Live Design International (LDI) 2024

This two-day survey on Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6 covers the essentials of entertainment rigging for theatres, concert halls, studios, churches, and schools.

Fundamentals are the building blocks, so get a solid foundation or reinforce your knowledge in this essential two-day course that provides an understanding of structures, a knowledge of hardware, some math skills, an appreciation for safety, and a whole lot of common sense. Look at rigging from all angles!

14 ETCP renewal credits

Ready to move beyond the basics with your Eos family console? Taught on the new Eos Apex console, Level 2 goes beyond the basics covered in our Level 1 training class. This class will get you going with additional features and functions of your console and get you on your way to programming like a pro. Topics covered in this class are Display Layouts and Workspaces including Snapshots, Palettes and Presets, Direct Selects, Discrete Timing and Multipart Cues, Relative and Absolute Effects, working with multi-cell fixtures and moving lights, and basic Magic Sheets.

Prerequisites: Attendees should have prior experience with an Eos family lighting console. Level 1 is generally recommended before taking Level 2. Online classes are available at: https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/

Check out the other Eos family training sessions offered at LDI 2024!

Instructor: ETC Staff or ETC Certified Contract Trainer

This 2-day intermediate course covers the Hog 4 control software which is used on the Hog 4, Full Boar 4, Road Hog 4, Hedgehog 4, and Hog 4PC. This hands-on class will use an industry standard Hog 4 Console connected to Capture visualization software. The class covers most parts of the console software including the new color handling features of v4.0, and plenty of time allotted for questions and general practice time.
Prerequisites: Attendee should have prior experience with automated luminaires and a general familiarity with lighting consoles. In addition, they should have working knowledge of the DMX 512 communication protocol, fixture addressing, and patching. Some previous Hog 4 experience is highly recommended but not required.

Day 1 offers an introduction or review section, covering navigation, patching, and palettes to cue lists and playback options.
• Console overview
• Navigation
• Patching
• Basic programming concepts
• Palettes
• Playback
• Cuelists
• Pages

Day 2 will cover intermediate level features in the morning and more advanced programming features in the afternoon.
• Advanced patching
• Scenes
• Playback bars/Playback Bar Docking
• Kind/CMD keys
• Effects
• Batches
• Pixel mapping
• Control Panel/Preferences
• Networking
• Troubleshooting
This is a two-day training session. Participants are expected to attend both days.
Lunch is provided each day.

Online classes are available at: https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/
Check out the other Hog sessions offered at LDI 2024!

Instructor:  Noah Allen, Product Support Specialist and Hog 4 Trainer, ETC Austin