Hazomatic – Monitor and Control theatrical haze.
Set a target level and let Hazomatic monitor the real-world levels, and turn your hazer on or off automatically via your lighting console.
Interested? Hazomatic is beta testing.. get in touch at hazomatic@lovely.lighting
The Hazomatic system comprises a small, discreet hardware sensor you place on stage (or wherever is suitable for your purposes), and a Mac app that monitors levels and connects to your lighting console (currently Eos™, others to follow), triggering macros when the haze concentration exceeds or falls below your preset target level. Desk macros rather than direct control over DMX or sACN mean that you can use any hazer, and you always remain in ultimate command. Your emergency haze inhibit submaster still works!
On your Mac, set a target level, see current concentrations and trends over time.
Get the real-world stats continuously updated on your magic sheets.
Why Hazomatic?
It’s hard to continuously monitor haze levels.
Traditionally the lighting console operator will either:
Set a level as a hard value for the hazer in the cue stack… (or run a complicated timed effect) however we know that this can be notoriously unreliable.. changes in temperature, humidity, & airflow all can drastically impact concentrations. Levels that work today, might not work tomorrow… That perfect level you got right during tech suddenly doesn’t work with an audience in, and theatre air handling you have no control over.
or:
The lighting operator can run haze levels on a submaster… this too can also be problematic. Usually, by the time changes have been observed (too much, or too little), it’s too late to do anything with any degree of subtlety. Maybe your show is touring and you have a new local console operator for each venue, they can’t possibly know the desired levels.
Sometimes it’s not even possible for the console operator to see the stage – at the top of an act, for example, when the safety curtain or frontcloth is flown in, you’ve got no idea of accurate haze levels, other than nervously asking the DSM over comms… it’s too late to catch any problems without real world data!
Hazomatic takes the guesswork out of haze control. You get accurate second by second measurements. Haze macros fire automatically. Levels get logged.
For Camera
With Hazomatic, you can record haze levels across shots and maintain an accurate consistency of haze for ultimate repeatability.
For logging levels
Hazomatic can log levels over time and output that data to a CSV file you can open in any spreadsheet. Maintain records as required.
Mac, iPhone and iPad
Hazomatic is primarily designed for Mac, allowing it to run in the foreground or background continuously updating.
On iOS and iPadOS, like all other apps, Hazomatic can’t run in the background*. This stops it collecting data from the sensor and communicating with the console. You can disable device sleep in the Hazomatic app, but you must keep it open in the foreground to work.
For peace of mind, I would recommend using a Mac, but after consideration, I decided to include iOS and iPadOS versions for when this is not possible.
Roadmap
Hazomatic is under active development, with lots more features to come – integration with other consoles, or logging to Vor, for example…and I’m pretty sure there are use-cases out there I’m simply not aware of. Please do get in touch with questions or feedback.
Terms of service:
Disclaimer of Warranty and Limited Warranty
This Software, help files, and any accompanying manual are provided “As is”, without any implied or express warranty as to their performance or to the results that may be obtained by using the software.
Privacy Policy:
Hazomatic won’t collect user data, won’t require an account or email address to function. All haze level data collected remains local to the device. App subscriptions are managed on device between the user and Apple.
* This is very much a simplification, limited background tasks can be triggered on iOS and iPadOS but not at the frequency we require during show conditions. The iPad does have some multitasking with iPadOS 26 but it’s still easy for an app to go into the background.