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Mini Course Format

100% Self Paced

  • Video Lessons

    Easier to follow than a manual. Watch these lessons at your own speed.

  • Get Started Quickly

    Shorter Course - No Quizzes - No downloads

About the Course


In this Mini Course, I'll take you through everything you need to know about Selection Grids: from their creation, the ways to edit them, and how to use them to your advantage when creating Phasers, making Bitmap Effects, aligning values or timing.

What is a Mini Course?
A Mini course is designed to be completed in one day so you're up to speed on a topic very quickly.  (Of course, if you want to spend more time with it- you absolutely can!) Within a mini course, the lessons are shorter, there are no show downloads, quizzes or certificates.

Prerequisites:
Basic grandMA3 programming knowledge is required.  The course can be completed on a computer running grandMA3 onPC. Access to console hardware is not necessary. 

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This course will be available July 21, but you can Pre-Order now.

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Course Curriculum

    1. Intro to Selection Grids

    2. Using the Cursor to Add Fixtures to the Selection Grid

    3. Setup Mode

    4. Creating Grids from the 3D and Layout Viewers

    5. Selection Grid Tool Bar

    6. MAtricks Buttons

    7. Selection Grid Window Settings

    8. Gridstore for Fixture Profiles

    9. Aligning Values + Timing Over Grids

    10. Getting Fixtures into the Z Axis

    11. Using Matricks + Phasers with Selection Grids

    12. How Matricks Work With Empty Grid Tiles

    13. Grids and MAgic Presets

    14. Quickstart to Bitmaps with Grids

    15. Syntaxes for Working With Grids

    16. Congrats!

About this course

  • $19.99
  • 16 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Your Instructor: Cat West

Since my first job programming lighting at a small Vegas club back in 2000, I knew that pushing buttons was the gig for me. I've been lucky enough in my career to travel the world, programming shows of all sizes. Some of the acts I've programmed for include: Danny Elfman, NKOTB, Metallica, Christina Aguilera, J. Cole, Lorde, Ok Go, Eric Church, Melanie Martinez and more. In 2007, I started consoletrainer.com as a resource of training videos, tutorials and quick start guides for lighting programmers of all skill levels.

Cat West

Lead Instructor

Topics

  • Why Selection Grids

    I'll explain why its worth your time to make them well

  • Creating Grids

    Multiple ways to create and edit your Selection Grids

  • Tools and Modes

    SETUP mode, Cursor Options, Tool Bars, X,Y,Z Axes and more

  • Shortcuts

    Editing Grids using your Layout and 3D setups

  • MAtricks and Alignments

    The real power of Selection Grids

  • GridStore

    Editing a Sub-Fixture's default Grid

  • MAgic Presets

    Use Grids to quickly create and utilize MAgic Presets for all your fixtures

  • Bitmaps

    Intro to using Bitmaps, which rely on Selection Grids

  • Syntaxes

    Specific to working with Grids

Do I need Selection Grids?

  • You're working with Grids whether you realize it or not. Every fixture selection creates a Grid.

  • Using customized Selection Grids will take your Matricks and Phaser options to the next level.

  • Want to use MAgic Presets or Bitmaps? They use Selection Grids as well.

Easy to follow Video Lessons

Like I'm sitting next to you at your console

Manuals are great, but some things are easier to explain through video. My lessons are short: go at the pace that works for you on your schedule.
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FAQ

  • Do I need to have any experience using Selection Grids on grandMA3?

    Not at all. Although, you should already have a basic working knowledge of how to create stage looks and store them as cues in grandMA3. I'll take you through all the aspects of Selection Grids, but it is not an introduction to basic programming on grandMA3.

  • What is a Mini Course?

    A Mini Course is shorter than my other courses, with no quizzes or downloads and no showfile to build along with me. There's also no certification. Otherwise, Its just like my other courses: I take you through how to use a programming element via video lessons. You should be able to start programming with Selection Grids right away.

  • Do I need a console for this course?

    Nope. But I would recommend a computer that can run the free grandMA3 onPC software if you want to play along at all. Otherwise- you can just watch the lessons.

  • Is there a money back guarantee?

    Yes. If you find that the course is not for you, you can contact me within 7 days of signing up to request a refund: no questions asked.

  • Do I need to complete this course within a set amount of time?

    Nope! This course is self paced and available on demand. Go at your own speed.

  • Are the videos subtitled?

    Yes! English and Spanish subtitles can be turned on for each video using the CC option in the Video Playback Controls.

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