ProPlex Manager v3.3 Adds Multi-Device Config and Direct Firmware Downloads
TMB has pushed out ProPlex Manager v3.3, a meaningful update to its network management platform for ProPlex IQ Ethernet-DMX nodes. The new version adds multi-device configuration, direct firmware downloads from […]
CrewBrain Puts Crew Scheduling, Payroll, and Rental System Integration Under One Roof
If you’re still managing your event crew with a spreadsheet and a prayer, CrewBrain wants a word. The web-based crew management platform is purpose-built for the event industry — handling […]
Designing with Light Hits Its 8th Edition — Gillette and McNamara’s Essential Stage Lighting Text Gets a Full Refresh
Nearly five decades since it first landed on university syllabi, Designing with Light: An Introduction to Stage Lighting is now in its eighth edition — updated by J. Michael Gillette […]
Truck Packer Is the Load-Planning App Touring Shops Have Needed
If you’ve ever spent two hours doing math on a whiteboard trying to figure out how to fit a tour’s worth of gear into three semis, Truck Packer was built […]
Learn the grandMA 3 from A Pro Online at the Sandbox Institute
Lighting programmer Aria Hailey has launched Sandbox Institute, a grandMA3-focused online training platform built around real-world workflows rather than button-by-button feature lists.
Q-SYS — The AV Platform That’s Running More of Your Venues Than You Might Think
If you’ve done a load-in at a performing arts center, a theater, a casino, a theme park, or a convention center in the last decade, there’s a decent chance Q-SYS […]
Lighting Design Beyond Theatre — Allen Branton and Sharon Huizinga Put 50 Years of Live Event LD Knowledge on Paper
There are plenty of books on theatrical lighting design. Far fewer tackle the business and process side of live event work from the perspective of someone who has actually spent […]
Bitfocus Companion: The Free Shotbox That Ties Your Whole Rig Together
If you’ve spent any time on a busy show site, you’ve probably seen a Stream Deck sitting next to someone’s laptop, running a handful of cues or firing video clips […]
ESTA Publishes Five Standards Covering DMX Cabling, RDM File Transfer, Followspot Safety, and More
ESTA’s Technical Standards Program has published five standards in one batch — covering everything from permanently-installed DMX cabling to RDM firmware uploads to followspot position safety. If your shop deals […]
GTFO… NONONO .GDTF, or General Device Type Format
Sorry, with an abbreviation like that, it just BEGS for a play on words… or letters. With the announcement of MA Lighting’s latest console, the grandMA 3, Vectorworks, Robe Lighting […]
Re-Post: 4Wall Lighting Lounge – Three Fixtures I’m Dying to Use In 2016
Have you heard of the Lighting Lounge over on UsedLighting.com? 4Wall Lighting started a blog a while ago that focuses on different aspects of the industry along with some industry […]
Transparent Touch-Sensitive Displays; A Programmers Dream?
Admit it, we all love toys. The biggest adult toy trade show has to be the Consumer Electronic Show, (CES). It is taking place this week in Las Vegas. Every […]
