Release v5.2.4 [June 5, 2025]

Version 5.2.4

Version 5.2.4 is a significant release that adds over 20 new features to CueServer and CueServer Studio. In addition, over 60 general improvements and bug fixes are included as well. Focus areas surround a new CIE color picker, 2-Wire Station Bus Module support, live Smart Module monitoring, WebSocket-based API 2.0, and overall stability. Version 5.2.4 is compatible with all CueServer 2 and CueServer 3 hardware and is recommended for all v5.0.0 and later users.

• Significant Feature Additions
  • Feature Added a new CIE Color Picker that uses emitter data in GDTF profiles to perform more advanced color matching and utilizes all of a fixture’s available emitters.
  • Feature Added Module Status Monitoring in the Live Status panel and the LCD Display Menu to monitor the operational status of installed Smart Modules.
  • Feature Added support for the new 2 Wire Station Bus Module.
  • Feature Added WebSocket-based CueServer API v2.0.

• General
  • Bug Fixed an issue that could cause the renaming of a resource to fail in certain circumstances on CueServer 3 hardware.

• Navigator Window
  • New A rewrite of the Navigator Window has improved its performance, and fixed a few bugs listed below.
  • Bug Fixed issue of devices sometimes not being able to reconnect after network interruption and/or device reboot.
  • Bug Fixed issue of CueServers appearing with hierarchical triangle (for revealing shows) before being fully connected.
  • Bug Fixed issues related to having a local CueServer also added as a remote CueServer not updating its metadata correctly.
  • Bug Fixed issue with Add Remote window sometimes displaying “0” in the Port field.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that could occur if multiple devices are discovered with the same serial number.
  • Bug Devices that go offline are now detected/displayed more quickly.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that would occur if changing a CueServer 3 between Single-LAN and Dual-LAN modes if that device is a “Remote CueServer”.
  • Bug When the application is launched, the Navigator Window now appears underneath the Splash Screen until the Splash Screen disappears.

• Stage View
  • New Improved the Wheel Control to dim fixtures in full color space instead of only using RGB space.
  • Bug Fixed a potential crash when the Patch contains overlapping fixtures.
  • Bug Fix a problem that caused channel labels to be offset when no fixtures are patched.
  • Bug Fix an issue that caused color channels to shift downwards when those channels were masked.
  • Bug Addressed a problem that could have caused the Record Cue popup window to not display properly.
  • Bug Fixed the FULL and OFF buttons to adjust all emitters of the selected Fixture(s).
  • Bug Repaired the text field entry in the color pickers.
  • Bug Improved the CTC color picker to properly understand more varieties of CTC-capable fixtures.
  • Bug Fixed a regression that caused subtractive-color fixtures to stop working properly in the color wheels.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that could cause the color picker ribbon to not respond immediately after choosing a picker using the overflow (…) drop down menu.
  • Bug Repaired a UI inconsistency when the Shimmer effect is selected.

• System Log
  • New Improved the performance of the System Log, especially for very large logs.

• Cue/Preset Editor
  • New It is now possible to Copy/Paste a Cue into the Presets List and vice-versa.
  • Bug Fixed an issue with the Note field in Dark Mode.
  • Bug Fixed a problem with Channel Range Block rendering in Dark Mode.
  • Bug When deleting Presets, the warning dialog now shows the correct Preset Number.
  • Bug Addressed an issue with channels appearing in the Parked Channel color if those channels are parked globally while editing Cues/Presets, which was incorrect.

• Station Editor
  • Bug Fixed typo in help text.

• Serial Triggers
  • Bug Fixed a problem that caused Serial Input Triggers to not function properly on CueServer 2 hardware.

• MIDI Triggers
  • Bug Addressed a problem that could cause a crash when viewing the MIDI Trigger list.

• Function Editor
  • Bug Improved Dark Mode support in the Event Window.

• Layout Editor
  • New Improved the Clone Stamp and Copy Attributes tools to be able to Clone/Copy across different pages and/or layouts.
  • New Added the ability to “Adjust” Presets using the Slider control.
  • New Added the ability to target any valid attribute of the “Current Selection” from a Slider control.
  • New Leaving the Function Target box empty now causes fixtures to become deselected.
  • New Added an option to display Fixture numbers on Fixture objects.
  • New Added new LCD Object to display and interact with the CueServer’s LCD Display.
  • Bug Fixed an issue to prevent specifying a Zone when the target is a Preset.
  • Bug Restored the Transparency property for embedded Stations.
  • Bug Improved the Copy Attributes tool to properly copy all the attributes of a complicated control function.
  • Bug Ghost controls no longer show selection outlines.
  • Bug Fixed a problem with Radius Handles appearing on Station Layout Buttons.
  • Bug Addressed a problem that sometimes caused large image files to fail to upload.
  • Bug Addressed an issue that could cause a Layout to become corrupted if large image files are uploaded.
  • Bug Fixed an issue that prevented Station Layouts from updating immediately after changing the Station Type.
  • Bug Fixture labels no longer rotate on rotated Fixtures.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that would occur when reverting before saving after adding a Background Image to a Layout.
  • Bug Fixed a small typo in the Plot dialog window.
  • Bug Changed the colors used by various function bubbles to match the rest of the application.

• Patch Editor
  • Bug Fixed a problem that could cause a crash if the Patch panel is closed while the list has an active text field.
  • Bug Addressed a potential crash that could occur if the user is quickly clicking around in the Patch panel.
  • Bug Fixed an occasional crash issue when drawing the Fixture Patch rows.

• Indicator Settings
  • Bug Fixed an issue when changing Indicator Colors, and then changing back to the original color now properly enables the Apply button.

• Display Settings
  • Bug Fixed rendering problems of both the Lock Screen image well and Rotating Header fields in Dark Mode.

• Plugin Editor
  • Bug Fixed a crash that could occur if the user double-clicks in the white space below the last installed Plugin.

• Touchscreen Engine
  • New Stations now adhere to the proper additive (touchscreen-style) selection mechanics.
  • Bug Addressed a problem that made the “After Effects” CueScript option to be laggy on CueServer 2 hardware.
  • Bug Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong Playback to be used after selecting a Playback.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that was displaying the wrong month in a clock object when set to “Short Date” format.
  • Bug Fixed an obscure problem that could erroneously change the visible type of a station when setting the value of an indicator.
  • Bug The background of simulated CueServer layouts now appears correctly on Windows when in Dark Mode.

• CueScript
  • New Added the MODULE keyword to be able to select a device’s module(s).
  • New Added universe.rxuniverse and universe.txuniverse system variables to allow runtime changes of sACN/ArtNET/KiNet universe numbers.
  • Bug Fixed an extremely rare problem that could cause the system to crash when changing indicator values very quickly and/or sending strings to one of the serial ports. This issue mostly affected CueServer 2 hardware.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that caused the FIXTURE ? command to return the wrong values.
  • Bug Addressed an issue that could cause a WAIT command to fail in certain circumstances if a WAIT CLEAR had been executed immediately before.
  • Bug Fixed an issue that prevented inline JavaScript from being executed if nested inside an IF statement.
  • Bug Fixed a rare crash that could occur when changing user variable values when the variable database is somewhat large.

• JavaScript Interpreter
  • Bug Fixed an issue that prevented incoming Serial Port strings from being correctly forwarded to the JavaScript interpreter on CueServer 3 hardware when the port is set to “Use for Plugins”.

• GDTF Interpreter
  • New Process embedded spectral data for each of a Fixture’s emitters.
  • Bug Addressed an issue that was not correctly determining the default value for fixture channels in certain circumstances.
  • Bug Fixed an issue that could mis-interpret which emitters are actually implemented for a particular fixture.

• Smart Modules
  • New Added support for the new 2 Wire Station Bus Module.
  • New If the 5 Wire Station Bus Module detects a network short or overload condition, the module will now briefly shut down and a warning message will appear in the System Log. After a delay of about 8 seconds, the module will begin testing to see if the network fault has been resolved and will restore power to the network.
  • Bug Fixed a problem that could cause incorrect data to be sent to a MIDI Module if both a Serial Module and a MIDI Module are installed in the same CueServer.
  • Bug Fixed an issue with the IO8 module that could cause one or more outputs to not function properly in certain circumstances.

• LCD Display
  • New When switching active shows, the display will now change to the new default Home Screen, if it is different from the previous show file.
  • Bug Fixed an issue that was preventing the Lock Screen from refreshing when changing active shows.

• Function Buttons
  • Bug Fixed a problem that could cause the indicator colors of the built-in Function Buttons to not refresh properly when switching active show files.