Lighting designer PJ Carruth utilized GLP JDC2 IP fixtures running firmware 2.0 for the Spiritbox North American tour, leveraging the hardware's onboard DigiFX algorithms and NDI video integration. The deployment enabled synchronized visual effects and canvas-based mapping without the need for external media servers.
The integration of NDI video and canvas-based mapping directly into lighting hardware represents a significant shift toward decentralized media processing in live production. By removing the requirement for external media servers, GLP reduces signal path complexity and potential points of failure for timecoded touring environments. This technical development aligns with the broader industry trend of moving video processing to the edge, allowing high-resolution content to scale across diverse display surfaces with minimal latency. Watch for whether other hardware manufacturers adopt similar onboard NDI processing to compete with GLP's integrated DigiFX ecosystem.
GLP has been expanding the JDC2 IP platform across touring and broadcast environments since the fixture's initial launch. In May 2026, Bitmovin announced that MUBI selected its VOD Encoder for cloud encoding, a deal that illustrates how content delivery pipelines are consolidating around managed services, the same consolidation logic driving lighting manufacturers to embed video processing directly into fixtures rather than relying on separate media servers. GLP's firmware 2.0 approach mirrors this pattern by moving NDI decode and canvas mapping onto the fixture itself, reducing the hardware footprint on tour.
The competitive landscape for IP-connected lighting with integrated video processing is tightening. MpegFlow's 2026 comparison of Bitmovin and Mux highlighted how codec coverage and DRM packaging depth separate enterprise-grade platforms from developer-first tools, a framework that applies analogously to production hardware buyers evaluating GLP against competitors like Martin, Robe, and Ayrton. GLP's DigiFX algorithms and NDI integration give the JDC2 IP a differentiated position similar to how broader codec support distinguishes premium encoding vendors. For touring productions, the procurement calculus increasingly favors fixtures that reduce external dependencies, much as streaming platforms favor encoding vendors with multi-codec and multi-DRM coverage out of the box.
On the technical side, NDI adoption in live production hardware continues to accelerate. Mux detailed how its Robots platform moved video AI processing natively alongside video assets, eliminating external API keys and reducing orchestration complexity, a design philosophy that parallels GLP's decision to embed NDI video processing directly in the JDC2 IP rather than routing through external servers. Meanwhile, TVBEurope reported that Bitmovin's 2026/2027 Video Developer Report found 28 per cent of respondents plan to use Media over QUIC within 12 months, signaling that low-latency delivery protocols are gaining traction across the production and distribution stack. For lighting designers like PJ Carruth, the convergence of IP-native video protocols and onboard processing means fewer signal hops and tighter synchronization between video content and lighting cues.
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GLP has released firmware 2.0 for its JDC2 IP fixtures, enabling direct NDI video stream mapping without external media servers. By utilizing onboard DigiFX algorithms, lighting designers can create synchronized visual canvases with near-zero latency. This shift reduces signal path complexity and hardware footprints for complex, timecoded touring environments.
Firmware 2.0 introduces a canvas-based positioning system that allows the JDC2 IP fixtures to map NDI video streams directly, removing the requirement for external media servers.
The JDC2 IP hardware supports up to four external NDI streams via its dual GigaBit EtherCon ports.
Lighting designer PJ Carruth utilized 20 JDC2 IP units running firmware 2.0 during the Spiritbox North American tour to create a synchronized visual canvas.
Removing external media servers reduces signal path complexity, minimizes potential points of failure, and lowers the hardware footprint required for touring productions.
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