M2L ColorScroll - New mode for fading colors, step and X-Offset option.
  • M2L ColorScroll - New directions: Rectangle, square, ellipse and circle in implode and explode mode.
  • SCE Fire - Color now fully changeable.
  • SCE Bitmap - Added rotation of images: 90, 180, and 270 degrees.
  • SCE Ticker - Added rotation of text: 90, 180, and 270 degrees.
  • SCE Video - Added rotation of videos: 90, 180, and 270 degrees.
• New Features:
  • Audio Capture now supports 44/22/11 Khz sample rates in mono/stereo and 8/16 bit.
  • Added Mixmode Mask.
  • Added DMX-IN protocol "universal" with 35 channels.
• Improved Features:
  • Patch dialog now supports "del" and "insert" keys from keyboard.
• New Fixtures:
  • !gerneric DVI, 1x1, 5x5, 8x8, 16x16, 18x18, 25x25, etc.
  • CHAUVET DVmodule TM HR DVV-256.
  • Chromlech Jarag Par 20, Jarag Par 30.
  • CLS Pixelscreen P64, P128, P220, P240.
  • Expolite ELP 256 Video Powerstick, ELP 320 Video Powerstick, ELT 25 VideoTile.
  • Highlite Pixelboard 500/64, Pixelboard 500/256.
  • Martin LC-Series LC1140, LC2140.
  • Robe StageQube 324.

For comments, wishes, etc. regarding BETA versions of MADRIX, please visit our forum.

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What's New in MADRIX BETA 2.5.0.1
August-07-2008

• New Effect:
  • SCE Shapes.
• Improved Effects:
  • M2L Single Tone - Now with a lot of new shapes (the same as in the SCE Shapes effect).
  • M2L Single Tone - Now with Color Table and the possibilty to loop/shuffle colors or randomly generate colors.
  • SCE Radial - Added counter feature for Radar.
• New Features:
  • Added Speedmaster fader & pause button for storage A + B.
  • Added Context Menu (right click) on storage buttons with functions to open, save, copy, paste, and reset.
  • All effects which manage speed are now using bpm from 0-9999 and have a tab button.
  • Added freeze function/button for main output.
  • It is now possible to open the MADRIX Task Watcher in the menu.
• Improved Features:
  • Tab button does manipulate bpm (speed) not until tabbing the button 4 times.
  • X-Fade and opacity fader (slider) react to pressing "space" with a value of 50%.
  • Speedmaster fader (slider) react to spacebar with min/max value.
  • GUI: Higher contrast on button controls for better readability.
• New MIDI Controller Support:
  • Hercules DJ Console RMX.
  • Behringer BCR-2000.
• Improved MIDI Controller Support:
  • Behringer BCD2000/BCD3000 and Numark NuVJ/TotalControl now support Speedmaster and framehandling.

• Comments Regarding the Freeze Button:
  • If the freeze button is pressed, the output will freeze.
  • After releasing the button the output continues.
  • Double clicking the freeze button freezes the output permanently.
• Comments Regarding the Speedmaster:
  • The speedmaster works with actual bpm values individually for each layer of the current storage place.
  • Here is an example:
  • - Storage place A1 includes 2 layers
  • - Layer one uses the color scroll effect with a left direction and a bpm value of 600
  • - Layer two also uses a color scroll, with a top direction, and a bpm value of 120
  • - The speedmaster is set to a value of 2.0. This means the first layer runs at 1200 bpm and layer two runs at 240 bpm.
• It is possible to set up the speedmaster to a value ranging from -10.0 to +10.0:
  • A value of 0.0 means that all the effects are stopped.
  • A value of 1.0 means that effects run at the bpm speed selected in the effect dialog.
  • Values higher than 1.0 accelerate the speed of effects.
  • Values lower than 1.0 but higher than 0.0 slow down effects.
  • Negative values will reverse the direction of effects.
  • But please remember that not every effect (in particular S2L and M2L effects, which process live audio signals) can run in reverse mode!
• Comments Regarding Pause:
  • If the pause button located below the speedmaster fader is pressed (and held), the effects stops immediately.
  • Effects continue when the button is released.
  • A doubleclick on the pause button stops the effects permanently.
  • But please do not mistake this function for the freeze button of the main out. While pressing the freeze button, effects are still running; only the output is frozen.
• Comments Regarding Frames - frameid:
  • Some effects, like SCE Color Scroll, have a fixed number of frames depending on the settings of the effect.
  • Because of this, a fixed number of frames of this effects can be looped and consequently it is possible to play them reverse.
  • Besides, there is the possibility to assign a particular frame number (frameid) of the effect to be shown.
  • With the new MADRIX V2.5.0.1 BETA it is possible to manipulate the frameid of effects, independent from the effect being stopped, paused, or still running.
  • With the Behringer BCD2000/BCD3000 or Numark NuVJ/TotalControl it is possible to manipulate the frameid with the jogwheel.
• An additional way is to use keyboard shortcuts, but this really is a testfield!
  • Press "shift + arrow keys" to manipulate the frameid of each layer (of the whole storage place) or
  • Press "ctrl+arrow keys" to only manipulate the frameid of the actual layer.
  • Use "left shift" or the left "ctrl"-key for storage A and "right shift" or the right "ctrl"-key for storage B.

For comments, wishes, etc. regarding BETA versions of MADRIX, please visit our forum.

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