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17 articles for BT Laser Studio · Techniques
How Do I Keep My Image's Colors in a Laser Animation?
Preserve your artwork's colors, recolor one region or apply a single laser palette color. Follow the settings and replay the exported ILDA animation.
How Do I Loop an ILDA Animation to the Beat?
Time an ILDA animation in BeamTracer with FPS, Beat Sync and Music BPM. Compare one-beat and one-bar loops, inspect the frame range, and preview it in Cinema.
How Do I Turn an After Effects Animation into an ILDA Laser File?
Prepare After Effects vector animation for BeamTracer. Export Lottie, check imported shapes and colors, then save an ILDA file and inspect it in Cinema preview.
How do I inspect an ILDA file before connecting a projector?
Inspect an ILDA file in BeamTracer before connecting a projector. Check File Health, compare scanner simulation, and view the same artwork in Cinema mode.
How Do You Make Lissajous Figures in a Browser?
Make Lissajous figures in BeamTracer OSC-1 with frequency ratios, phase and amplitude. Save a static SVG or ILDA frame, or record the figure with its sound.
How Do You Draw Animated Text on an Oscilloscope?
Draw animated text on an oscilloscope in BeamTracer OSC-1: animate lettering with WRITE or TRACER, preview laser output, and choose a compatible DAC for a real projector.
Trace Live Video on an Oscilloscope (and Send It to a Laser)
Trace a camera or screen live on an XY oscilloscope in OSC-1, then send the same outlines to a laser. Plus which of three video-to-laser routes fits your job.
Can You Turn Geometric Animation into Laser Graphics?
Turn geometric animation into laser graphics with BeamTracer Video to Laser. Compare video projection, traced contours, ILDA export, and live sources.
Send Your Laser Look as an MP4
Make a laser show preview video with no projector: export your look from BeamTracer Animation Studio as a 1080p or 4K MP4 to send a client or post online.
PNG or JPG Logo to ILDA (When You Don't Have an SVG)
Convert a PNG or JPG logo to an ILDA laser file with no SVG: trace it in BT Laser Studio's Image to Laser, clean up a JPG, pick the point count and download.
Laser Banding Explained: Why Laser Beams Look Wavy or Broken on Camera
Laser banding explained: why laser beams look wavy, bent or broken on camera but not to the eye, the redraw-rate math, and how to match it to your camera in BeamTracer.
Audio-Reactive Laser Show: Export a Beat-Synced ILDA File
Make an audio-reactive laser show: tie a shape to your track's bass in BeamTracer Animation Studio, export an ILDA file, and check it in the ILDA Viewer.
Audio-Reactive Laser Logo: Make Your Logo Pulse to Music
Make an audio-reactive laser logo: split your SVG into parts in BeamTracer Animation Studio, give each part its own reaction to the track, and export ILDA.
LaserCube Audio-Reactive Without Loopback Software
Make a Wicked Lasers LaserCube react to music from a browser tab, a file or a mic: OSC-1 in Chrome or Edge, no virtual audio cable, with a free simulator first.
LaserCube Point Rate: What the 35K Limit Means
The Wicked Lasers LaserCube Ultra Mk2 tops out at 35,000 points per second. What a higher setting does, the low-rate floor, and how to check a file first.
Oscilloscope Music on a Laser Projector: How to Play It
Play oscilloscope music on a laser projector: stream OSC-1 to a Helios, Ether Dream or LaserCube, preview the scanners free, and see what changes from a CRT.
Laser Blanking Explained: How to Fix Ghost Lines Between Letters
Laser blanking explained: why ILDA files show ghost lines between letters, how to check a file in the free ILDA Viewer, and how to fix blanking or color delay.