Highlighted posts from Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2022

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Constructing a weight-bearing girder set piece​

April 14, 2022 * 16 posts * 402 views​

Scenery, Props, and Rigging ​

thelatinist said: We're staging David Ives' Mere Mortals and I've been tasked with constructing a mock steel girder, about 8' in length, that can support the weight of three people but still be ... Read more >>

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Are Theatrical Relays Really Necessary In LED Based Systems​

April 13, 2022 * 11 posts * 404 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Radio said: This may be obvious to some, but I've been working on theatre lights since the '70s and it's not obvious to me. If you upgrade and install a full LED based lighting system in a ... Read more >>

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Surge protection question​

April 12, 2022 * 20 posts * 543 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Jay Ashworth said: What would you think if you looked at the panel schedule for a PAC, and all the panels had local, breaker protected surge protection devices on the side *except the one that fed ... Read more >>

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How can I open an LS9 Console File (.L9A) in LS9 Editor? (Same issue with M7CL Console File (.M7C))​

April 17, 2022 * 5 posts * 140 views​

Sound, Music, and Intercom ​

calmartine1 said: I've got two places I work at, and I take backups of the consoles I use just in case. There's an LS9 and an M7CL. I know that I can open the .L9A files or the .M7C files using ... Read more >>

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Wybron ColorChanger PSTN error​

April 12, 2022 * 2 posts * 126 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Grant Powicki said: I have 6 colorchanger scrollers chained, and all getting power and data but none are responding and all are reporting a Position error. Any advice? Read more >>

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Rear Projection - Scrim​

April 18, 2022 * 3 posts * 84 views​

Multimedia, Projection, and Show Control ​

Robert F Jarvis said: We want to rear project onto a scrim. The images will be homogonous colors, and we will not be crossfading thorough scrim at all. We have two scrims, a white one and a black one. ... Read more >>

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Strand (Palette OS) Add Custom Fixture​

April 15, 2022 * 1 post * 69 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

ALT2870 said: Does anyone know if you can add a custom fixture in Palette, or even editing an existing one would be nice. I would send the attributes list but those days are long gone. Read more >>

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LED Leko options to replace src 4s​

April 14, 2022 * 7 posts * 355 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

Lburners said: I picked up a couple American DJ Encore Profile Pro WW 260W to do some testing. I fill in what I get for results. Read more >>

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Ukraine Flag Projected Lights Protest Russian Embassy Washington DC​

April 15, 2022 * 6 posts * 262 views​

News ​

brucek said: Nothing like a good political light fight! [link] So does the Russian Embassy just happen to have a spotlight and operator...just in case? Read more >>

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LED Houselights - first impressions​

April 14, 2022 * 5 posts * 271 views​

Lighting and Electrics ​

almorton said: This week we finally got our LED houselights commissioned. We installed ETC/Arc system, and I recall some time ago when I mentioned this that there was some interest in how they ... Read more >>

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