how to activate anime matrix

by Marcella Heaney PhD 7 min read
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4-1-1. Type and search [ARMOURY CRATE
ARMOURY CRATE
Armoury Crate is your one-stop app to connect, configure and control a plethora of ROG gaming products. From a single intuitive interface, Armoury Crate lets you easily customize RGB lighting and effects for every compatible device in your arsenal and synchronize them with Aura Sync for unified system lighting effects.
https://rog.asus.comarmoury-crate
] in the Windows search bar(1), then click on [Open](2). 4-1-2. Method 1: Select [Device](3), then select [AniMe Matrix](4) to get into the main page of AniMe Matrix Display application.
Feb 27, 2022

Do all ASUS G14 have AniMe Matrix?

No. This is not an Anime Matrix Model. The Anime Matrix Model according to articles that I've read so far is stuck with a 60hz refresh rate (double-check it), and a little heavier/ thicker than this model. As far as I know, the anime matrix model is not available yet in the market as of this month May 2020.

Can you add AniMe Matrix?

0:123:47AniMe Matrix™ Display | How to use - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo we'll go on to content library within content library itself there are a few baked in defaultMoreSo we'll go on to content library within content library itself there are a few baked in default gifs so you can drag and drop them inside the anime matrix. And then you can just use them as is.

Which ROG G14 has AniMe Matrix?

ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" AniMe Matrix Gaming Laptop - Ryzen 9 - 16GB - RTX 2060 Max-Q - R9 4900HS - 1TB SSD - Moonlight White AniMe Matrix.

Does ga401qm 211 zg14 have AniMe Matrix?

A: NO, this version doesn't haves the AniMe Matrix.

Does 2021 G14 have AniMe Matrix?

Models Supported: ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA401 and GA402 series with AniMe Matrix™ Display supported.) ※ Note: Not all GA401 and GA402 series products come with AniMe Matrix™ Display supported. You can check the label on the giftbox.

Does the G15 have AniMe Matrix?

Asus put the optional Anime Matrix display on the lid on the G14, but not on the G15, as well as added a reflective prismatic nanofilm layer under the array of dots on both, which shines in different colors based on the angle you're looking at it.

What is AniMe matrix in Rog?

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 AniMe Matrix is a fun spin on an excellent gaming notebook, adding a customizable, dynamic LED grid to the laptop's lid. You've never seen anything like it, though the added cost dampens some of the “best value” mojo of the original G14.

Does the GA401QM have AniMe Matrix?

ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401QM-RTX30601 with AniMe Matrix™ Featuring up to an 8-core AMD Ryzen™ 9 5900HS CPU and GeForce RTX™ 3060 GPU, this slim and stylish powerhouse rips through the most demanding apps and games.

Does Zephyrus M16 have AniMe Matrix?

The Zephyrus M16 features the AniMe Matrix LED and more. And all this without taking out the webcam. So yes, there's a small webcam at the top of the display, so you will still be able to do your virtual calls and video recordings.

Is the G14 2021 Good?

Summary: With all the other competent 14-inch performance laptops available these days, the ROG Zephyrus G14 stands somewhere in the middle of the pack, as the potentially best-balanced laptop in its class, and I feel that applies to both the 3050Ti and the 3060 configurations.

What is AniMe matrix in laptop?

This “AniMe Matrix” display consists of 1,215 Mini-LEDs that support 256 levels of brightness each and can be used to show anything from the time to music visualizers, GIFs, or an animated logo from your favorite technology website (see above).

Is it worth to buy Asus G14?

This high-end G14 is really in the Blade 15 Advanced's price category, and that's a tougher class than it's occupied in the past. The G14 has a nearly flawless chassis and a powerful CPU that may be worth $1,599, but you shouldn't spend $2,500. To earn that price tag, it needs to bring better performance.

Three ways to author content

Due to the limitations of the matrix display, images and animations work best if they contain simple shapes with very high contrast.

Template

You might have noticed in some of the images above that there was a fancy border around the drawings and a “THIS WAY UP” arrow. Those images were created using my template. You can download the template here.

How the AniMe Matrix works

According to ASUS, the AniMe Matrix consists of 1,215 LEDs. In practice, I can only find 1,214 LEDs.

Gotchas & Limitations

You might notice that when you import designs made using my templates into the Armoury Crate software, the design doesn’t quite seem to go to the edges. Did I make the template too small, robbing you of some precious design real-estate?

Conclusion

Hopefully this blog post has been informative and inspires you to create your own content for the matrix display.

ReK42 commented on Aug 9, 2020

As bad as Armoury Crate is, one of the features it has that no other program does is the ability to control the AniMe Matrix. If ROG Manager is to fully replace Armoury Crate for people with versions of the laptop that have the matrix, this feature will be important. The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered:

zllovesuki commented on Aug 9, 2020

There is actually an open source implementation to control different vendors' RGB: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB. Although, I'm not sure if AniMe Matrix uses the same interface as AURA.

ReK42 commented on Aug 9, 2020

I have a model with the matrix. I don't have the spare time to invest in development but I'd be willing to test.

zllovesuki commented on Aug 10, 2020

Although, would you be interested in trying out setting the keyboard brightness? One use case would be turning the keyboard back light on when it's sunset, and turning it off when it's sunrise.

ReK42 commented on Aug 10, 2020

That's not a feature I'd be interested in. Setting brightness based on a schedule is very unreliable. You really need an ambient light sensor to make dynamic brightness useful. Without one it becomes an annoyance for the user, in my experience.

zllovesuki commented on Aug 13, 2020

Question: If you disable the "Armoury Crate Control Interface" in Device Manager under System Devices, are you able to still interface with AniMe Matrix?

erikjoya commented on Aug 16, 2020

Anime Matrix current settings still work when disabling "Armoury crate control interface". It will stop working when I stop the armory crate service. It seems there's a persistent lightingservice.exe that's running to maintain the anime matrix which is under the aura service.

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Three Ways to Author Content

  • Video/image filtering
    Due to the limitations of the matrix display, images and animations work best if they contain simple shapes with very high contrast. For example, this video looks quite good without any additional work: But with a bit of colour post-processing, this can look even better. Here I’m usin…
  • Tweened animation
    Using an existing video can yield acceptable results, but much better results can be achieved by making content specifically for the AniMe Matrix panel. Because I love open-source software, I used some FOSS called Synfigto make content for the panel. When you’re designing animations …
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Template

  • You might have noticed in some of the images above that there was a fancy border around the drawings and a “THIS WAY UP” arrow. Those images were created using my template. You can download the template here.
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How The Anime Matrix Works

  • Hardware
    According to ASUS, the AniMe Matrix consists of 1,215 LEDs. In practice, I can only find 1,214 LEDs. In front of the LEDs there is an opaque panel, perforated by round holes arranged in an axonometric grid. (More specifically, it’s a dimetric grid.) Each LED is placed in the middle of a di…
  • Software
    The AniMe Matrix can be controlled via ASUS’ Armoury Crate software. This software includes some tools for importing and tweaking content to be displayed on the matrix. It also includes a preview of what will be displayed on the matrix. (This preview is inaccurate in many ways and I r…
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Gotchas & Limitations

  • Bounds
    You might notice that when you import designs made using my templates into the Armoury Crate software, the design doesn’t quite seem to go to the edges. Did I make the template too small, robbing you of some precious design real-estate? You should have more confidence in stranger…
  • Depth
    Low-resolution and greyscale aren’t the only limitations with the AniMe Matrix. It’s also got quite poor depth. In the following image the panel is showing a gradient that goes from white to black. The red arrow indicates the direction of the gradient. This image is taken in an otherwise comple…
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Conclusion

  • Hopefully this blog post has been informative and inspires you to create your own content for the matrix display. This was meant to be a fairly quick blog post, but thanks to the video editing and diagram creation required it’s ended up taking me well in excess of 20 hours. That’s purely for writing the blog post, that’s not including any of the research and experiments I did on the displa…
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