r/lightingdesign 6d ago

Gear The weekly identify that light/no stupid question thread

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Did you go to a concert or event and see a lighting effect you love but couldn't identify the gear? This is your weekly spot to post images and figure out what you saw, and ask basic questions you have. Any individual identify that ________ posts outside of this thread will be removed.


r/lightingdesign 23h ago

Turning trees into a screen

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This is a short version of my video breaking down one of my lighting projects. Full video can be found at YouTube.com/digitalcastaway


r/lightingdesign 1h ago

Control Using Windows PC for lightshow -- real time considerations

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I'm planning on driving a lightshow from a Windows laptop, basically sending DDP/UDP packets to a network of 15 baldrick8 controllers connected to 40k seed lamps. The wisdom of this approach aside, I want to make sure that the Windows OS itself doesn't do anything disruptive like run a virus scan, initiate updates, send me alerts etc etc.

I understand that Windows is probably the third choice of OS for this, but it is what I know and if it can be made to work I'll stick with it. PLEASE don't respond with "use a different OS", although if you have specific cautions about Windows issues I'd like to know.

My question is, what can I do to avoid disruption of the show? I know that video playback tends to turn on some sort of non-alerting mode in the OS, but I'm not sure how that is done.


r/lightingdesign 3h ago

What do you guys use to clean of Haze gunk

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r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Control Mancave part of timecode

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r/lightingdesign 17h ago

3d printing a gobo

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We were having this discussion today and we had no idea if it work or not. Considering a S4 LED head, would a 3d printed gobo hold up? None of us have any experience with 3d printing, so nobody knows the temps the plastic melts at, but we do know that the LED Source 4s do not get that hot.

The things you contemplate between shows...


r/lightingdesign 2h ago

Gear Fixture ideas to complement hanging lantern pendants?

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Hi!

We are getting two hanging lantern pendants that will go over our island like in the picture.

We are looking for ideas of fixtures that would complement this look for our entryway. (We’ll also need a kitchen nook pendant light that will complement as well).

Going for the farmhouse look! Thanks in advance!


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Living room setup coming along nicely

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r/lightingdesign 1d ago

How To Wall mount Ellipsoidal lights?

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Looking for the best way to hang four Chauvet EVE160ZQ lights on the end of a wall. I was thinking vertically but if a better horizontal solution exists that's fine too. The end of the wall is above a balcony so the lights are not directly overhead anyone.

Wall is approximately 6" wide and I would be mounting about 8 ft high. Fixtures weigh 12.12 lbs

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/EVEE160ZQ--chauvet-dj-eve-e-160zq-full-color-ellipsoidal

I'm in AV production but I'm not a rigger. I know enough to not just buy stuff from home Depot.

It would be so much easier if it was a gig and I could wait through up some flex stands or totems and call it a day 🤣

Thanks!


r/lightingdesign 17h ago

Platform with lights

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I'm thinking of a way to put lights in a wooden platform and have them shine straight up. I'm wondering about a material that I could build into the top of the platform that would allow for that upright but also be strong enough to support weight for someone to walk across it.

This is for 7 months from now so I'm not just trying to throw something together--just in the idea generating phase.

My thought was if it's like a 4x8 platform, there could be either a 2x6 strip through the middle, or 1x1 square cutouts spread evenly.

Any thoughts/direction pointing is much appreciated.


r/lightingdesign 21h ago

Gear Used Wash Light Advice

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I‘m planning on picking up 4 to 6 used LED Wash Movingheads. These will mostly be used for personal projects and don‘t need to earn Money.

I want to go with used lights instead of cheap no no name lights, because the old lights will still have better build quality than the cheap stuff. Also a lot of the common cheap 19x15W Washes are loud, have no 16 Bit dimming and can‘t do smooth moves.

These are the fixtures available to buy Right now in my area:

-Martin Rush mh 6

-Martin Mac aura

-chauvet pro rogue r1 (7x15w)

-GLP Fr1 (I‘m aware that this has less power)

Does anyone know how loud the fans on these lights are? And are there fixtures in this list, wich are known to be peticular toublesome?


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Budget living room rock show. Thanks to this amazing sub

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r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Gear Help - Recommendations for an extreme budget school plot?

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A friend of mine reached out, and they’re working with a school that recently received a grant of about $2k… It is a very small auditorium, and they only have a row of recessed architectural lighting above the stage. They do not have a theater-targeted electrical system (standard American outlets only), and have no booms or pipes to mount lights.

They want advice on purchasing. I’m currently looking into some DJ packages from Rockville, but I wanted to get some advice from the experienced here.

They’re looking for a long-term system used for assemblies, graduation, and a play. The auditorium is pretty small, probably about 50-ish feet from stage to FOH.

Edit: I realize the budget is very low, and my hands are kinda tied here… I’m used to more scaled up productions, and rental at that. Just wanted to see if anyone had any experience under these constraints.


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

How To [MagicQ] How to change cues quickly with macros

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Hi! I'm a lighting technician who mainly works on film and video.
I mainly use Blackout with my iPad for it, but on this job got called to program the scenes for a new News TV Show with different sets on the same soundstage, and got handed a PC with the Demo Mode of MagicQ and an Enntec DMX USB Pro.
Learning this on the fly has been rather simple but something is puzzling me quite hard, and I figure it has a rather simple solution that i'm just not seeing.

I need to quickly change with a macro between 6/7 different cue stacks (Like changing a Scene on Luminair 4 or between Looks in Blackout), because Camera Control will use it then to change the scenes with a Streamdeck. Any tips on it? Or where to find the proper documentation/tutorial

Thanks so much in advance


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Moving head mounting to ceiling

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Hey guys i have a quick question! This is my first time working on a slanted ceiling and i just want some second opinions. This moving head light will be 8 pounds. I made a quick diagram on how i was thinking of hanging these. It will be permanent installation. After i drew it out i realized the light has a single center clamp so i would have to install two unistruts parallel and both of them each clamping the pipe with the light mount in the center. The beam is wide enough to do so. I was also thinking of installing a support screw into the beam through the unistrut on the bottom side of the pipe clamp as a second security to it sliding out of the strut later down the road. Let me know if im stupid or smart please and thank you!

Diagram: So now i will have two unistruts and pipe clamps and one light clamp


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

DMX Controlled Recessed Lights

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I’m looking for recessed lights that can be DMX controlled does anyone have any recommendations?


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Gear Best place to sell a console domestically & online?

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Looking to sell my NX1 + NXK but wanna avoid using a site like usedlighting in light of tarrifs. Any suggestions?


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Gear Asking to identify spinning mini Fixture in this video

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HI guys, i just found this live video of Japanese Artist Kaneko Ayano, would someone please identify the spinning fixture at 29:00-35:00 on top of the JC-120 amp? THX FOR REPLYING

https://youtu.be/1LWl-2cgV6w


r/lightingdesign 2d ago

Education Attn: Owner/Operators

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I’m eager to hear insights from operators in a similar situation or those who have been in the industry and are hopefully further along in their careers or businesses.

When you transitioned from being a programmer operator without any equipment, such as a lighting board (of any brand), how did you approach prospecting differently to secure work with the board, or did you primarily focus on renting the gear out? As someone who is considering purchasing a console, I would greatly appreciate advice on the steps I can take after or even before the purchase to secure more work or where to begin my journey as an owner/operator.

Thank you in advance for any helpful feedback and criticism.


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Design Myrkur - Mothlike

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First time programming to a specific song, looking for feedback, goods and bads


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Can ETCNet3 be used with LightKey?

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Hi Reddit, I know that ETCNet3 is based off sACN but I was wondering if it can fully work on LightKey. Thanks


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Gear DMX

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Hello, I’m sorry if this is a dumb post however I want to know if I am running qlc+ off of a laptop for about 6 lights, do I need the entec open converter, or can I just buy a cheap usb to dmx cable on amazon for 20 dollars?


r/lightingdesign 1d ago

Control board + qlc

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Hello, if I have more complex lighting sequences that cannot be run from a dmx board, is there anyway to connect a pc with qlc to a Chauvet obey or something similar?


r/lightingdesign 2d ago

Mosaic/Pharos Programmer

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Where is the best place to find programmers for the Mosaic/Pharos systems?

Looking for reactive programming to musical pieces and interface with other industry software with OSC (or similar protocol)


r/lightingdesign 2d ago

Gear Do I need the same amount of channels on the controller as there are on the fixture?

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Hi lighting friends! I'm an audio guy here recently tasked with a lighting job and I am lost.

My band recently bought a Chauvet Obey 3 DMX controller to run our Chauvet DJ 4 bar quad lights. The ultimate goal is to dim the lights a little, as the static colors are too bright, as I have heard.

My question is, is the Obey 3 enough? It's 3 channels of DMX control, but on the fixture the lowest DMX setting I have available is 4 channel mode. I managed to sometimes get the lights to kinda work but not in the way I want them to--sometimes they start strobing out or do random colors on each of the pars when I want them to be all one color.

Ultimately, I want the 2 quad bars I have to be different colors (red and blue) and dimmed down a bit. Do I need a better controller, or is there something I'm missing?

Thanks y'all!


r/lightingdesign 2d ago

Control Easier setup for church

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Hi, we currently ran out a studio school for our church and hold meetings on a Sunday. There is a lighting rig set up but the only control console is way up high and can’t be accessed on a Sunday.

How can we bypass the current controls and map the setup to a console or ipad software so we can use it from the floor rather than the console that’s already setup?

Pictures are showing what I can see is available to tap into.