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Features Overview
Exaplay 3 is a full-featured media server. This section documents each major capability in detail.
Feature Pages
| Feature | Summary |
|---|---|
| Media Playback | Supported codecs, performance tips, looping, and trimming |
| Video Decoding | Which decoder plays which codec — GPU, hardware video decoder or CPU |
| Fades & Transitions | Fade to black and crossfade, per clip or as a track / composition default |
| Property Keyframes | Timeline-based Opacity/Volume fade curves, with optional eased interpolation |
| Audio | ASIO routing, multi-channel output, mixing |
| Dante Audio | Playing onto a Dante network through Dante Virtual Soundcard or a Dante card (ASIO) |
| Visual Effects | GPU effects — keying, tone, grading, blur, stylize, dome projection and LED tools |
| Generators | Generative GLSL clips you drag on like media — parameters, audio reactivity and external variables |
| Text Layers | Live text clips — static, clock or countdown, bound to a .txt file, driven by show control |
| Projection Mapping & Warp/Blend | Warping, VIOSO edge blending, and calibration preview |
| LED Mapping | Cabinet arrays for an LED processor: cut, turn and place the picture pixel for pixel (Debug mode) |
| Timecode Sync | Chase LTC, OSC, MTC or Art-Net timecode, or send it as master |
| ArtNet & DMX | Drive lighting fixtures via Art-Net from Data Tracks, and let a lighting console drive Exaplay over DMX |
| DALI Lighting | Switch, dim and recall scenes on DALI lighting — natively through a Lunatone DALI-2 IoT or Helvar router, or through a DMX-to-DALI gateway |
| Auto-Heal & Watchdog | Crash recovery and automatic playback resume |
| Inputs — Touch, Sensors & Tracking | Touch screens, lidar, buttons, sensors, MIDI, stage tracking and a microphone drive cues and values — set up as one clickable sentence per mapping |
| Data Tracks | Timeline-driven values sent to lighting, control, and automation systems |
| Scheduler | Time-based automatic playback with visual timeline |
| NDI Support | Receiving and sending NDI video streams |
| Spout Input | Receive the picture of other Spout applications on the same PC |
| Watchfolders | Auto-populate a Playlist from a hot folder, with robust partial-write handling |
| Projector Control (PJ-Link) | Power and shutter control for one or many PJ-Link projectors, with live status |
| Check Project | Pre-show validation report for media, codecs, audio rates, and routing |
| Experience Designer (VIOSO) | Stream any screen as an MJPEG live texture into VIOSO Experience Designer |
| Project Export | ZIP archive of the project and all media for portability |
| Monitor & Network Discovery | Real-time view of all connections, protocol events, and multi-PC instance discovery |
| Sentinel — Remote Alerting | Remote alerts when the engine crashes, crash-loops, or the PC goes dark |
| VIOSO Cloud | Pair a machine once for alert delivery, health monitoring, remote access, and the Exaplay Cloud media library |
| Multi-Client Setup | Run multiple Exaplay instances across a network with synchronised playback and file sync |