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Eclipse Ethernet Software 2.6 for OSXJLCooper makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding this software’s fitness for a particular purpose, and

Introduction to the Eclipse Hardware ModulesThere are several modules in the Eclipse Series. They are all supported by the Eclipse Ethernet Software 2

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownKEYPAD 9Enter Timecode digit 9Enter Timecode digit 9KEYPAD SIGNToggle SignToggle SignKEYPAD ENTEREnterEnter

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownReset 3Reset Encoder 3Reset Encoder 3Reset 4Reset Encoder 4Reset Encoder 4Reset 5Reset Encoder 5Reset Encod

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownBANK 2Switch/Copy/Paste Grade 2 BANK 3Switch/Copy/Paste Grade 3 BANK 4Switch/Copy/Paste Grade 4 ASSIGNSet A

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownKEYPAD LASTLastLastREWINDPrevious EditPrevious EditFFWDNext EditNext EditSTOPStop PlaybackStop PlaybackPLAY

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownGeometryF1Change Key Frame F2Add Key Frame F3Delete Key Frame F7Reset Grade W1Set Player Marker InParade Wa

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownRIGHT PAGE 1SetupPan & ScanRIGHT PAGE 2Primary InShapesRIGHT PAGE 3SecondariesTrackingRIGHT PAGE 4Color

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownPLAYStart Playback ForwardStart Playback ReverseLEFT PAGE 1Encoder Page 1Encoder Page 1LEFT PAGE 2Encoder P

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownW2Set Player Marker OutOverlay WaveformW3 Red Channel WaveformW4 Green Channel WaveformW5 Blue Channel Wave

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownRIGHT PAGE 8Render QueueRender QueueKEYPAD 0Enter Timecode digit 0Enter Timecode digit 0KEYPAD 1Enter Timec

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownLEFT PAGE 7Encoder Page 7Encoder Page 7LEFT PAGE 8SHIFTSHIFTB1 Reset Encoder 2R1 Reset Encoder 1B2 Reset En

The Eclipse MX and Eclipse MX Midnight are expanders with eight touch sensitive moving faders and eight sets of Mute, Solo, Aux and Select buttons. Up

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownM2Add All To QueueSet Scope Resolution 75%M3Print QueueSet Scope Resolution 50%M4 Set Scope Resolution 25%S

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownKEYPAD 6Enter Timecode digit 6Enter Timecode digit 6KEYPAD 7Enter Timecode digit 7Enter Timecode digit 7KEY

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownReset 6Reset Encoder 6Reset Encoder 6Eclipse Ethernet Software109

Eclipse PlugIn Encoder MappingsRoom/EncoderPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8SetupRight Encoder 1Normal/Turbo Speed SelectNormal/Turbo S

Room/EncoderPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Ring 1ShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsTrackball 1ShadowsShadowsSha

Room/EncoderPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Trackball 1ShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsShadowsRing 2MidtonesMidtonesMidtones

Room/EncoderPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Left Encoder 3Shadow SaturationCeiling BLift BGamma BTrackball 3 ColorLeft Encoder 4LiftGa

Room/EncoderPage 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Page 7Page 8Left Encoder 2Position YLeft Encoder 4ScaleLeft Encoder 5Pixel AspectLeft Encoder 6Rotatio

Soundtrack Pro™ SupportSetting up the Eclipse for use with Soundtrack Pro is almost identical to setting up for Final Cut Pro.Open the Eclipse Etherne

EclipseSoundtrack ProBank 1Bank LeftBank 2Bank RightM1Toggle SMPTE/BeatsW1Insert Time MarkerW2Add region marker for selectionW3Add time markers at beg

The Eclipse TX Midnight has many of the controls from the right hand side of the Eclipse CX Midnight, including transport controls with Jog and Shuttl

EclipseSoundtrack ProEclipse MX Select 1 - 8Select 1 - 8Eclipse MX Fader Touch Sensor 1 - 8Fader Touch 1 - 8Eclipse MX Fader 1 - 8Channel Volume 1 - 8

Motion™ SupportMotion has some support for control surfaces. This support is in the form of MIDI Behaviors. You can apply a MIDI Behavior to one of an

Next, in the Properties tab right/control click on the object’s Y Rotation parameter, and in the popup menu that appears choose MIDI.Motion will autom

Now move Fader 1. The Control Type popup should now say “Controller”.Moving Fader 1 will now control the Y rotation. You adjust the sensitivity with t

The Motion KeysetAll of Motions keyboard shortcuts appear in the Built-In Commands tab of the Eclipse Ethernet 2.1 application when the Motion keyset

EclipseMotionF1Choose the Select/Transform toolF2Activate 3D transform toolF3Select the Pan toolF4Select the Zoom toolRight Page 1Show/Hide the HUDRig

EclipseMotionEnterKey Sequence: EnterClear/CancelKey Sequence: EscUpZoom outRightZoom inDownZoom inLeftZoom outFader 1 - Fader 32Native MIDIEclipse Et

Logic Pro™ SupportOpen the Eclipse Ethernet 2.1 application and Import the Logic Pro keyset or create a keyset of your own. If you create your own, st

Eclipse ControlLogic ProW2Emulation- automation: writeW3Emulation- automation: trimW4Emulation- automation: touchW5Emulation- automation: latchRight E

Eclipse ControlLogic ProRight Page 4Emulation- mute: 4Right Page 5Emulation- solo: 1Right Page 6Emulation- solo: 2Right Page 7Emulation- solo: 3Right

Hardware SetupEclipse Series modules with Ethernet need to have their IP address, subnet mask and port set so that they are able to communicate on you

Eclipse ControlLogic ProAux 2Emulation- pot switch: 2Aux 3Emulation- pot switch: 3Aux 4Emulation- pot switch: 4Aux 5Emulation- pot switch: 5Aux 6Emula

Eclipse ControlLogic ProFader 6Emulation- fader: 6Fader 7Emulation- fader: 7Fader 8Emulation- fader: 9(master)Eclipse Ethernet Software128

Nuendo™ and Cubase™ SupportThe Eclipse Series uses the same protocol as the MCS-3000 series, another family of control surfaces from JLCooper. Both St

Here are the mappings from the Eclipse controls to Cubase and Nuendo functions. More details can be found in the document Remote Control Devices suppl

EclipseCubase/NuendoEncoder 4EQ 1 Low LimitEncoder 5EQ 1 High LimitRight Hand Encoders Bank 3Encoder 1EQ 2 GainEncoder 2EQ 2 FreqEncoder 3EQ 2 “Q”Enco

DHCP (Automatically Assigned IP Address)If your Mac is on a network, and the Eclipse is connected to a router that is connected to the Mac, you should

Enter an IP Address. Anything in the following ranges should work, although other addresses may work also:10.0.0.0 through 10.255.255.255172.16.0.0 th

Assigning an IP Address to the Eclipse SX MidnightTo assign the IP Address on a standalone Eclipse SX Midnight, press the Page 4 and Page 8 buttons at

Assigning an IP Address to the Eclipse MX-SABecause the MX-SA does not have a display, setting the IP address is slightly more involved. Fortunately,

Click on the NETWORK link on the left hand side. In the web page that appears, choose Use the Following IP configuration. Fill in the unique IP address

Next, click on the Serial Settings link on the left side of the page. Setup the web page that appears to match the following settings then click on OK

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Click on the Connection link on the left side of the page and setup the resulting page to match the following. You can choose a different Local Port i

If the MX has previously been configuredIf you need to change the IP address, subnet mask or port on a previously configured Eclipse MX, open FireFox an

System and Software SetupThe Eclipse software relies on Apple’s Universal Access to perform mouse emulation. In order for the Eclipse software to work

If you chose Setup Later during the installation process, there is an additional one time step to perform. Open the application “Eclipse Ethernet 2.6”

There are two versions of the Eclipse MX Eight Channel Expander - one that connects to an Eclipse CX, and a standalone version, known as the MX-SA. If

Introduction to the Eclipse Ethernet SoftwareThe Eclipse Software extends the Eclipse hardware’s ability to control various applications running on yo

There are several sample keysets included in this package, including ones for Final Cut Pro™ and Color™.Editing KeysetsThe application presents a grap

You can choose which keyset to edit within the Eclipse Ethernet 2.1 application using the Keysets menu. The menu lists all keysets that you have creat

The Inspector WindowThe Inspector window is where all your work takes place. It displays information about the currently selected control and contains

If the control is a trackball, there will be controls that let you set its color and brightness. Other types of Eclipse controls don’t have any specia

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Also at the bottom of the Inspector window is the Delete Action button. When pressed it will delete the action currently assigned to the selected cont

Action TabsKeystrokes TabThe Eclipse controls can be assigned to send a sequence of keystrokes to an application just as if they were keys on the Mac

Some key/modifier combinations may be intercepted by the operating system before they reach the Inspector window. If this happens, just type the key wi

In the example below, a counter clockwise turn would send a “-” and a clockwise turn would send a “+”.Eclipse Ethernet Software30

Trackballs can have a different key sequence for Up, Down, Left and Right movements. In the example below, the trackball would send a corresponding Ar

The Shuttle Ring can have a key sequence assigned not only to its counter clockwise and clockwise directions, but also to it’s center detent. The exam

Mouse TabThe controls on the Eclipse can be made to emulate the Macintosh mouse. Buttons can perform clicks, rotary encoders, the Jog Wheel and the Sh

The Mouse Action popup lists the actions available for the selected control. For example, if the Jog Wheel is selected the popup would look like this:

OptionWhen Destination Window is Resized or MovedRelative to Window Bottom LeftThe start point will stay the same distance from the bottom left corner

Once you have chosen from the Starting Location popup, you will be prompted to actually pick the starting point.Make Sure the target application is op

InstallationFollow the hardware setup instructions for the Eclipse Series modules in your system. Hardware manuals are available in the Help menu of t

The Inspector window will be updated to show the window name and coordinates where the click, drag or move should take place.From now on, whenever you

MIDI TabAn Eclipse can be made to appear as a MIDI device to MIDI applications. Any Eclipse control can be programmed to send and respond to a MIDI me

When Custom MIDI is chosen, more controls will become visible for editing the custom messages.The MIDI Message Type popup lets you choose any of the b

All MIDI messages except for system exclusive are either one, two or three bytes long. The first byte always is the message type, called the status byt

When assigning Custom MIDI messages to a trackball, you set different messages for each axis of the trackball. You can also set either axis to None.To

Emulation TabThe Eclipse software has the ability to emulate other MIDI based control surfaces. This feature is useful if you are using the Eclipse wi

display either a second popup or a numerical editor for choosing which control in the group to emulate.For some control categories, such as Transport,

and right so you can see all of the text.The Jog Wheel only has one choice, Emulate Jog Wheel.You cannot assign Emulation actions to the Shuttle Ring

Eclipse ControlAssignmentW1Emulation- automation: read/offW2Emulation- automation: writeW3Emulation- automation: trimW4Emulation- automation: touchW5E

Eclipse ControlAssignmentRight Page 2Emulation- mute: 2Right Page 3Emulation- mute: 3Right Page 4Emulation- mute: 4Right Page 5Emulation- solo: 1Right

Once the copy is complete, open the /Applications/Eclipse Ethernet Software/ folder and double-click on the Eclipse Ethernet 2.6 application.If this i

Eclipse ControlAssignmentSolo 5Emulation- solo: 5Solo 6Emulation- solo: 6Solo 7Emulation- solo: 7Aux 1Emulation- pot switch: 1Aux 2Emulation- pot swit

Eclipse ControlAssignmentFader 1Emulation- fader: 1Fader 2Emulation- fader: 2Fader 3Emulation- fader: 3Fader 4Emulation- fader: 4Fader 5Emulation- fad

Special TabThe Special Tab is a collection of actions that don’t easily fit into other categories.The choices are:NoneNo Special Action for the selecte

Raw EthernetSome applications such as Apple Color™ can communicate directly with the Eclipse over Ethernet. You should create keysets for these applic

Clicking on the Find Available Port button will locate a port that you can use and place it in the Port text box.Any application such as Apple Color™

Built In Actions TabThe built in actions are actions that are predefined for specific applications. When you choose a keyset, the built in actions appro

DisplaysThe Eclipse has three displays, referred to in the software as the Left, Center and Right displays, and a Timecode display. The Left, Center a

Display Text TabIf you check the Display Custom Text box or type into the text box below it and hit the ENTER key, the text you type will be shown on

Display Encoder Names TabIf you check the Display Names Above Encoders box the Names of the encoders below the selected display will be shown on the s

Display Emulation TabIf you have enabled Emulation in the current keyset, you can have any display on the Eclipse show the same information that the t

Once all the software components have been installed, click on the Finish button.This will take you to the initial setup dialog.Eclipse Ethernet Softw

Timecode DisplayFor the Timecode Display, the only option is Emulation.Reverse Messages from R and B ButtonsAbove each trackball is a button labeled R

Eclipse MX WindowIf there is an Eclipse MX or Eclipse MX-SA connected to your system, you can edit its control assignments from the Eclipse MX window.

As with the Eclipse CX Main Window, selecting a control in this window, or moving a corresponding hardware control, causes information about that cont

You may notice that there are more controls pictured in this window than actually appear on the Eclipse MX hardware. The little button above each fade

All of the buttons can be assigned the same actions that can be assigned to buttons in the rest of the system. The same goes for the rotary encoders.E

Keyset Summary WindowThe Keyset Summary Window displays information about several controls at once, making it easier to tell at a glance how a particu

The third column lists controls grouped by function, such as Transport, Trackballs, Encoders, etc. Selecting one of these groups will cause the fourth

Final Cut Pro™ SupportFinal Cut Pro™ and Control SurfacesWith FCP version 5 some support for MIDI control surfaces was added. Unfortunately, only audi

Using the Eclipse with the Final Cut Pro Color Corrector 3-wayTo use the Eclipse for color correction in Final Cut, Color Corrector 3-way must be appl

The Limit Effect controls can be shown and hidden by clicking on the small triangle in the bottom left corner of the Viewer/Color Corrector 3-way wind

Here you set the Eclipse IP address, port and and information about your hardware setup. These settings are identical to the ones found in the Prefere

EclipseLayer 1FCPEclipseLayer 2FCPLeft Page 4Layer 4 SelectorLeft Page 4Layer 4 SelectorLeft Encoder 1Color Corrector3-way SaturationLeft Encoder 1Col

EclipseLayer 1FCPEclipseLayer 2FCPB3Color Corrector3-way Reset White BalanceB3Color Corrector3-way w/effect limits Reset White BalanceTrackball 1Color

EclipseLayer 1FCPEclipseLayer 2FCPRight Page 8Show CanvasRight Page 8Show CanvasRight Encoder 1 - Right Encoder 4Pan Channel 1 -Pan Channel 4Right Enc

EclipseLayer 1FCPEclipseLayer 2FCPCenter Display Line 2Encoder NamesCenter DisplayLine 2Encoder NamesRight Display Line 1Emulated LCD Display Line 1Ri

EclipseLayer 3FCPEclipseLayer 4FCPRight Page 5Show BrowserRight Page 5Show BrowserRight Page 6Show ViewerRight Page 6Show ViewerRight Page 7Show Timel

EclipseLayer 3FCPEclipseLayer 4FCPPlayPlayPlayPlayRecordRecordRecordRecordEclipse MXFaders 1 - 7Channel Volume 1 - 7Faders 1 - 7Channel Volume 1 - 7Ec

Final Cut Pro X™ SupportUnlike Final Cut Pro 7, FCP X includes no built-in support for control surfaces. However, the Eclipse is still quite useful wi

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Eclipse Layer 3FCP XEclipse Layer 4FCP XEnterEnterEnterEnterClear/CancelEsc / CancelClear/CancelEsc / CancelEclipse Ethernet Software75

Color™ SupportSetupApple Color version 1.0 implemented direct support of the Eclipse. Color 1.5 supports control surface plugins that allow control su

After you have changed the settings to match your Eclipse hardware, click on Apply. You can also click on Setup Later. In this case you can adjust the

The port number should be in the range 49152 - 65535. Some ports are reserved for specific purposes such as email, http, etc..., but the ports in this

Color 1.5 SetupSupport for the Eclipse in Color 1.5 is handled through JLCooper’s EclipsePlugin. The first time you run Color after setting up the Colo

The Eclipse Color KeysetsThe Color 1.0 KeysetIf you are using Color 1.5x, please skip ahead to the section entitled The Color 1.5 Keyset.The Eclipse C

EclipseColorF3Change Key Frame InterpolationRewindJump to beginning of shotFast ForwardJump to end of shotStopStop playbackPlayStart PlaybackJogPlayhe

EclipseColorB1Reset Shadow Color ControlTrackball 1Shadow color control adjustmentTrackball Ring 1Shadow contrast slider adjustmentR2Reset Midtone Con

RoomPageEclipseColorLeft Encoder 6Shadow Saturation2Left Encoder 1Red LiftLeft Encoder 2Green LiftLeft Encoder 3Blue LiftLeft Encoder 4Red GammaLeft E

RoomPageEclipseColor3Left Encoder 1Red GainLeft Encoder 2Green GainLeft Encoder 3Blue Gain4Left Encoder 1Hue CenterLeft Encoder 2Hue RangeLeft Encoder

RoomPageEclipseColorLeft Encoder 6Blue Gamma3Left Encoder 1Red GainLeft Encoder 2Green GainLeft Encoder 3Blue Gain4Left Encoder 1Printer Points RedLef

EclipseLayer 1ColorM5Enable/Disable Clipping (Primary Out)W4Previous KeyframeW5Next KeyframeW6Set InpointW7Set OutpointRecordStart Render+/-Types a De

EclipseLayer 3ColorW3Reset (Primary In, Secondaries, Primary Out)W4Reset All SecondariesRecordStart Render+/-Types a Decimal PointLeft Page 7Layer 1 S

UninstallingTo uninstall run the Eclipse Uninstaller located in the /Applications folder. Click on the Uninstall button to begin. When the uninstall i

The Color 1.5 KeysetAs mentioned earlier, JLCooper has developed a control surface plugin for Color 1.5 that handles almost all of the interaction bet

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownLEFTInch Playback Reverse RIGHTInch Playback Forward UPTo Project StartTo Project StartDOWNTo Project EndTo

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownKEYPAD SIGNToggle SignToggle SignKEYPAD ENTEREnterEnterKEYPAD LOCATELocateLocateKEYPAD SET LOCATESet Locate

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownW4 Green Channel WaveformW5Add Key FrameBlue Channel WaveformW6Delete Key FrameLuma Y WaveformW7Change Key

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownKEYPAD 0Enter Timecode digit 0Enter Timecode digit 0KEYPAD 1Enter Timecode digit 1Enter Timecode digit 1KEY

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownLEFT PAGE 8SHIFTSHIFTB1Reset ShadowReset Encoder 2R1Reset Shadow LuminanceReset Encoder 1B2Reset MidtoneRes

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownW5Add Key FrameBlue Channel WaveformW6Delete Key FrameLuma Y WaveformW7Change Key FrameHistogram WaveformM1

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownKEYPAD 2Enter Timecode digit 2Enter Timecode digit 2KEYPAD 3Enter Timecode digit 3Enter Timecode digit 3KEY

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownR1Reset Shadow LuminanceReset Encoder 1B2Reset MidtoneReset Encoder 4R2Reset Midtone LuminanceReset Encoder

Room/ButtonSHIFT BUTTON UpSHIFT BUTTON DownSHIFTSHIFTSHIFTLEFTInch Playback Reverse RIGHTInch Playback Forward UPTo Project StartTo Project StartDOWNT