I just downloaded WYSIWYG R23 last week; I am now plugging my way through a few posts about the new features, but I can tell you that the new live viz tool is stunning. Spectacular is another word that comes to mind. They’re also knocking $800 off of the price of WYSIWYG Perform Unlimited, and WYSIWYG Design to Perform upgrade is $800 off list as well. Times are tough, Gil and his people aren’t stupid.
New in R23:
Visualization (Shaded Views)
- Improved Beam Footprints
- Shadows
- Hotspots
- Video in Beams
- Improved Smoke Controls
- AVI Movie Creator
Lighting Design Tools
- Footprint Focus
- Fixture Point of View (POV)
- Updates to Designer Tools
- Ruler Tool
Security & Product Levels
- AES Dongle Encryption
- Dongle-less Background Render Manager
- Dongle-less Console Viewer
Library
- Sixty-five (65) new Fixtures
- Two hundred seventy five (275) new Truss pieces
- One hundred (100) new Gobos
Cast has a ton of screenshots for the new release – check them out here. Also, go to Cast’s WYSIWYG page to get more info on getting R23.
