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iSquint LDI 2010 T-Shirt Phrase Contest
It has been a request by you guys for the longest time, an iSquint t-shirt. LDI 2010 will be the r Read more
iSquint Podcast – Episode 4 – ETC at LDI
In this, the fourth episode of the iSquint Podcast, I got a chance to sit down with Anne Valentino and David Lincecum for ETC, (Electronic Theatre Controls) at LDI in Orlando Florida. Anne and David explained how the Eos family of desks were developed and how they listened to the lighting community to design the [...]
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ETC Support and Training – Pick Your Flavor
In life, we are always on the hunt for tips, tricks and deeper understanding of the world we live in. This holds true for lighting desk and how we operate them. Some of us may have a strong hold on how a particular board works and operates while others may not. Then there are [...]
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ETC Fire and Ice LED – Novella Smith Explains
Yesterday I wrote about ETCs latest LED products, the Fire and Ice Seledor units. I had a chance to sit down with Novella Smith, the LED Market Manager for ETC and one of the original developers of the Seledor line-up of LED fixtures.
ETC not only talked but listened to Lighting designers to develop the new [...]
Update: #LDI2009 – More Photo Goodness
I just added more photos to the iSquint Flickr 2009 LDI Set. I saw some pretty cool stuff in the afternoon. We got some close up photos of the new Fire and Ice LED fixtures from ETC.
I also got a closer look and touched the RSC LightLock From Total Structure. Pretty neat device. It was [...]
ETC Introduces Fire and Ice LED Fixtures
I just had a chance to talk with Mrs. Smith from ETC about their latest LED product, the Selador Fire and ICE LED fixtures. ETC has taken the X7 11 fixture and reduce to colors to make two versions of a more intense wash fixture. With the Fire fixture, you are able to achive deep, [...]
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Breaking News: ETC Enters Rigging Market
WOW, talk about big news! ETC really is raising the bar just as their ad’s have been saying! It was just announced that ETC is entering into the Rigging Market with a new division of the company, ETC Rigging. You can find more about ETC Rigging by visiting their website at www.etcrigging.com.
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Mystery ETC Image , New Fixture On It’s Way?
We received an interesting email this afternoon for one our moles deep within the bowels of Middleton. We were sent to an interesting link directing us to ETC’s website with just the above image. Very little was said within the email about the photo, so we cannot say exactly what we are seeing here.
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UPDATE: ETC Releases Eos/Ion 1.8 Software… But Wait, There is MORE
Yeah yeah, we all heard it earlier, ETC released the Eos/Ion software version 1.8 with some pretty snazzy additions right. Well, it looks like we didn’t get the whole story!
ETC just announced that the Ion is able to upgrade to a 2500k (5 universes) and a 3000k (6 Universes). Talk about some control. All previous [...]
ETC Releases Eos/Ion Software Version 1.8
We noticed on ETC website that they have released Software Version 1.8 for the Eos and Ion consoles. Some of the major additions to the software is Mirror Mode.
Mirror Mode is used to mirror the displays of another device. When a device is in mirror mode, the only action allowed from that device is paging [...]
LDI09: Rumor Mill – Behind Closed Doors
We love rumors around the industry here on iSquint and it seems like LDI will be the starting off point for some rumors to start spreading.
So what sort of rumors have been mumbled about around the industry with LDI right around the corner?
Lets first take a look at ETC, (Electronic Theatre Controls). We have heard [...]
ETC Releases Congo Software Version 6
ETC just recently announced the release of the latest software for their Congo line of lighting consoles, Version 6. The upgrade is a free download from ETC’s website, www.etcconnect.com and is for the Congo, Congo jr. and Congo LPC.
Here are some of the core updates to be found in version 6:
New Image Effects
ETC has added [...]
ETC Releases Eos/Ion Software Verison 1.7
We just heard through the grape vine that ETC’s Eos/Ion/Element software version 1.7 is out and ready for download from ETC’s web site. The new version is for the Eos, Ion and element consoles, remote processor units and remote video units.
Also released was the 1.7 version of the offline editor for Eos and Ion as [...]
