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    Show planning software

    Thanks for the replies guys. However I feel that I would be addressing a slightly different area of need. I want to make the organisation easier. Nothing to do with your scripts, although if there's need the there's nothing stopping me from making more software down the line.
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    Show planning software

    Thanks for your reply. Currently we work just as you described, except without digital scripts. However I feel that a central tool to keep us all on task and accountable would be really helpful, and I'm interested that nothing like this exists. I know that I would use such a tool, would...
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    Show planning software

    I was wondering what other people use to plan their shows, and the good and bad aspects. At our company we tried Basecamp (by 37signals) and while it was helpful it really didn't quite suit our needs. In particular: * No support for anything like a SM report * No brainstorming support *...
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    High school stage managers? a quick question....

    We don't tend to have any problems with Jewellery as it is not permitted at our school. All crew are encouraged to wear black volleys, and we require black shoes, socks, and trousers, no crew permitted on stage unless they do. We issues black shirts with "CREW" in red, which is really...
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    Avid (Digidesign) VENUE SC48 with Qlab

    Thanks for your helpful advice. The production of this show is shaping up to be very challenging and exiting.
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    Avid (Digidesign) VENUE SC48 with Qlab

    Hi metti, Thanks for that. We will be running the projection machine on a Mac Pro, the best I can convince IT to give us. I plan to use a computer with many separate outputs. We will also be running video & sound/lighting from different computers, one in the box, and the video machine...
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    Avid (Digidesign) VENUE SC48 with Qlab

    Hi All, My theater company has booked into a venue that has a VENUE SC48 desk. We like to use Qlab to run all our audio, video, and (in this case) lights via midi. Out plan is to run all technical aspects of they show (bar flies), including 4 projects and a live feed camera from Qlab. I...
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    Luminair vs. iRFR

    Hi.we've recently aquired a ETC Ion, and we're looking for some iTouch remote goodness!The two options are:ETC's own iRFRORSynthe FX's Luminair. (Talks ArtNet)What's the better product, in your opinion?
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    Control/Dimming Etc Ion - Linear Movement & XY Positioning

    Hi Steve,thanks for your reply.Good to know.Thomas
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    New headsets for theatre?

    Just though I'd chime in that, at the theatre company where I tech, we've recently aquired wireless cans, and they're amazingly useful, especially for onstage tech, and "housekeepers" to keep the (yout) actors in check.
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    Control/Dimming Etc Ion - Linear Movement & XY Positioning

    Hi all,Just joined CB, but I've been reading for a while.The youth threatre company for which I volenteer as the "head tech" has just aquired a ETC Ion, and I have a couple of questions:1) Can the ETC create linear movement with moving heads (MAC 250), as opposed to the polar movement...
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