Recent content by deadlygopher

There are two pretty serious engineering challenges associated with building this sort of system. It's pretty tough to understand where your target is in 3d space. Motion Capture companies have spent a lot of time and energy to build systems that almost work to locate rigid bodies in...

I'll be alternating between t-shirts with my employer's logo and t-shirts without my employer's logo.

I'm interested in experimenting with running lights in closed-loop with RDM data. (Obviously rate-limited by RDM for now...)

No, I'm looking for the actual position data driving the control loop in the fixture.

I usually put a bunch through my back belt loop.

Does anyone know of a moving head spot that will let you query its Pan/Tilt encoder values via RDM?

Occasionally I'll focus by pulling the lamp base out of a source four and looking through the fixture. It's definitely not perfect, but a better approximation than I'd get by guesstimating shutter placements.

I have mixed feelings about this acquisition. Stage Tech's winch systems are pretty great, and it's exciting that a Navigator system might be driving them soon. Maybe we'll get Navigator in a Nomad form factor. On the other hand, TAIT now basically has a monopoly on automation at this scale.

As someone who has interned with one of those "notable employers," I think that it can be a really valuable experience. Along with the skills and experiences I gained from working there, having that company on my resume has opened the door for several great opportunities. The only time I was...

I'm aiming at full-time positions, but I have a bunch of applications (and a few interviews done) for everything ranging from internships to big gigs. Hopefully some answers show up soon.

Maybe when I yell "THROW IT" at the new product showcase they'll actually do it this time...

Will the troubleshooting session be useful for people who come from an enterprise networking background, or will it be focused on more basic troubleshooting?

I'll be there! Anyone else going on the Rockwell Automation tour?

Interviewing in person at USITT definitely made the difference for me. Make sure you know a fair amount about the show you'd like to work on. I recognized KÀ's TD from videos, and was able to intercept him on the way to the Cirque booth. It's a good conversation-starter to be able to ask...

We do a dance concert every two years that requires us to place about 20 pairs of two-fered lights that are separated by ~5', so having the tools to do it without having to run a massive pile of cable is nice. I'll just use some Light-Be-Gone on the area covered by the brighter one.