Controlling LightAct with OSC

Similarly to DMX, you can control almost every aspect of LightAct with OSC. We'll delve into this by splitting this article into Controlling Layers with OSC and Master OSC Control.

Controlling Layers with OSC

All variables that have a small OSC button can be controlled via OSC protocol.

This can be achieved in the OSC In window where if you click on Regenerate button, every Layer variable with OSC flag set to True, will get a unique OSC address.

When an OSC message with the correct address arrives, the green circle will light up.

In Layer Properties the OSC flag of that variable will turn green and the variable's value will get set.

Master control with OSC

Controlling things like Master fade & volume, Timelines and Cue triggers is done in Control by OSC window.

In this window you will see a list of all controllable properties and a corresponding OSC address.

Good to know: to trigger a Cue with OSC, the OSC address should include the CueX.CueY.CueZ numbers. So in the image below the OSC address should be /la/playctrl/cue/83.69.67.