Aurora 2 Beta 1 is available (1.999.300)

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Aurora 2 Beta 1 is now available for free download to all existing Aurora 1 customers:

http://www.aurorashow.com/downloads/aurora_1_999_300.zip

Aurora 2 Features

Application portability-- Aurora/Borealis can be run directly from a USB drive without installation
DMX output via E1.31 adapters
DMX output via D-Light USB-485 v3 adapters
Redesigned high performance render/output engine
New tool properties such as shimmer/twinkle rate/depth
Rapid tool switching and tool properties using available keyboard shortcuts
Vector based playback preview visualizer
Video support: sequence AVI, WMV, and MPG files and output video to a second monitor/projector during playback!	
Audio support for WAV, MP3, and WMA files
Multiple audio views: Amplitude (classic), Spectrogram, and Single Music Note
Beat Detection		
Waveform-to-event copy							
Rearrangable channels- group them according to your needs
RGB tool-- Color transitions and effects right from a color picker
Improved copy/paste
New and improved playback scheduler							

More features coming in beta 2...
Minimum System Requirements
										Aurora is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 on 
systems having at least 1GHz CPU and 2GB RAM (multiple core CPUs are 
recommended).
"Installation" Instructions 

To "install" this download, you will need to create a new folder on your computer (please do not reuse your Aurora 1 folder) and unzip the contents of the zip file into it.  That is it-- there is no "installer" application.  You can even unzip onto a USB stick and run Aurora from the USB drive on any compatible PC without any installation whatsoever (even from PCs where you would not ordinarily be able to install software).

Disclaimer

This is an EARLY BETA version of Aurora and as such it does contain several known (and probably several not yet known) bugs.  Use in a production environment is at your own risk.  We will be offering limited support for this version for those who do choose to use it in their 2013 production environment, but due to the early beta nature of this release we can not guarantee that any issues will be resolved during this season.  

Preorder Discount Special

Thank you for your patience during the wait for this long overdue beta release.  To show our appreciation we are offering a substantial discount to those customers who choose to preorder an Aurora 2 upgrade between now and December 31.  For more information, please see:

http://www.aurorashow.com/order.asp

Future Release Schedule

Aurora 2 Beta 2 -- ETA April 2014*
Aurora 2 Beta 3 -- ETA July 2014*
Aurora 2 Final -- ETA September 2014*

* These estimated dates are subject to change

Michael Miller
Aurorashow.com

Edit: Fixed broken download link

Edited by LightsOnLogan - 26 Nov 2013 at 12:18pm

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	Aurora 2 Beta 1 is now available for free download to all existing Aurora 1 customers: http://www.aurorashow.com/downloads/aurora_1_999_300.zip Aurora 2 Features Application portability-- Aurora/Borealis can be run directly from a USB drive without installation DMX output via E1.31 adapters DMX output via D-Light USB-485 v3 adapters Redesigned high performance render/output engine New tool properties such as shimmer/twinkle rate/depth Rapid tool switching and tool properties using available keyboard shortcuts Vector based playback preview visualizer Video support: sequence AVI, WMV, and MPG files and output video to a second monitor/projector during playback! Audio support for WAV, MP3, and WMA files Multiple audio views: Amplitude (classic), Spectrogram, and Single Music Note Beat Detection Waveform-to-event copy Rearrangable channels- group them according to your needs RGB tool-- Color transitions and effects right from a color picker Improved copy/paste New and improved playback scheduler More features coming in beta 2... Minimum System Requirements Aurora is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 on systems having at least 1GHz CPU and 2GB RAM (multiple core CPUs are recommended). "Installation" Instructions To "install" this download, you will need to create a new folder on your computer (please do not reuse your Aurora 1 folder) and unzip the contents of the zip file into it. That is it-- there is no "installer" application. You can even unzip onto a USB stick and run Aurora from the USB drive on any compatible PC without any installation whatsoever (even from PCs where you would not ordinarily be able to install software). Disclaimer This is an EARLY BETA version of Aurora and as such it does contain several known (and probably several not yet known) bugs. Use in a production environment is at your own risk. We will be offering limited support for this version for those who do choose to use it in their 2013 production environment, but due to the early beta nature of this release we can not guarantee that any issues will be resolved during this season. Preorder Discount Special Thank you for your patience during the wait for this long overdue beta release. To show our appreciation we are offering a substantial discount to those customers who choose to preorder an Aurora 2 upgrade between now and December 31. For more information, please see: http://www.aurorashow.com/order.asp Future Release Schedule Aurora 2 Beta 2 -- ETA April 2014* Aurora 2 Beta 3 -- ETA July 2014* Aurora 2 Final -- ETA September 2014* * These estimated dates are subject to change Michael Miller Aurorashow.com Edit: Fixed broken download link Edited by LightsOnLogan - 26 Nov 2013 at 12:18pm