What the Pioneers says
A new plugin is enjoying great popularity in the world of lighting technology. ‘It’s a great tool, very simple, intuitive and quick to create effects,’ enthuses one user. Another emphasises: ‘The user interface is very powerful and intuitive.’ Many users appreciate the time savings that the plugin offers and emphasise that it is an excellent way to create complex flyouts with just a few clicks. Despite the positive feedback, there are also suggestions for improvement. Some users would like to be able to set individual control ratios for presets, while others suggest a function for saving templates. The pricing is also considered fair, especially in comparison to other plugins. Overall, the plugin is seen as a useful tool for both beginners and experienced users, making the programming of light shows much easier.
Our testing procedure for the plugin spanned over a two-week period, during which experienced programmers utilized and evaluated its functionality. The evaluation was conducted based on predefined, specific parameters, serving as guidelines to ensure a precise and objective analysis of the plugin’s performance. This assessment was considered independent, as it was conducted free from external influences or biases.
Summarized evaluation
The recent feedback on a new plugin for MA3 highlights its user-friendly interface and efficiency in creating complex effects quickly. Users appreciate the intuitive design, which allows for rapid programming of various effects with minimal effort. Many noted that the plugin significantly reduces the time needed to create smooth flyouts, making it an essential tool for both beginners and experienced users.
However, some users expressed a desire for more control over individual preset ratios, suggesting that the current setup could be improved by allowing separate adjustments. Additionally, the lack of a customizable library for saving templates was mentioned as a limitation.
Despite these minor drawbacks, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with users recommending the plugin for its effectiveness and value for money. The consensus is that it enhances the MA3 experience, making it a worthwhile investment for lighting professionals.
Installation Process and Instructions
The installation of the Grandma3 plugin was reported as straightforward and efficient by users. Most found the process easy, requiring minimal effort to place files correctly and import them. Clear instructions aided those who were initially uncertain, leading to a smooth setup experience without significant issues.
User Manual
The included plugin user manual was generally found to be clear and helpful, allowing users to understand its functionality without extensive reliance on it. Many users appreciated its straightforwardness, especially those with prior experience. However, some suggested improvements, such as including visuals for better comprehension of settings.
User-Friendly Interface
Users appreciate the plugin’s intuitive and straightforward interface, which facilitates quick access to features. However, they suggest improvements, such as allowing individual control ratios for presets, clearer visual cues for sections, and a larger design for better usability. Overall, the interface is seen as powerful yet needing refinement.
Functionality
The plugin is praised for its ease of use and intuitive design, significantly speeding up programming time. Users appreciate features like preset selection and the ability to create unique phasers quickly. However, suggestions for improvement include adding a template library and a random generator for transitions, enhancing customization options.
Performance
The plugin has received positive feedback for its ease of use and efficiency, allowing users to create effects quickly and effectively. While one user experienced a minor hiccup requiring a restart, overall performance was praised, with no significant issues reported. Users recommend it for its powerful capabilities.
Value for Moneynce
In evaluating the pros and cons of a certain software, users highlight several advantages: it saves time, is user-friendly, and allows for the creation of smooth flyouts efficiently. However, some note that prices can be high in certain areas, and the lack of a customizable library is a drawback. Overall, the software is praised for its solid performance and value.
Conclusion and Personal Opinion
In a recent survey regarding a popular plug-in, users overwhelmingly expressed their support, highlighting its efficiency and user-friendliness. Many respondents noted that the plug-in is particularly beneficial for less experienced users, as it simplifies complex tasks like phaser and curve math. One user described it as a “nice little helper” that saves time and enhances creativity, allowing for experimentation with effects.
While some seasoned professionals view it as a useful addition to their toolkit, they caution that it may not revolutionize their workflow. However, the consensus remains positive, with users emphasizing its role in improving overall efficiency and customization in programming.
Several participants recommended the plug-in wholeheartedly, stating it is effective for both beginners and advanced users alike. Overall, the plug-in is seen as a valuable asset for enhancing productivity and creativity in various applications.
Our PlugIn Pioneers
Hello, I’m Esau “El Cuervo”
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
The process is too easy and faster
I don’t have any issues during the Installation
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
It was for help to me just to know and understand How it works, then i found different ways to use the PlugIn with differents combinations among others plugins and the result was wonderfull
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
Is a nice interface, i Would like to have the control ratio of each presets individual, now the first ratio is the máster for the others ratio, i World like to have sepárate to make differents valúes among they
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
Is a nice tool, very easy, intuitive, and quickly to make fx, the use of the PlugIn make faster programming time and is more easy get differents fx combination just with a few touches
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
It is easy to use, and i think They are perfect, the tool for choose a preset and then get an fx of basically all types just with a few touches is wonderfull
What are the overall pros and cons?
Pro / save time – easy – too much Fx in the same place just swaping the values
Cons / In Some places the price can be expensive but is a good price if we check Others plugins prices
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
For sure!
Is the best Way to save time and this tool make good fx just with a bit touches
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
Enjoy and play too much with the PlugIn, you will find other ways to use it and get better fx
OhdusLights
I work as a lighting designer and Operator for Concerts , Festivals and Berlins Clubs on regular Basis . After years of GrandMA2 , i moved on towards GrandMA3 and im still in love with this journey .
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
It was really easy to install , just put everything in the right folder and imported . works like a charme !
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
For me it was totally clear how the Plugin is intended to work , which made me starting without the manual . i just looked into for the review
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
Its pretty straight forward designed and let me find everything for a good flyout without searching . The only thing i would love to see in it would be the option to pick a MAtrick object out of the pool .
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
Preset selection in multiple rounds worked great for me
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
It defenately does what it wants to provide . no big wishes left !
What are the overall pros and cons?
fast and effecient
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
its a nice lil helper and time saver
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
nope
I have been working with MA3 for over two years as a system technician, for more than a year I have been operating almost every show on MA3. I am employed by a large full service provider for event technology and specialize in lighting, lighting networks and consoles. There, as well as in my self-employment as an operator, I now mostly prefer MA3 hardware.
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
Easy as every plugin, LUA-script or other media files.
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
I only used the manual when experimenting with the plugin in a test showfile but in most cases the plugin is very self-explanatory.
I did miss a few sentences to the ratio and transition settings.
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
The large plus-button next to the “from”-preset is a little confusing at first because I initially expected it to insert a second preset line (like the small plus on the right).
It#s also not really practical that you have to switch back to dimmer or values after using the MAtricks in order to reach the apply button
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
See answer 17: Accessing the apply button.
An interesting feature would perhaps be a small random generator for the transition / decel and accel values, so that every flyout created with the plugin looks a little bit different.
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
The plugin makes it very convenient to quickly create smooth FlyOuts (in contrast to the FlyOuts in the MA phaser presets or the setting of the correct values by yourself).
Once I noticed a hickup of the plugin when using multiple rounds, which could only be fixed by restarting MA3. Unfortunately, I could not reliably reproduce this hickup for deeper tests.
What are the overall pros and cons?
+ Fast creating of smooth flyouts
– nothing noticeable to add
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
I would recommend this plugin especially for less experienced users (or lazy users) who are not so familiar with the phaser and curve math (or don’t want to strain their brain too much 😉 ).
For pro users it is another nice tool in the toolbox to create flyouts based on existing presets, but in my opinion, it remains just a nice little gadget and is not THE game changer.
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
nothing to add
I’ve been using Mode 2 for a while now and been thinking about switching over to mode 3 and a friend of mine showed me there plugin options and it was a big reason why I use mode 3 now.
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
So it wasn’t so clear to me where the plugin had to be placed in the files. But I went over the instructions once more and figured it out
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
So I really was able to just install the plugin and start working- it’s very straight forward- especially for those that have prior ma experience
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
I like that there is all of the matricks available (x,y,z) but very straight forward, attributes, dimmer, and phaser
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
So the issue is there is no way to store template like phasers within the plugin, I would love if there was like a “library” that can be customized
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
Every time I used it, it worked perfectly. Would definitely recommend to others!
What are the overall pros and cons?
Pros – straight forward yet able to still do complex things
Cons – no startup or customizable library
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
Yes! Flyouts are the main parts of some shows- it’s very important to be able to customize exactly as you wish
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
Enjoy and happy programming!
I newbie for ma3 and i wanna try about this plugin, and its very helpful to make our time efficient
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
Its very easy to setup, and i dont have trouble about it
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
I think, it’s very powerful make our job very fast, and we have short cut to create our own phase
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
I need to explore more because for me ma3 its very different, but this plugin very helpful, we only adding our preset then try out phase and very easy i think to learn
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
Its easy for create a new phaser, only click and click
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
No issues occurred
What are the overall pros and cons?
Very easy and quick way to create fly outs
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
I would recommend it because it can improve the workflow and the general ma3 experience
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
No
Domenico Paone
Ma2 programmer and operator, experienced in clubs and festivals, been transitioning to Ma3,
So far i had a good experience with the console and the whole recepies workflow
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
The instructions were very clear
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
I do not had any issues in using it
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
It was very easy to create beautiful fly out in no time
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
I had no issues with the functionality
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
No issues occurred
What are the overall pros and cons?
Very easy and quick way to create fly outs
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
I would recommend it because it can improve the workflow and the general ma3 experience
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
No
I work with ma3 onpc and so far I have recorded 1 show in timecode with very powerful ma3 recipes.
I am currently dedicated to live shows in my design studio
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
The installation of the add-on was very simple and did not present any problems.
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
The user manual explains the add-on very well. I didn’t need to use any video and the reality is that the add-on is very intuitive.
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
The user interface is very powerful and intuitive. If I would add the way to be able to save that effect as a template to be able to load it again in the plugin
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
I found it to be a super useful complement that gives you the possibility of creating very original phasers. I would only add the option of saving the phaser as a template or within the complement or within a preset pool.
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
The plugin allowed me to quickly create very nice phasers using the matricks in xyz and go to the show in 1 hour. I recommend it. It is very powerful. I did not find any problems with performance. I used it in onpc, command xt and fullzise.
What are the overall pros and cons?
The pros that you save time to make your phasers and cons I did not find it, it was very useful to me
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
Yes, I recommend it 100 percent. It is a very useful plugin to create phasers.
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
I can only tell users to try it, whether they are beginners or advanced traders, it is for both.
Hi there! I’m Tommy from Hamburg. I started using Version 3 of the GrandMA Software for production round about the 1.8 update. Starting with small shows I gained a lot of experience how to use it and how to adapt my workflow to this new system. I do like the new features of Version 3 a lot and I’m far beyond the point where I don’t want to go back. At the moment I’m a young professional in the live event industry working for a relatively new lighting design studio here in Hamburg in the following professions: operator, designer, LD, media server engineer, system tech.
In the words of our plug-in pioneer
How smoothly the installation process of the Grandma3 plugin went and if any issues encountered were quickly resolved?
To be honest: It is as straight forward as it could be. One don’t even need to read the instructions to do so.(if familiar with MA3 of course)
Process is crystal clear as it only needs to be imported like any other object in MA3.
Could you please describe how helpful the included plugin user manual was for you?
User manual was clear about the interface itself. It described every knob and field and also mentioned some limitations.
I would like to see some pictures of the lighting or phaser output of different settings. So one who isn’t that familliar with the MA3 software yet could understand a little bit better what each button should do if something is working in his situation.
Please describe your opinion of the plugin’s user interface? What did you like, what did you not like and do you have any suggestions for improvement?
Generally speakin the interface is good. It could make use of some collors or numbers to indicate which section belong together or in which sequence someone should use it. Designwise the user interface could be bigger. Also more space between elements would create a cleaner look and makes it easier to “understand”.
Could you please provide your opinion on the functionality of the plugin? Describe what features worked well for you, what could be improved, and if there are any specific function.
I hate building fly-outs in the native phaser editor of the MA3 because it lacks a “per attribut/phaser-line measure” feature.
I used another fly-out plugin a lot but from now on I will use this fly out pro plugin because it has more features and is rock solid while working with it.
Please share your thoughts on the performance of the plugin. Did it meet your expectations in terms of speed and efficiency? Were there any performance issues you encountered?
I’m not really able to say something about this topic. I used the plugin a lot during my last programming sessions and had not had any errors or even crashs.
What are the overall pros and cons?
I like the fact that it doesn’t need to be licensed online via a usb stick like others do.
Price is really good for the feature set and it runs rock solid. I havent had any issues at all.
Would you recommend the plug-in, and why?
Yes I would. Because it is good plugin like stated above.
Do you have anything else to add that could be helpful for other users?
Not really. It’s a good bang for the buck. They should try it out!
