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New Lighting iPhone App - iSquint
Do you like your iPhone/iPod Touch? Do you like to read iSquint? Well, to take a line from Apple Read more
JR Clancy Rigging Report – Powered Fire Curtains
JR Clancy just released their latest Rigging Report and it has to do with some big changes made to Powered Fire Curtains standards. There are two new fire curtain standards in force, and both of them require powered operation for many more curtains than in the past.
NFPA 80 Standard for Fire Doors and Other Opening [...]
ESTA Puts BSR E1.28, Followspot Position Standards Up for Public Review
Late last week, ESTA put the BSR E1.28 document on Followspot Positions up for Public Review and commenting on the TSP or Technical Standards Program website. Members and industry professionals are encouraged to download, read and review the document and submit any additions or changes they feel the standard might benefit from.
If you do have [...]
New Book Out by Richard Cadena
Richard Cadena, the author of such books as Lighting Design for Modern Houses of Worship and Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light in Theatre, has just released a new book titled, Electricity for the Entertainment Electrician & Technician.
Richard’s new book explains the fundamentals of electricity and explain the principles of power distribution, [...]
City Theatrical Offers ETL Outdoor Enclosures
If you have ever worked an outdoor event, you understand the need for weather proof enclosures on some of those more expensive piece of equipment.
City Theatrical has you covered, literally! They just launched a new series of Outdoor Use Enclosures in the new 7400 series. There are three ratings avilable, NEMA 3R, NEMA 4 and [...]
New DMX512-A Standard Now Available
The ESTA foundation recently released the new standard for DMX512-A or better known as ANSI E1.11-2008 Entertainment Technology – USITT DMX512-A, Asynchronous Serial Digital Data Transmission Standard for Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories. The standard are available for purchase on The ESTA Foundation’s Publications website.
ANSI E1.11 – 2008 is the most recent updating of the [...]
