[SML] Mac-based Lighting Control software: thoughts?

[Herrick Goldman]

Yeah if only it didn't use magic to make the Q work....  I've touched that console before..   When it came out there were mis-spellings in the interface and the park function would park pan and tilt but not intensity.   Suffice to say I won't be using it for anything mission critical in the future.   Also never name any professional device "magic-anything".  It implies that there's a mystery in its functionality that we can't be expected to comprehend.  Would you expect uncle bill to use "magicmotr" to fly something over your head?

Free is good TANSTAAFL tho..  

I think Ma on pc software is free if you have a Dmx dongle. 



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Herrick Goldman
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www.HGlightingdesign.com

> On Feb 11, 2015, at 08:38, Ford Sellers via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> I agree with Smashwolf,
> Chamsys' Magic DMX is pretty awesome.  And, they may give it to your students for free.
> " Colleges that run full time Lighting Design Courses where students are expected to have a profesional career in lighting, can apply to be part of a program that provides free MagicDMX Basic interfaces to the students.
> Please contact your local distributor or get your course teacher to fill out the MagicDMX Lighting Course"
> https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/en-us/
> https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/magicdmx
>  
> the Chamsys USA office is located in sunny Florida.
>  
> -Ford
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Jon Ares via Stagecraft
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:02 AM
> To: Stagecraft Mailing List
> Subject: [SML] Mac-based Lighting Control software: thoughts?
>  
> Greetings all... as I await a DMX/USB interface (intended for testing and troubleshooting, not for running shows), I'm thinking of integrating said device or two for educational purposes... mini-light labs and the like - again, not necessarily for running shows (although I'm not ruling that out - let's see where this goes).  Any recommendations for Mac-based software consoles that are easy to use?
> (Just want students to learn the basics, but in a uber-portable way.) And I say Mac-based, cuz that's what we happen to have lying around the theatres.
>  
> Free is great... low-price is good, too.... but simple/easy is important. The purpose of this is to teach/explore the basics of the lights, dimmers, DMX, etc, not days/weeks of learning the software.
> Thoughts?
>  
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> Jon Ares
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