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Light 1.0

Installing

Download LIGHT, open it for the first time, start the trial or activate a key, update it and remove it.

What you need

  • A Mac with Apple silicon. LIGHT 1.0 is built for Apple silicon only and does not run on an Intel Mac.
  • A network connection to your rig (wired Ethernet to an Art-Net or sACN node is the usual setup). You don't need one to build a show.
  • An internet connection once, to start the trial or activate a key. After that LIGHT works offline.

Download and install

  1. Download the newest LIGHT-….dmg from the LIGHT releases page. Each release also has a LIGHT.zip with the same app inside.
  2. Open the .dmg and drag LIGHT into Applications.
  3. Double-click LIGHT in Applications.

LIGHT is signed and notarised by Apple. macOS asks once whether you want to open an app downloaded from the internet. There is no Privacy & Security step and nothing else to allow.

Local network permission

On first launch macOS asks whether LIGHT may find and connect to devices on your local network. Click Allow. Art-Net, sACN, finding nodes and serving the interface to a tablet all need it.

First launch: the trial or your key

Before anything else, LIGHT shows a full-window licence screen with the LIGHT wordmark, No licence, and two ways in:

  • Start a trial: type your email and name, then press Start the trial. The trial lasts 30 days and has every feature.
  • Or enter a licence key: paste the key from your purchase email. It looks like LT-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX. Then press Activate.

Both need the internet for that one step. When it succeeds, LIGHT restarts by itself and opens on the demo show. Under the buttons the screen shows a short code, this machine: …. Support may ask for it.

One licence runs on 2 Macs at a time. See Settings ▸ Licence to move it to another Mac.

What the licence screen can say

HeadingWhat it meansDoes LIGHT open?
No licenceNothing activated on this Mac yet.No: start the trial or enter a key.
Trial endedThe trial has run out.No: enter a licence key to carry on.
Licensed to another machineThe key is tied to a different Mac.No: manage your licences → opens your account at letissier.ie, where you can free a seat.
Needs to refreshLIGHT has been offline longer than 30 days.Yes, with nothing restricted. It refreshes the next time it is online.
Update window endedYour included updates have ended.Yes. The version you have is yours and keeps working.

Where LIGHT keeps things

  • Shows: ~/Library/Application Support/LIGHT/projects/, one .project.json file per show. Each save keeps the last five versions beside it as .bak1 to .bak5.
  • Fixture library: a fixtures folder next to projects. It holds the GDTF files you import, so the next show starts with them.
  • Licence: in the macOS Keychain, never in a show file. A show you send to someone else carries no licence.

Updating

LIGHT looks for a new release once, about a minute after it opens, and never installs anything on its own. When one is out, the settings cog in the status line gets a badge. Open Settings ▸ Updates to read what changed, download it, and install it when you are ready.

LIGHT won't install an update while a show is running. The rig must have been dark for at least 30 seconds, and no other device can be connected.

You can also install by hand: download the new .dmg and drag LIGHT into Applications over the old one. Your shows and fixture library are not touched.

Uninstalling

  1. If you want to use your licence on another Mac, open Settings ▸ Licence and press Deactivate this Mac first. This frees the seat.
  2. Quit LIGHT and drag it from Applications to the Bin.
  3. To remove your shows and fixture library too, delete ~/Library/Application Support/LIGHT. Keep a copy of projects if you might want your shows back.