The QClass
Taught by Figure 53's Sam Kusnetz, this class is your opportunity to make a thorough and deep exploration into all of QLab's features, get hands-on experience, ask questions, and hang out with other QLab users and Figure 53 staff.
This class is for anyone with a basic working knowledge of QLab. As long as you can set up a workspace and use simple cues, this class is for you—from advanced beginners to seasoned pros.
Registration is first-come, first-served and attendance is capped.
If you plan to join us in Baltimore, please register here. This class will live-streamed.
Please contact us at email if you would like to attend, but the admission fee is a financial hardship for you.
For the best experience, please bring your own Mac laptop capable of running QLab 5. A two-week demo license will be provided to give you full access to QLab's features.
What Past Students Say
This is one of the best training programs I've ever attended. No matter what your experience level, if you have the chance to attend a QClass, I'd highly recommend it.
I just wanted to write and say what an unbelievable experience the QClass at the Voxel was last week. The value you deliver for that price point is unmatched in the industry. It was fun, engaging, enlightening and collaborative. I've been through many manufacturer-led trainings in my career, and none of them came close to what you guys put on last week.
Introduction to Show Networking Hands-On Workshop
This introductory, hands-on workshop, based on John Huntington’s book Introduction to Show Networking, explores the basics of networks and how they work in show systems such as lighting, sound, video, and even stage machinery. Basic networking concepts, IP addresses and assignment methods, subnet masks, general network operations and physical topologies will be introduced through lectures and explored through hands-on labs done on participants’ PC or macOS laptops. Network device control will be explored, and other topics like VLANs, simple routing and broadcast storms will be demonstrated in group exercises. This class counts for ETCP-recognized training.
Power Distribution/Electrical Safety for Live Events
Power Distribution and Electrical Safety for Live Events is two-day course that covers most of the topics listed in the content outline of the ETCP Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification exam. It is designed to accommodate a wide range of skills and experience, starting with basic electricity, circuit laws, and theory, and building towards more advanced topics including voltage drop (or line loss), 3-phase power distribution, power calculations, power factor, and harmonics, with an emphasis on electrical safety, the use of PPE, codes and regulations, grounding and bonding, and GFCIs. Other topics: DC electricity, terminology, basic circuits, Ohm's law, DC power, AC electricity, impedance, AC power, phase angles, power factor, 3-phase power, harmonics, electrical safety, imminent danger, human reaction to electrical current, lockout/tagout, arc flash, arc blast, boundaries of protection, categories of meters, codes and regulations, portable power generators, transformers, HMTs, grounding, enclosure ratings, over current protection, GFCIs, and more. Additional resources are also offered, including a PDF file with presentation graphics and illustrations.
This course covers topics that are listed as being in the content outline for the ETCP Entertainment Electrician Certification Exam and the ETCP Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification Exam.
ETCP re-certification credits for certified entertainment electricians and riggers
Complete information for beginners as well as experienced professionals including lighting, audio, and video techs and production electricians