Visual assignment
Drag each detected fan onto a slot that matches a Resolume slice. If the slot is taken, the two swap places.
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SpinBridge
An open-source tool that streams live Resolume Arena output to several SpinDisplay F56 holographic fans at once, each with its own content.
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The problem
SpinDisplay F56 holographic fans show images that seem to float in mid-air. For a show with several of them, each running its own content in sync with the stage, there's a catch: the official app can only project to one fan at a time.
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The solution
SpinBridge takes live Resolume Arena output via Spout, splits it into slices and sends each slice to a different fan over Wi-Fi, all at once. To do that, it speaks the fans' projection protocol directly, reverse-engineered solely to interoperate with owned equipment.
It's an independent project, unaffiliated with the SpinDisplay manufacturer, and the repository contains no manufacturer code.
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How it works
Identify
Shows the slot number on the fan for 5 seconds so you know which physical unit is which.
Per-fan or global control
Include or exclude a fan from the stream, start or stop its motor (with confirmation) and adjust brightness.
Settings that survive network changes
Fans are stored by MAC address, so assignments stick even if the IP or router changes.
External control
The engine exposes a local HTTP API so it can be driven from Stream Deck, Companion or scripts (state, run, stop, power, identify).
Per-session log
For post-show review.
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Technical details
- A Python engine and an Electron desktop app, packaged as a Windows installer that doesn't require Python.
- It runs on the high-performance GPU; Resolume must run on the same GPU, since Spout only shares frames within a single GPU.
- The repository documents the fan's protocol (discovery, control and projection) along with network measurements using 5 fans: around 17 fps per fan with an enterprise access point, and around 13 with consumer routers.
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Status and license
Public code on GitHub under the MIT license: MoscoDJ/spinbridge.
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