ABSTRACT
While video is an exciting world of creative visuals, the design and control of video have a distinctive set of criteria that has to be met in order to effectively manage the playback of a video. This chapter discusses some of the pros and cons typically heard when discussing using a lighting console for video control. Lighting designers in the past had to rely on separate personnel from a different discipline to execute video aspects of the show. Currently, there are many choices for professional video gear available on the market, each with its own merits. Therefore, it can be difficult for the lighting designer to be in complete control of all of the video aspects used in a show. The bottom line for deciding when to use a media server or when to stay out of the video world entirely is simple: the quality of the production cannot be allowed to suffer.
