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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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
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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 [...]

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Review: ETC Element Lighting Console

At USITT this year, Electronic Theatre Controls announced the birth of their latest addition to the EOS line of lighting consoles, the Element. Since that announcement, we have been reporting updates on the progress and anticipated ship dates. To further update the progress of the Element, ETC has already begun to take orders through their [...]

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Just Released; The ETC iRFR iPhone App

It has been a long time since we last mentioned the ETC iPhone app, the iRFR. Today the iRFR iPhone app has shown up in iTunes! The iRFR is a remote focus unit similar in both function and layout of the Radio Remote Focus Unit but runs on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch and [...]

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ETC Previews Congo v6 at ABTT & Showtech

ETC has been previewing the latest update to the Congo line of consoles, version 6. The ETC Light Minds Think Alike blog post some of the new features of version 6.
One of the interesting updates in v6 is that there are even more, yes MORE presets available from 0.oo1 to 9999.999.  Personally, I don’t [...]

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ETC Introduces Unison Mosaic Show Control

Today, Electronic Theatre Controls, (ETC), introduced their latest show control product to the Unison Control product line, Mosaic.  Unison Mosaic Show Control is based on the award winning Pharos show control technologies and has a range of software, controllers and accessories such as the Designer software, Unison Mosaic Expansion Modules, Unison Mosaic Show Controller X [...]

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ETC iPhone/iPod Touch iRFR App Update

Doing our morning stroll around the internet, we noticed that ETC’s David Lincecum has posted an interesting and insightful update on the progress of ETC’s iPhone/iPod Touch app, the iRFR at the companies blog, Light Minds Think Alike.
The post gives us an insight to the delay of the release of the app due to ETC’s [...]

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Update: More Info on the ETC Element Console

We just learned more information about the ETC Element Lighting Console.  Sounds like ETC will be accepting orders of the new console through their dealership network beginning May 4.  While they begin to take orders, actual consoles will not begin to ship until late summer.  We have also learned the new pricing range of the [...]

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