Hello
I have a 5w Emma EM-RGB270 laser with SD card slot. I am trying to figure out why I get better color control over ILDA port vs ILD files on an SD card. It seems like when reading from SD card, for the same ILD file I can open on my laptop in Laser Show Gen I get a different colour output.
I created a simple gradient line and output this to an .ild file in format 0, popped it on the card and loaded it into the laser. When displayed, instead of a smooth gradient, it appears as blocks of single colors, red, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, purple, however when output by LSG via Helios DAC it's a (relatively) smooth line.
I've tested other patterns and colors, and it appears that the ILDA output will mix the colors, whereas .ild file shows up as the "closest" color. If I make an orange shape, it outputs as red via SD card but orange via ILDA.
I know this is a fairly budget laser but it can clearly mix the colors over ILDA, wondering why it might not do it via SD card and if this is a limitation of the .ild format or the laser itself.
Note: first photo is .ild file on SD card, 2nd photo is ILDA. The banding in the 2nd photo isn't as noticeable irl, the camera made that happen.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks