jGeckoThank you so much for revealing the use of the CTRL key. It made a MASSIVE difference!

You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful to you.
 

jGeckoIs there any way to copy one profile# to another profile#?
For example, I want to createt a new Profile#2, but base it on the work I've already done in Profile#1. That way, I keep all my layering and blending and can add additional elements or change blending for different moods, etc. in the second profile (or 3rd profile, etc).

Yes, please see the Backup/Restore guide I just posted for basic instructions. I also linked it at the top of this article.
 
What you'll need to do in your case is to copy the CustomEffect.profile file from one stored profile folder (such as 001 for Profile #1) to another profile folder (such as 002 for Profile #2).
 
Note that if you do this without backing up the profile you're copying over, that CustomEffect.profile file will be permanently written-over. So just be careful. Backing up all of your work first is a good idea.

 
 

 
Good job. Thanks.

XrayMan
 Good job. Thanks.

Glad to help!

Great post ! just grabbed 2 20's and a 12 series this dec . Glad you were awarded a ribbon for your work .Going to have fun exploring this 

Having an issue with the lighting effects and TOF.  What i wanted to do was have the keyboard go dark when I step away, then as I approach, apply the TOF effect, then once the TOF effect is done, apply the light effect layers I setup in a profile.

Can that be done?  It seems like its either Lighting Effect or TOF and not both

redteamgoHaving an issue with the lighting effects and TOF.  What i wanted to do was have the keyboard go dark when I step away, then as I approach, apply the TOF effect, then once the TOF effect is done, apply the light effect layers I setup in a profile.
Can that be done?  It seems like its either Lighting Effect or TOF and not both

 
I ran a few tests on two different PCs (Z20 Linear, Z20 Clicky), and my results were the same on both:
If TOF runs at all, it does so with unexpected results, and never worked properly or at all with custom color profiles.
 
I tried different timings and other settings, and varying distances (it does not like 10cm, which is understandable but confusing as to why that's even an option). I was running v1.0.13 software, but had the Linear KB on v1.0.10 before that, which also did not work very well or at all.
 
So, my apologies. Unless the mods can come forward to offer helpful advice, it looks to me like TOF is just a fairly useless gimmick, at least when coupled with custom color profiles.
 

It seems so, thanks for testing on your end.
 
Its weird because when you change the tab between "TOF" and "Lighting Effect" in Unleash RGB, it changes the keyboard profile on the spot without hitting if the settings are different.  That doesn't seem like its supposed to be happening
 
e: So I tinkered with TOF a bit more.  When I do approaching 10s none, leaving 10s dark and distance at 80cm, I can get it to fire off.  It seems like if approaching time is too low, the effect is never started.  But still can't get color layers working with TOF simultaneously.  Color layers is a cool idea but Unleash is quirky

tmaeller

redteamgoHaving an issue with the lighting effects and TOF.  What i wanted to do was have the keyboard go dark when I step away, then as I approach, apply the TOF effect, then once the TOF effect is done, apply the light effect layers I setup in a profile.
Can that be done?  It seems like its either Lighting Effect or TOF and not both

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it looks to me like TOF is just a fairly useless gimmick, at least when coupled with custom color profiles.

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That's precisely the same functionality that I wanted, and I have to agree re TOF as I also couldn't get it work reliably. Its functionality was very much unpredictable.

Nine Unique Colors (perhaps more):
 
I recall people complaining in many places about the "only 5 unique colors per profile" barrier for the keyboard (also, from Step 15 in section "To create your own custom color profile" in tmaeller's above guide/manual),
"15. Repeat as needed until you're satisfied. Remember that you only have five layers, which means that you can only configure up to five colors."
 
...and so far I haven't seen anything contradicting that limitation...until now.
 
...using this guide (another thanks to tmaeller), with judicious application of the CTRL key and the "Opacity" setting to create mixes of colors, I've so far been able to produce 9 unique colors in a single Profile. I think one could create at least 2 (note1) more unique colors for a total of 11 unique colors per profile, or there may be even more possibilities (note2).
So far I've been using only "Lighting effect = Static On" so I have no idea if that could affect color variability. Given the software...who knows? (note3)
To provide clarity...one can DISPLAY more than 5 colors using the methods I describe, however as far as I can tell, the total colors displayed in a given profile are still limited, but now include more colors created by blending of the initial color and opacity and any overlapping one chose when  setting up each layer in that profile...and as one manipulates and blends them using the CTRL key and overlapping layers.
 
My test profile produces
Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple, Soft Pink, Sky Blue, and OFF(="Black")
The colors are distributed non-contiguously across the keycaps, not just in monolithic single color groups.
Note that I am defining LED=OFF as the color "Black".
 
Layer 1 = Primary Red color disc; 80%
Layer 2 = Primary Green color disc; 35%
Layer 3 = Primary Blue color disc; 50%
Layer 4 = Sky Blue color disc; 100%
Layer 5 = Yellow color disc; 100%
 
(note1) I was able to get 7 unique colors (including Black) in 3 layers, so I'm speculating we may be able to create 2 unique colors for each of the 5 layers in a profile, plus the OFF (or Black) "color" for the possible total of 11 colors.
(note2) We may be able to obtain additional colors per profile by using the CTRL key in other ways or changing "Layer" sequencing. I'm sure I haven't found all possible CTRL/Layer/Opacity/LightingEffect interactions.
(note3) I am using version 1.0.8.0 and so far haven't found a compelling reason to upgrade it.
 

its posible to do a custom lighting rgb animated  ? i mean how do you sequencing the layer if possible ?