Stage Effects – DMX & MVR

Stage Effects is the professional lighting rig toolkit for stage technicians, lighting designers, and production engineers. Import MVR files, explore your lighting rig in interactive 3D, and take live Art-Net and RDM control of every DMX fixture — all from one app.

3D MVR VIEWER
Stage Effects parses any .mvr file and renders your stage lighting design in a fully interactive 3D viewer. Navigate your lighting rig, tap fixtures to identify them, and toggle layers independently — the way professional lighting software should work. GDTF geometry is rendered per fixture, and channel labels float above every model so you always know what's patched where.

LIVE ART-NET & RDM FIXTURE CONTROL
Connect Stage Effects to your Art-Net network and discover every DMX fixture in real time. Full E1.20 RDM support lets you read and configure DMX address, personality, dimmer curves, pan/tilt invert, and sensor data across your entire lighting rig — without a lighting console.

From the fixture detail screen: • Set DMX start address with wire-level readback confirmation • Switch DMX personality and operating modes • Set a custom device label for each fixture • Identify by fixture, universe, or fixture type • Read and change dimmer curves • Monitor temperature, voltage, and other RDM sensors • View device hours, lamp hours, lamp strikes, and lamp state • Invert pan, tilt, or swap pan/tilt axes on moving heads • Reset to factory defaults or warm/cold reboot

Multi-node rigs are fully supported — each RDM command routes to the Art-Net node that reported that fixture, so no signal is misrouted across a complex network.

ENGINEERING CALCULATORS FOR STAGE PRODUCTION
Stage Effects includes a full suite of production engineering tools designed for the rigging floor and production office: • Cable Run Planner — plan circuits, SOCA zones, 63A distro feeds, and kVA loads for any production power layout • Rigging Calculator — point load distribution and safe working loads • Truss Load Calculator — UDL and CPL reference for Prolyte and Eurotruss systems • DMX Address Calculator and DIP Switch Decoder/Encoder • Power Draw Calculator — convert watts to amps and size circuit breakers • Projector Throw Calculator — throw distance, screen size, and lens ratio • Voltage Drop Calculator for long cable runs • Unit Converter — kg/lb, m/ft, lux/fc, °C/°F

KIT MANAGEMENT & PREP LISTS
Build and manage kit prep lists, save MVR files to your account, and share them with your production team. Export cable run sheets and plans as PDF or Excel spreadsheets — ready to hand to the crew for the truck pack.

CROSS-PLATFORM
Stage Effects runs on Android, iOS, web, and Windows. Plan your lighting rig at the office, control it on-site with your phone or tablet. Full offline capability for venues without reliable Wi-Fi.

Stage Effects is built by and for lighting professionals. Whether you're prepping a festival rig, a theatre season, or a touring production, Stage Effects cuts your prep time and puts live fixture control in your pocket.

Download Stage Effects — the lighting rig app built for professionals.