Recent content by Cryophallion

If you have a parent willing to watch a few videos/read a few tutorials and learn it to set it up, then I would go with a slightly older laptop, and magicq with their $100 adapter.The parent (or get the current lighting nerd from the high school or the person who they bring in for shows if...

Why do you think I said you'd have ot be good with it ;) Yes, I meant soldering iron. I was looking at my workbench and saw one sitting out and had a slip of the keyboard... Good call. The person I used to know who was amazing at fixing those boards is no longer available, but there are several...

Heh, I just noticed your location. I lived just up 495 from you until early this year. Too bad, it may have been fun to play with things...Excellent that they fixed your bug. And yes, a few lower pixels are nice. I had an issue yesterday where I went from home with my 3 monitors to a school...

So I usually alternate between an Ion/Element (depending on where I am at) and Magicq with a miniWing (when I am using projection, need to viz, or when they have an element and we need to run different stacks, etc, or when the board is not one of the usual ones).So, workflow depends on time...

If you are still using an express, I have one extra step:SAVE THE SHOW BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN!I have lost 3 shows in several different venues with different expresses (expressi?) in the past year or two. One time it was that I forgot to turn off a fixture, so flipped off then back on a moment...

From the download page on the Chamsys website:KNOWN ISSUE - Mac OSX10.11 EL Capitan - requires v1.7.1.0 MagicQ or above.I remember when all the updates on MAC were breaking things. But what version are you running of magicq? Their drivers are usually the same as the enttec ones, iirc.

A loose connection should show as more flicker than dip I would think, as it would lose connectivity, and usually that means going to 0, not necessarily dimming. I give Strand credit, those boards are still kicking. And usually in spaces with Blue TTI racks interestingly enough...I mean, you...

One thing to consider is what you are trying to light, and what you want it to look like. If it's just a band, movers can be cool because they clearly have extra capabilities. However, if there is going to be any type of theatrical thing done on stage, then you need to remember that just plain...

You can absolutely do it with negative numbers, I've been doing so for years.So, first, think of the origin as the bottom left corner of your primary screen (in whatever os you are using). That's where the main interface will live. That's our 0,0. All monitors will have their origin at the...

If I remember correctly, one of the features of the MX was it was able to control AMX lights. The issue may be that the school doesn't have DMX at present, which I have seen. So in essence, they are using the MX as a AMX/DMX convereter.The MX was a great little board in my former companies...

True, 100% can have usages (including for sound in some cases). I still prefer grommet-in pleat for those types of situation instead of box pleats, because it actually makes the fabric seem more full comparatively. Although, most spaces of the size you speak of are more likely to be professional...

To clarify, I was referring to the cheeseboro being just fine.... but are absolutely normal.

If you are REALLY concerned, then I would use a Clancy Cross Grid connector for the join. But you are barely cantilevering anything here, it should be just fine. It's well within the RWL of the hardware.

What language were you thinking of writing this in (hard to contribute code if you don't know the language).Also, now that magicq does video/audio more easily with the magicHD portion of the software, I would say by far that is the best way to go for the ability to do everything in one place...

In fairness, I do work for a company that sews stage curtains. I've always preferred 50% fullness, but until I had a long conversation with a person who preferred flat, I didn't understand why. There is a consideration many forget. Note: This is more applicable to rep or general use spaces...