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X-Real-To: stagecraftlist [at] theatrical.net Received: by prxy.net (CommuniGate Pro PIPE 4.2.10) with PIPE id 37071611; Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:01:27 -0700 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on localhost X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMPTY_MESSAGE, NO_RECEIVED,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no version=3.1.5 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 #997 Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:00:29 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.4 X-prxy-Spam-Filter: Scanned For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Stagecraft Digest, Issue #997 1. Re: Invisibility Cloak by "LES LIND" 2. Help with Sunlite 2006 by "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" 3. Re: And now for something completely gangsta by "Jon Ares" 4. Dead Bob's in Orlando by Brendan Quigley 5. Re: What we missed at LDI by Steve Shelley 6. Re: the miracle of modern science by "Don Taco" 7. Vectorworks Tetbook by "Laura McMeley" 8. Re: Vectorworks Textbook by Davy Davis 9. Re: Vectorworks Textbook by "deziner [at] theatreinthepark.com" 10. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by Villem Teder 11. Re: (Old) an explosion in a theatre by Villem Teder 12. Re: Off topic posts by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 13. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 14. Re: Roll Drop by CB 15. Re: Digital electronics by CB 16. Yousendit by Jerry Durand 17. Re: (Old) an explosion in a theatre by CB 18. Re: the miracle of modern science by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 19. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by CB 20. Re: Yousendit by "Patrick Immel" 21. Re: Yousendit by Bill Peeler 22. Re: (Old) an explosion in a theatre by Jerry Durand 23. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by Jerry Durand 24. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by Jerry Durand 25. Little Blizzard Snow machine by "David Bowman" 26. Re: Vectorworks Tetbook by Kevin Lee Allen 27. Re: Yousendit by Steve Shelley 28. Re: Strand submasters by "David Bowman" 29. Looking to rent a wireless headset by "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" 30. Re: Looking to rent a wireless headset by "Jared Clarkin" 31. Re: Vectorworks Textbook by Stephen Rees 32. StudioColor Photometrics by "C. Andrew Dunning" 33. Re: Yousendit by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 34. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 35. Re: StudioColor Photometrics by FrankWood95 [at] aol.com 36. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by "Mike Katz" 37. Re: StudioColor Photometrics by "C. Andrew Dunning" 38. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by Stephen Rees 39. College Job Search by "Gillian Koch" 40. LDI Numbers by John Huntington 41. Re: Online Stage Crew Call Signup System by "Scott Parker" 42. Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls by "Bill Nelson" *** 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: <453F11C60200002900001C78 [at] mailhost.nesd.k12.pa.us> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:27:02 -0400 From: "LES LIND" Subject: Re: Invisibility Cloak References: In-Reply-To: Photos or vids won't help. Can't see anything. Invisible don't you know... Les Lind Northeastern High School Manchester, PA >>> John Arrowsmith 10/25/06 2:08 AM >>> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- Darn it ... went to http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/20/ap/tech/mainD8KS6M800.shtml to check out the invisible copper cylinder story, but there were no photos ... nor even a video :(( John :) -- John Arrowsmith (john [at] arrowsmith.demon.co.uk) Voluntary website provider / editor for the annual schools / colleges anti-substance-abuse performing-arts extravaganza called UK Rock Challenge at http://www.rockchallenge.co.uk ------------------------------ From: "Jim at TheatreWireless.com" Subject: Help with Sunlite 2006 Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:46:58 -0400 Message-ID: <004601c6f833$a9312a70$0202fea9 [at] p3m866> Hi folks. I've got a customer in Hong Kong using Sunlite 2006 dmx control software. Just wondering if anyone on this list has any experience with it? We need to setup a 16-bit high-resolution control channel, like might be used for an axis on a moving light. (It's being used to control servo position in an RC4 FD receiver.) TIA, Jim RC4 P.S. I've checked out the Sunlite website, etc. Now I'm looking for the real dirt from someone actually using this product. :) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <005901c6f834$ba75d4b0$0400000a [at] BRUTUS> From: "Jon Ares" References: Subject: Re: And now for something completely gangsta Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:54:37 -0700 > Www.gizoogle.com > > Go ahead gizoogle yourself. > > My website comes out pretty funny. Yo, that was wack, foshizzle. (My site was hilarious, too.) - Jon Ares www.hevanet.com/acreative ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:59:34 -0400 From: Brendan Quigley Subject: Dead Bob's in Orlando In-reply-to: Message-id: <2FBFE28C-A415-4CB4-8B1B-87A8417052F8 [at] earthlink.net> References: CB, he of the short postings, mused: > There is half a chance that I might get the call to get on a plane > and zoom > across the country to fill in for an A2 tomorrow night untill the > end of > the weekend ad Dead Bob's in Orlando (yes, all three of my 'Dead > Bob' T's > and my 'Dead Bob' hoody are already packed). Good luck -- I love that house ... too bad my friend Bones isn't the House Carpenter there any longer. He'd take care of you. No t- shirts for me, but I do have a hoody, too ... good swag that. > Oh, and if there is an excellent espresso within walking/biking > distance of 'Bob's', > that'd be great info! Have them put you up at the Holiday Inn; right down the street, walking distance to the gig. However, there's NO Starbucks in walking distance, nor any other coffee shop as I can remember. At least not within walking distance. The restaurant in the hotel, though, used to do a great Chocolate Shake in their 50's styled diner ... Kind Regards, Brendan C. Quigley Head Electrician / Vari*Lite Technician WICKED - A New Broadway Musical ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:45:23 -0400 Subject: Re: What we missed at LDI From: Steve Shelley Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Well these would certainly perk up the rosebrand party, eh? Nice work, jason! shelley On 10/24/06 10:24 PM, "John McKernon" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Jason Kantrowitz sent me these links, they're definitely best-of-show > candidates...;) > > http://www.houseofrave.com/glowing-illuminating-hair-gel.html > > http://www.houseofrave.com/ultra-led-finger-lights.html > > http://www.houseofrave.com/flashing_sandals.html > > > - John ------------------------------ Message-ID: <00dd01c6f853$345c8350$e28aaa43 [at] DonTaco> From: "Don Taco" References: Subject: Re: the miracle of modern science Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:32:45 -0700 At 11:36 AM -0700 10/24/06, Jerry Durand wrote: >what did he invent that is used in modern theater that >Frank Wood doesn't completely understand? Subtlety? Color? More than one way to approach a design issue? Respect for the opinions of others? ------------------------------ Message-ID: From: "Laura McMeley" Subject: Vectorworks Tetbook Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:39:59 -0500 Message-ID: <00be01c6f854$58f96b00$0601a8c0 [at] tdolighting01> I will be teaching a course in Vectorworks this spring and am wondering if anyone has a textbook for this that they would recommend. Thanks, Laura McMeley LD, Dallas, TX ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:53:04 -0600 From: Davy Davis Subject: Re: Vectorworks Textbook In-reply-to: Message-id: <453F9670.5060600 [at] du.edu> References: Rather than a textbook you might want to consider Kent Goetz' tutorials. http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/thetr263/ I can recommend them. Davy William Temple (Davy) Davis; Chair Department of Theatre University of Denver wdavis [at] du.edu 303-871-3164 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:56:05 -0400 Subject: Re: Vectorworks Textbook From: "deziner [at] theatreinthepark.com" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: I used them back in the late 90's when I was teaching. They were very helpful. I often go back to them as I am using V less frequently now. Steve > From: Davy Davis > Reply-To: "Stagecraft" > Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:53:04 -0600 > To: "Stagecraft" > Subject: Re: Vectorworks Textbook > > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Rather than a textbook you might want to consider Kent Goetz' tutorials. > http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/thetr263/ > I can recommend them. > Davy > William Temple (Davy) Davis; Chair > Department of Theatre > University of Denver > wdavis [at] du.edu > 303-871-3164 > > ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20061025130220.00819100 [at] mail.interlog.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:02:20 -0400 From: Villem Teder Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls At 03:00 AM 10/25/06 -0700, you wrote: >From: Jerry Durand >Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls snip... > >The FW confusing part is he invented 3-phase motors/power. I know >how much FW loves figuring out neutral currents in 3-phase dimmers. > Jerry There is not much to figuring out neutral currents in a 3-phase dimmer. I've never seen a 3-phase dimmer, as I've never seen a 3-phase lighting load. That is one with three wires, one attached to each phase. All incandescent loads are connected phase to neutral, anywhere in the world as far as I know. If such a creature exists, I'm curious to know. Yes, the "dimmer system" may be fed from 3-phase power, but there are no "3-phase dimmers". Once that is understood, understanding neutral currents is much easier. Regards, Villem Teder Toronto ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20061025130622.008065a0 [at] mail.interlog.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:06:22 -0400 From: Villem Teder Subject: Re: (Old) an explosion in a theatre At 03:00 AM 10/25/06 -0700, you wrote: >At 02:33 PM 10/24/2006, Clive Mitchell wrote: > >>I'm really a kind of propane bursts and big mutha of a creamer >>mortar type of dude. No subtlety whatsoever. > Hey Clive, any chance you've seen a performance of the "Large Hot Pipe Organ"? Regards, Villem Teder Toronto ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:13:48 EDT Subject: Re: Off topic posts In a message dated 25/10/06 08:33:04 GMT Daylight Time, billn [at] peak.org writes: > Close, but both are wrong. > > 3.14159+ and 2.71828+ Old age, and a late night. I don't remember when last I had to enter either individually into a calculator or programme. Even on my forty-year old slide rule there is a graduation for Pi, and 'e' is so usually the subject for exponientation there are six scales with this done for you. Whem calculations were done by more primitive means, one commonly remembered things better. I remember the acres of paper consumed in approximating to the values of functions. Now, provided that we know the method, it is merely a matter of writing a little programme, and entering the numbers. The bit we often forget, first time round, is to write in a check to stop processing when we have achieved the desired accuracy. I used to use one language which would only allow only when the I/O routine was active. This meant a lot of needless 'write' commands. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:22:06 EDT Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls In a message dated 25/10/06 08:56:57 GMT Daylight Time, ladesigners [at] juno.com writes: > The Pacific Intertie carries One Million Volts Direct Current from a > dam in the State of Washington to Sylmar [Los Angeles], California > where a huge inverter facility turns it back to Alternating Current. This is a lot easier now, with modern semiconductors, although I should be interested to know how it is done. When I read the original post I wondered: handling that voltage is tricky. I think one of the reasons is to simplify phasing. you can lock your inverter up to the local supply. I think that the France-England power link is DC, which avoids having to synchronise the two networks. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20061025100549.00c533c8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:05:49 From: CB Subject: Re: Roll Drop >miking it ? Yup. >to make it louder ? Yup. >am I missing something ? Sometimes, when another dept hands us a sound that they are unable (or unwilling) to do anything about, we'll just adonpt it as our own, and add a touch of, "I meant to do that! SUPERSTAR!" to it. When life hands you lemons.... Cheers, Your Sound Dept... Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20061025101544.00c533c8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:15:44 From: CB Subject: Re: Digital electronics >For a microphone, to be digital means from the transducer onwards. A digital >transducer, I should be interested in. For a microphone to have a transducer that isn't simultaneously an ADC would require, by definition, that the sound be digital to start with. Until they invent digital acoustic sound, I don't see this happening. But thanks for playing! OTOH, they do have a transducer that takes a physical impulse (sound) and turns it directly into a digital signal. Really, Frank, Google is an easy tool to use, and there are so may otehr search engines that do the job as well. Youa re sitting at the compuer, brother, use it. Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:47:38 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Yousendit Message-id: <7.0.1.0.0.20061025104313.01f541d8 [at] interstellar.com> A vendor was just trying to send me a patch file, but since it came as an executable file, our server happily bounced each try back to him (with a message that we don't accept executable files). Anyway, he resent it using a service I hadn't run across, http://www.yousendit.com/ It's free, I just tried sending a file to myself and it worked with no hassle. Files up to 100MB are ok without you having to even sign up to anything. -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com 219 Oak Wood Way, Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 Skype: jerrydurand ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20061025101945.00c533c8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:19:45 From: CB Subject: Re: (Old) an explosion in a theatre >Warning, I'm manufacturing co-chair, so if you were their I'd expect >you to build something interesting. :) Eh, Jerry, be careful what you wish for. 'Clive' and 'interseting' might be a very dangerous combination. 'Clive' and 'ordinary' are already pretty amusing... Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:54:24 EDT Subject: Re: the miracle of modern science In a message dated 25/10/06 17:32:56 GMT Daylight Time, taco [at] peak.org writes: > >what did he invent that is used in modern theater that > >Frank Wood doesn't completely understand? > > > Subtlety? This demands a subtle definition. If the set designer has created a specific location, I do what I can to help. But constantly changing the light balance is, in my view, undesirable. > > Color? As needed. Day and night are different, as are lamplit interiors and daylight exteriors. But mostly palish. Strong and unusual colours are for for effect. I have used crossed magenta and green for a nightmare scene, and I find the CT Blue range good for real, white, daylight. > > More than one way to approach a design issue? As an LD, this is largely determined by the director and set designer. They know what they want, usually. Whatr I have to do is to try to translate their expectations into reality. I know the equipment I have to hand, and what it will do. I also know how to light faces, which is a prime need. Actors need to be seen, regatrdless of the scenic needs. Balancing this is headache material. > > Respect for the opinions of others? Hard question. Opinions stated as such, I respect. I may argue with them. Opinions stated as facts, I tend to reject. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20061025102420.00c533c8 [at] pop.west.cox.net> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:24:20 From: CB Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls >Since that was so easy, how about "Why is his statue there?" as in, >what did he invent that is used in modern theater that Frank Wood >doesn't completely understand? That's not very nice. Frank was the one that taught me that Nici invented the electron. Before that, electrical power had to be carried from the transformers to the dimmers, through the console and all the way out to the lights, by small ferrets, purpose trained in theatrical lighting. Chris "Chris" Babbie Location Sound MON AZ Delete key training and post trimming done by appointment. Rates negotiable, will trade for typing lessons/ADD treatment... ------------------------------ Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:05:08 -0500 From: "Patrick Immel" Subject: Re: Yousendit In-Reply-To: References: On 10/25/06, Jerry Durand wrote: > http://www.yousendit.com/ > > It's free, I just tried sending a file to myself and it worked with > no hassle. Files up to 100MB are ok without you having to even sign > up to anything. I use this all of the time! It has been very reliable for me. Pat -- Patrick Immel Lighting and Scenic Designer Northwest Missouri State University patrickimmel.com VW Designer V12.5 1GB Ram Dual-Core notebook Win XP sp2 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <453FAC0D.9010403 [at] txstate.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:25:17 -0500 From: Bill Peeler Reply-To: BillPeeler [at] txstate.edu Subject: Re: Yousendit References: In-Reply-To: Jerry Durand wrote: > A vendor was just trying to send me a patch file, but since it came as > an executable file, our server happily bounced each try back to him > (with a message that we don't accept executable files). Anyway, he > resent it using a service I hadn't run across, > http://www.yousendit.com/ I too have often used yousendit. The free version can be a bit slow at times, but, considering the cost, is a great option for sending large files. Bill Peeler Texas State University ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:35:09 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: (Old) an explosion in a theatre In-reply-to: Message-id: <7.0.1.0.0.20061025113026.01f89100 [at] interstellar.com> References: At 03:19 AM 10/25/2006, CB wrote: >Eh, Jerry, be careful what you wish for. 'Clive' and 'interseting' might be >a very dangerous combination. 'Clive' and 'ordinary' are already pretty >amusing... 24" diameter shells are pretty interesting, too. I hope they aren't too subtle for Clive. :) Did have one 24" one go off on launch (either in or just out of the gun), I gather the lady who built/launched it got a bit shaken up from that. I've had "magnesium pellets" (we now call them stars) fly past my ears once right after taking off my safety gear! A few seconds before that we did get a HEADS so we were all ducking. -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com 219 Oak Wood Way, Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 Skype: jerrydurand ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:43:49 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls In-reply-to: Message-id: <7.0.1.0.0.20061025114329.01f9c6f8 [at] interstellar.com> References: At 03:24 AM 10/25/2006, CB wrote: >That's not very nice. Frank was the one that taught me that Nici invented >the electron. Before that, electrical power had to be carried from the >transformers to the dimmers, through the console and all the way out to the >lights, by small ferrets, purpose trained in theatrical lighting. I thought it was Hampsters, not to be confused with hamsters. -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com 219 Oak Wood Way, Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 Skype: jerrydurand ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:48:08 -0700 From: Jerry Durand Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls In-reply-to: Message-id: <7.0.1.0.0.20061025114617.01f8e9a0 [at] interstellar.com> References: At 10:02 AM 10/25/2006, Villem Teder wrote: >Yes, the "dimmer system" may be fed from 3-phase power, but there are no >"3-phase dimmers". Once that is understood, understanding neutral currents >is much easier. Ok, I was referring to a dimmer system that is fed from 3-phase power where there are three banks of dimmers, one per phase. But, calculating neutral currents in such a system isn't intuitively easy as the long discussions here in the past have shown. Power Factor is such a pain at times. -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. www.interstellar.com 219 Oak Wood Way, Los Gatos, California 95032-2523 USA tel: +1 408 356-3886, USA toll free: 1 866 356-3886 Skype: jerrydurand ------------------------------ Message-Id: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:16:27 -0400 From: "David Bowman" Subject: Little Blizzard Snow machine Hey gang, I have some questions about the CITC Little Blizzard Snow Machine. Would someone who has used one in a production please contact me off-list? I'd like to know how it performed (what the characteristics of the output were like) from a designer/technician point of view..... Thanks! dave B. David M. Bowman Syracuse Stage / SU Drama Master Electrician / Adj. Professor dmbowman [at] syr.edu Dolor Temporarius... Gloria Aeterna.... Cicatrices Virgines Placent! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:25:37 -0400 From: Kevin Lee Allen Subject: Re: Vectorworks Tetbook In-reply-to: Message-id: <35E4AEF8-9CBB-4EAF-A9C5-50B04DE76D2B [at] klad.com> References: I am teaching VectorWorks this semester, for the first time. Also the first time teaching. I did not find a text. Nemetschek has a couple of products http://www.nemetschek.net/training/guides.php http://www.nemetschek.net/training/trainingcd.php Which I used as a bit of a basis. The educational version of the program is the full Designer package at $150.00. I have a mix of students, set designers, lighting designers, stage managers, techs and a costume designer. They all want/need something different out of the class. I have taken them pretty quickly into 3D and using viewports to obtain the 2D, I have them doing some rendering, they will be drafting a light plot. In general they mostly seem to be doing well and meeting or exceeding the challenges. They are SUPPOSED to be subscribed to and reading this list. They are welcome to chime in, good and bad. If you'd like, I can send you my syllabus and comments. I hope you enjoy the experience, I certainly have. On Oct 25, 2006, at 12:39 PM, Laura McMeley wrote: > I will be teaching a course in Vectorworks this spring and am > wondering if > anyone has a textbook for this that they would recommend. ----- Kevin Lee Allen Architect of Dreams http://www.klad.com 973.744.6352.voice 201.280.3841.mobile klad [at] klad.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:26:44 -0400 Subject: Re: Yousendit From: Steve Shelley Message-ID: In-Reply-To: I just tried to sign up for it and ran into a snag. In the past I've found www.dropload.com to be a good resource as well. Don't know the size restriction. shelley On 10/25/06 1:47 PM, "Jerry Durand" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > A vendor was just trying to send me a patch file, but since it came > as an executable file, our server happily bounced each try back to > him (with a message that we don't accept executable files). Anyway, > he resent it using a service I hadn't run across, > > http://www.yousendit.com/ > > It's free, I just tried sending a file to myself and it worked with > no hassle. Files up to 100MB are ok without you having to even sign > up to anything. ------------------------------ Message-Id: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:28:32 -0400 From: "David Bowman" Cc: litterst.stagecraft [at] gmail.com Subject: Re: Strand submasters Steve, I'm totally shooting from the hip here, but could you trigger a macro instead that "holds" (that's "park" for you ETC folks) that dimmer at zero? I'm not sure if you can make the subs work at a dimmer lever without a channel number and if you're truly "toggling" the dimmer off then on, a macro might be the way to go (you could even have it fired within the cues this way.....) Let us know what you figure out..... dave B. David M. Bowman Syracuse Stage / SU Drama Master Electrician / Adj. Professor dmbowman [at] syr.edu Dolor Temporarius... Gloria Aeterna.... Cicatrices Virgines Placent! >>> litterst.stagecraft [at] gmail.com 10/24/2006 1:19:43 PM >>> For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see --------------------------------------------------- I've got a Strand 300 console and I'm wondering if I can put a dimmer into an inhibitive submaster. (There's a rehearsal going on right now, otherwise I'd just try it.) We have one dimmer of house lighting we'd like to toggle off for just a second or two to cover an entrance, but I don't want to have to break it into its own channel and then have to program that channel into the entire show. If I could just make an inhibitive sub for that dimmer alone, that would allow me to make that moment happen more easily. Thanks, Steve L. -- Stephen Litterst Technical Operations Supervisor litterst [at] udel.edu Center for the Arts 302/831-0601 University of Delaware ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "Jeffrey E. Salzberg" Subject: Looking to rent a wireless headset Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:36:18 -0400 Message-ID: <021301c6f86c$d8148e20$6701a8c0 [at] Dell> In-reply-to: I have a client who wants to rent a wireless headset (to interface with existing Clear-Com) for an open-ended rental. Anyone on the list have a good source in the NYC area? ================================= Jeffrey E. Salzberg, Lighting Designer http://www.jeffsalzberg.com 201/379-3138 (Home) 917/238-7430 (Cell) jeffsalzberg (Skype) ------------------------------ Message-Id: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:08:29 -0400 From: "Jared Clarkin" Subject: Re: Looking to rent a wireless headset Try calling One Dream sound [at] 212 279 8881. They should have what you need. Jared I have a client who wants to rent a wireless headset (to interface with existing Clear-Com) for an open-ended rental. Anyone on the list have a good source in the NYC area? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:15:58 -0400 Subject: Re: Vectorworks Textbook From: Stephen Rees Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hi, We have been using Vectorworks for about 7 or 8 years now in our undergraduate program and have found that it is possible for students to become very facile with the software very quickly without an actual text. There are tutorials that are of assistance and are available for for folks to use, but there has been great success in just working with the software and learning by doing, going to HELP when necessary and just lots of practice. In Stagecraft I class today, I had a complex flattage project due and the costume track student for whom I had lowered expectations [not a flame - don't start] far exceeded my hopes with the product she turned in. Were there problems? Yes, but this is early days and the problems were of a construction related type, not related to her grasp of the software. I'd echo Kevin's advice and suggest to our students who are lurking on this list to chime in with their comments about the learning curve. They can probably address the issue better than I can. Regards, Steve Rees, SUNY-Fredonia On 10/25/06 3:25 PM, "Kevin Lee Allen" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > I am teaching VectorWorks this semester, for the first time. Also the > first time teaching. > > I did not find a text. > > Nemetschek has a couple of products > > http://www.nemetschek.net/training/guides.php > http://www.nemetschek.net/training/trainingcd.php > > Which I used as a bit of a basis. > > The educational version of the program is the full Designer package > at $150.00. I have a mix of students, set designers, lighting > designers, stage managers, techs and a costume designer. They all > want/need something different out of the class. I have taken them > pretty quickly into 3D and using viewports to obtain the 2D, I have > them doing some rendering, they will be drafting a light plot. > > In general they mostly seem to be doing well and meeting or exceeding > the challenges. They are SUPPOSED to be subscribed to and reading > this list. They are welcome to chime in, good and bad. > > If you'd like, I can send you my syllabus and comments. > > I hope you enjoy the experience, I certainly have. > > > > > On Oct 25, 2006, at 12:39 PM, Laura McMeley wrote: > >> I will be teaching a course in Vectorworks this spring and am >> wondering if >> anyone has a textbook for this that they would recommend. > > > ----- > Kevin Lee Allen > Architect of Dreams > http://www.klad.com > 973.744.6352.voice > 201.280.3841.mobile > klad [at] klad.com > > > ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "C. Andrew Dunning" Subject: StudioColor Photometrics Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:22:19 -0500 Organization: Landru Design Message-ID: Greetings from an overcast Music City! Might one of you have photometric data for StudioColor 575s - with oval beam-shaping applied? I'm especially interested in the beam angles for the 2 axis. I've contacted High End, but, surprisingly, they don't have that info... Thanks! C. Andrew Dunning Landru Design - Nashville, TN - cad [at] landrudesign.com landrudesign [at] earthlink.net www.landrudesign.com ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:01:06 EDT Subject: Re: Yousendit Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: <406.1f378664.32713b77 [at] aol.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:13:11 EDT Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls In a message dated 25/10/06 19:52:04 GMT Daylight Time, jdurand [at] interstellar.com writes: > >Yes, the "dimmer system" may be fed from 3-phase power, but there are no > >"3-phase dimmers". Once that is understood, understanding neutral currents > >is much easier. Well, there have been. Thyratron systems, in the early days of remote dimming. They were installed in the BBC's Riverside studios in the early sixties. They were a PITA, because the total load current, across all three phases, flowewd in the neutral. This meant that you needed a big star-delta transformer, which had a bad effect on the putative cost advantages. This ignores the steady drain from the cathode heaters. I believe that George Izenour tried them out, because of the ease of control. I also believe that they failed him, in the long run. Frank Wood ------------------------------ From: FrankWood95 [at] aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:25:42 EDT Subject: Re: StudioColor Photometrics In a message dated 25/10/06 22:23:14 GMT Daylight Time, cad [at] landrudesign.com writes: > Might one of you have photometric data for StudioColor 575s - with oval > beam-shaping applied? I'm especially interested in the beam angles for the > 2 axis. I've contacted High End, but, surprisingly, they don't have that > info... I am always baffled by the US obsession with photometric data. I design rigs from what I know of the lanterns' capabilities, and I set the looks by eye. Both have been informed by long experience, and, if I dare say it, ny artistic judgement. I have taken photometers on stage, but only for photographic reasons. Frank Wood ------------------------------ Message-ID: <7cd95e180610251526r60765e3fy94230d6ff0e1173f [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:26:12 -0400 From: "Mike Katz" Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls In-Reply-To: References: My High school was built in the 50's and still had the century Thyratron dimmers and Thumb wheel presets when I was there in the early 70's. Boy was it wild to be in the dimmer room while they Old memories never fade (as it were) Mike On 10/25/06, FrankWood95 [at] aol.com wrote: Well, there have been. Thyratron systems, in the early days of remote > dimming. They were installed in the BBC's Riverside studios in the early sixties. > I believe that George Izenour tried them out, because of the ease of control. > I also believe that they failed him, in the long run. > -- Mike Katz Technical Director MIT Theater Arts 617.253.0824 ------------------------------ Reply-To: From: "C. Andrew Dunning" Subject: RE: StudioColor Photometrics Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:56:59 -0500 Organization: Landru Design In-Reply-To: Message-ID: OK...so maybe "Photometrics" was the wrong word. By experience, I know relative intensity and the effects of color - and make artistic decisions on-site. No problem there. At the same time, I need the beam angles so that some scenic dimensions and somewhat accurate fixture placement can be determined. I'd rather my client not be building scenery or paying stagehands to hang fixtures based on "that looks about right..." >In a message dated 25/10/06 22:23:14 GMT Daylight Time, >cad [at] landrudesign.com >writes: > >> Might one of you have photometric data for StudioColor 575s - with >> oval beam-shaping applied? I'm especially interested in the beam >> angles for the >> 2 axis. I've contacted High End, but, surprisingly, they >don't have >> that info... > >I am always baffled by the US obsession with photometric data. >I design rigs from what I know of the lanterns' capabilities, >and I set the looks by eye. >Both have been informed by long experience, and, if I dare say >it, ny artistic judgement. > >I have taken photometers on stage, but only for photographic reasons. > > >Frank Wood > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:07:20 -0400 Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls From: Stephen Rees Message-ID: In-Reply-To: I believe that there were thyratron dimmers in use as late as the mid '90s at Penn State Univ if memory serves. Somebody correct me if I'm off about that. That institution has [had] a significant "museum" of stage lighting equipment as well. Steve Rees SUNY-Fredonia On 10/25/06 6:13 PM, "FrankWood95 [at] aol.com" wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > In a message dated 25/10/06 19:52:04 GMT Daylight Time, > jdurand [at] interstellar.com writes: > >>> Yes, the "dimmer system" may be fed from 3-phase power, but there are no >>> "3-phase dimmers". Once that is understood, understanding neutral currents >>> is much easier. > > Well, there have been. Thyratron systems, in the early days of remote > dimming. They were installed in the BBC's Riverside studios in the early > sixties. > > They were a PITA, because the total load current, across all three phases, > flowewd in the neutral. This meant that you needed a big star-delta > transformer, > which had a bad effect on the putative cost advantages. This ignores the > steady drain from the cathode heaters. > > I believe that George Izenour tried them out, because of the ease of control. > I also believe that they failed him, in the long run. > > > Frank Wood ------------------------------ Message-ID: <7daa121e0610251658p5e466eb7lb1f6ff07744bd290 [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:58:00 -0400 From: "Gillian Koch" Subject: College Job Search Hi List: I'm an engineering student at Drexel University beginning the first of three co-op opportunities. For those of you who don't know, Drexel has an extensive program where, depending on the student's chosen study program (either four-year or five-year), they have up to three separate six-month-long opportunities to essentially become members of the workforce while still students of the university. My question is: is anyone looking (or know of anyone who is looking) for a savvy electrics-minded person for their crew? I'm primarily interested in programming consoles and working as a lighting technician, but I'm willing to learn just about anything. My co-op runs from April 2 - September 21, though I will need to know by November 12 if anyone is interested since Drexel has their own official processes to run through before the co-op begins. My resume is available upon request; please contact me off-list at gil.koch [at] gmail.com with any questions. Thanks! Gillian Koch ME/ALD Drexel University ------------------------------ Message-ID: <454001BF.3020202 [at] fastmail.net> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:30:55 -0400 From: John Huntington Subject: LDI Numbers From http://livedesignonline.com/ldi/ldi_has_record_year_awards_best_debuting_products/ ... record attendance and exhibit space, *... Early numbers showed attendance at an all-time high of over 13,500*. John Huntington http://www.zircondesigns.com/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <90d9c9980610252007h67dc7efeke6aa55f1f184a00b [at] mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:07:03 -0400 From: "Scott Parker" Subject: Re: Online Stage Crew Call Signup System In-Reply-To: References:

I'm still working on it. I may bring it to a licensing point after I get several bugs and features worked out. Thanks, Scott On 10/23/06, Ford Sellers wrote: > For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > --------------------------------------------------- > > Scott, > > This looks like a very good solution. How does one obtain the > licence to use it. > I like it. > > At 09:09 PM 10/22/2006, you wrote: > >For info, archives & UNSUBSCRIBE, see > >--------------------------------------------------- > > > >Site: http://techtheater.org/paceteam1/login.php > > > >I have set up two accounts for playing. > >Admin level: > >User name: demo > >Password: demo > > > >Student level: > >User name: student > >Password: student > > > >Admins can add new users. You are welcome to add new "test" users > >and students. > > > ************************ > Ford H Sellers > Master Electrician > Cornell University > Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts > 430 College Avenue > Ithaca NY, 14850 > (607) 254-2736 office > (607) 254-2733 fax > > > -- Thanks and take care, Scott Scott C. Parker Professor/Technical Director Dept. of Performing Arts Dyson College of Arts and Sciences [at] Pace University Office/shipping: 41 Park Row, 1205F Mailing: 1 Pace Plaza New York, NY 10038 212-346-1423 Fax: 914-989-8425 ------------------------------ Message-ID: <1074.205.215.253.247.1161840106.squirrel [at] webmail.peak.org> In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:21:46 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Inventor watching over Niagara Falls From: "Bill Nelson" > I think one of the reasons is to simplify phasing. you can lock your > inverter up to the local supply. I think that the France-England power link > is DC, which avoids having to synchronise the two networks. That is probably the major reason. Bill ------------------------------ End of Stagecraft Digest #997 *****************************