The new Source Four LED Fresnel adapter is set to take pride of place in the lighting area, alongside ColorSource PAR - the new addition to ETC's LED range which perfectly suits budget-starved venues without sacrificing the output quality or customer service levels that people have come to expect.
Source Four's miniature sibling, Source Four Mini, will also be on display, proving that bright, accurate light can come in a small package.
Meanwhile, an ETC Gio control desk will be joined by ETCnomad and ETCnomad Puck, each of which comes with powerful Eos-family software and provides similar lighting control features.
Gio is a compact control desk with big ideas: its fast, easy-to-navigate control surfaces allow quick access to all your favourite functions. ETCnomad and ETC Nomad Puck allow lighting control via your own monitor and control surfaces, for when you don't have the space in your luggage or on your desk. ETCnomad products run both Cobalt and Eos family software, and can be used as a primary controller or for backup; as a client or offline. Whichever syntax you prefer, and however you want to work, ETCnomad is ready for you.
In the seminar area, ETC's Eos line product manager Anne Valentino will be discussing Advanced Colour Controls on Tuesday afternoon 14:30 in the Wellington Room. Valentino will talk alongside the National Theatre's lighting control supervisor Daniel Murfin, about how ETC has been working on improving the control of colour changing fixtures from the control desk. As she explains, "Often, transitions look artificial or don't work well with the rest of the rig. In our presentation, I'll explain how we've worked hard on the Eos software to eliminate the differences, introducing new tools which can make lighting with LED as natural as tungsten."
The latest Eos software release, which is due out this summer, includes new colour space options, as well as improved gel matching and new display options. Tinting tools - such as warmer and cooler - can also be used to adjust colour.
Cobalt software is also set to be updated in the summer, and can be previewed at PLASA Focus Leeds. This release brings several new features, including the option to use cue sequences, targeted recording to a selected master playback, the new Beat Boss speed controller for effects, and increased action macro commands, and to the ability to assign action macros onto the direct select buttons.
To find out more about the products on display, and about all ETC's other products and services, please visit them at their stand C06 in the New Dock Hall at PLASA Focus Leeds, 12-13 May.
(Jim Evans)
