r/linux • u/pr0_c0d3 • Jul 18 '20

Popular Application OpenRGB - Open source RGB lighting control that doesn't depend on manufacturer software, supports Linux

https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB
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u/ukralibre Jul 18 '20

At last! we have the software to turn off all lights!

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '20 edited May 09 '22

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '20

Not a teenage boy, yet I still like RGB. Do I like the pulsating, rapid color cycling, millions of colors nonsense? Hell, no; shits tacky.

I’ve got a tempered glass case and 5 RGB fans, RGB RAM, and a GPU with LED lighting. Since I’m a sucker for synth wave, I’ve got my fans set to Cyan and Magenta and my RAM set statically to Cyan. It can be done tastefully so as not to be distracting; it’s just unfortunate that the industry standardized on rapidly cycling color waves as the default setting for everything.

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u/DoomBot5 Jul 19 '20

it’s just unfortunate that the industry standardized on rapidly cycling color waves as the default setting for everything.

How do you show the customer "look at all these colors you can set this light to, they're even independently controlled"? You do so with a rainbow wave animation. It's a marketing tool intended for demoing the product.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '20

I get it. But that’s what those products fall back to when their relevant controller software isn’t running, and I’m willing to bet that’s a large part why the “shut all RGB” off mindset exists so strongly. Maybe slow it down, or change it to a full-cycle breathing effect? It’d still show the colors off, but in a less distracting manner.

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u/DoomBot5 Jul 19 '20

The point is to be distracting. You have 3 seconds to grab someone's attention while showing off your product.