LightingTrainer.COM a free stage lighting training web site

[ldsteve]

Hello Everyone,

I have begun a new web site in my down time that provides links to many of the free stage lighting training materials available all over the internet. This includes videos, tutorials, PDFs, PowerPoints, Excel Spreadsheets, useful software and much more!

We are doing the work for you so you don't have to try and find all of this for yourself.

Our web site is called LightingTrainer.COM

The site has just begun but rest assured it will grow a lot in the coming weeks.

Have fun learning for free!!

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[derekleffew]

Welcome to the booth, Steve. We hope you'll stick around and participate in the many and varied discussions here.

Other training/information sites that may be of interest to our members include:
Consoletrainer.com: Training and Resources for Wholehog and Grandma Consoles
STAGELIGHTWIKI

Ask a lot, answer a lot--this site is only as good as its members make it.

[ldsteve]

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Here is the latest update on LightingTraining.COM

We have just added a tutorial series on Adobe After Effects. There are over 30 videos in this series stepping through the majority of options found in this popular content creation program. You will find this series on the CAD page.

We also added a series for 3D Studio Max that is about 8 videos long but almost 2 hours worth of very good content.

Next will be a Networking 101 series that seems pretty good along with a Cinema 4D series. We will also be adding a lot more to the Wholehog section and we hope to be adding some really great new Vista videos soon. wink

We cleaned up the grandMA DVD series and now it is order and very easy to navigate from clip to clip. We have begun making it a little easier to get around in the site but please let us know if you love or hate any part of it.

That is pretty much the big stuff but you will find some other new items if you look around.

Remember we are doing the work for you so you can enjoy learning for free and on your own time. That is the best thing about training videos, they work around your schedule!

Our web site is called LightingTrainer.COM

Have fun learning for free!!

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[NickJones]

Be sure to add the new ETC Ion training videos in there! I have been watching them, there are 40 somthing, and pretty good! Bobby Harrel & Bytecraft both have Strand Pallate videos on Youtube,
Nick

[ldsteve]

Hey Nick,

You are right the ETC ION is on the docket to be put up this week. We are actually adding quite a few different console series videos along with a bunch of media server stuff, basic electric classes and more networking stuff. I am trying to cover all angles and areas for you guys!

There so much stuff to put up there that this site will just keep getting more and more useful. Certainly worth bookmarking once your there.

Hope you guys enjoy the new LightingTrainer.COM web site, people are literally visiting from all over the world in big numbers so please tell us if there is anything there that you don't like, that you want or that is broken.

Thanks again!!

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[ldsteve]

LightingTrainer.COM Update:

Just posted in our Spotlight a real cool Sound to Light video by Andrew Voller. I highly recommend checking that out.

We also recently posted a tutorial series for the ETC Ion that is 46 videos long

You will also find newly posted in the ETC section a real well done demo by Sarah Clausen for the new Element lighting console. That is about 10 minutes long.

Another item to look for on the console page is a real well done tutorial series on the Strand Palette line of boards. This series is 39 videos long.

One last one to look for is a great little gem from LDI 1999 which was an 8 minute demo of the infamous Icon M. If you have never seen this one you must watch it if not just for history's sake.

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[ldsteve]

New Updates at LightingTrainer.COM:

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On our console page you can now learn over 10 different lighting consoles

On the Basic page you can learn things like basic programming, intro into DMX, networking intro, and some great videos from the CSL Webinars.

While almost all the videos have been watched at least dozens of times each, our most watched video is on that page, can you guess which one it is? (it has well over 300 views in our first month)

Our Software page is also well underway and you can not only learn about Wysiwyg there (many more viz/CAD tutorials to come) we also have some pretty good tutorials covering content creation. This includes Photoshop, Adobe After Effects and a couple of really long videos on 3D Studio MAX.

We have just made a significant update to the look and feel of the web site. We went to darker backgrounds for better video viewing, especially for the backstage sessions. wink

We will also be growing both the Media Server/Digital Lighting section and the Moving light section will be getting a lot of demo reels broken down by manufacturer and type. We are also offering product review videos and we hope to do some type of comparison series so people can look at them side by side.

Finally the Misc. page is really growing and there are many fun and interesting videos there to watch. At one month old we have well over 25 hours of great training videos for you to watch and now with our new web site in place we will really begin posting much more. Our hosting service Powweb offers unlimited space and we plan on filling it up!!

LightingTrainer.COM is your one stop source for training and support materials for the Stage lighting and Visual Entertainment industry.

This includes training videos, tutorials, manuals and more, plus unbiased product reviews by professionals for professionals! The best part is the entire site is free. It is also presented by the Irwin bothers known for pioneering lighting training for over 20 years.

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Steve Irwin
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