Chris Chapman said:
Thanks guys, that is a HUGE help. ;>
The rental houses may hate me, but if I can spend the same $$$ on lighting hardware that I get to keep vs. the cost of rental drops, I think I know where my buck is going.
Chris,
Be careful here or you might hate yourself along with the rental guys that hate you. What I am getting at is you might not like I pros over a
drop. They are nice but may
wash out under front light. Especially if you fan them out of 90 degrees.
I think you need to budget time to experiment with
keystone correction. That is accomplished by making your own slides in Photoshop and disorting the perspective.
Keystone correction from
stock slide is not possible. Otherwise you must have a strait shot at the
drop. Not always easy to do.
If you dont use the two sided tape from the
Rosco slide kit you can pop the frame apart and reuse it this saves a lot of money on the do it yourself kits.
Second these are not super bright video projectors. They look good but not as good as a
drop.
Also carefully align the S4 to a
flat field.
Spec the 750
watt lamp from the rental
house.
Spec
ETC's new sharper
image lenses for an even better
image.
And make sure the cooling fans are in a
Non dim that stays energized until you pull the
power. Otherwise the first time your helper does light check and calls lamp
intensity before I Pro fan
power say bye-bye to your slide.
Have fun and Good Luck!