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I was only tangentially involved, but they recently built a new building here on campus, and went with fancy lighted railing for the main stairwell. It looks nice now, but chatting with the project managers they hated it- sourcing it was a pain, and installation cost way more since you're now...

An arena across town just installed FollowMe, one of the puck-operated options. For their setup the fixtures all share a single camera hung on the truss with them, with the option of another camera hung further back for a wider view. The training was interesting as he showed us some of the...

If you have the 2-port Net2 nodes it's possible to upgrade them- I've done it. Neither manufacturer will tell you how to do it (likely due to contract agreements), but the ETC branded nodes were actually built by Pathway, and have standard Pathway internals. If I'm reading your comment...

I've run one of these. They're not terrible, but certainly not the most intuitive to a new tech. A seasoned tech can figure it out pretty quickly if they know what they're looking for, but at the same time a newbie could get completely lost. It has most of the common features, but is awful at...

I think of Tracking issues with this description. Did you record them, or write them in Blind Mode? Did you record them in the same order as you're playing them back?

Joke aside, it's the same weight as a P4, so the belt clip is fine if you don't intend to carry the bit kit.I joined the beta team just as they were starting development for this. It was interesting to see the different aspects of that. Surveys on everything, and hands-on testing for a few...

I have a couple of the Stage Ape Par64's that we use for banquet uplighting, but I've DMXed them a couple of times. Assuming we have the same model (which is a leap of faith with these cheap overseas fixtures), they're 7 channel: GRB???I. The three other channels are some mix of macros/other...

Without more info for the scene I can't be sure, but when I think Rock Concert, I don't picture DJ effect lights. I think you're closer with your LED Pars. What does the rest of the hang for the show look like? If you have a few washes of color already set, throw in your LED pars facing the...

We use a TV on the balcony rail patched in to our video system. We can use it as a confidence monitor if we send it program feed, but most of the time it's fed with an old Raspberry Pi running https://stagetimer.io/ . It'll count up/down, you can pre-program sessions, and message the presenters...

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When Jad mentions a 'Pocket Mask', he might be talking about something like this, not a KN95. Intended so you can do CPR without kissing strangers.

The Perfect Cue mentioned above will do it 100%, but I think they've been out of stock for a while (I'm assuming from the same logistics issues everyone else is also fighting with). Second to that, I've found the Logitech remotes to be reliable. Your distance is probably outside the range of an...

I'll usually feed the board audio into the camera to keep everything time-aligned. One less thing to go wrong.

Welcome to the Booth! Try not to be overwhelmed by my barrage of questions:LED conversions can go a couple ways. Do you want to rearrange the existing zones, or be able to individually address fixtures? You'll probably want smarter fixtures, but can save money with relays and existing AC...

I took this about a year ago, and I strongly endorse it too. Our university is paying for training of every faculty/staff interested.The training is mostly common-sense stuff, but things I had never considered. It's just like regular first aid- recognizing when someone might need help...