Feature list and licence comparison

Compare Liberation features and licence limits

Compare Liberation features and licence limits by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Laser outputs	0	2	4	8	Unlimited
DMX fixture outputs	0	0	4	8	Unlimited
Computers	Unlimited	1	1	2	3
Number of Lasers in 3D visualiser	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Timelines	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Timeline tracks	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Media tracks	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Clips	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Zones	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Canvas targets	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Number of Effects	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited

∞ means unlimited.

All tiers can be installed on unlimited computers in Free mode. Paid authorisation limits apply only to computers enabled for hardware output.

Unlimited means no licence-imposed numerical limit; practical performance depends on your computer and project.

3D visualisation and preview

3D visualisation and preview by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Real-time 3D laser visualiser	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Preview live performances and timelines without hardware	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Number of lasers in visualiser	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited
Position and orient lasers in 3D	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Configurable 3D camera	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Canvas preview in 3D	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

∞ means unlimited.

Timeline and show programming

Timeline and show programming by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Multi-track timeline editor	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Multiple timelines per project	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Record clip playback, live effects and parameter changes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Record MIDI note input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Editable parameter automation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timeline clip previews	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timeline clip editing, looping and snapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Beat and bar-based editing	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timeline tempo map	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Import tempo map from Ableton and Logic Pro	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Audio playback and editing	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Video playback with audio, thumbnails and preview	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Configurable video output	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Synchronised audio, video and laser playback	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Synchronisation and timecode

Synchronisation and timecode by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Internal tempo clock	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Tap tempo, nudge and tempo scaling	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI Clock input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Ableton Link	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
SMPTE / LTC timecode input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI Timecode (MTC) input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Art-Net Timecode input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
SNTC network timecode	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timecode Monitor	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timecode freewheel and recovery	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Automatic timeline selection from timecode	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Drop-frame timecode formats	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Live-tempo timeline playback	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Beat-synchronised animation and effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Laser mapping, Canvas and zones

Laser mapping, Canvas and zones by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Beam zones	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Canvas zones	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Quad, circle, line and Bézier zone shapes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Dynamic subdivided zones	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Independent zone point editing	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Automatic interpolation between zone points	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Zone type conversion	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Perspective correction	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Architectural projection mapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Multi-laser Canvas mapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Distributed scanning and automatic laser load balancing	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Canvas object assignment stability controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Multi-laser frame synchronisation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Canvas guide images	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Alignment grids and snapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Per-laser masks	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Gradient-edged masks	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Global and per-laser mask guides	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Zone and mask locking	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Copy settings between lasers	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Graphics, animation and text

Graphics, animation and text by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Point, line, circle and polygon creators	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
2D and 3D graphics	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
SVG graphics import	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
SVG animation sequence import	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Lottie animation import	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Frame-rate and beat-synchronised animation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Sub-frame animation rendering	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Inkscape SVG clipboard paste	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
TrueType and OpenType font support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
56 bundled single-stroke fonts	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Optimised text rendering	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Automatic joining of overlapping text paths	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Portable cached font glyphs	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Character spacing and monospace options	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Animated text	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Countdown text	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Boolean shape operations	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Real-time shape masking and occlusion	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Depth sorting	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom colour gradients	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Node-based Clip Editor

Node-based Clip Editor by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Node-based graphics, effects and animation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
3D node positioning, rotation and scaling	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI input nodes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Sound Input nodes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom live parameters	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Parameter default values and reset controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Cyclic parameters	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Preview output from individual nodes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Creative effects and oscillators

Creative effects and oscillators by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Sine, triangle, square and sawtooth oscillators	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Noise oscillators	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom oscillator waveforms	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Linked oscillators	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Stepped and smooth oscillation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Oscillator easing and timing controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Triplet and dotted timing	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Mirror effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Kaleidoscope effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Pattern Grid	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Pattern Circular	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Randomise	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Particle effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Trails and motion echoes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Frozen trails	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Shimmer and strobe effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Dotter	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Trimmer	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Wave distortion	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Noise distortion	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Position-based colour effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Radial and angular colour effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Hue, saturation and brightness effects	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Colour gradient interpolation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Gradient animation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Live performance and clip control

Live performance and clip control by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Live clip launching and layering	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Multi-page clip deck	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Clip groups with stop and mute controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Flash, latch and solo clip playback	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Live clip position, scale and rotation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Clip mirroring and flipping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom zone chases, delays and sweeps	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Customisable live effects and parameters	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Global transformations	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Automatic parameter reset	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Keyboard clip triggering	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI clip triggering	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

MIDI and controller support

MIDI and controller support by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
MIDI input and output	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom MIDI controller support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom MIDI controller configuration files	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Akai APC40 Mk1 and Mk2	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Akai APC64	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Akai APC Mini Mk1 and Mk2	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Novation Launchpad Mini Mk1 and Mk3	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Arturia BeatStep	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI Fighter Twister	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Bidirectional MIDI feedback with RGB and beat indication	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Relative encoder support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
High-resolution 14-bit MIDI controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI SysEx initialisation	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom parameter mapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Live effect and clip mapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Zone chase and delay controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Multiple custom parameter pages	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Floating parameter control panel	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MIDI device assignment and diagnostics	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Lighting console and DMX integration

Lighting console and DMX integration by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Art-Net DMX input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
sACN DMX input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Individual laser zones as DMX fixtures	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
16- and 32-channel lighting console profiles	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Lighting console clip selection	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
RGB and colour wheel control	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
16-bit position and colour mapping	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Zoom, scale and rotation control	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Effect and parameter control	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Tempo override from lighting console	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
grandMA-compatible fixture profiles	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
ChamSys-compatible fixture profiles	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Avolites-compatible fixture profiles	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
DMX output zone configuration	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Custom DMX output fixture profiles	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Art-Net DMX output support*	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
USB DMX interface support*	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Laser-synchronised DMX effects*	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Live DMX output is subject to the DMX fixture limits at the top of the table. All tiers have the same DMX configuration tools.

Video and external software integration

Video and external software integration by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Output Canvas to NDI	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Output visualiser to NDI	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timeline video to NDI	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
TouchDesigner integration via PONK	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
MadMapper integration via PONK	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Liberation SDK vector input	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Live vector streams from external apps	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Live video-to-vector integration via SDK	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
ShowKontrol tempo sync via MIDI Clock / Link	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Capture integration*	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Depence integration*	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Capture and Depence visualisation is limited to the number of lasers you can arm under your licence. The built-in 3D visualiser is unlimited on every tier.

Laser controllers and output settings

Laser controllers and output settings by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Ether Dream controller support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Helios USB support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Helios Pro / IDN support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
LaserCube USB support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
LaserCube network support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
X-Laser Mercury (Ether Dream mode)	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
LA Sollinger AVB (macOS)	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Libera Protocol support	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Independent laser controller assignment	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Controller discovery and connection diagnostics	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Independent scanner settings	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Scanner presets	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Scanner speed and point rate adjustment	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Scanner sync / blank shift	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Per-laser RGB calibration curves	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Laser orientation and fine alignment	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Per-laser brightness controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Test patterns and alignment guides	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Output latency and buffering controls	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Automatic controller reconnection	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Project workflow and platform support

Project workflow and platform support by licence tier
Feature	Free	Hobby 2	Hobby 4	Pro 8	Pro Unlimited
Automatic saving and recovery	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Project import and export	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Selective project component import	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Clip deck import and export	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Laser settings import and export	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Timeline import and export	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Customisable interface scaling	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Resizable and floating panels	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Native trackpad gestures	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included
Configurable CPU performance modes	Included	Included	Included	Included	Included

Every feature on every tier!

Yes, all those ticks are supposed to be there - we hate when you have to check a complicated chart to just figure out whether a feature has been disabled for your tier level. It's like feature bingo!

Every creative feature in Liberation is available on every tier, including Free. No locked-away tools, no artificial feature restrictions, and no panic upgrades!

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