How to Use grandMA2 mode on grandMA3 like a Rockstar »
So, you gotta run your MA2 showfile on an MA3 for the first time: I got you. After you watch this, you'll know how to make it look like you've been doing it forever.
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Tracking Sheet and Sequence Contents- grandMA2 »
These are 2 windows on the console that are super helpful, but often overlooked. They can be a little confusing until you know how to work with them. I want to help you see how you can get the most of these sheets.
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grandma2 Cloning: Clone a Tour to a Festival Rig »
Cat's 8 Steps to a Successful Clone In this video, I'm going to take you through how I clone a touring showfile to a festival rig... start to finish! This is a big clone, but I'll explain it all and show you the types of macros I use. Seriously, this is how I do it every time, and it works for me - every time! If you can clone a full showfile, every other type of cloning is easy!
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Partial Show Read – grandMA2 »
We're going to use the example of PSRing a festival showfile into a touring showfile - but you can PSR any 2 shows into one.
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Import a Patch to Your Showfile – grandMA2 »
See how to use the Export/ Import syntax to bring in a patch from another showfile, or from the VWX plugin, or another visualizer.
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Make LED Cell Layouts Fast – Tips and Cloning Trick – grandma2 »
If you're using multi-instance LED fixtures in your show (who isn't????), you're gonna want to set up a nice, clean layout for them.
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MA3D Tips: DMX Camera and Moving Paths »
Recently, I had the pleasure of working with the students at CalArts, who were creating their final design projects in MA 3D. I made them a short video explaining how to implement a DMX Camera and Moving Paths so they could give a little extra liveliness to their renderings.
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The HuMAn Talk Series with Cat and Joe »
I'm excited to say that I'm part of a new video series by MA Lighting called "The HuMAn Talk."
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18 in 2018- Day Eighteen: Layout Feedback »
Last day! Day 18 of our "18 in 2018" workshop. Thanks for sticking with me. We'll look at using yesterday's fixture profile to put visual feedback information about the state of your show into your layouts. This last tip is an idea that you can build on and modify for your own purposes.
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18 in 2018- Day Seventeen: Importing and Exporting Fixture Profiles »
Our seventeenth day of 18 in 2018 will show you how to import and export fixture profiles. These might be profiles that you pulled down from ma-share.net, or perhaps they are from another show file.
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