We continue our tour through ETC’s repository of gear and ephemera of lighting days gone by with another entry from the company’s early history: the 1982 Entertainment Lighting Control System (ELC). After a number of years partnering with […]
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STORIES OF ETC GEAR, NEW AND OLD
From the Museum: Skirpan Autocue
Today we take a look at another behemoth from ETC’s collection of lighting industry equipment and ephemera: a Skirpan Autocue Astral Stage Lighting Control System from 1977.
Keep your ETC system afloat after heavy storms
When a hurricane strikes, the strong storms often cause nasty electrical interferences, failures, brown outs, spikes, and more. To be extra prepared in your theatre, house of worship, business center, or wherever you happen to use ETC equipment, […]
Irideon Fixtures Make Shark Tank Shine
Network reality shows have a varied life expectancy – many fall straight into the ‘What were they thinking?’ bin, others drift into the ‘Oh, yes I vaguely remember that’ halfway house of falling ratings, while a few are […]
A recipe to master: LED color mixing
There’s no doubt about it—LEDs are shaking up the industry as we know it. There is a lot to be excited about as venues make the transition from tungsten light sources to LED. One of the largest areas […]
From the Museum: Early Gio console prototypes
Welcome to the Monthly(ish) Museum, where we take a look into the historical lighting collection at ETC. In this entry, we’re keeping it in-house with a look at some industrial design prototypes for the Gio console.
Introducing #lighthack: the community-supported Eos project kit
Today, we’re trying something new…and you can, too.
1 month ago by ElectronicTheatreControls A festive display of winter projections have made their way on #theMART . ETC’s Mosaic ensures that the exterior lighting coordinates smoothly with the digital art. (Image courtesy of Obscura Digital) #architecturallighting #lightingcontrol #ETCMosaic #ETCgear #exteriorlighting #lightingproject
2 weeks ago by ElectronicTheatreControls Our New York demo room had a full house last night for Clifton Taylor's talk about lighting for dance. Keep an eye out for future talks and events; our New York office hosts them on the first Monday of every month. #ETCNYC #ETCNYCLightLab #LightingDesignNYC
3 weeks ago by ElectronicTheatreControls #ETCGio @5 at work in the @foxtheatrestl (repost from @theatrewolf ) #lightingconsole #ETCEos #lightingprogramming
3 weeks ago by ElectronicTheatreControls 36 #ETCSourceFour #LED Series 2 fixtures set the stage for dancers in the explosive @ensalsate show. This installation was made possible by LD @milton_de_la_cruz and the @teatrocolsubsidio team. Thanks for sharing! #StageLighting #LightingDesign #TheatreLighting
