Recent content by tbeck

well depending on how far you want to go. we use ALPS (alpsweb.com) in randolph mass

i think all you need is imagination.

here are some pics, please excuse the large size i would make them show up, but they are huge and i dont have an editing program on the computer i am on right now. click for bigger and some pics from rehearsal ;)

the on screen lcd screen (single) is ok, it shows you the level of the lights you are controlling and also allows you to chnage to different menus. You can patch channels via the board. I tested it out and i had no difficulty, it is quite easy, you just choose the channel one lamp is on and...

OK, let me start off by saying that I havnt experienced everything that this console is capable of doing, but I have set pretty much my whole show up so far with it. I will update this as I get more use out of the console for the week i have it and I will post pictures as well. *quotes...

ill let you guys know.. totla cost per week is $489 plus a couple little accesories. ill let you know about the smartfade too, just let me know what you want to know.. im limitted to what i can do, but ill play with it. smartfade was $75wk.

So i just ordered a bunch of new rental crap... in other words YES!!! 4-3 cell broad cyc's 12-s4 ellip's 4-leprecon 6 chan. dimmers and a ETC 2496 smartfade console (F YEA!) i get it in a week so ill see how it goes

well since i didnt get a relply in time, which is no proble, i just called up our local supply store and got what they reccomended. Medium red rosco(i believe) 27, primary blue rosco 80, and primary green rosco 91

Hey, i was just wondering what gel color you guys used for your cyc lights. Either in Rosco or Gam. R? G? B? Also would you reccomend doubleing up on the gels or not? trevor :twisted:

Hmmm, i believed i played around with that board before. I only got to use it for like 20 mins w/ the preset channels that were set up. By any chance do you work in Norwood? Thats were i used the board.

thanks for all that info i actually didnt know the naes of any other companies that did this work, nor did i look though. anyways, i dont need it to be sretched alot just enoguh to make it taught and cover the panels we will be making so i dont think it will be a problem. would you...

ok, i kind have actually answered my own question here, due to research. ill just post my finding so it can be seen by all. I emailed the school that put on the play and they said they used a acrylic sheet material that was white but was translucent. Now this material is very evpencive...

are there any manuals or information things about scrims w/ examples of what certain lighting does for different effects?

Ok, my previous tech advisor ( who i am i contact w/) suggested that to do what our set designer wants, i need a scrim. Now, I am unsure on what type of scrim i want, i believe i want a very tightly woven one (sharkstooth?) to create my effect ( if you want to call it that). Our set designer...

you can get an app that will run windows inside mac os... its roughly 500 bucks though... then you will need smoe sort of usb > dmx interface, such as hogIIpc from high end... software is free but the widget (usb>dmx interface) is roughly $1800.. its pricey, i know ive looked into it... but i...