Learn one action at a time.

Getting started

Build your first show

At the end of this procedure, one fixture is patched, adjusted and stored in a Scene.

1. Create the project

   Tap New, enter a clear name, then open the project.

2. Add a fixture

   Open Patch, find the model and choose the mode shown on the fixture.

3. Check the channels

   Choose the universe and address, then open the DMX Simulator.

4. Build the look

   In Faders, raise Intensity and set CCT, color or Pan/Tilt if the mode provides them.

5. Store the result

   Open the Scenes panel, tap +, enter a name and choose an icon.

6. Enable output when ready

   In Connections, choose Art-Net or sACN, then enable DMX Output.

Result Tap the Scene. Every stored control should return using the selected fade time.

Organize

Projects and account

A project contains the Patch, Scenes, FX, Timelines, Sequences and show settings.

Create or open a project

1. Tap New on the home screen

   Use a unique name. Add the location or date when you keep several versions of one show.

2. Tap a project card to resume

   Lumographe restores the stored values and content.

3. Open the card menu to manage its file

   You can rename, duplicate, export or delete it.

Share a project without a live session

Choose Export, send the file, then use Import on the other device. For simultaneous control, use Collaboration.

Prepare fixtures

Patch and the Lumi library

The Patch links a real fixture to its exact DMX mode, universe and address.

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Add a fixture

1. Search for the manufacturer and model

   Use the exact name printed on the fixture. The main library is called the Lumi Library.

2. Choose the exact mode

   Compare its real name and channel count with the fixture menu.

3. Filter a long list

   Combine 8-bit, 16-bit, CCT, RGB, HSI, XY, pixels, version and Fixture Control filters.

4. Set universe and address

   Next free address avoids overlaps. For a batch, check quantity and spacing.

5. Confirm and test

   The mode enters the project. Open the Simulator before enabling real output.

Create a missing mode

Start with common controls: Dimmer, CCT, Tint, Red, Green and Blue. Then add Pan/Tilt, Zoom, Focus, Fan, Speed, Reset and every function listed in the DMX manual. The preview shows the resulting faders.

Live control

Control with Faders

Each column represents either a fixture or one type of control, depending on the active sort.

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Adjust a fader

1. Drag vertically

   The value bubble stays attached while the bank scrolls horizontally.

2. Tap the value for precision

   Pan/Tilt can show degrees when the mode range is known.

3. Long press Pan or Tilt

   The XY pad opens. Visible faders for the same fixture remain interactive.

Understand the controls

See what is driving a control

• FX Builder
• FaderFX
• Timeline
• Sequence

The outline surrounds the affected control, not the whole fixture. In Collaboration, a small user color identifies the device holding that control.

Group control

Cells, Table and Layout Grid

All three views control the same fixtures. Only the presentation changes.

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Use Table view

1. Choose Table

   The dense view displays available Intensity, CCT, color and address columns.

2. Drag a value

   The value follows your gesture. A long press opens color or source controls.

3. Enable Quick Selection for a batch

   Swipe across rows or cells. With Quick Selection off, the same gesture scrolls the list.

4. Create a group

   Select fixtures, then tap Create Group, or drag them into an existing group.

Understand multi-pixel fixtures

The master shows the fixture number and pixel count. It keeps every global mode control. Pixels appear as 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, and so on. Fold the master to save space.

Store

Create and recall Scenes

A Scene stores a look. Its card can show a name, icon, color, number or square photo.

Create a Scene

1. Set the fixtures

   Build the look in Faders, Cells or Table.

2. Tap + in the Scenes panel

   The add button follows the active pad, so make sure Scenes is open.

3. Enter a name

   The name can be edited later and appears on the card.

4. Choose its visual identity

   The first suggestions are Sun, Fire, Mountain, Rain and Moon. Show More opens the full icon library. Photos are cropped to a square.

5. Confirm

   The Scene gets a permanent number. An icon replaces the large number to avoid overlap.

Recall with a fade

Set the fade time, then tap the Scene. Every interpolated control should start and finish together. The History panel returns to an earlier state.

Edit several Scenes

1. Enable Selection

   Swipe across cards to add several Scenes quickly.

2. Long press the selection

   The panel applies shared actions to the whole batch.

Create an effect

FX Builder

FX Builder creates named, reusable effects. FaderFX is a quick effect attached to one fader.

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Full example: create a Chase

This example moves one value from cell to cell. It also shows the difference between Console Value and Value from Effect.

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1. Tap New Effect, then Chase

   The effect cannot be saved until it has at least one target.

2. Tap Choose in Cells

   Select cells in playback order, then return to FX Builder.

3. Set the Background Value

   This value applies to cells the Chase is not painting at that moment.

4. Set the Effect Value

   This is the intensity, CCT or color applied to the active cell.

5. Choose the source of each value

   Console Value follows the current manual setting. Value from Effect uses a value stored in the recipe.

6. Open color, intensity and temperature settings

   These controls only appear when the selected cells expose them and the value comes from the effect.

7. Run Preview

   Use Play, Pause and Stop. Adjust target order, speed and direction.

8. Name and save the effect

   It appears in the library and FX Pad.

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Create a step effect

1. Choose Step by Step

   Add states in playback order.

2. Set every row

   Time, dwell, level and light settings can use the console or a stored value.

3. Preview and save

   Converting an existing effect displays a loading screen while the copy is built.

Turn an FX, Timeline or Sequence into a fixture

This creates an automation fixture. It is not a DMX profile. It is a Lumographe source linked to the original item and shown in Faders, Cells, Table and the fixture list.

1. Save the original item

   For FX, open More Actions. For a Timeline, choose As Fixture. For a Sequence, open the … menu.

2. Tap Export as Fixture

   Enter a clear name. One linked fixture can be created for each source item.

3. Choose exposed controls

   Transport is required. Add Speed, Loop, Position or useful generator settings.

4. Confirm the export

   The source appears with an FX, TL or SQ badge and a different tint from physical fixtures.

5. Control it like a fixture

   Use its faders, Cell, Table row or control panel. Every action stays linked to the original FX, Timeline or Sequence.

Save and share a preset

Choose Save as Preset in the FX actions. The preset enters your cross-project cloud library. You can also export it as a file for another user to import.

Record time

Record a Timeline

A Timeline records changing values: faders, CCT, color, movement, strobe, Scenes and automation.

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Make a recording

1. Tap Record

   Choose whether currently playing FX, Timelines and Sequences should be captured. FX capture is on by default.

2. Arm recording

   The small graph starts moving as soon as a local or remote value arrives.

3. Play the show

   Move faders, recall Scenes or launch effects. A Scene recall records the resulting values, not only the Scene name.

4. Tap Stop

   Name the Timeline and check its duration.

5. Play the clip back

   Values should follow the same timing, including Scene fade times.

Record during Collaboration

When remote capture is enabled, the first movement on another device also starts recording. A Mac can run the show engine and output while iPads and iPhones remain control surfaces.

Add the Timeline to a Sequence

Choose Add to Sequence. Lumographe lists the available Sequences. If none exist, it tells you to create one first.

Export as a fixture In Timeline actions, choose As Fixture. See the full process under Turn into a fixture.

Arrange

Build a Sequence

A Sequence places several Timelines on tracks to build a long show or cue arrangement.

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1. Create or open a Sequence

   The library provides a clear card for loading or recording a Sequence.

2. Import a Timeline

   Choose the clip and add it as a track. You can also import an MP3 as an audio reference.

3. Place the clip

   Drag it on the time ruler. Handles change its position and duration.

4. Use the transport

   Play starts, Pause keeps the position and Stop ends playback.

5. Test transitions

   Check overlaps and active automation before using the Sequence live.

Export as a fixture Open …, then Export as Fixture. Transport, Loop and Speed become source controls.

Movement

Movers and Tournesol

This view brings together placement, Pan/Tilt, 3D preview and optical controls.

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Control a mover

Control a Tournesol

Choose one authority: Wi-Fi control or DMX control. Wi-Fi monitoring can remain active during DMX control. Solar Tracking sends its command to the PCB or dedicated DMX channel. Projector Reflection hides solar target controls that are not needed.

Real output

DMX and connections

Patch defines the channels. Connections defines where those channels are sent.

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Enable network output

1. Open Connections

   The panel slides out from the left without covering its handle.

2. Tap Enable DMX Output

   In standalone mode, routed universes are sent after real output is enabled. When an active Collaboration session is joined, per-universe assignments are set in Collaboration.

3. Choose Art-Net or sACN

   Art-Net works with most nodes. Use Unicast when the destination is known.

4. Select the node and universe

   Check its IP address and universe before enabling the switch.

5. Check the Simulator

   If preview moves but fixtures do not, inspect output, network, node and cabling.

Reconnect a known node

Lumographe remembers recently used nodes. After a disconnect, it first looks for the same device. If its address changed, run detection again and confirm the new destination.

Multiple devices

Share a project live

Collaboration connects iPhone, iPad and Mac. Every device keeps separate permissions, even when several devices use the same account.

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Start a LAN session

1. Open Collaboration on the host

   Choose LAN. Both devices must use the same network.

2. Enable Live session on this project

   The QR code appears automatically under the Add a device card. It encodes the selected LAN transport.

3. Join from the other device

   Tap Join a set by QR, then scan the code. The project opens automatically.

4. Wait for the connection

   The other device must appear under Connected Devices.

5. Assign output per universe

   Under DMX universes sent by this device, claim only the universes this device should send. Use Send all universes to claim every universe or Stop sending all to release them.

6. Make a simple test

   Move one fader slowly. Its preview should move in real time on every device before you enable DMX output.

Start an Internet session

1. Choose Internet on the host device

   Both devices must be signed in to their accounts and have Internet access.

2. Enable the live session

   Open the correct project and enable Live session on this project. The QR code appears automatically under the Add a device card and encodes the Internet transport.

3. Join from the other device

   Tap Join a set by QR and scan the code. The scanning device fetches the project online, opens it and joins the Internet session automatically.

4. Account for latency

   Remote connection: latency can be high and variable. Use Internet to prepare or monitor a project, not for precise live control.

5. Check the connection

   Check Connected Devices, session state and latency before preparing or monitoring the project.

Assign DMX universes

1. Open DMX universes sent by this device

   This section shows which used universes are sent by the current device.

2. Claim universes one at a time

   Each device can claim a used universe. Another device can keep sending the remaining universes.

3. Use the global actions when needed

   Send all universes claims every universe. Stop sending all releases them all.

4. Avoid competing claims

   For the same universe, the newest claim wins. Check the assignment after any change on another device.

5. Split output to match your setup

   For example, this iPad can send U1 while another device sends U2.

Set permissions per device

1. Set the role at member level

   Viewer is for following the session, Operator for running it during the show and Editor for preparing or changing its content. The role applies to the member, not an individual device.

2. Choose each device's scope

   In its menu, choose Edit everything, Selected universes…, Selected sources…, Selected groups… or Read-only. Read-only is a complete scope, not a capability to combine.

3. Set independent capabilities

   For editable scopes, set Drive the show (scenes, FX, timelines), Edit scenes & structure (recordings), Control families… and Administer session separately.

4. Grant administration explicitly

   Administer session is an independent permission for each device, not a role.

Resume an interrupted session

1. Restore the network first

   For LAN, join the same local network. For Internet, reconnect the devices to their accounts and the Internet.

2. Use the remembered session when offered

   From Home or the session card, choose to resume or rejoin the session. You do not need a new QR code.

3. Let Lumographe find the other member

   On LAN, the app looks for the remembered session on the local network. On Internet, it checks that another member still holds the session.

4. If no offer appears, reopen the project

   Open the original project, choose its original LAN or Internet transport, then try to join again.

5. Generate a new QR code only as a last step

   Create a new code only after these checks. Check the project identity and Connected Devices before moving a control.

If the QR code does not appear

1. Tap Retry

   Wait a few seconds, then disable and enable the live session on the host project.

2. Check the transport

   For LAN, check that both devices use the same Wi-Fi network and allow Local Network access. For Internet, check that both devices are signed in and online.

3. Generate a new QR code

   Reopen the correct project, select LAN or Internet, then enable Live session on this project. The QR code appears automatically under the Add a device card.

Performance

Set up DJ Mode

DJ Mode combines Scenes, FX, Timeline and Sequence pads with performance faders.

1. Add only useful pads

   Empty modules should not take space in the grid.

2. Choose List, Compact or Tiles

   Cards, labels and transport stay readable as the pad gets smaller.

3. Move and resize modules

   Pads reorganize without overlap or cropping.

4. Map physical controls

   Open MIDI Learn, then map pads, transport and faders.

Adjust

Settings and diagnostics

Interface settings do not alter the light. Output settings should always be checked in the Simulator.

Map a control with MIDI Learn

1. Connect the MIDI controller

   Open MIDI and check its name under Detected Device. Move a control to see Connected · active.

2. Enable Learn Mode

   The panel shows key commands, Scenes and Timeline transports. Show More Settings opens the rest.

3. Tap Learn on the target command

   The row shows Waiting for MIDI or OSC. Only one command waits at a time.

4. Move the physical fader, button or encoder

   The next received message is assigned to that command.

5. Test both directions

   The hardware control should match the touch control. With Visual Feedback enabled, LEDs and motorized faders can follow Scene recalls.

Available MIDI Learn commands

You can map Master, Blackout, Full, Zero, Scenes, faders, Pan/Tilt, FX, Timeline and Sequence transports, DJ Mode pads and the DMX output kill switch. Controls with a MIDI marker can be learned directly on their surface.

Tap the cross on one row to remove an assignment. Clear All removes every assignment in the active profile.

Read the DMX Simulator

1. Choose the universe

   Channels shows all 512 values.

2. Choose Fixtures or Patch

   Inspect one source at a time.

3. Open Changes

   Recently changed or unstable channels are easy to spot.

Understand

When several features drive one control

Lumographe combines control layers. The control outline identifies the layer currently driving it.

Example: a Timeline drives Intensity. When you take over that fader, Intensity follows your hand while the Timeline can keep driving Pan/Tilt or CCT.

Troubleshooting

Fix common problems