An Introduction to Eos
What is EOS?
Why have we developed Eos? To provide fully integrated control To provide simple, yet powerful control
How was Eos developed? By answering the question ‘In the 21st century, what are the best control philosophies and best practices?’ With input from Experts “From the ground up”
State of the Market The market wants: An approachable user interface Addresses all of the needs of conventional lighting Addresses all of the needs of a moving light desk Works out of the box
Designer Comments It just takes too much time. Different needs from those of the programmer and production electrician Complain that moving light consoles speak such a different language They have no vocabulary for speaking to their programmers …So it all just takes too much time.
Programmer Comments It just takes too much time. Takes too long to do basic functions Takes too much time to mark lights Takes too much time to set timing values …. It all just takes too much time.
Production Electrician Comments It just takes too much time. Want to keep track of the rig in Lightwrite, Excel or FileMaker Pro data bases, plus the show file itself All three data bases have to be individually maintained …It just takes too much time.
Why is Eos of interest to designers? Approachable and comfortable language Flexible displays designed with the needs of the designer in mind Independent “desktops”
Why is Eos of interest to programmers? Complete integration of command line and direct action controls Consistent, predictable access to functions Elegant playback logic Power and flexibility of soft displays with tactile feedback
Why is Eos of interest to production electricians? Fully integrated applications for network configuration Integrated system risers via magic sheets Meaningful (and configurable) error messaging Integrated focus and work notes
Unique Features
Configurable Touch Screens with Tactile Response Controls
Hue and Saturation Color Picker
Central Information Area (CIA) and Encoders
Tactile Response Encoders
Ten 100m motorized faders with 30 pages of control Faders can be configured as playback faders, submasters or grand masters
Query Functions Question your rig and show file and various conditions that the lights are in or could be in to find available fixtures for specific purposes.
Take Note! Advanced note taking Accepts text notes, audio notes, jpegs or other media allowing integrated record keeping
Networked for the Future ETCNet 2 for legacy installations Our new Net3, …powered by ACN.
System Components Up to 12 devices can be connected, including: –Consoles –RPUs –RVIs –RRFUs –Laptops with a client dongle
Basic System Switch
Advanced System
EOS