How Do I Find Laser Animation Loops That Run Without Beat Sync?
Open ILDA Files, set TIMING to FREE-RUNNING, and search for flow study. These animations loop at their own pace, so you can use them over an ambient passage or between tracks without matching a song’s BPM. Start with Curtain Draw for a broad opening sweep.
Curtain Draw in ILDA Viewer’s Cinema simulation. Watch both banks of folds pull away from the center and gather back in.
Which loop fits the motion I want?
Pick Standing String if you want the shape to stay in place while it moves. Three lobes flex around two marks that hold still. Pick Curtain Draw to open up the center of the image. If you want motion around two steady centers, Gear Pair gives you two toothed wheels turning in opposite directions.
How do I check the loop before downloading?
- Click the cue in ILDA Files. Use 2D to see the outline and let it play through the return to its starting position.
- Choose BEAMS to see it in haze. Use the orbit control to see the spread from another side.
- Read FRAMES in the INSPECTOR to see the cue’s duration and frame rate. Look at SCAN RATE and FITS if you need to compare files for a projector.
- Click OPEN IN ILDA VIEWER for a larger preview or DOWNLOAD .ILD if your account has access. The library marks cues FREE or PRO.
If the cue needs to close or flash on a specific beat, filter by ON THE BEAT and pick the tempo that matches your track. The BPM cue tutorial walks through that workflow.