Using The Color Picker - ETC EOS Operation Manual

U s i n g t h e C o l o r P i c k e r
Press the [Displays] button and select the {Color Picker} from the softkeys to display the color
picker in the CIA.
When channels are selected and a specific gel is chosen, the color picker will indicate a dot on the
color picker which represents the selected fixture(s). The dot is a visual indication of the color each
fixture can accommodate, closest to the gel selected. This tool is most useful when color matching
between different fixture types to maintain an even field of color. You can click in the picker to go to
the hue and saturation values or you can match a specific gel color from the manufacturers list on
the right. Selecting a specific gel will also produce the hue and saturation value.
Gel colors can also be manually entered into the command line. [6] [Color] [1] [/] [1050] [Enter]
assigns Apollo gel number 1050 to channel 6. Each of the manufacturers have been assigned a
number, which can be seen beside their name in the Color Picker display.
When channels are selected, a black line may appear in the color picker. This line indicates what
colors can be mixed by the fixture. If a color lies outside of the line, that color is out of the range of
that device. If no black line is visible, the fixture has not yet been calibrated and the color matching
will be approximated.
The gel picker is normalized to 3200 degrees. Therefore, if you are setting Rosco 80 (R80) on a arc
source device, it will appear to be the same color as R80 on an incandescent source.
Encoders
When both CYM and RGB mixing systems are present in the lighting rig, they take priority in the
encoder mapping, followed by fixed wheels, then scrollers. A CMY color mixing fixture may not be
placed in RGB mode, nor can an RGB fixture be placed in CMY mode.
• When the mechanism is a fixed color wheel or a color scroller, you can use the encoder to
select the desired frame. Pressing the {E} expands the display to include a button for each
frame indicated with both a location number (example: "#5") and a label (example: "Rosco
R80"). The specific colors within the scroller or wheel are specified in patch.
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What is Hue and Saturation?
Hue is the actual color. It is measured in angular degrees around the cone
starting and ending at red = 0 or 360 (so yellow = 60, green = 120, etc.).
Saturation is the purity of the color, measured in percent from the center of
the cone (0) to the surface (100). At 0% saturation, hue is meaningless.
Brightness is measured in percent from black (0) to white (100). At 0%
brightness, both hue and saturation are meaningless.
Within the color picker, you will see
columns of buttons to the right. The
first button {Color Format} is for
toggling between native (RGB,
CMY, color scroller, or color select)
and hue and saturation. The other
buttons are manufacturer catalogs
of gels. To display a specific
manufacturer's catalog, press the
specific manufacturer or catalog
and select the desired gel. The
{Bright. to Full} button will only
appear if selected channels have a
brightness parameter.
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Eos Operations Manual