{"id":1191,"date":"2013-12-27T09:34:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T09:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/?page_id=1191"},"modified":"2013-12-27T09:34:26","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T09:34:26","slug":"windows-8-1-spyder-client","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/?page_id=1191","title":{"rendered":"Spyder Client in the Windows Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Spyder Client for Windows 10 is a modern style application available from the Windows Store now.\u00a0 This application automatically detects Spyder systems on a local network, and provides a rich control and monitoring experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/webpdp\/app\/6ae527ae-9f38-4f42-aea8-369c1e45ced9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1981 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/WindowsStore_badge_en_English_Green_small_154x40.png\" alt=\"Download from the Windows Store\" width=\"154\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/WindowsStore_badge_en_English_Green_small_154x40.png 154w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/WindowsStore_badge_en_English_Green_small_154x40-150x40.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1471\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_203938.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1471\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2021  \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_203938-150x150.png\" alt=\"Home Screen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Screen<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1481\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_203901.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2221 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_203901-150x150.png\" alt=\"Live View\/Control\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live View<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1461\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_204349.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1461\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2051 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_204349-150x150.png\" alt=\"Command Keys\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Command Keys<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1491\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_12272013_001733.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1491\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1491\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_12272013_001733-150x150.png\" alt=\"Function Keys\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Function Keys<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1501\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_204416.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1501\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2041 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_204416-150x150.png\" alt=\"Content View\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Content\u00a0Viewer<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Application Highlights<\/h1>\n<p>This\u00a0application includes\u00a0several unique innovations not found in other Spyder client applications, including Vista Advanced.\u00a0 Some of these features\u00a0started as experiments, and some are possible due to\u00a0the underlying\u00a0software foundation.<\/p>\n<h2>Works with v2, v3, v4, and v5 versions of the Spyder Server<\/h2>\n<p>The Spyder client utilizes the publicly available external control client for communication with the Spyder server, which allows it to communicate with Spyder servers from any of the main release versions.\u00a0\u00a0This does come with a few caveats, as some live control functionality may only work in newer versions of Spyder servers, but in general the compatibility level is high.\u00a0 This application has been tested to work with versions 2.10.8 (the last version from the 2.x series), 3.5.10 (the last version from the 3.x series), 4.0.3 (at the time of this writing is the latest of the 4.x series), and 5.x (5.4.0 being the latest tested for Spyder X80).<\/p>\n<h2>Command Key Visualization<\/h2>\n<p>Unique to this client is a new way of visualizing command keys which combines the live state of the system with command key scripting data to generate a real-time composited thumbnail which displays the resulting look on screen to expect upon command key execution.\u00a0 The picture below shows an example\u00a0of\u00a0the thumbnail composition process for a\u00a0relative command key:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1451\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Command-Keys-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1451\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1451 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Command-Keys-1-1024x284.png\" alt=\"Generating a thumbnail for a relative command key\" width=\"625\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Command-Keys-1-1024x284.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Command-Keys-1-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Command-Keys-1-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Command-Keys-1.png 1044w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Generating a thumbnail for a relative command key<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Take a look at the video below for a live view of how this visualization works in practice:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HHMBdiG47qc?cc_load_policy=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Live Control Optimized for Touch Interaction<\/h2>\n<p>The live control view for the Spyder client allows for native touch interactions,\u00a0from simple dragging to\u00a0two-finger\u00a0pinching\u00a0to resize layers, and additionally supports inertia based movement for smooth motion.\u00a0 This last feature allows you to &#8216;throw&#8217; or &#8216;flick&#8217; layers off screen; if a layer is fully outside of a PixelSpace when it finishes traveling, the client application will automatically transition it off screen.<\/p>\n<p>For more fine-grained control, the application uses context aware radial menus associated with a selected PixelSpace or layer.\u00a0 The radial menu allows a selected PixelSpace to have it&#8217;s background changed or mixed from the menu, and allows keyframe properties of a selected layer (such as border\u00a0and shadow settings) to be adjusted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2261\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/liveview-annotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2261\" class=\"wp-image-2261 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/liveview-annotated.jpg\" alt=\"Live View radial menu and content bar\" width=\"567\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/liveview-annotated.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/liveview-annotated-300x109.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live View radial menu and content bar<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For additional interaction, the live view uses a content bar along the top of the screen (shown above) which lists sources, stills, and treatments.\u00a0 These content items can be dragged onto a PixelSpace or an existing layer to apply that content to the screen.\u00a0 When dragged to program, the content will be applied using a smooth transition.<\/p>\n<h2>Descriptive Function Keys<\/h2>\n<p>Function key buttons also have an enhanced view, showing short descriptions which provide quick information about the specific action associated with the execution of each function key.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1441\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Function-Keys-In-Spyder-Client.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1441\" class=\"wp-image-1441 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Function-Keys-In-Spyder-Client-1024x350.jpg\" alt=\"Function key in Vista Advanced (Left) and the associated key in Spyder Client for Windows 8.1\" width=\"625\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Function key in Vista Advanced (Left) and the associated key in Spyder Client for Windows 8.1<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Integrated System Health Monitoring<\/h2>\n<p>Right from the main view of the application, indicators to the left of server IP addresses indicate the relative health of the server.\u00a0 These indicators are based on both the user diagnostic health level of the system, as well as the severity level of the latest alert logs coming from the server.\u00a0 To see\u00a0additional information, simply click or tap on the server IP address to navigate to\u00a0a server\u00a0information screen.\u00a0 This screen shows not only user diagnostic health and recent log information, but additionally displays physical\u00a0characteristics and server settings information.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2271\" style=\"width: 647px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MainView-HealthInfo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2271\" class=\"wp-image-2271 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MainView-HealthInfo.jpg\" alt=\"Server Health Indicators\" width=\"637\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MainView-HealthInfo.jpg 796w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MainView-HealthInfo-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/MainView-HealthInfo-768x213.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Server Health Indicators<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2281\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_204340.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2281\" class=\"wp-image-2281 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/screenshot_03232014_204340-1024x575.png\" alt=\"Server Information Screen\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Server Information Screen<\/p><\/div>\n<h1>Requirements<\/h1>\n<p>This application supports all devices running Windows 8.1, and\u00a0is supports the latest\u00a0releases of Spyder 2005\/2009\/2012 software.\u00a0\u00a0Other versions of Spyder software may work, but as of the time of this writing\u00a0are untested and cannot be guaranteed.<\/p>\n<h1>Get it Now<\/h1>\n<p>This application is available from the Windows Store now, available from the link below.\u00a0 It&#8217;s free, so give it a spin today!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.microsoft.com\/webpdp\/app\/6ae527ae-9f38-4f42-aea8-369c1e45ced9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.knightware.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/WindowsStore_badge_en_English_Green_small_154x40.png\" alt=\"Download from the Windows Store\" width=\"154\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spyder Client for Windows 10 is a modern style application available from the Windows Store now.\u00a0 This application automatically detects Spyder systems on a local network, and provides a rich control and monitoring experience. 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