Black Dragon Viewer Project overview Project overview Details Activity Repository Repository Files Commits Branches Tags. Black Dragon Viewer Windows 7 And Windows Black Dragon Viewer Update Share Share Beware of third-party viewers that are usually not in the Viewers Directory: they have got either rejected to self-certify their conformity with Linden Laboratory plans or been declined for noncompliance with the procedures. On Saturday, May 23rd, NiranV Dean released version 2.4.2.5 of his Black Dragon viewer, which brings with it three core updates: Revisions to the Unified Snapshot floater An experimental cinematic camera A 'lock' feature to synchronise map changes (diffuse, normal and specular) across all three channels simultaneously. Today we dive into the Black Dragon Viewer & how I have set it up for my photography in Second Life ™. I will be doing a Second Part of this video in Episod. The Black Dragon Second Life Viewer is a specialized third party viewer or 'client' for the Second Life Massive Multiplayer Online Virtual World, mainly used for the creation of machinima, in-world screenshots and although not aimed toward such - general use, developed by NiranV Dean for Windows exclusively.

Black Dragon, the third party Second Life viewer, has a cult following among hardcore graphics fans, but many SLers complain that its user interface for everything besides graphics is, well, challenging.

'It’s worth noting that while I think Black Dragon is unbeatable for visuals in Second Life, it’s not as easy for just about anything else,' as blogger Mericat Ireland notes. 'Communicating, getting changed etc. is all a bit more difficult than with other viewers (although entirely possible).' That in mind, Mericat shot this tutorial/walkthrough above, and opened up her blog to questions from other Black Dragon users.

It should be noted that none of the SL viewers, including (especially?) the official Linden Lab-created viewer, are user friendly, which is a key reason why roughly 99.9% of new users quickly leave. So really, we're just talking about which set of complex commands you prefer to learn/tolerate.

As for whether it's worth learning how to use Black Dragon, here's a sample of what it looks like in action, in a machinima created by Black Dragon creator NiranV:

Black Dragon Viewer Update

NiranV, by the way, hosts his own Discord channel for Black Dragon users here.