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This Plugin is for access lightpack / Prismatik-Software from vdr.

For lightpack description see
http://code.google.com/p/light-pack/

For buy a ready to use lightpack see
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/woodenshark/lightpack-ambient-backlight-for-your-displays/

Lightpack with vdr only works with X server and fronted like softhddevice, xineliboutput, xine.
You need the Prismatik software from here http://code.google.com/p/light-pack/
Download Prismatik software and install and configure it. Prismatik Software must be running in the background.

Prismatik grab the screen and control the lightpack device. With this Plugin you can control Prismatik Software.

Following features are available now (more coming)
  • Turn lightpack on/off
  • Set gamma
  • Set brightness
  • Set smooth
  • Set profile

All also available with svdrp commands.

To access Prismatik you must enable the server:
  • Open Prismatik software
  • go to Profiles -> enable "expert mode"
  • go to Experimental -> enable "Enable server"

You must set the server, port and apikey in the lightpack plugin config.