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Disguise User Guide

Devices Index

Designer supports a number of devices. The Devices section includes documentation about how to create, use and record devices. It also covers information about all of the devices we support, including motion control systems, automation devices, matrices, routers, and video inputs.

Using Devices

Section titled “Using Devices”

The following pages describe how to create and record devices.

Using Motion Control Systems

Section titled “Using Motion Control Systems”

The following pages describe how to use Motion Control System with Designer.

Devices

Section titled “Devices”

To find the list of devices available in Designer, right-click Devices in the dashboard. This opens the Device Manager, where the full menu of active devices is listed.

Device types Device menu listing the devices, including Matrices available in r32.1.2

  • Agile Camera : A virtual camera device enabling programmable and keyframed camera moves within Designer.
  • Audio Analyser : Analyses an audio source so its level and frequency content can drive parameters in Designer.
  • CITP Device : Supports the integration of CITP-enabled lighting consoles for media preview and thumbnail distribution.
  • DMX Device : Sends and receives DMX channels for lighting, automation, or external control. Supports protocols Art-Net, Enttec, ezDMX, KiNET v1, KiNET v2, sACN, and SoundLight.
  • DMX Machine Control : Sends remote and shutdown commands to Designer to remotely shutdown Disguise machines.
  • DMX Projector Control : Provides DMX-based control for external projectors.
  • Expression Variables : Defines variables that can be used in Designer to build dynamic, custom behaviours.
  • JSON Machine Control : Allows for the querying of machine list and machine status via JSON.
  • MIDI Device : Allows triggering, automation, and control through standard MIDI messages.
  • OSC Device : Sends and receives OSC messages for flexible, network-based control.
  • OSC Machine Control : Allows restart and shutdown commands to be sent from an external OSC device.
  • OSC Tester : Allows users to test incoming and outgoing OSC messages from Designer.
  • Position Receiver : Receives real-time positional data for tracking objects or performers.
  • Projector Calibrator : Automatically aligns projectors to physical surfaces using tracked reference points.
  • Shot Recorder : Allows users to record and export parameters from within Designer, ready for use in post-production workflows.
  • String Projector Control : Used to control external devices while optionally simulating their behaviour inside the visualiser.
  • Telnet Device : Used to send commands over a TCP network connection to 3rd party products.
  • UDP Device : Used to send commands over a network via UDP to 3rd party products.
  • Visca Camera : Controls VISCA-compatible PTZ cameras over network connection.

Matrix Switches

Section titled “Matrix Switches”

Designer supports the following Matrix Switches:

Routers

Section titled “Routers”

Designer supports the following routers:

Tracking

Section titled “Tracking”

A number of tracking and automation drivers are supported in Disguise. They appear in the driver picker when you add a driver to a Position Receiver device.

Driver picker in Designer The driver picker shown when adding a driver to a Position Receiver. Picker contents may change with Designer releases.

Here, drivers are grouped by function — see the Position Drivers and Generic Receivers sections in the sidebar. The full list, organised by what each driver does, is below. Note: DMX-family protocols (Art-Net, sACN, KiNET, etc.) are output options on the DMX Device rather than standalone drivers — they appear under DMX Device in the sidebar.

Position Drivers

Section titled “Position Drivers”

Position Drivers decode positional data from a motion control system and emit it onto PositionAxis objects inside a Position Receiver device. Grouped below by what they sense.

Tracking System Drivers

Section titled “Tracking System Drivers”

Camera, object, and people tracking systems.

Stage Automation Drivers

Section titled “Stage Automation Drivers”

Stage motion, rigging, and screen-positioning systems.

Generic I/O Drivers

Section titled “Generic I/O Drivers”

Generic protocol carriers that operate as Position Drivers.

  • OSC Driver : Enables automation control using OSC routing.

Generic Receivers

Section titled “Generic Receivers”

Generic I/O and data receiver drivers — protocol carriers for custom integration or testing.

Video Input

Section titled “Video Input”

Video Inputs supported by Disguise include: