OnyX is a multifunction utility for Mac OS that allows you to maintain your Mac, refresh system files and access/modify hidden settings in Mac OS X. In this guide we will focus strictly on OnyX’s feature that allows you to clean out files that clutter your Mac’s hard drive and can reduce your machine’s performance.

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4.6.1219(03/09/2021)

Added F-Key assignable Action for 'RENAME' command

Added F-Key assignable Playback Control for 'Playback Fader Swap' (1-10 <-> 11-20)

Fixed cue macros (including SET CL VALUE, MIDI notes) not working

Fixed loss of preset value for last logical channel after show file upgrade (typically visible in defaults preset): consider loading your pre-4.6 show again!

Fixed lack of feedback while enabling DyLOS support and adding zones to a new show due to missing 2D page

Fixed installer aborting due to IIS installation (which triggers installation of RDM report pages)

Fixed index shift for OSC playback controls

Fixed missing options due to duplicate names in direct access to parameter

Improved Web control sizing (like Art-Net node management)

Scroll wheel can now also be used for personalities in the fixture type library browser

DyLOS mapping reliability improvements

4.6.1218 (19/08/2021)

This version requires Windows 10 Home/Pro/Enterprise 64-bit for PC. All consoles require install of a new 4.6 ONYX OS.

Compatible with Obsidian NX4, NX2, NX Wing NX Touch, NX DMX

Compatible with M-Series M1 HD, M2GO HD, M6 (with ONYX Upgrade), M2PC, M-Touch, M-Play, USB-DMX devices

Please note: Many parameter defaults and behaviours of fixtures have changed. Verify existing shows carefully as they may require programming adjustments.

Licensing

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Please note! This version removes FREE Universes 2,3 and 4. Only Universe 1 is unlocked in ONYX FREE Mode.

Onyx FREE

Without an ONYX USB or NETRON device attached, the software runs in FREE mode.

Universe 1 is completely free to use for Art-Net and sACN output.

2 DyLOS Zones are enabled. Additional zones show a random watermark.

OSC Playback, MIDI, and all timecode protocols can be enabled for a short time period for testing and evaluation. Once the allowed time is expired, ONYX must be restarted to allow a new test period.

Onyx NOVA

With an ONYX USB or NETRON device attached, the software runs in NOVA mode.

Universe 1-4 is completely free to use for ONYX USB, Art-Net, and sACN protocol output.

NETRON devices require Art-Net protocol and latest firmware supporting ONYX Authentication

2 DyLOS Zones are enabled. Additional zones show a random watermark.

OSC Playback, MIDI, and all timecode protocols can be enabled for a short time period for testing and evaluation. Once the allowed time is expired, ONYX must be restarted to allow a new test period.

Connected Touch or Play devices will also remove all I/O protocol restrictions (NOVA+)

Onyx Essential

With an ONYX Essential Key attached, the software runs in LIVE 8 mode.

Any 8 universes are completely free to use for ONYX USB, Art-Net, and sACN output.

2 DyLOS Zones are enabled. Additional zones show a random watermark.

OSC Playback, MIDI, and all timecode protocols are unrestricted.

Onyx Premier

With a Premier Key, NX Wing, or NX 2 in USB mode attached, the software runs in LIVE 64 mode.

All 64 universes are completely free to use for ONYX USB, Art-Net, and sACN output.

5 DyLOS Zones are enabled.

OSC Playback, MIDI, and all timecode protocols are unrestricted.

Onyx Elite

With a Key attached, the software runs in LIVE 128 mode.

All 128 universes are completely free to use for ONYX USB, Art-Net, and sACN output.

5 DyLOS Zones are enabled.

OSC Playback, MIDI, and all timecode protocols are unrestricted.

New fixture library format

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This version introduces a new fixture library format, provided by the library partner AtlaBase. This library includes over 50.000 fixture profiles

Existing fixtures will remain in the showfile but can be updated using the 'Exchange' function in the patch menu

User fixtures and the Library Editor are not affected

New Fixture Libraries are only available for Version 4.6 and higher

Daily update of new library package on obsidiancontrol.com

Single file library package (no longer an executable)

Faster software install, bootup, library updates

Library data is perfectly synchronized with Capture fixtures, allowing for easy import of the patch over CITP

Revised Parameter Defaults and Snap Rules(e.g. additive LED fixtures now have all colors defaulted to 100%)

-> this can affect existing programming and cues and presets must be adjusted if needed.

Enhanced real world values (e.g. Zoom Ranges, Shutter Speeds, Framing Blade Angles)

Improved parameter names and feature descriptions

Enhanced gobo and effects bitmaps, color buttons for CTC and Color Wheel Selections

New Features

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New virtual controls icon, expands bank and parameter control into full Playback and Programming Bar

Added 'DMX OUT' option in LOAD popup window to 'freeze' effects output into the programmer

Effect/timing channels can now also be used as '[SELECTION] @ Parameter Button' for direct entry and fanning on the command line (digital values only: swing ranges 0-170, other attributes 0-1000)

Time for automatically loading the current show on startup can now be configured

Added fixture type filter to programmer and cue values panels; fixes and improvements

Added Art-Net/sACN source IP input filtering

Added support for sACN (E1.31) Synchronization and Art-Net ArtSync packets

Added Capture (CITP) integration (patch, selection, parameter sync)

Added import of patch (exported from another Onyx show file)

CITP integration pulls in 3D positions to compose a top and front 2D plan of the stage (layer per fixture type)

Added MSD (CITP) integration

Added DEFAULT command to put default values in programmer

Added current universe fixture filter in patch

Added patch options for excluding fixtures from GM, SWOP, remote programming and for rotating bars and panels at DMX address level

Added option to turn off smart grid ordering of fixtures in FixtureCenter

DYLOS

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DyLOS can now apply pixel mapping for any fixture parameter between 2 and 3 presets

Added DyLOS generators:

- Patterns: Plasma, Voronoi

- 2D Shapes: Bouncing Balls, Bouncing Shapes, Meta-balls, Floweroid

- Nature: Fire, Steam

Added color palettes to Dylos (First row of 256 pixels in PNG image are used to map - generator output - intensity levels to indexed colors)

Added 2 and 3-preset pixel mapping mode and opacity mapping modes

Dynamic Intensity mapping is now the default

Added white mapping mode to DyLOS to include all emitter channels (e.g. white, amber, lime) in pixel-mapping to better represent unsaturated colors on stage: it also uses color information and relative brightness data of all color emitters to balance emitter brightness, as well as apply color temperature across emitter channels for unsaturated colors

Added feedback to indicate alpha information availability in content

Missing content is now also indicated on the content type (media, text, ...) tabs

Added 'intensity + other emitters' mapping mode for fixtures without RGB emitters but with various other emitter types

Added 'background color' effect and 'masks as background' mode to masks

Added color palette generator/editor

Added configurable DyLOS thumb overlays, optionally showing curves for matrix generators and mapping gamma curves

DyLOS Framing and Iris will now follow opacity mapping (indicated using hatching pattern)

Added DyLOS zone output panel

Anti-aliasing in DyLOS can be disabled for better pixel accuracy

DyLOS framing now is corner point oriented instead of 'blade' oriented

Added DyLOS mirror effect

Added DyLOS tunnel effect

Added framing and iris to DyLOS zone slot

Added DyLOS frame blending

Added DyLOS thumbnail feedback options

Continous/loop improvements on DyLOS

Fixed fixture rotation on 2D plan being ignored for pixel mapping

Fixed pixel mapping to ignore master parameters specifically

Added new parameters for new DyLOS effects and generators

Improved CMY mapping to favor intensity channel to color saturation channels (to limit color flag usage and to avoid non-pure blacks)

DyLOS manual values and origin are now shown in live output

DyLOS zones slots can now be expanded/collapsed in Fixture Center

DyLOS values are now shown in live output

Added options menu to zone composer

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Weight modes allow for selecting 'Zone Intensity' (default, backward compatible, LTP) and the newer 'Manual Weight' (which has improved)

Fixed value changes in DyLOS zone composer not being synchronized over the network

Replaced LTP with programmable weight control between direct and pixel mapped programming

Improvements

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Live output arranges some small footprint fixtures (intensity only, color mixing only, ...) in multiple columns

Updated internal web browser with Edge/Chromium-based for improved help browsing, license management, Art-Net node management and RDM browsing experience

2D plan now visualizes all color emitters

Added edit cue button and the direct cue view to playback context popups

Keypad show/hide toggle can now also be assigned to an F-Key

Improved programmer, cue values and live output panels:

- Improved integration with scroll and toolbar workflows

- Added fixture names & colors, and fixture type colors

- Fixed issues with fixture(-type)s that have large channel footprints

- Improved performance

Programmer and cuelist values panels can now be placed more than once

Improved Art-Net and sACN input options

Improved DMX/Art-Net/sACN output smoothness

Improved orientation of fixtures on Capture import

Installer improvements to avoid SQL-related errors

Improved responsiveness of OSC playback page actions and fixed OSC refreshes

Improved 2D plan performance and responsiveness

Added LTC audio input level control for Obsidian timecode boards

Increased maximal cue comment size

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Improved Onyx startup sequence, should eliminate startup errors

Updated NX Remote app

Enabled Art-Net on any (sub)net and updated network configuration accordingly

Added sACN priority configuration

Added support for stVisual style so Visualizers always - also when utilizing Unicast - receive licensed Art-Net data

Full software and hardware support for flipping playback faders 1-10 with 11-20

Improved P/T Combo handling

Improved Window position and size recall behaviour for PC Version

Fixes

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2D plan icon corruption when swapping fixtures

GO on playback resetting to cue 1 on secondary (in tracking backup) after it turned standalone

Art-Net IN loopback issues

UI closing after selecting cuelist type when recording to a new cuelist

Custom colors on fixtures, types, cuelists, etc

UPDATE+UPDATE to referenced preset(s) not updating cue values

Cleaning faulty fixture types from show files, preventing adding fixtures when type was fixed

DyLOS generator animation

DyLOS opacity mapping

First fixture in patch not having its opacity mapped correctly

Fixture selection focus for multi-part fixtures without a main part

LOAD+LOAD using keyboard shortcut

Copying between types of Fixture Groups

Playback fader (1-10) LEDs on M-Touch, NX Touch while not in 'Play' mode

Error popup in selected cuelist view when using keyboard shortcut to delete cues

Applying additive color FX macros

Optimizing show files (removing fixtures that had been marked for deletion)

Placing multi-part fixtures on 2D plan

Playback status redraw issue when returning from patch

M-Play bank issues

'push to all' not refreshing on virtual playback panel

Back button freezing on 'Follow 0s' cues

Joining shows

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Pop-ups appearing multiple times at startup

Multiple conditional channels not toggling (for example, Frost disabling 2 prisms on ADJ Focus Beam LED)

Deselecting fixture in Capture not deselecting in Onyx

Focusing inconsistencies with Capture for P/T inverted/swapped fixtures

IP address and numeric up/down entry issues

Cloning (default) preset values requiring software restart

(DyLOS zone) lockup issues after creating (and under specific circumstances loading) shows on the fly

Playback faders 11-20 not working on M1HD (when flipped to the physical faders)

DyLOS generator thumbs sometimes not showing when moving show file to other hardware

Zone fixtures can no longer be added to the 2D plan as regular fixtures

ONYX for PC

ONYX 4.6 – Change of Free DMX Universes
This version of ONYX includes a revised licensing system for “free” Universes. Universes 2-4 over Ethernet are no longer unlocked for general free use on unlicensed ONYX systems.
Only Universe 1 will continue to be unrestricted for Art-Net or sACN testing and evaluation. Only ONYX USB to DMX devices are supported. All Enttec USB support is discontinued.
NETRON devices require Firmware Version 2.8 to unlock ONYX NOVA. Download NETRON Firmware

By continuing with this install on your PC System you understand that previously “free” Universes 2,3 and 4 are no longer available.
Continued use of ONYX above Universe 1 will require ONYX or NETRON devices connected to the PC.

Additional information can be found at ONYX Licenses

ONYX Operating System for Consoles

Never install the ONYX OS on PC systems!

Download Onyx For Mac Os Sierra

ONYX Operating Systems are provided as ZIP files. Unzip and use the included ONYX OS tool to create a bootable USB stick.
These are full recovery images and should always be kept with the console.

To improve download speeds and avoid file corruption consider the Free Download Manager :

Third Party Licenses
This software uses code of FFmpeg licensed under the LGPLv2.1 5.
Source Code(not required for DyLOS installation)

Please remember to register your NX2 or NX4 to receive a free Capture Visualizer License: obsidiancontrol.com/getcapture

File Archive

Previous Operating Systems and supporting documents: ONYX Archive