ETC TRAINING

[HarryDanielsLD]

Hello,

I am about to head to drama school next year and have been trying to improve my programming skills before I get there.

I recently attended the ETC Training course and was interested in trying to create a similar set up at home so I can practise and build up my skills.

I was wondering if anybody could give me advice as to how to set this up.

I currently own a Mac OS Laptop, ETC Offline Editor Capture Polar (the student version but an access a full liscensed version from my local theatre) and two screens.
Is there a way to connect all of these devices together and essentially use my laptop as a desk to control the visualiser and display different views on my screens?

Or would I need an actual ETC Dongle or something if I wanted to control and patch lighting fixtures on the offline editor.

I am slightly confused when it comes to programming so any simple explanations would be appreciated!

 

[sk8rsdad]

On a Mac, you need to be running Eos Nomad 2.2. Earlier versions don't support output to a visualizer.

ETC's wiki has an article that may be in need of a refresh since it is based on pre-2.2.

http://www.etcconnect.com/Community...-and-eos-family-consoles-to-a-visualiser.aspx

A dongle is not required but the offline mode will have a low frame rate and sends some "bounce the rig to full" type packets from time to time to discourage people from trying to use the free version in performance.

 

[Dionysus]

Hi Harry, are you in London Ontario or UK? Curious as to which school you are going to mainly if you are in Ontario. Depending you may not be touching a console for quite a while so don't feel rushed to be an console expert. (again depending on the program/school). Im familiar with pretty much all the programs in the area, and would be happy to chat with you. I myself work in London.

I have to mirror what sk8rsdad said otherwise.