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Universes, protocols, the fixture database, FX, pixel mapping, integrations. The spec sheet first.

I run the showWhat it does for my production

What Blackout replaces, what it costs, and what it saves, in plain language.

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Training

Learn it from the people who built it.

Three ways in. Pick by how much structure you want, not by how much you already know.

FreeWatch on YouTubeTips and tricks, one topic at a time. No account.Official coursesWork through the curriculumThe whole app, in depth. Graded, and it stars your listing.LiveGet a trainer on your rigOne on one, your crew, or a day on your set.
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Start here. Don’t stop here.

Ian’s tutorials answer one question at a time: patch a fixture, configure a gateway, get a look on stage. Good tips, real tricks, free forever. What they are not is a way to learn the app from scratch. There’s no order to them, nobody checks your work, and each one goes exactly one question deep.

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01What is DMX, Art-Net, & sACN???4:5602How to configure a Gateway in 5 min!6:2503From Zero to Hero: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to controlling lights on set24:5604Blackout Hardware Connection Guide5:2105How to choose the RIGHT DMX fixture profile for your lights! ARRI, Astera, Kino, and more!18:0306The Art of Labeling14:3207How to properly rig a stage for professional film sets - DATA & POWER18:1208How to talk to your LCP: Lighting Console Programmer!18:23

These are tips. The courses are training. Not the same videos in a tidier order. A far deeper walkthrough of the whole app, in sequence, graded, and taught by a programmer who runs shows for a living.

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The full reference for every feature, screen and syntax.

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Structured, in-depth training from first patch to timecode.

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Working programmers sharing knowledge, gigs and gear.

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In-app walkthroughs take you from a blank showfile to a running look in ten minutes. No card up front.

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