Show Mode

Show Mode involves two separate concepts that work together: the output mode configured in Network settings, and the Show Mode toggle in the home bottom bar.

Output mode (Network settings)

Open Setup → Open Settings... → Network → Show Mode to set the output mode.

Direct Output

Lumentrace sends DMX directly from its own tracking output. No console input is involved.

Merge

Lumentrace receives a live DMX input universe from the console. The incoming signal is used as a baseline when the Show Mode toggle is active (see below).

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Controlled Attributes

Also in the Show Mode panel, select which attributes Lumentrace controls when the Show Mode toggle is active: pan, tilt, intensity, zoom, iris, focus.

For beam size compensation attributes (zoom, iris, focus) to be output, they must be checked here.

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Show Mode toggle (home bottom bar)

The SHOW MODE button in the home bottom bar activates or deactivates show mode logic. Its effect depends on which output mode is configured.

Without Show Mode active

In both Direct Output and Merge modes, Lumentrace outputs all tracked values normally for linked fixtures. The Controlled Attributes selection is not applied, and no console passthrough occurs.

Use this for full standalone operation: Direct Output + Show Mode OFF — Lumentrace drives fixtures exclusively with no filtering.

Direct Output + Show Mode ON

Only the Controlled Attributes of fixtures linked to a tracker are output. Everything else goes to 0:

• Linked fixtures, controlled attributes: live tracking values.
• Linked fixtures, non-controlled attributes: 0.
• Unlinked fixtures: all channels 0.

Use this when running alongside a console via HTP merge: Lumentrace outputs only pan/tilt/intensity (or whichever attributes are selected), leaving the rest at 0. The console handles color, gobo, and all other attributes via HTP. When a fixture is unlinked, its controlled attributes fade to 0 over the duration set in Crossfade Time.

Merge + Show Mode ON

The DMX input from the console is used as the frame baseline:

• Unlinked fixtures: full console passthrough.
• Linked fixtures, controlled attributes: Lumentrace overrides with live tracking values.
• Linked fixtures, non-controlled attributes: console passthrough.

When a fixture is unlinked, its controlled attributes fade back to the console's input values over Crossfade Time.

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Quick reference

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For wiring examples and how to integrate Lumentrace into a network with a console, see Network Topologies.

Panic release

The PANIC RELEASE button in the home bottom bar immediately suspends Lumentrace's DMX output for all controlled attributes, returning full control to the console or zeroing those channels.

When Panic Release is active, a flashing banner appears on the server canvas. The client app does not show the panic banner.