Blog Posts

EOS Cues Triggered by Qlab

It seems a fairly common desire to have EOS triggered by Qlab, but sometimes programmers get intimidated. Don’t worry, it’s ...

Tiny Tip: Blackout Color Palette

Early on in the film I wrap today, I was asked to program a Police Red/Blue effect.  Like most effects, ...

Old Programmer, New Medium

I’m a long-time live entertainment programmer, so I’ve never done much of any film or television until recently. I’m now ...

Tiny Tip: The Time is 4.9

This tiny tip comes to you from…not me. I don’t remember who first told me they set their cue default ...

Read the Freaking Manual

Though I am theater/live event born and bred, I’ve been working for the last month on a feature. Normally, I ...

Help Light Up the Sky

Early in my career, I was handed a design that I wasn’t ready for. It was designing Charlotte’s Web in ...

The (EOS) Button with No Name

My favorite button on the EOS family consoles has no label. Located between the Label and About key, I assumed ...

Tiny Tip for Troubleshooting a Profile (EOS)

I suspect we’ve all been there- we are handed a light and expected to make it work NOW. We load ...

Tiny Tip: (Fade) Time is Relative

When it’s time for me to watch Previews (and I have to STOP TOUCHING THE CONSOLE), I really miss having ...

Get the Most from ETC Nomad

An ever-increasing number of programmers are working on Nomad. It’s an amazing and cost-effective way to get into EOS, but ...