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A really easy guid for how to use the nomad

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ETC Rep: Hi, So you have a new nomad device, GREAT! Are you a lighting designer who knows everything there is to know about Lighting? If so this is not the video for you. If you are a new user, or a high school theatre teacher needing to know how to set up the nomad for use THIS IS THE RIGHT VIDEO FOR YOU!!!

The First step is X (see x is where you explain how to do the first step, such as plugging it into your computer.

Step two is. . .  (tell us what to do. Thats all, we don't care about the powerful functions of the machine, such as it can blow your nose for you, we want to know what is next in making our intelligent lights shine on the stage)

Step three is (you can probably tell this is a pattern. Please something like this would be much more use than throwing the damn thing out the indow and telling my students that we are going to do primitive theatre because Shakespeare didn't have stage lights and neither will we. . .) 

Thanks for your help, and I'm really looking for that guide. 

Chris Guyotte
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  • Yeah ETC has pretty terrible communication on how the Nomad stuff works. I made my own public video for it a while back:

    I think it's upset about me linking, so you can just search for "Theatrical Lighting Tutorials: What is ETC Nomad and how do I use it?" on YouTube. 

  • in reply to jordanhenshaw

    "Yeah ETC has pretty terrible communication on how the Nomad stuff works."

    Your way isn't that good eighter, but the attempt is ok.

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    The point here is that Nomad + a Gadget II is working out of the Box.
    And doing a tutorial on how to install a software on your Computer isn't the job of ETC.

    And Nomad is the same Software that runs on every Eos-Family Desk, so all ETC-Tutorial are able to use for learning.

    If there are any further questions, the Forum will help you gladly. But in my opinion the little gap between "I don't know anything about Lights and working with Computer-setups" and "I know quite a bit and it is enought for me to work with", that is not ETC's responsibility.

    You can go to a free-of-charge schooling-seminar for EOS-Family products, thats an offer from ETC.
    And if you need a special training for your space, ETC could help you with that as well.
    And you can find yourself someone who is teaching you all the knowlidge.

    But not anything can be learned off of a Video-tutorial.

    Please talk to people, who know their stuff. Because making Lights work is for a lot of us more than a hobby, this is what we do for living. It is a profession.

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    End of Comment.
    Sorry to make it sound so rough in the end.

  • in reply to mathilda

    Why are you so negative? Since I was defining ETC, my tutorial was clearly meant for newbs, like kids at school theaters or people just starting out. If you're in that camp, figuring out what exactly the dongle thing actually does and how you get Nomad outputting DMX is quite difficult, especially during that supply shortage. I did a good thing. Don't take a dump on it.

  • in reply to jordanhenshaw

    I don't want to badmouth your attempt. I honor every action that is taken from privat persons.

    But "steal the operating software" and "pretend to be a lightboard", "1024 Channel" (instead of 1024 Parameter) is not the best wording.

  • in reply to mathilda

    Thanks so much for the view!

    "Parameter" = oscillating turbo-encabulator.
    "Channel" = plain english

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  • in reply to jordanhenshaw

    I would tend to agree with Mathilda; while it might be helpful for some (AND at least you produced something), it was very difficult to navigate through the copious errors in the video. Cheif among them is the average around "unlocked" -- an unlocked Nomad dongle is 6144 parameters, not 1024; rather you're referring to a Nomad Key... There is a huge difference between channel and parameter -- it my case, I have several universes contained in less than 100 channels. Additionally a 1k parameter is not necessarily 2 universes either, it can be any number of universes, the only thing that really matters is the parameter count. And there is no "unlimited" nomad. I understand making information approachable to new users, but that doesn't mean we should be confusing terms.

    However, at the end of the day, it didn't seem to address the OP question which is "how do I use Nomad" - I know that isn't the title of your video, but it was the question you were proffering to answer.

    Cheers!

  • in reply to jolson

    Either way the whole thing is confusing as hell for newcomers. So many words.

  • in reply to jolson

    You use Nomad the same way you use a light board. 

    I clearly said mine had 1024. Some have more. Some have unlimited. That's what I learned in all my research and through talking to a dealer. If that's wrong, I need to do more research. I should have stuck with the term "outputs" in the video since that's consistent with the Nomad marketing. I said channel because I'm used to saying "8 channel mode" to talk about how many parameters a multi-parameter device has. 

    I know MA limits by parameter but I was always under the impression that ETC does it by universe. If that's wrong, then.. idk

    I made the video because when I moved from a console to needing to output DMX from Nomad, it took a ridiculously long time to figure out what I needed to do. None of their communication just told me what the darn thing does exactly. It took way too long. I didn't have the time or money to spend money on a thing and then have it not work. I made the video because that was the exact video I needed during that time and that video did not exist, full-stop. I had to figure it all out myself. The marketing is extremely lacking in clear communication. 

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