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Disguise User Guide

Documentation for Disguise software and hardware products, covering Designer, media servers, X Series, MyDisguise, RenderStream, Mapping Matter, Porta and production workflows.

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What's new

• Designer r34 New release Read about the latest Designer release.
• Release Notifications New feature Get new Designer releases and Hardware OS images by email, in Slack or in a feed reader.
• MyDisguise New platform Explore MyDisguise, the new account and licensing portal.
• Looks New feature Create reusable Looks to template and play sequenced Layers across Tracks.
• IP-VFC firmware 26.2 New firmware Read the IP-VFC firmware 26.2 release notes.
• Hardware OS Images Updated OS Find Hardware OS Images.
• OpenVPCal Plugin New plugin Learn about OpenVPCal Plugin.
• OmniCal Update Explore recent OmniCal updates and enhancements in the OmniCal section.
• Disguise X Series New products Read about the Disguise X Series.

Latest releaseDesigner r34.2.3Hotfixes4 November 2026

Release notes Download

Product Compatibility Which Designer versions each server supports, and whether it can load the latest.

Plugins Designer plugins and integrations.

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Getting Started What Designer does, where it runs and which license you need

Licensing Activation, dongles, offline updates and transfers

Hardware Setup Ranges, VFC cards, SMC and Fabric

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Designer

r34 Stage setup, content mapping, timeline and outputs 539 pages

• Getting Started
• d3Manager
• GUI
• Stage Setup
• Content Management
• Layers
• Timeline, Tracks and Transports
• Content Mapping
• Devices
• Feed Outputs
• Networking
• APIs
• Audio
• Expressions
• Genlock Configuration
• Colour Management

Hardware

EX, VX, GX and RX ranges, VFC cards, SMC and Fabric 259 pages

• Hardware Ranges
• EX Range
• VX Range
• GX Range
• RX Range
• Legacy Servers
• SMC
• Fabric
• VFC Cards
• IP-VFC Cards
• Filter Maintenance
• OmniCal Wired Kit
• OSManager CLI

RenderStream

Unreal Engine, Unity, Notch, TouchDesigner and Omniverse 42 pages

• RenderStream
• RenderStream Local
• Notch Integration
• NVIDIA Omniverse
• TouchDesigner Integration
• Unity Integration
• Unreal Engine Integration
• RenderStream Resources

MyDisguise

Your account, licenses, subscriptions and Drive 11 pages

• MyDisguise Overview
• Getting Started with MyDisguise
• Getting Started Video Tutorials
• Managing Organisations
• Purchasing Products
• Managing Licenses
• Managing Subscriptions
• Managing Your Team
• MyDisguise Drive
• MyDisguise FAQs

Porta

Production control for templated content in Designer and Unreal Engine 79 pages

• Porta Overview
• Porta On Prem VM (Porta VM)
• Porta Manager
• Porta On Prem WSL (Legacy)
• Porta Releases

Mapping Matter

Plan projectors, LED screens and camera views, then publish and share 22 pages

• Introduction
• What’s New
• Getting Started
• System Requirements
• Layers
• Projectors
• LED Screens
• Cameras and POV
• Effectors
• Measurements and Annotations
• Publish and Share
• Export and PDF Layouts
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• FAQs

More topics

Licensing 9

• Designer Pro
• Designer Starter
• Legacy Licenses
• License Activation
• Offline License Update and Activation
• Restoring a CodeMeter License
• Designer Pro License Transfer
• Designer Pro Subscriptions
• Licensing FAQs

Designer Plugins 7

• Designer Plugins
• Plugins page
• Ask AId3n
• Pulse
• Luma AI Video Generator
• Grafana LiveUpdate Plugin
• OpenVPCal Plugin

Disguise X Series 9

• Disguise X Series Overview
• Disguise X Series Support
• Disguise X Series License Features
• Disguise X Series Specifications
• Disguise X Series License Dongles
• Disguise X Series FAQs
• Disguise X1
• Disguise X2
• Disguise X3

Video Playback Performance 3

• Video Playback Performance Metrics by Codec
• Video Codecs
• Machine Performance

Workflows 14

• 3D Modelling
• AR
• Calibration Projection
• EVO
• ISAAC Bridge
• Motion Capture
• OSC
• Sockpuppet
• Sony XYN 3DCG
• Virtual Production
• UV Mapping
• Volinga 3DGS
• VR
• xR

Legacy Cloud 10

• Disguise Cloud
• Legacy Dashboard
• Legacy Organisation Settings
• Legacy Roles in an Organisation
• Legacy Domain Capture
• Legacy Guest Accounts
• Legacy Cloud Troubleshooting
• Legacy Drive
• Legacy Mapping Matter
• Previz

PDFs 2

• PDF guides
• Hardware guides

Downloads and resources

Featured Documentation

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Technical Advisories

Find RenderStream Plugins

View RenderStream Resources

Explore the Developer Portal

Visit the Disguise website

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