One web-based platform to design dynamic lighting and media installs — and run them for years, from any browser.
Lightpath is a web-based platform for designing and operating dynamic lighting and media experiences. Everything about it is built for permanence: installs that run for years and pass from the team that builds them to the people who run them every day.
Content management, real-time generative visuals, fleet-wide monitoring, and intuitive scheduling, all in one interface. Accessible from a browser, phone, or any internet-connected device.
Traditional show software is built for the experts who design a system. Lightpath is built for everyone who has to live with it: the designer on day one, and the marketing team, facility manager, and owner on day two thousand. The full power of a custom-built installation, behind an interface a client can actually use.
Role-based access means every user sees only what they need and nothing more. As the studio, you decide who gets what, from a developer with the full toolset to a client with a single button.
Pixel mapping, custom TouchDesigner plugins for content and interactivity, device setup, and alerts.
Add sources, effects, sensors, and API data as each project needs.
Multi-machine rendering, manage other processes, and fit Lightpath into your existing stack.
A simple, tailored interface with only the controls they need.
Create content and set schedules through simple, step-by-step flows, no training needed.
Swap colors or looks for a holiday in seconds.
One dashboard for the health of the whole install.
Know the moment something needs attention.
A control interface built for everyday operation.
Content authoring is a bottleneck for most studios: slow export loops, remote-update pain, pipelines only one person can touch. Lightpath makes it live. Any source streams straight to the browser with parameters to tweak on the fly, so you see exactly how a look reads as you build it.
One dashboard for the whole install: what's live, what's scheduled, what needs attention. Assign content, set sunrise-and-sunset schedules, and watch fleet health — from any browser, phone, or a kiosk with a single button.
Lightpath is one hub for the whole stack. It speaks the protocols you already run, and watches every device continuously — telemetry, multi-condition alerts, and a grace period so it fires on real problems, not noise. The difference between a call you make and a call you take.
You build only what's unique to your install — patterns, outputs, sensor logic — and inherit the entire operational layer out of the box. Drop in .tox outputs and plugins, and Lightpath auto-exposes your custom parameters to the web UI. Your network, their interface.
Lightpath grew out of the custom installations Digital Ambiance builds: unique, one-off systems that still need to be supported and controlled years later. Every feature exists because a real install needed it, and every install DA ships runs on it. It unifies the complex work behind a custom install into a single system the customer can understand, without giving up any of the custom capability.
The everyday asks Lightpath was built to answer, no technical knowledge required:
"Change the colors for the holidays."
"Schedule this look to come on 30 minutes before sunset."
"Is the installation actually working right now?"
"Give the CEO a tablet with just a few buttons."
The Lagunitas Experience is a permanent outdoor installation in Northern California: projection, architectural lighting, and 3D spatial audio, all real-time interactive, driven by live LiDAR and sensor data, all orchestrated by Lightpath.
You build only what's unique to your install — patterns, outputs, sensor logic — and inherit the entire operational layer out of the box. You never pay for Lightpath: the client pays the license, and you set your own margin on top.
Lightpath for studios →Lightpath is a unified platform for designing and operating permanent, dynamic architectural experiences. It combines advanced creative control with enterprise-grade reliability in a system built specifically for environments that must run every day.
Lightpath is built for teams responsible for permanent architectural environments — including designers, integrators, facility managers, and owners — who need both creative flexibility and long-term operational confidence.
Lightpath combines expressive content creation with enterprise-grade operations. Key capabilities include layered creative workflows, advanced scheduling and automation, system monitoring with proactive alerts, role-based access control, and seamless integration with existing AV and building control systems.
Lightpath eliminates fragmented workflows, fragile handoffs, and systems that break down after commissioning. It brings complex pixel mapping, interactivity, and expressive architectural content into a single platform built for permanent operation — allowing installations to be designed, deployed, operated, and evolved without constant technical intervention.
Permanent installations are long-term investments. Lightpath matters because it protects those investments — ensuring complex, expressive environments remain reliable, manageable, and adaptable long after opening day.
