Lighting control console: Difference between revisions

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=== Memory consoles ===

[[Image:ETClightboard.JPG|thumb|right|An Express series memory console by [[Electronic Theatre Controls]] capable of controlling both normal [[stage lighting instrument]]s as well as [[intelligent lighting]]. ]]

Memory-based consoles have become very popular in almost all larger installations, particularly theatres. This type of controller has almost completely replaced preset consoles as controllers of choice. Memory consoles are preferable in productions where scenes do not change from show to show, such as a theatre production, because scenes are designed and digitally recorded, so there is less room for [[human error]], and less time between lighting cues is required to produce the same result. They also allow for lighting cues to contain larger channel counts due to the same time savings gained from not physically moving individual channel faders.

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=== Moving light controllers ===

[[Image:ETC-expression3 Fixture Box.png|thumb|360 px|right|[[Electronic Theatre Controls|ETC]] boards compile ''attributes'' into a "fixture box" for easy control]]

Moving Light Controllers are another step up in sophistication from Memory Consoles. As well as being capable of controlling ordinary luminares via dimmers, they provide additional controls for [[Intelligent lighting|intelligent fixtures]]. On midrange controllers, these are usually provided as a section separate from main Preset and Cue stack controls. These include an array of buttons allowing the operator to select the fixture or fixtures they want to control, and a [[joystick]], or a number of wheels or [[rotary encoder]]s to control fixture attributes such as the orientation (pan and tilt), focus, colour, gobos etc. found in this type of light. Unlike a fader that shows its value based on the position of a slider, a wheel is continuously variable and provides no visual feedback for the value of a particular control. Some form of display such as [[Liquid crystal display|LCD]] or [[light-emitting diode|LED]] is therefore vital for displaying this information. The more advanced desks typically have one or more touchscreens, and present a [[graphical user interface|GUI]] that integrates all the aspects of the lighting.

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* [[Avolites]]

* [[Compulite]]

* [[Electronic Theatre Controls]]

* [[Genlyte Group]]

* [[Light board operator]], the person working the lightboard.