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It coexists with the desk that is already there.

A full console, built for the person with hands on it. Everything below is the spec sheet.

live_tv Television · on the console

Every key on the console has an OSC address and the dictionary is published, so the automation people can drive it without asking us anything. MTC arrives as quarter-frame or full-frame at all four rates, and a watchdog tells you the moment the signal stops rather than leaving you to notice. Output stops from one control, without unplugging anything.

Whatever this week's rig runs to, with timecode in and DMX in to merge with the house desk.

check_circleThe OSC dictionary, published
check_circleMTC quarter-frame and full-frame, four rates
check_circleA timecode watchdog that says the signal died
check_circleStop output from one control, nothing unplugged

Start here (suggested)Pro

2U to Uncapped

Studio, cyc and practicals

MIDI timecode

Cues on the clock

DMX in

Merge with the house desk

sACN

Priority set per universe

A day with Blackout · Television

How it actually runs.

01Build

cue list against the rundown

02Rehearsal

timecode-fire cues, tweak per-fixture timing

03Air

cues fire on the clock, house desk merged over DMX in

04After

cloud backup, the same file tomorrow

Fadersfeature-faders

Television · tailoredCue stacks with priority, on timecode.Layer the rundown as sequences with per-fixture timing, fire from MIDI timecode, and let priority handling sort overlapping cues.

Fixture controlsfeature-fixture_controls

Television · tailoredThe same 6 AM look, every morning.Stored looks land the same Kelvin and hue across SkyPanels, Kinos and cyc lights, so you can switch color models without drifting.

Pixel mapfeature-pixelmap

Television · tailoredThe plot on the gallery monitor.LivePlot puts a live map of the rig in front of the LD and the director; DMX input merges the house desk when the show needs both.

The numbers that matter

Everything a desk does. None of the setting-up.

LivePlotfeature-liveplot

Universes2 universes on Core. Uncapped on Command. Pick the tier by the rig and the tools the job needs.Every plan is the whole console at its core: patch, cues, effects, faders and LivePlot. Universes, collaborators, backups and the deeper color tools step up with the tier.

2U to Uncapped

Universe output, by plan

5 min

Auto-backup, local + cloud

2 collaborators

Showfile sharing, Pro and up

4 GB

Cloud storage on Command

sACN Art-Net DMX inOSC MIDI

ProtocolsOut over Wi-Fi or Ethernet to any node. In from any desk, pad or clock.Merge, monitor and trigger from DMX in; timecode and controllers over OSC and MIDI.

Fixture controlsfeature-fixture_controls

Color pipelineNative color in, native color out.RGB, CMY, HSI or CIE xy per fixture, per-fixture color trims, NDI® media in on Pro, the whole pipeline in ACES on Command.

Fadersfeature-faders

Never lose a showAuto-backup down to every 5 minutes, local and cloud.Up to 15 timestamped copies per showfile, and sharing with the programmer or designer you're working with.

Protocols & integrations

Talks to what's already on your truck.

Output & input

ethernetsACNOut over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, to any node
ethernetArt-NetOut over Wi-Fi or Ethernet, to any node
DMX inMerge, monitor and trigger from any desk

Control & triggers

cableOSCCue and parameter control from any app or desk
midiMIDITimecode, controllers, encoders
Stream DeckTap-to-map buttons, saved in the showfile

Fixtures & wireless

AsteraBattery, runtime and config, natively
CeriseWireless DMX to the rig
StardustDirect control from the console, wireless to the receivers

Color & media

Lit Duo 1Meter-driven color matching (Advanced+)
castNDI®Video into the pixel map, with WHIP, RTMP, SRT, SRT pull and RTSP inputs too (Pro+)
paletteACESColor-managed pipeline (Command)
tunePer-fixture color trimsTrim the color of each fixture on its own, for the unit that always runs warm (Command)

NDI® is a registered trademark of Vizrt NDI AB.

Inside the console

Every tool in the console.

Patch screenfeature-patch

PatchPatch by the hundred, not one at a time.Batch address, label and sort fixtures in a visual patch built for speed. Every profile comes from the Blackout Fixture Database™: verified, updated daily, with a Fixture Creator for anything custom.

Multi-mode profiles, one-click patchingBattery and status readouts for Astera fixturesCustom fixtures in minutes

Fixture controlsfeature-fixture_controls

Fixture ControlsDial in color in the model the fixture actually thinks in.HSI, CMY, RGB or xy. Switch between them mid-look and stay consistent across brands. Every other parameter is one swipe away.

PixelMap · LivePlotPixel mapping, inside the console.Pixel mapping normally means a second machine and an hour of networking before anyone can test a look. Here it is the console: same showfile, same screen, nothing to network. Sources are tagged with the color space they were made in, composited in ACES on Command, and delivered to each fixture as RGB, CMY, HSI or CIE xy. NDI® input on Pro and up; ISF shaders and per-fixture trims on Command.

A live map of the rig: intensity, color and position as they changeQuickPlot for fast layouts on the dayPixelMaps drive color + dimmer per pixel (Command)

Effects enginefeature-effects

EffectsAn effects engine that doesn’t need a manual.Nearly any effect in two steps: intensity chases, color loops, lightning, phaser and spline waveforms, effects layered on top of a cue. Phase, spread, offset, rate and size are controls, not a spreadsheet of hand-typed offsets, and effects run per group so a 200-fixture rig behaves like one instrument.

Built-in library + custom effectsPhase · spread · offset · rate · sizeEffect on top of cueGroup-based, audio-reactive

Fadersfeature-faders

Sequences · Faders · MacrosCue it like a desk. Carry it like a tablet.Per-fixture fade and delay, layered cues with priority handling, faders for live transitions, and macros for the one-tap looks your client wants.

EDIT RENAME DELETE CLONE

QuickHUD

Five actions. One finger. Always the same place.

Press and hold any effect, group, look, favorite or macro and the HUD opens under your finger. Edit, Rename, Clone, Move, Delete. Six slots, five actions, and the bottom one left empty so your finger never covers what you are reaching for.

The smallest details carry the most weight here. Actions that don’t apply dim where they sit instead of disappearing, so the shape never changes and your finger stops hunting for it.

Blackout Fixture Database™

A console is only as good as its profiles.

Every cue, every color, every effect is built on the assumption that channel 14 does what the chart says it does. Get that wrong and nothing above it can be right.

40,000+profiles, built in-house and human-verified

Verifiedprofiles tested working on the real light, an industry first

Hourstypical turnaround on a new profile request

Dailyupdates, delivered inside the console

On most consoles, fixing a bad profile lands on your programmer’s clock before a single cue exists.

The libraries you can license are built once, at scale, from paperwork, and the mistakes ship with them: wrong channel counts, missing modes, a profile that doesn’t match the light in front of you. The shared formats don’t rescue it either. A GDTF file only carries what the manufacturer put into it, errors included.

The crux of the whole thing

We tried to buy one. We licensed an industry library, went through it, and found too much of it wrong to patch. So we threw it out and rebuilt every profile by hand.

40,000+ profiles, human-verified. Built in-house, not licensed, updated daily, and new ones typically land within hours of a spec sheet. It is the largest human-verified fixture library in lighting and it lives inside the console.

Industry first

Verified profiles.

A verified profile has been tested working on the fixture itself, not just checked against the manufacturer’s chart. Patch one and every channel does what it says.

Fast turnaround