Fixes and improvements

Some minor stuff to improve the bigger 1.6.0 release, see it's changelog on the releases page below.

Changelog v1.6.1

• Fix logic that checks if a device is actually a light. (#14)
• Fix incompatibility with OpenHAB.
• Fix lights not recovering when closing LightBeat while visualizer is running.
• Add actual units to the tooltips (hover) of sliders.
• Better error messages in connection dialogue.
• Other minor improvements.

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.6.1_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation required)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

First open source release, UI update, various improvements

With 4 years since the last release I present to you long overdue fixes and improvements! This release also marks the first release as fully Open Source software, licensed under GPLv3! 🎉

There are quite some changes on this one, so please report any problems you find.

Changelog v1.6.0

• No longer using the deprecated Philips Hue SDK.
  • All API calls run through HTTPS now, as HTTP will be disabled via a Bridge firmware update.
  • Uses mDNS as bridge discovery method now, since uPnP will also not work for much longer.
  • Removed dependency to proprietary library, we are open source now!
• Updated the look and feel of the application to make it look cleaner and more modern.
  • Added more advanced color picker to color selection screen which also allows you to pick a color from anywhere on your desktop.
  • The light selection panel will properly wrap now if you have a high amount lights in your system. (#10)
  • Added button to advanced settings to disconnect from current bridge. (#8)
  • "Darcula Theme" checkbox is now "Light Theme" toggle, which is off by default.
• Settings can now be updated while beat detection is active, e.g. the brightness settings and selected color set.
  • Settings that cannot be changed are greyed out during visualisation.
• Dynamically determines fade time depending on the time since the last beat occurred.
  • Added maximum fade transition time slider to advanced menu.
  • Removed static fade time slider from brightness menu.
• Added slider to set the probability of updating multiple lights per beat.
  • Added button to reset lights panel.
• Improved ColorFadeEffect, fades the colors of all lights to the current beat color.
• Use new "Bass Mode" checkbox if you are using a microphone or if your audio input is very noisy.
• Keep same colors until brightness changes, instead of selecting new ones on every beat.
  • Improved and fixed color selection logic.
• Increased base brightness difference between beat and fade.
• Fix fade on strobe not working.
• Do not show and work with "lights" that have no brightness control (like ZigBee switches).
• Other minor fixes.

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.6.0_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation required)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

Improved brightness determination and overall polishment

Changelog v1.5.0

• Better determination of fade and beat brightness
  • Difference between the two can be modified in advanced settings with "Fade Brightness Difference" slider
  • Added minimum beat brightness, to make visualisation during low amplitudes more interesting
• Added toggle for color strobe effect under advanced settings
  • Fixed some issues with color strobe effect, reset brightness properly
• Fixed brightness issues during strobing, always resend current brightness, fixes #5
  • Also fade on strobe, if there is enough time
• Fixed issues with lights turning off due to a congested bridge, lights can now recover
• GUI cleanup
  • Added logo to connection window and cleaned it up
  • Removed edit color set button, instead added hover effect to color set preview, click the colors to edit
  • Made color set editor more intuitive
    • Added "Randomize" button to randomize the currently selected color instead of adding a random one
• Fixed various bridge connection inconsistencies
  • Added reconnect to last bridge option to connection window
  • Connection window no longer "flashes" on startup if it connects to the previously connected bridge
• Lots of cleanup and minor fixes

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.5.0_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

Improved color looping effect and strobing

Changelog v1.4.0

• Improved color loop effect to strobe colors while looping
  • Fixed some issues with other effects intercepting it
• Update random number of lights in color chain and strobe chain effects
• Fixed Linux startup issues
• Fixed misc. audio device issues
  • Rescans audio devices after stopping
  • Notifies if device could not/no longer be read
• Fixed silence detection issues

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.4.0_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

Added color looping effect

Changelog v1.3.3

• Added color looping effect
• Improved brightness calibration
  • Removed sensitivity slider
• Moved time between beats to Lights panel
• Added some error dialogs
• Added higher resolution banner
• Other minor fixes

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.3.3_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

New look and feel

Changelog v1.3.2

• Added Darcula theme, can be toggled via new checkbox below start button
• Custom queue per light, improves responsiveness of visualisation
• More variation during color flip effect
• Glow all lights when brightness is being increased due to receiving a louder beat
• Other minor improvements, fixes and cleanup

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.3.2_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

Visualisation improvements and bugfixes

Changelog v1.3.1

• Fixes brightness calibration issues
• Fixes color synchronization issues
• Send less unnecessary updates, reduces latency
• Fix other inconsistencies

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.3.1_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

Added fade/pulse effect

Changelog v1.3.0

• Added fade/pulse to significantly improve the visualization
  • Improved all color effects
• Transition slider now fade time slider, moved to brightness panel
  • Moved brightness sensitivity to advanced settings
• Made connection process more robust, fixes connectivity bugs
• Fixes various bugs and inconsistencies

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.3.0_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

New strobe effect

Changelog v1.2.0

• Added new effect that turns all lights off and strobes them one by one
• Fixed various internal inconsistencies for a better visualisation experience
• Improved random color selection process to not use the same color twice in a row
• Improved amplitude detection
• Lots of cleanup / minor fixes

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.2.0_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE

Bugfixes

Changelog v1.1.1

• Fixed color selector issues
• Add Java 9 support

Download

Windows: Download LightBeat_1.1.1_setup.exe
Windows with Java installed: Download LightBeat.exe (no installation necessary)
Other platforms (MacOS, Linux): Download LightBeat.jar and install Java JRE