<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The short throw projectors in the link are about 1/4 the lumens of a S4 ellipsoidal. <div class=""> --------------------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It sounds like the system you all want is a Media server setup, run by a lighting console, programmed by a BO with Lighting and Media server experience. With a VD creating the content.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You want to replace a system of lights somewhere between 1:1 and 4:1 lights:replacement-projectors, that can have interchangeable lense options like a S4, with a luminous output similar to a S4 or up to quadruple. Talking lumens in the 10-40,000 range. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You want them to have reliable moving yokes.</div><div class="">You want the signal to be sent by fiber, then split into DMX and video content onboard the fixture.</div><div class="">And you want them to rent for somewhere in the range of a ML.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Did I miss anything?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The people for this aren’t hard to find!. The equipment is available, though still in the clunky zone. Getting it at every-house-rental-prices is a few years off. In truth the option to do what you are describing exists now except for the budget parameter implied throughout the dialogue chain.<br class=""><div class=""><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class="">
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<br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Message: 1<br class="">Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 15:52:14 -0400<br class="">From: Kim Hartshorn <<a href="mailto:hartshwk@plattsburgh.edu" class="">hartshwk@plattsburgh.edu</a>><br class="">To: <a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" class="">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a><br class="">Subject: [SML] The future of luminaires<br class="">Message-ID:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><<a href="mailto:CAGdJH42R_8Kyi2HZH-c-tFNsuGWViSE8_pVHaWpqaUtF7kRSNg@mail.gmail.com" class="">CAGdJH42R_8Kyi2HZH-c-tFNsuGWViSE8_pVHaWpqaUtF7kRSNg@mail.gmail.com</a>><br class="">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br class=""><br class="">I believe that within 10 years the stage luminaire of choice will be a<br class="">video projector...it already seems to be the case for opening ceremonies.<br class="">In addition to images, projectors can do patterns, infinite color,<br class="">customizeable cuts and edges, zooms and fades, do not really need to be<br class="">focused at the truss...can move with the performer either mechanically or<br class="">through a moving image and the images themselves can be mapped. The prices<br class="">for video projector technology has been dropping exponentially. I really<br class="">think the LED analog of an ERS is only going to be a short-lived chapter.<br class="">The media server will replace the light desk and dimmer sooner than we may<br class="">anticipate.<br class=""><br class="">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br class="">Kim Hartshorn<br class=""></blockquote></div></body></html>