[SML] The future of luminaires

Bryan Manternach smashwolf at gmail.com
Fri Sep 4 20:37:52 UTC 2015


It has begin already.  Have you looked into products like Pandora's Box 
by CooLux (Owned by Christie Projectors now) ?   Thhey have this whole 
solution from motion tracking to 3D projection and mapping, all in a 
package that can be set up and integrated by mere mortals.

-Bryan

On 9/4/15 12:52 PM, Kim Hartshorn via Stagecraft wrote:
> I believe that within 10 years the stage luminaire of choice will be a 
> video projector...it already seems to be the case for opening 
> ceremonies.   In addition to images, projectors can do patterns, 
> infinite color, customizeable cuts and edges, zooms and fades, do not 
> really need to be focused at the truss...can move with the performer 
> either mechanically or through a moving image and the images 
> themselves can be mapped. The prices for video projector technology 
> has been dropping exponentially.  I really think the LED analog of an 
> ERS is only going to be a short-lived chapter.  The media server will 
> replace the light desk and dimmer sooner than we may anticipate.
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