cvanp
Active Member
Hey everyone -
I've been working on projection for Rent (I'll post more about our solution to control in a few weeks) and hit another problem.
Thanks to the amazing Vectorworks 2010 projector features, I have been able to figure out the exact projection placement in advance. This is ridiculously useful and is just blowing my mind in terms of being able to know exactly what we can do in advance.
Unfortunately the main projector screen needs a 38 foot throw using the lens we have in stock. We had wanted to RP it, but we only have about 25 feet for the RP. We can't afford a new lens, so I'm advocating putting the projector in a FOH cove position.
The way our coves are designed though is not great - we have always had trouble with visible light on coves. We have better results with top-hatting though, and can usually eliminate it, if we're careful.
So now I'm curious - has anyone ever used a top hat-like accessory on a projector? I wonder what that would do for us -- if anything at all.
Just a curiosity- never heard about this before. Maybe there's a reason
Thanks!
cvp
I've been working on projection for Rent (I'll post more about our solution to control in a few weeks) and hit another problem.
Thanks to the amazing Vectorworks 2010 projector features, I have been able to figure out the exact projection placement in advance. This is ridiculously useful and is just blowing my mind in terms of being able to know exactly what we can do in advance.
Unfortunately the main projector screen needs a 38 foot throw using the lens we have in stock. We had wanted to RP it, but we only have about 25 feet for the RP. We can't afford a new lens, so I'm advocating putting the projector in a FOH cove position.
The way our coves are designed though is not great - we have always had trouble with visible light on coves. We have better results with top-hatting though, and can usually eliminate it, if we're careful.
So now I'm curious - has anyone ever used a top hat-like accessory on a projector? I wonder what that would do for us -- if anything at all.
Just a curiosity- never heard about this before. Maybe there's a reason
Thanks!
cvp