Return-Path: X-Scanned-By: RAE MPP/Clamd http://raeinternet.com/mpp X-Scanned-By: This message was scanned by MPP Lite Edition (www.messagepartners.com)! X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 24827232; Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:01:27 -0700 X-ListServer: CommuniGate Pro LIST 4.2.10 List-Unsubscribe: List-ID: Message-ID: From: "Stagecraft" Sender: "Stagecraft" To: "Stagecraft" Precedence: list Subject: Stagecraft Digest #531 Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 03:00:39 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on prxy.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00, SARE_RAND_BD4 autolearn=no version=3.0.4 X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4f2 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #531 1. Re: Strand Node Upgrade by "Dana Taylor" 2. Re: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour by Jerry Durand 3. Re: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 4. Re: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour by Jerry Durand 5. Re: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 6. Re: CD80 dimmer pack trouble by Shelly A Ford 7. writing q's on an expression 2x by Patrick Immel 8. Re: writing q's on an expression 2x by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 9. Re: writing q's on an expression 2x by Patrick Immel 10. Re: writing q's on an expression 2x by Bruce Purdy 11. Posting from Gmail (WAS writing q's on an expression 2x) by Patrick Immel 12. Re: writing q's on an expression 2x by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 13. Re: Posting from Gmail (WAS writing q's on an expression 2x) by Delbert Hall 14. designing for all seats by Judy 15. Re: designing for all seats by Charlie Richmond 16. Re: writing q's on an expression 2x by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 17. Re: designing for all seats by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 18. Re: designing for all seats by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 19. Analog Dimmers by Jason Cowperthwaite 20. Re: "Welding" on stage for Working by Joseph Champelli 21. Re: Welding onstage by Joseph Champelli 22. Re: writing q's on an expression 2x by "Chris Warner" 23. Re: Analog Dimmers by "Daniel O'Donnell" 24. Re: Strand Node Upgrades by "Aaron W. Braun" 25. Re: designing for all seats by Charlie Richmond *** Please update the subject line of your reply to use the subject *** line of the message you are replying to! Please only reply to *** one message subject in each reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-Id: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 07:44:14 -0500 From: "Dana Taylor" Subject: RE: Strand Node Upgrade Hi: As was mentioned, Matt Klassmeier did leave Vincent but has now returned = (albeit for an indeterminent period of time). He is very knowledgeable, = helpful and speaks "Strand-ese" fluently. Vincent in Erlanger, KY 800-356-5356 Best wishes, Dana Dana W. Taylor Mt. Vernon Sr. High School 812.838.4356 ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20050925060655.02138fd0 [at] smtp.interstellar.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:07:56 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour In-Reply-To: References:

At 02:30 PM 9/24/2005, you wrote: >I've long wished that someone -- Rosco, GAM, Fleenor, Jerry Durand...someone >-- would make a DMX-controlled clock motor. Ideally, it would have two >channels: one for speed and one for direction. > >Jerry? Can it wait until I'm back from Canada? Bit hard to build things without my workbench. :) What speed range would you want? -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:41:33 -0400 Message-ID: <000201c5c1d6$dc2791b0$6701a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: > Can it wait until I'm back from Canada? Bit hard to build things > without my workbench. :) > > What speed range would you want? I don't know. This is something I want for general use, not for any impending project. Off the top of my head, I'd say that it should go from real time to "very fast". ------------------------------ Message-Id: <6.2.3.4.0.20050925065544.021394f0 [at] smtp.interstellar.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 06:57:38 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour In-Reply-To: References:

At 06:41 AM 9/25/2005, you wrote: >I don't know. This is something I want for general use, not for any >impending project. Off the top of my head, I'd say that it should go from >real time to "very fast". Ok, I'll see how fast I can make a regular clock motor spin. Note, this will void the warranty on the clock. :) No fair using this for the shop clock. -- Jerry Durand Durand Interstellar, Inc. 219 Oak Wood Way Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 web: www.interstellar.com ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: Wall Clocks for 1940's Radio Hour Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 11:40:31 -0400 Message-ID: <000701c5c1e7$796bc800$6701a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: =20 > Ok, I'll see how fast I can make a regular clock motor spin. Note,=20 > this will void the warranty on the clock. :) The way I see this being used: Ideally, it should be able to used with a variety of styles of clock faces/bodies. I see a typical use being: In a scene in which the dialogue refers to the time, the clock would be = set, via DMX, to the appropriate time during the previous scene change and = then would run in real time during the scene. Then, during the next scene change, it would be set to the appropriate time, etc.... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:09:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Shelly A Ford Subject: Re: CD80 dimmer pack trouble Message-id: <4253638.1127668158375.JavaMail.sford4 [at] aug.edu> My money is that it is the dimmer packs, not the Gray box or control cards. I've worked with old (AMX) CD80 dimmer packs in two different spaces before that behaved exactlty as described below. We were advised and began to turn off the power switches and unseat-reseat the dimmer packs, and this worked - sometimes - for awhile. Then after awhile, it no longer worked. Numerous (and, as you may guess, redundant) phone calls and onsite inspections by more than one consultation firm in each case determined that this is typical of these dimmer packs nearing the end of their lives. These were good packs, good workhorses, good technology in their time, especially in educational or otherwise budget-restricted venues; their time, alas, has passed. Good luck, Shelly Ford Pamela Abra wrote: >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >--------------------------------------------------- > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Aaron N O'Quinn" >To: "Stagecraft" >Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 7:47 PM >Subject: Re: CD80 dimmer pack trouble > > >> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> Don, >> >> I think we experience a similar problem from time to time, when you say >> old CD 80s, how old are we talking about? We have a very old AMX >> system that we convert using a Gray box...thankfully, it is being >> replaced this summer! >> >> It has been a recurring problem in our theatre for a while and so there >> is a protocol burned into the minds of the electricians to follow when >> it happens. Now, I am not positive, but I think when the lights are >> doing this we simply reseat whichever dimmer is causing the problem. >> Flip the breakers, pull it out of the rack and shove it in as hard as >> possible. This usually fixes the problem. Our city rarely gives us a >> full 120 though it is usually in the 116 to 119 range, but this might be >> a problem. Since I am generally not an electrician, I could be thinking >> of the solution to an entirely different problem though. Regardless, >> good luck. >> >> Aaron >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of Don >> Taco >> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 8:58 PM >> To: Stagecraft >> Subject: CD80 dimmer pack trouble >> >> >> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> If any of those of you who babysit old CD80 packs recognize these >> symptoms, please help us shortcut our troubleshooting. >> >> About 30 minutes into a show, (assumedly, once things have warmed up), >> odd >> dimmer behavior appears. Lights dim up and down, not fast enough to >> call it >> a flicker, exactly. Many lights on many dimmers exhibit this, but not >> all >> the lights. (But that could be mis-leading. It could be different >> filament >> response times and dimmer loads affecting this.) (We haven't sorted >> out >> which dimmers/circuits/channels yet. working on that. the behavior >> does >> occur on circuits plugged into both of the dimmer packs, however. we >> think.) >> One of the first things we looked at was a loose ground on the control >> >> cable. We don't think that's it, but it's still not ruled out either. >> We changed out the board, and the misbehavior continued, so we don't >> think >> it is the board or the DMX-AMX converter. >> We installed a spare control circuit in one pack, the behavior >> continued, >> moved it to the other pack, the behavior continued, so we think it isn't >> the >> control card, though this is by no means proven. >> We wondered if a bad dimmer was affecting just one phase of the power, >> but >> it turns out to not be three-phase. >> >> We can see that one of the dimmer packs has a steady 'power' light, >> and >> the other one flickers. (When the problem is manifest.) We then found >> that >> if you turn off the breaker to dimmer 3 on that pack, the 'power' light >> goes >> steady. We are now testing to determine if the problem only manifests >> when >> dimmer 3 is 'on.' >> We're also trying to test whether the behavior continues when there is >> no >> control cable signal. >> >> That's as far as we've gotten. We surmise that a) we have a control >> signal problem we just haven't identified, b) we have a failing dimmer >> doing odd things to the power supply, or c) we don't have a proper clue >> to >> the real answer yet. >> >> Anyone been through this? >> >> Thanks!! >> >> >> I try to never let on that I know anything about plumbing, but >> there >> are days when I'd rather be a plumber than chase an intermittent >> electrical >> problem. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 4/25/2005 >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.3 - Release Date: 4/25/2005 >> >> > > ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:23:27 -0500 From: Patrick Immel Reply-To: Patrick Immel Subject: writing q's on an expression 2x SGVsbG8gYWxsLAoKSSBhbSBpbiBuZWVkIG9mIGFzc2lzdGFuY2UhICBJIGhhdmUgYSBFeHByZXNz aW9uIDJ4IGFuZCBoYXZlIGEgbWFjcm8KdGhhdCBJIHdvdWxkIGxpa2UgdG8gdHJpZ2dlciB1c2lu ZyB0aGUgQUIgZ28gYnV0dG9uLiAgSXMgdGhpcwpwb3NzaWJsZT8gIGlmIHNvIGhvdyBvciB3aGVy ZSBjb3VsZCBJIGZpbmQgaXQgaW4gdGhlIHVzZXJzIG1hbnVhbCE/CgpUaGFua3MgYSB0b24hClBh dAoKLS0KUGF0cmljayBJbW1lbApMaWdodGluZyBhbmQgU2NlbmljIERlc2lnbmVyCk5vcnRod2Vz dCBNaXNzb3VyaSBTdGF0ZSBVbml2ZXJzaXR5CnBhdHJpY2tpbW1lbC5jb20K ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Cc: salukitd [at] gmail.com ('Patrick Immel') Subject: RE: writing q's on an expression 2x Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:34:07 -0400 Message-ID: <000e01c5c208$1bb5e6c0$6701a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: Press the "Link" button and follow the on-screen prompts. So if you want to Link Q1 to macro #1901: Get into Q1 (or just press [CUE] 1) Then press [LINK] [MACRO ENTER] 1 9 0 1 [ENTER] > I am in need of assistance! I have a Expression 2x and have > a macro that I would like to trigger using the AB go button. > Is this possible? if so how or where could I find it in the > users manual!? ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:03:20 -0500 From: Patrick Immel Reply-To: Patrick Immel Cc: stagecraft [at] jeffsalzberg.com Subject: Re: writing q's on an expression 2x In-Reply-To: References:

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I have a Expression 2x and > have a macro that I would like to trigger using the AB go button. Is > this possible? if so how or where could I find it in the users > manual!? Thanks a ton! Pat -- Patrick Immel Lighting and Scenic > Designer Northwest Missouri State University patrickimmel.com For some reason, all posts from Patrick come through to me as one continuous paragraph, with empty squares where carriage returns should be! I don't think anyone else's posts do that. Are others having the same symptoms? What's causing this? Bruce -- Bruce Purdy Technical Director Smith Opera House ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:37:27 -0500 From: Patrick Immel Reply-To: Patrick Immel Subject: Posting from Gmail (WAS writing q's on an expression 2x) T24gOS8yNS8wNSwgQnJ1Y2UgUHVyZHkgPGJwdXJkeUByb2NoZXN0ZXIucnIuY29tPiB3cm90ZToK PiBGb3IgaW5mbywgYXJjaGl2ZXMgJiBVTlNVQlNDUklCRSwgc2VlIDxodHRwOi8vc3RhZ2VjcmFm dC50aGVwcmljZXMubmV0Lz4KPiAtLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t LS0tLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0KCj4KPiAgICBGb3Igc29tZSByZWFzb24sIGFsbCBwb3N0cyBmcm9tIFBh dHJpY2sgY29tZSB0aHJvdWdoIHRvIG1lIGFzIG9uZQo+IGNvbnRpbnVvdXMgcGFyYWdyYXBoLCB3 aXRoIGVtcHR5IHNxdWFyZXMgd2hlcmUgY2FycmlhZ2UgcmV0dXJucyBzaG91bGQgYmUhCj4KPiAg ICBJIGRvbid0IHRoaW5rIGFueW9uZSBlbHNlJ3MgcG9zdHMgZG8gdGhhdC4gQXJlIG90aGVycyBo YXZpbmcgdGhlIHNhbWUKPiBzeW1wdG9tcz8gV2hhdCdzIGNhdXNpbmcgdGhpcz8KPgo+IEJydWNl CgpJJ20gcG9zdGluZyBmcm9tIEdtYWlsLiAgSW4gdGhlIHNldHRpbmdzIHRoZXJlIGFyZSB0d28g Y2hvaWNlczoKClVzZSBkZWZhdWx0IHRleHQgZW5jb2RpbmcgZm9yIG91dGdvaW5nIG1lc3NhZ2Vz CmFuZAogVXNlIFVuaWNvZGUgKFVURi04KSBlbmNvZGluZyBmb3Igb3V0Z29pbmcgbWVzc2FnZXMK CkkgYW0gdXNpbmcgdGhlICJVbmljb2RlIi4gIFdoZW4gSSB1c2VkIHRoZSBkZWZhdWx0IHZhbHVl IEkgaGFkIHRoZQpsaXN0IGJvdW5jZSBpdCBiYWNrIHRvIG1lIQoKQW55IHN1Z2dlc3Rpb25zIGZy b20gdGhvc2Ugd2hvIHBvc3QgZnJvbSBHbWFpbC4gIEhvcGVmdWxseSB0aGlzIGlzbid0CmEgcHJv YmxlbSBiZWNhdXNlIEkgYW0gcmVhbGx5IHN0YXJ0aW5nIHRvIGxpa2UgR21haWwhCgpQYXQK ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: RE: writing q's on an expression 2x Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:38:13 -0400 Message-ID: <001301c5c211$101d37b0$6701a8c0 [at] Dell> In-Reply-To: > For some reason, all posts from Patrick come through to > me as one continuous paragraph, with empty squares where > carriage returns should be! What would you prefer the squares contain? ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 16:50:48 -0400 From: Delbert Hall Reply-To: Delbert Hall Cc: salukitd [at] gmail.com (Patrick Immel) Subject: Re: Posting from Gmail (WAS writing q's on an expression 2x) In-Reply-To: References: I had the same problem and it turned out to be that I was not sending plain text messages to the list. When you send a message in G-Mail, you can toggle between plain text and Rich formating on the message screen. Just above the white reply area (and to the left) you should see the words "Rich formatting >> " in blue text in a blue screen area. If you see this, you are in sending Plain text. I felt pretty dumb when I realized the mistake I had made, but soon I learned that I was not the only person on this list who had fallen into the same trap. This should fit your problem. -Delbert On 9/25/05, Patrick Immel wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > On 9/25/05, Bruce Purdy wrote: > > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > For some reason, all posts from Patrick come through to me as one > > continuous paragraph, with empty squares where carriage returns should = be! > > > > I don't think anyone else's posts do that. Are others having the sam= e > > symptoms? What's causing this? > > > > Bruce > > I'm posting from Gmail. In the settings there are two choices: > > Use default text encoding for outgoing messages > and > Use Unicode (UTF-8) encoding for outgoing messages > > I am using the "Unicode". When I used the default value I had the > list bounce it back to me! > > Any suggestions from those who post from Gmail. Hopefully this isn't > a problem because I am really starting to like Gmail! > > Pat > -- Delbert L. Hall ZFX -Technical Coordinator for Classic Productions Phone: 714-585-7070 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <433720B6.1040800 [at] post.tau.ac.il> Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:12:06 +0200 From: Judy Subject: designing for all seats > > > I do not design for the worst seat, I design for the >best seat. I think it is far too limiting to my design process. > I don't know if you can design for all the seats; you certainly can't light for all of them. I don't do lighting from the third row nor from the back of the auditorium, I try to find what seems to be an average spot, but of course you can't do levels that will be the same everywhere, even if the balance is good. Still I make a point of going all around the hall during the last rehearsals just to make sure everybody can see and there's nothing blinding them. In the same way I think a designer has to make sure everybody can see, even if his set might not look that good from everywhere. I think it's just not acceptable to say ok, some people won't be able to see. Then you should change the design. I think the first obligation is to make the actors visible. That is more important to me than putting together an artistic design. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:25:31 +0100 (BST) From: Charlie Richmond Subject: Re: designing for all seats In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: On Mon, 26 Sep 2005, Judy wrote: > I don't know if you can design for all the seats; you certainly can't light > for all of them. I don't do lighting from the third row nor from the back of And designing sound for all seats is even more difficult! ;-) Charlie ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <86.3140bdb2.30688593 [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 18:58:27 EDT Subject: Re: writing q's on an expression 2x In a message dated 25/09/05 21:27:00 GMT Daylight Time, bpurdy [at] rochester.rr.com writes: > For some reason, all posts from Patrick come through to me as one > continuous paragraph, with empty squares where carriage returns should be! > > I don't think anyone else's posts do that. Are others having the same > symptoms? What's causing this? I don't know, but I used to use a very old and elementary word processor which did that. I wrote a Pascal programme to solve the problem. The trouble, I think, is that 'carriage return' is actually two characters. One for a line feed, and one for 'go to the start of the line', in ASCII. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:18:05 EDT Subject: Re: designing for all seats In a message dated 25/09/05 22:14:47 GMT Daylight Time, kupfer [at] post.tau.ac.il writes: > I think it's just not > acceptable to say ok, some people won't be able to see. Then you should > change the design. I think the first obligation is to make the actors > visible. That is more important to me than putting together an artistic > design. Herar, hear!. Visibility of the actors, and particularly of their faces, is the first priority, and from every seat in the house, as far as the sightlines allow. Next, to try to achieve proper modelling of their faces, which flat frontal light won't do. Then, and only then, can you start with the artistic bit. Someone who can combine all three I will call a real lighting designer. I do what I can, and know what problems I have to overcome. I get it right on maybe one show in ten. The rest are just so-so. I know when I have done a good job, and when an adequate one only. Bad jobs I try to leave out: I've been in the trade long enough to avoid them. I wish they were all good, but am realistic enough to know that they are not. Sometimes external circumstances are a constraint, such as inventory, available positions, and sightlines. Sometimes, they are not. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <19a.3cfa4373.30688bb6 [at] aol.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:24:38 EDT Subject: Re: designing for all seats In a message dated 25/09/05 22:27:42 GMT Daylight Time, charlier [at] RichmondSoundDesign.com writes: > And designing sound for all seats is even more difficult! ;-) > > Charlie Too right! I have found that locating a speaker where the sound in meant to come from is a good starting point. But such speakers tend to be small. For higher levels, tou need to invoke the main system as well. This, of course, is for spot effects. Doing a big PA job is a different question. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Message-ID: <3eb8da96050925171265af5335 [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 20:12:59 -0400 From: Jason Cowperthwaite Reply-To: Jason Cowperthwaite Subject: Analog Dimmers Hey folks, I've got myself in a bit of a bind and need some help finding a solution. I am working on a show in which i had to borrow a set of analog dimmers to bring the theatres dimmer count up to need. The theatre I am borrowing them from had the translator and dimmers, but has misplaced the cables to get from the translator to the packs. I am in need to a connection that goes from the male analog plug (10 flat "pins", rectangle connector, looking at it with long side vertical having rows of 2 vert. pins, two vert. pins, 2 horiz. pins, 2 vert, 2 vert) to bare wire. Would anyone (especially in the MD/DC/NOVA area) have a few of these cables sitting around, or even just the connectors and the knowledge of what raw cable i would need, that I could borrow or rent for really cheep? I would be willing to pick up or pay shipping of course. Please mail me off list if you are able to help. Regards, Jason Cowperthwaite ------------------------------ Message-ID: <621d2eb005092518027f9c1b93 [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 21:02:57 -0400 From: Joseph Champelli Reply-To: Joseph Champelli Subject: Re: "Welding" on stage for Working In-Reply-To: References:

I agree, add the appropriate snap crackle and pop sound effect and the audience is very likely to willingly suspend their disbelief. > Why not try it with light and no sparks?! The audience might not even > notice that the sparks are missing if the lights, sound and props are rea= l > enough. > > My two cents > > David K. > > > -- Joseph Champelli University of Tennessee FTSI ------------------------------ Message-ID: <621d2eb00509251821291e233d [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 21:21:23 -0400 From: Joseph Champelli Reply-To: Joseph Champelli Subject: Re: Welding onstage In-Reply-To: References: There are devices that are available to create an effect like this.=20 I've found the folks at Theatre FX helpful: http://www.theatrefx.com/store/commerce.cgi?product=3Dfloor_devices_powder Keep in mind that this is an actor we're talking about. Limiting the actor's involvement in creating the effect is generally a good idea. Joe On 9/23/05, ladesigners [at] juno.com wrote: > During 'The Ring' that was produced in NYC and taped for broadcast by PBS= , when Siegfried is forging his sword with a hammer and anvil, there were p= lenty of sparks that appeared real but were made safely. > /s/ Richard -- Joseph Champelli University of Tennessee FTSI ------------------------------ From: "Chris Warner" Subject: RE: writing q's on an expression 2x Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:15:46 -0700 Message-ID: <005e01c5c240$34bf87b0$6401a8c0 [at] chris> In-Reply-To: > -----Original Message----- > From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft [at] theatrical.net] On Behalf Of > FrankWood95 [at] aol.com > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 3:58 PM > To: Stagecraft > Subject: Re: writing q's on an expression 2x > The trouble, I think, is that 'carriage return' is actually two > characters. > One for a line feed, and one for 'go to the start of the line', in ASCII. > Depends on the OS, Windows and most UNIX variants it's /n while in MAC world it's /r/n. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.6/111 - Release Date: 9/23/2005 ------------------------------ In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <30252028-B02F-406E-BD32-C233C1F4FF8F [at] mystykworks.com> From: "Daniel O'Donnell" Subject: Re: Analog Dimmers Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:34:56 -0400 On Sep 25, 2005, at 8:12 PM, Jason Cowperthwaite wrote: > need to a connection that goes from the male analog plug (10 flat > "pins", rectangle connector, looking at it with long side vertical > having rows of 2 vert. pins, two vert. pins, 2 horiz. pins, 2 vert, 2 > vert) to bare wire. > That's a Cinch Jones connector. You can use any reasonable 10 lead wire with it. Should be able to find the connector at any good parts store. Or at a hole-in-the-wall electronics place. --- Daniel R. O'Donnell dan [at] mystyk.com http://www.mystyk.com ------------------------------ From: "Aaron W. Braun" Subject: RE: Strand Node Upgrades Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 01:40:54 -0500 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: I have updated many Strand consoles for my clients over the years. There are several items to document before updating your software. Go to the Report screen and look at the bottom. Write down your software version, channel counts, installed applications, and your console security number. Next, go to the ARCH screen. Press the SOFTWARE soft key and then the SAVE PASSWORD softkey. This will save the password to a floppy. IIRC, the file name will be STRAND.PAS. MAke sure that all show files have been archived to floppy (including the current show). While the software upgrade does not erase saved show files, it will erase the current show in memory. The reason I document all of this is that occasionally a software version that adds features can cause password issues. The above information will allow you to contact Strand and get an updated password if things don't work as expected. If you have version 2.3f or above, you shouldn't see any issues, but it is always good to play it safe. If you have an older version than 2.3f, you will need to upgrade to 2.3f first, and then upgrade to 2.8.6. Because you have a 520i, you will need the CI, CN, and HC files from the Strand website to update the console. Unzip each of these downloads onto their own floppies. Insert the CI floppy into the 520i. Go to the ARCH screen, press the SOFTWARE soft key, followed by the LOAD SOFTWARE soft key and the LOAD softkey (twice). The console will reboot and install the software. Repeat this procedure for the CN and HC disks. As for the nodes, SN100, 102, 103, and 104 nodes are MS-DOS based. The newer 2-port SN110 nodes are Linux based. If you have the SN110 nodes, they are relatively easy to upgrade. There is a good set of instructions on the Strand web site for this procedure. They are also easy to configure because they are accessed via a web interface. The older SN10x nodes are trickier. Make sure that you do NOT put the SN software in the 220os directory on your console, or you will turn the console into a paperweight. (It will make the console think it is a node...) There is a file in the console's 220os directory called SW2ALL.BAT that you will need to edit. This file automates the upgrade procedure (as much as MD-DOS can be automated). I put the actual SN software in a directory off the root called NODETEMP. Email me off-list if you need more details and I will try to email you a more detailed procedure. If you are a DOS-head or know one, I would strongly recommend having that person do the upgrade. The procedures seem foreign to people that have only used Windows or Mac PC's. Sincerely, Aaron Braun Ardee Design Group, LLC Nashville, TN -----Original Message----- Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:36:23 -0400 From: "Jay S. Rozema" Subject: Strand Node Upgrades Has anyone upgraded the software on a Strand Node? I'm trying to upgrade the software on the network and I'm not sure what is going on with the Node. I can't even get to any kind of command line. I don't know what I'm doing at this point. Thanks, -- Jay S. Rozema Lighting and Sound Designer Miami University 513.529.7333 www.users.muohio.edu/rozemajT ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 09:21:15 +0100 (BST) From: Charlie Richmond Subject: Re: designing for all seats In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, FrankWood95 [at] aol.com wrote: > I have found that locating a speaker where the sound in meant to come from is > a good starting point. But such speakers tend to be small. For higher levels, > tou need to invoke the main system as well. This, of course, is for spot > effects. Doing a big PA job is a different question. And even more tricky than spot effects! Charlie ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #531 *****************************