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  • Wednesday, April 24, 2013
    Pro Production: The Essentials Of Display Technology
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    Craig Leerman 04/24/13 06:14 PM,
    In the term “A/V” the “V” stands for “video” or “visual”—but it actually refers to anything that is displayed. Sure, it can be video, as well as a PowerPoint presentation, IMAG (Image Magnification) or even just information signage that tells attendees about the schedule of events at the event. Today, the most popular method to display visual information for a large group of people is by using projectors and screens. Projectors come in many shapes and sizes, and they may… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Production • Staging • Video • Analog • Digital • Stage

  • Thursday, April 11, 2013
    Pro Production: Compensating For And Minimizing Video Delay
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    PSW Staff 04/11/13 12:09 PM,
    Video delay, also called frame delay, is a result of the amount of time needed to process a video signal by electronic components. In general, there will always be some amount of delay that is inherent in even the simplest video system. This delay can occur at any processing point in the video path, and the amount of delay created by different system components varies. By comparison, the audio signal that accompanies video content is generally a much smaller bandwidth… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Production • Audio • Video

  • Thursday, March 28, 2013
    Pro Production: A Guide To LED Stage Lighting
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    Rob Sayer 03/28/13 01:56 PM,
    The market in LED based lighting fixtures has possibly seen the biggest growth area in the stage lighting industry in recent years. All of the major stage lighting manufacturer have dived into the LED market while cheap imported lights mean that every church, small band or DJ can get a slice of the action too. Rental companies are now expected to stock a wide range of LED units alongside their tungsten conventionals and discharge moving lights and the technology is… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Production • Lighting • Digital • Signal

  • Pro Production: What You Need To Know About Gamma In Video
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    PSW Staff 03/28/13 01:23 PM,
    Ideally, images shot by a video camera would be reproduced on a display device exactly as it was recorded. Unfortunately, this is very rarely the case, as the technologies of cameras and display devices sometimes have their own nuances that slightly, and sometimes significantly, change the performance of imagery. In such cases, you need tools to correct for these abnormalities. What is gamma? Gamma is a function to correct nonlinear performance inherent in CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube) display devices. The CRT… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Production • Video

  • Pro Production: Understanding DMX Lighting Control
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    Craig Leerman 03/28/13 01:06 PM,
    There are a variety of protocols used that have been used over the years to facilitate communication of the control signals between a lighting console and fixtures and dimmers and effects. Before moving lights and LED fixtures, analog protocols were used to send intensity information to dimming racks. These systems sent a DC voltage signal ranging from none or 0 volts (off or 0 percent) to 10 volts (full or 100 percent) and were commonly referred to as 0-10 volt… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Study Hall • Production • Lighting • Interconnect • Networking • Software

  • Thursday, March 07, 2013
    Properly Training Stagehands Can Make A Big Difference
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    Teri Hogan 03/07/13 05:47 PM,
    Any time a group of production professionals congregates to chat, the conversation invariable turns to the topic of labor. That’s when the griping and complaining begins. It seems that less-than-stellar stagehands are an epidemic - at least to hear all of the talk about it. Our sound company has nothing but excellent experiences with stagehands because we chose to do address this issue head on. We do business with several labor companies in our general region, and developed a training… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Poll • Study Hall • Production • Business • Concert • Engineer • Sound Reinforcement • Technician

  • Thursday, January 17, 2013
    Pro Production: Lighting Basics Defined
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    Dale Lee 01/17/13 11:59 AM,
    A “foot-candle” is a standard unit, established as reference that is used when measuring quantity of light. As lighting professionals we need to know “how much” light we’re working with. Like an inch on a ruler, a reference unit to measure physical objects, the foot-candle is a reference unit for a non-physical element, light. One (1) foot-candle equals the total intensity of light that falls upon a one (1) square foot surface that is placed one foot away from a… View this story
    Filed in: Production • Feature • Blog • Production • Lighting • Concert • Measurement • Signal