Specifications

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visualization of lighting designs in on a PC. Capture is developed and supported through Capture
Sweden www.capturesweden.com. LightJockey is capable of interfacing with Capture through CITP (
Capture Interface Transport Protocol) and a special LightJockey interface module distributed with
Capture. The fact that the communication interface is based on network protocols means that the two
applications can run on the same PC or on two different PCs connected through a standard network.
Interfacing requires Capture version 3.0.16 or higher and LightJockey version 2.6 build 6 or higher.
Features
The current LightJockey/Capture interface supports bi-directional transferal of DMX data between the
two applications. Lighting programs made with LightJockey can be visualized in real-time Capture,
and data from Capture, such as setting fixture pan/tilt positions in the 3D view may be used to
program LightJockey scenes.
Requirements
Capture must be installed on the same PC as LightJockey even if the connection is made between
different PCs.
Network requirements
The computers(s) used must have TCP/IP protocol installed.
All involved computers on a network must be part of the same subnet.
Firewall issues
Since the communication between LJ and Capture is based on a network protocol, it may be
necessary to allow communication through certain security applications or devices such as firewalls
or routers, even if the two applications are running on the same PC. Specifically, port 4810 must be
opened for UDP traffic, and port 4811 must be open for TCP traffic.
Interface Setup
Please refer to Capture documentation for system requirements and instructions for configuring
Capture to use CITP and how use LightJockey as data provider (the current version of Capture
requires that LightJockey has an active connection before it can be selected as data provider).
LightJockey Setup
Since the all interfacing software is distributed with Capture, this means that Capture should be
installed on the same PC as LightJockey, even if the actual connection is made through network on
two different PCs. The Capture interface option will not be available unless LightJockey can find the
interface module on the local PC.
Configuring LightJockey
The Capture interface is enabled by checking "Enable link to Capture" on the External Links tab in the
System Preferences dialog (main menu/Setup/System Preferences). As soon as the link is enabled,
the interface will start looking for Capture application through the network connection (which includes
the local PC) and the Capture status panel will be available through the Capture menu (from the main
menu).
Capture connection status
The connection status shows:
Capture Interface: the location of the interface module
Version: Version of the Interface module
Connection Status: status of connection (disconnected, connection IP)