Hello everyone, I'm Chris with ETC
and I want to show you some of the new features Eos 2.7 has to offer.
We've added a lot of great new tools including
Multi-cell fixture control, Global Effects Faders, new Setup options, Cue Fan Timing,
a streaming ACN Output View, and new functions with one of our favorite buttons, About.
And remember, 2.7 also adds support for Element 2.
Let's take a look.
Let's patch some Linear fixtures that have multi-cell control options.
I'm going to patch these from channels [500] [Thru] [503]
We're going to patch some ETC ColorSource Linear Deep Blue models,
and you'll notice some new options when you look at your profiles in Patch.
One of those options will be options that have a "MC" at the end standing for multi-cell control.
So let's patch this
I'll put them in Universe [10] starting at Address [1]
and we'll see that we now have a Master Channel with cell controls in a dot notation.
So 500.1 point 1 will reference our first cell,
500.2 will be our second cell 500.3 our third, and 500.4 our last.
In this particular case, all of the parameters for colors follow the master
so we get all of our DMX values listed
and no addresses listed for 500
However, if I were to grab something like a B EYE,
we'll see a slightly different option as this is a moving light that uses multi-cell control.
Once again we'll see that I have my "MC" standing from my multi-cell control
and when I patch this fixture we'll see that we do get some DMX information in the Master Cell.
This is where things like pan and tilt, as well as gobos and other options will be listed
and then only the repeatable parts will show up in your point cell notation.
So, when you come back in to Live you'll see some new options in your tombstones.
You'll have a Master channel followed by some Cell channels.
One of the great new Flexi states that we have
is when you hold down [Flexi] you'll be able to turn on and off your cells.
We also have an option where you can turn off each Master channel as well.
This will be helpful depending on which type of fixtures you're using
and whether they have extra information in their Master.
There's also a great shortcut that you can use
You can hold down the [.] button as well as [Flexi] to get into the Cells Off state
One of the other nice options that we've added in our Live Summary display
is that if you right-click on your tab,
you have the ability to wrap or un-wrap your multi-cell line control.
This might be useful depending on how you'd like to view your screen.
By default, this is enabled.
One of the other things that you'll notice is that there is a new way to view your point cells
when you hit [Format] and you go into Live Table options.
You'll see very clearly that we have a Channel 500 Master as well as its .1-.4 options in its cells
and this is also important to note as you start to deal with intensities of each individual cell.
You'll see that if I turn on Channel [500] [At] [Full]
I will be applying this to my Master Channel
In order to select your point cells
you can say [500] [.] and this will bring up the word "Cell" on your command line.
Now, if I were to say [At] [25] this would put a 25% intensity on each of those cells.
It's worth noting that now that we are dealing with two different intensity levels per fixture
that it will be a proportion of each.
So if my cells are each at 25% and my master is at full
each cell is outputting at 25%.
However, if I change my master to [50]
now I'm only getting 25% of 50, or 12½% out to each individual cell.
Another great shortcut is that if you just need access to the Master channel
you can do [500] [Shift] [.]
and that will automatically subtract all of your cells
so you can just work with your Master channel.
This is really important when you're dealing with moving lights
or a light that has a master channel control for, let's say, it's RGB values
in addition to each of its cells.
Let's select some channels and see how powerful multi-cell control can be
especially when we apply it to Effects and Color Palettes.
Realize that if I select Channels [500] [Thru] [503]
I'm just grabbing all of the cells but they're divided into just four different fixtures.
This is slightly different than if I grabbed [500] [Thru] [503] [.]
which is going to apply it to all cells
so now I'm talking about four fixtures that each have four cells
so I'm talking about sixteen different individual items.
We'll see that if I were to apply a color palette while using multi-cell control
that when I apply Color Palettes [1] [Thru] [4]
I'll get an alternating pattern as we would expect of my four color palettes.
However, if I had just selected [500] [Thru] [503] and I did Color Palettes [1] [Thru] [4]
I'd get a much different result.
So by using multi-cell control we can really use this to our advantage.
when applying it to effects, chases different presets, or intensity looks.
Let's take a look at our B EYE.
It's important to note that even if I'm working in a point cell like 505.1
I can change its color
but even though I'm in this individual cell
I still have access to my Pan and Tilt information of my Master.
This is a really nice, fast way to work
because the console is always going to figure out
which piece of information that you're working with
and apply it to the master if it's not located in any of the point cells.
With the new multi-cell control one of the things that we've changed in Magic Sheets
is your ability to change your increment.
We can now do a .1 increment
so that you can actually select your fixtures
and make a quick layout of 501.1, .2, .3, .4
to update all of your Magic Sheets quick and easy.
With multi-cell control, Offset just got a lot more powerful as well.
I can select channels [500] [Thru] [503] [.] once again accessing all of my cells
and when I go into {Offset} and do something like {Mirror In}
you'll see that we have some new ways of seeing how our channels are displayed
and now I can apply something like [Color Palettes] [1] [Thru] [4] to this
and get a much more interesting look
You can store all of this information into a Group
and do in ordered options with cell control as well.
There's some changes in Setup that everybody should be aware of
We now have three options: we have System Settings, User Settings and Device Settings.
This varies from previous software versions where we just had Show and Desk Settings.
Let's look at what is in each of these options now.
In System Settings you're going to find a lot of your global functions
but one of the great things that we did is, for instance, under Show Control
we've divided up all of our Show Control options for an easier screen display layout
So if I just want to check out what my MIDI options are
I can just see MIDI instead of seeing everything all at once.
Another great option that we've added is that we've pulled in a lot of control from the Shell.
So if I go down to my {Output} setting
I can easily see what my dedicated input and output ports are on the back of my console.
I can also change them here as well.
It's worthy to note that if you do change it, you will need to restart Eos.
One of the other additions in System Settings is that you can add users much easier now.
So if I come into my {Users} page I can simply hit {Add User}
and type number [2] and get a new user number
it's important to note that User and Device Settings are now stored in the show file
so if I want to recall a user setting I can very easily come in to {Recall User Settings}
and tap {User 2} from any desk that might be set up in my multi-console system.
Under my {User} tab we have many of our standard options that you're used to
such as Manual Timings, our Display Options, and our Record Defaults.
And it's important to note that in {Device} these are things that are going to live with each console.
One of the shortcuts that we've also added is that when you're changing
between user settings you can just tap your {User 1} number in the bottom right
and it'll pop up a nice little screen to quickly change to {User 2}.
A new feature we've added is Cue Fan Timing.
So I can select Cues [1] [Thru] [9] and apply [Time] [1] [Thru] [9]
and instantly update all timings at once.
This will allow you to do some really interesting and quick effects a little bit faster.
You can also do this with Follow and Hang, so try it out.
Additionally you can do this with part cues.
So I can select [Cue] [10] [Part] [1] [Thru] [3]
and change my [Time] on that, also to [1] [Thru] [3]
This becomes really powerful when you use it on something like a delay
and are dealing with moving light parameters.
We've added a new indicator state at the top left hand part of your screen
next to either your Tracking or Cue Only mode
So if I were to bring up Channel [1] [At] [Full]
we'd see that I now have a new option of "Manual Channels" in red.
This is a great way to see if there's unstorred data
that you might need to save before you move on.
It's also worthy to note that manual values in other partitions will not throw this flag.
There are some changes to the Virtual Fader page layout in this update.
If you double tap your {Fader Page} tab
you'll see that we now have the option of rows and columns.
This is very similar to what you experience when using Direct Selects.
One of the other nice options is that we're able to deselect "Show sliders"
in order to see any programmable button easily on your screen.
If you open up a new tab in Eos v2.7 you'll see that we have a new Displays option tab
Tab 37 is our streaming ACN output view.
This is a quick way to look at a universe of data at once.
So for instance if I tap DMX value {101}
you'll see that this is associated with Channel 31 and it's the Red parameter of that fixture.
I can also scroll through my universes by using the buttons at the bottom right
or if you double tap your {sACN Output Viewer}
you can hop to a further universe that might be higher up, quickly.
There's some new features with About that you should also be aware of.
If you hold down [Shift] [About] with a clear command line
you'll get a searchable database of all your channels.
So for instance, if I had spent the time in Patch to label something "CYC"
I can search for "CYC" and quickly find those channels
If you were to have something like [Group] on your command line
and you hit [Shift] [About] you'll be able to search all of your group options.
One of the great uses with this is if I'm dealing with Channels [111] [Thru] [115]
and I want to [Update] [Color Palette] but I don't remember which color palette I need
I can hit [Shift] [About] and the console will assume that we're talking about color palettes
and allow me to search this.
From here, I can select something like {Light Blue}
and instantly get my palette number on my command line
Another change to About is that if you hit [About] channel [1]
in your CIA you'll now have the option to lock or unlock following just channels.
So now when I hit [Next] and [Last] I'll be able to scroll through my channels
or if I type other information, my About screen will not pull to that information.
If you do want to change simply {Unlock} change it to [Cue], and re-lock
and I'll be able to sort through my cues without having to pull focus anywhere else from my CIA.
We now have the full manual available, and it's searchable!
Remember if you want to get a shortcut into this just hit [Tab] and then type [100].
If you hit the hamburger icon in the top left
you'll find that you have an option of checking out the Index,
or all of the content.
All of this is also searchable so I can come up into Search and search for "Patch"
and get instant links to more information
please note that the manual is not available for Windows XP machines or Mac,
but the full PDF version will be downloadable on our website
Check it out!
We've added a new feature to our Fader Config tool.
If you open up {Tab 36} which is Fader Config
and come to a new page, you'll have some new options that you can map to your faders.
This new option is our Global Effect Fader
and this is a great option for live busking or for working with effects quickly during tech.
In our Global Effects Fader we're able to set our rate or size,
as well as establish its minimum and maximum levels.
Additionally, we're able to use the Global Effect Fader to filter to specific areas
I can filter to just applying the effect to a particular channel, parameter, sub, cue list, effect,
or if I have manual effects running I can do it just to the manual information.
This is going to make live busking and tech time a lot quicker.
I'm Chris and thanks for taking the time to check out the new features in 2.7.
For more information check out the full manual in the console, or download the full PDF.
No more supplements!
Now, go forth and program.