JesseSkogh
Member
I'm a Gaffer in New York city and I do primarily independent commercials and narrative features, though I've also done some rigging and focusing on a few concerts recently.
I'm starting a feature on the 12th and the DP and I want to use some automated lights in a club scene. About 5 Mac-101 LEDs is what we had in mind. However, I've only touched the units, and have zero DMX or board experience.
So my question is, what is the minimum / cheapest amount of equipment I would need to run the MAC 101s in something other than just the test pattern? I can figure out how to get it running by reading manuals once I have everything, but I could use help figuring out what equipment I need initially. Do I just need a board with a certain number of channels? Is there something in-between the board and the unit? Is there a way to control them without a board at all? Maybe with just a laptop? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm starting a feature on the 12th and the DP and I want to use some automated lights in a club scene. About 5 Mac-101 LEDs is what we had in mind. However, I've only touched the units, and have zero DMX or board experience.
So my question is, what is the minimum / cheapest amount of equipment I would need to run the MAC 101s in something other than just the test pattern? I can figure out how to get it running by reading manuals once I have everything, but I could use help figuring out what equipment I need initially. Do I just need a board with a certain number of channels? Is there something in-between the board and the unit? Is there a way to control them without a board at all? Maybe with just a laptop? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.