RGB(A?) on the Cyc

[Corbettlight]

Hi, I was wondering about using RGB and maybe A to on my cyc for the next show I do. If I use these colors, can I mix them right to make whatever color I need even though they have different light sources?
From what I've read on this forum, it seems as though I can, but I never have tried it. I usually choose what gels would be good for the show I'm doing and use those. Sometimes I mix within them a bit, but never to great effect.

Thanks

[TimMiller]

I have had bad and good experience with mixing colors on cycs. If you can get the fixtures hung and focused evenly you can usually create a very nice even wash on a cyc in which you can mix different colors to create new ones. Depending on the show, i will either use cyc silk red green blue, or i will go with some other variation of red green blue. Sometimes i will go more of a princess blue, a nice pinkish red, and sometimes a princess purple, or a form of green.

[Les]

RGB (and A if you have 4-cell) is pretty standard in most places. As TimMiller said, placement is absolutely key to getting the color mixing you want. As long as things are set up correctly, you should not have much trouble getting most colors out of an RGB cyc. If you're able to get an amber gel up there, use it. Amber is really hard to get right using red and green.
I normally stick to the Cyc Silks in my plots.

[Corbettlight]

Ok, that sounds good.
How would I need to set them up? I only have floor cycs. They are 4 cell, and I have 3 of them.

[Les]

What size is the cyc and what instrument are you using (brand, model)?

Ideally you want the space between the instruments to be about equal to their distance from the cyc, but 3 instruments is not a lot if this is a large cyc, so you might have to get creative. I am used to cyc lights being about 6'-8' from the cyc, but your mileage may vary.

[Corbettlight]

I'm not sure about the size or brand/model. I could find it, but I wouldn't have access to the lights for a couple weeks at the least. I would approximate the width of each cell to be 9". They are rectangular, and the height would be maybe 6" or so. I will try to find a picture of what I have. My cyc is about 25 feet wide, give or take 5 feet.

Our cyc lights look very similar to this, although they might be slightly bigger and each cell is more elongated:

[mstaylor]

Get the coverage as full and even as possible with the instruments you have. If you have cyc left pver maybe you can block it down with blacks to keep your effect.

[Grog12]

Each manufacturer puts out a Product Data Sheet for each of their instruments. This can help you determine where to place your cyc lights in relation to the cyc.

http://mail.altmanltg.com/publicsyne...-3FC700DDD423}

[Corbettlight]

So, if I place the cyc lights according to their product data sheet and gel them with RGBA I will be able to mix them to my advantage?

[shiben]

Thats the idea. However, how good (even, bright, etc) the color is will depend on what gels you put in (cyc silk is probably your best bet).