ABSTRACT

Media Servers for Lighting Programmers is the reference guide for lighting programmers working with media servers – the show control devices that control and manipulate video, audio, lighting, and projection content that have exploded onto the scene, becoming the industry standard for live event productions, TV, and theatre performances. This book contains all the information you need to know to work effectively with these devices, beginning with coverage of the most common video equipment a lighting programmer encounters when using a media server - including terminology and descriptions - and continuing on with more advanced topics that include patching a media server on a lighting console, setting up the lighting console for use with a media server, and accessing the features of the media server via a lighting console. The book also features a look at the newest types of digital lighting servers and products.

This book contains:

  • Never-before-published information grounded in author Vickie Claiborne’s extensive knowledge and experience
  • Covers newest types of digital lighting servers and products including media servers, software, and LED products designed to be used with video
  • Companion website with additional resources and links to additional articles on PLSN

chapter 4|14 pages

Getting Familiar with Hardware

chapter 5|6 pages

What Does that Piece of Equipment Do?

chapter 7|10 pages

It’s All About the Content

chapter 10|6 pages

Video Editing Applications

chapter 11|4 pages

Video Copyright Laws

chapter 12|12 pages

Preparing for a Show

chapter 13|10 pages

Networking Servers

chapter 14|10 pages

Streaming Video

chapter 15|12 pages

Managing Content across Multiple Outputs

chapter 16|6 pages

Creative Raster Planning

chapter 17|6 pages

Synchronizing Frames

chapter 18|6 pages

3D Objects

chapter 19|6 pages

Multi-Dimensional Controls

chapter 20|8 pages

Pixel Mapping

chapter 21|4 pages

Using Audio with Media Servers

chapter 22|6 pages

Timecode, MIDI, and TouchOSC

chapter 23|8 pages

The Evolution of Media Servers

chapter 24|4 pages

Inside a Virtual Environment

chapter 25|6 pages

DMX Controlled Digital Lighting

chapter 26|10 pages

LED Display Devices