<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div>Free is good TANSTAAFL tho.. </div><div><br></div><div>I think Ma on pc software is free if you have a Dmx dongle. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>Sent from my H-pad<div><br></div><div>Herrick Goldman</div><div>917-797-3624</div><div><a href="http://www.HGlightingdesign.com">www.HGlightingdesign.com</a></div></div><div><br>On Feb 11, 2015, at 08:38, Ford Sellers via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">
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<p class="MsoPlainText">I agree with Smashwolf,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Chamsys' Magic DMX is pretty awesome. And, they may give it to your students for free.
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<p class="MsoPlainText">" <i>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.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><i>Please contact your local distributor or get your course teacher to fill out the MagicDMX Lighting Course</i>"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/en-us/">https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/en-us/</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/magicdmx">https://secure.chamsys.co.uk/magicdmx</a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">the Chamsys USA office is located in sunny Florida.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">-Ford<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">From: Stagecraft [<a href="mailto:stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net">mailto:stagecraft-bounces@theatrical.net</a>] On Behalf Of Jon Ares via Stagecraft<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 12:02 AM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">To: Stagecraft Mailing List<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Subject: [SML] Mac-based Lighting Control software: thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">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?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">(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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">--<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Jon Ares<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://www.arescreative.com">www.arescreative.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Follow my twits @jon_ares<o:p></o:p></p>
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