[SML] Create a cue in blind: EOS

Mon Dec 13 19:26:18 UTC 2021

Will, FWIW, I have been going through the same thing.  

Even though it is written for the Element I found the following “cheat sheet” has proven helpful to have on hand.

https://www.schooltheatre.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=06abd28b-9e98-4554-a4d6-2ad8714b2be3&forceDialog=0 <https://www.schooltheatre.org/HigherLogic/System/DownloadDocumentFile.ashx?DocumentFileKey=06abd28b-9e98-4554-a4d6-2ad8714b2be3&forceDialog=0>

ETC also has trainers at events around the country and have a program you can work with.  You can also download it all and do it on your own with pretty clear step by step introductions.  https://www.etcconnect.com/Training/ <https://www.etcconnect.com/Training/>    I picked up copies of the “Eos Family Console Programming” workbooks level 1 & 2 at a USITT chapter event and using them as reference have been working great.  

Do a YouTube search on the topic you are trying to brush up on.  I just found a great tutorial this weekend on setting up LED fixtures for busking on an Ion console.  I never would have figured it out on my own.  

Link.	How to add Colormixing Submasters on the Ion Xe <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OP1rweaaE>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OP1rweaaE
I thought I got the gist of the setup but as predicted in the video, I created very weird results.  When I followed the instructions step by step it came out perfectly.  

Good luck

Greg Bierly
Performing Arts Center Coordinator
Hempfield High School

> On Dec 13, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Will Schuessler via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> 
> Piggybacking with a related question: Mostly sound and video guy here, who used to be able to get by on basic lighting 10-15 years ago, just before tracking boards mainstreamed. Now I'm in a position where it would be handy to be able to program a board again and trying to wrap my head around the tracking paradigm is kicking my ass. Are there any resources out there like "What to do when you keep wanting to hit Release: A guide to the Ion Xe for people who were alright on an Insight"? The manual would be great if I were trying to learn from scratch, but it's not the clearest for re-training.
> 
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 7:43 AM Jon Ares via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for suggestions/methods. I'll have to run through a few of these when I have a bit of time with nothing on stage. The board op did make a "blackout" cue live, and tried copying, but it was not always working. Then stuff got tracked into other cues, then fixes caused more problems, and the cascade continued.  What a mess. :)  But she did a good job of keeping cool, and kept a couple of "safety" cues on submasters, and even did some color changes au vista.  The on-the-fly blackouts were the biggest challenge, particularly without a dedicated intensity-only grandmaster on the Ion XE 20. One more thing to explore.
> 
>  - Jon
> 
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2021 at 6:24 AM Paul Graham via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> Morning,
> 
> Was talking to the training department this morning, guess we need to make a new video and get it added.
> 
> This is what my friend Ellen said:
> 
> The above statement type [cue] 12.5 [enter] [enter] is how you create a cue in Blind, but it will have all the tracking levels in the new cue. They then need to do the [Select Active] [Cue Only] [Out] [Enter]. The easier way may be to create a blackout cue in Live and then copy it where they need it. The important thing there is that they do a [Shift]& [Block] on the original cue before they copy it.
> 
> Happy cueing!
> 
> Paul
> 
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> Subject: Re: [SML] Create a cue in blind: EOS
>  
> After creating the cue: Select Active > Out. Shift+Block for an intensity block. 
> 
> If you have cues after programmed you may want Q Only before the Out. 
> 
> Mike
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Dec 12, 2021, at 3:18 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
> 
> 
> Excellent - that adds a cue in there. Yay. But a problem my board op is having (now) is trying to add/build blackouts in between existing cues... stuff is getting messed up left and right,  <sigh>. Anyone know a quick -n- easy way to add blackouts in Blind?
> 
>  - Jon
> 
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 11:59 AM John McAfee <jrpmcafee at gmail.com <mailto:jrpmcafee at gmail.com>> wrote:
> You should be able to type [cue] 12.5 [enter] [enter]
> 
>> On Dec 12, 2021, at 2:45 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net <mailto:stagecraft at theatrical.net>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Hey folks.... the manual doesn't explain/have examples of how you create a completely new cue in Blind mode in EOS software (Ion board) - just how to edit an existing cue.  Example: have a Cue 12, and want to add a Cue 12.5 with a couple of parameters changed... in blind.  How do you record the 12.5 bit?  Google isn't turning up anything either....
>> 
>> TIA....
>> 
>>  - Jon
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