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Stage Research Lighting Package. Light Shop Online Light Grid Soft Plot Light Factory By Leann Ellis. What is Light Shop Online ?. Single Source for every category of photometric information Finding Fixtures Choosing Gobos Calculation tools for designers and technicians Web based
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Stage Research Lighting Package Light Shop Online Light Grid Soft Plot Light Factory By Leann Ellis www.segservices.com
What is Light Shop Online? www.segservices.com • Single Source for every category of photometric information • Finding Fixtures • Choosing Gobos • Calculation tools for designers and technicians • Web based • Updated regularly
Finding Fixtures www.segservices.com • Manufacturer • ETC • Elation • Type • Ellipsoidal • Par • Model #
Gobos www.segservices.com Manufacturer Category Model Description
Calculators Tool www.segservices.com • Assists the user in performing calculations required for lighting designers and technicians • Beam Angles and Diameters • Intensity • Volts/Watts/Amps calc • Cable line loss
What is Light Grid? www.segservices.com • A program that allows a user to simulate and experiment with virtual light fixtures • Specifically Color and Intensity
Experiment! www.segservices.com Choose a fixture Set the Level Set the Iris Choose a gel folder Choose a gel Change the Model
What is Soft Plot? www.segservices.com • Software based lighting design plot and paperwork system. • What is a light plot? • A drawing of a space with lighting positions and lighting instruments
The Lighting Plot Window www.segservices.com Menu Bar Too Bar Drawing Area Title Block Attributes Zoom
Starting a Drawing www.segservices.com • Project Properties • Title Block • Drawing Settings • Preferences • Statistics
Draw Your Stage Outline www.segservices.com • Rectangle Tool • Building Layer • Purpose – Wall • Height • Use the Ruler Display for measurement
Looking at your Section www.segservices.com • What is a Section? • A section is a drawing of the light plot as if you were looking at if from the side of your theatre instead of the top • Draw • Cross Section Drawing • 2
Drawing Light Positions www.segservices.com • Rigging • Trim Height • Type • Truss • Pipe Check your Cross Section
Adding Light Fixtures www.segservices.com • Instrument • Choosing your fixture • Place Fixture • Attributes • Check Position • Add channel number • Add gel color
Set the Focus Point www.segservices.com • Focus • Red Line • Start by clicking where the light will focus • Then click on the light
Reports www.segservices.com • What is a Report? • A report is a spreadsheet of information about your light plot arranged in a useful manner • Channel Hookup • Instrument Schedule • Data • File Print
Finishing Touches www.segservices.com • Update title Block • File/ Project Properties/ Title Block • Add an Instrument Key • Draw/ Instrument Key • Shortcuts
What is Light Factory? www.segservices.com Total Live Performance Lighting Control Software PC Based Portable
Terminology and Concepts www.segservices.com Fixture Dimmer Channel Console Patch Cue List
Patch www.segservices.com Open Patch Window Available Fixtures Drop on Dimmer Drag to Chanel Conventionals vs. Movers
Channel Window www.segservices.com • Open Channel Window • Check Patch • Highlight Channels • Highlight a range of channels • Assign intensity value • Controlling Mover • Pan/ Tilt • Color • Gobo
Create a Cue List www.segservices.com • Record a Cue • Cue List Editor • Arranging the tables • Editing time • Running the Show • Playback the cue list
Credits www.segservices.com www.StageResearch.com www.LightShopOnline.com
Resources www.segservices.com • www.StageResearch.com • www.LightShopOnline.com • Light Factory User Guide • Soft Plot Help Menu • www.Youtube.com • Hands on with Soft Plot
Contact Info www.segservices.com • Leann Ellis • leannjellis@me.com • www.segservices.com • This PowerPoint can be downloaded at www.segservices.com/downloads.html