In keeping with Obsidian Control Systems’ practice of providing valuable educational resources to lighting designers and programmers, the lighting control brand has made available training videos covering the NX4 lighting console and ONYX lighting control platform. A training video series covering the compact NX2 lighting controller will be available soon.
The NX4 training series is the perfect opportunity for any lighting enthusiast to get behind the desk and add to their craft. Hosted by David Henry of Learn Stage Lighting (learnstagelighting.com), over 2 hours of content is condensed into short, segmented videos to watch at your own pace. Console trainings usually come with a hefty fee, making these complimentary videos a tremendous value.
The NX4 training series is available here. Topics covered include:
Part 1: Introduction to NX4 (4:25 min) Part 8: Creating Effects (21:22 min)
Part 2: Patching Fixtures (6:10 min) Part 9: Using Pixel Mapped Video in Dylos (16.49 min)
Part 3: Setting Up Groups (4:01 min) Part 10: Cue Editing and Updating (6:55 min)
Part 4: Working in the 2D Plan (10:29 min) Part 11: Copying and Cloning (7:13 min)
Part 5: Controlling Lights (7:14 min) Part 12: Working with Art-Net and sACN (5:34 min)
Part 6: Creating Presets (20.21 min) Part 13: Working with RDM (4:05 min)
Part 7: Recording Cues (16:52 min)
All Obsidian lighting controllers run the uncomplicated lighting control software ONYX available for free download from obsidiancontrol.com. ONYX scales from the smallest shows to the largest touring productions and fully integrates Obsidian’s artistic DYLOS pixel composer.
