1. Stage Research Lighting Package Light Shop Online Light Grid Soft Plot Light Factory By Leann Ellis www.segservices.com

2. What is Light Shop Online? www.segservices.com • Single Source for every category of photometric information • Finding Fixtures • Choosing Gobos • Calculation tools for designers and technicians • Web based • Updated regularly

3. Finding Fixtures www.segservices.com • Manufacturer • ETC • Elation • Type • Ellipsoidal • Par • Model #

4. Gobos www.segservices.com Manufacturer Category Model Description

5. Calculators Tool www.segservices.com • Assists the user in performing calculations required for lighting designers and technicians • Beam Angles and Diameters • Intensity • Volts/Watts/Amps calc • Cable line loss

6. What is Light Grid? www.segservices.com • A program that allows a user to simulate and experiment with virtual light fixtures • Specifically Color and Intensity

7. Experiment! www.segservices.com Choose a fixture Set the Level Set the Iris Choose a gel folder Choose a gel Change the Model

8. What is Soft Plot? www.segservices.com • Software based lighting design plot and paperwork system. • What is a light plot? • A drawing of a space with lighting positions and lighting instruments

9. The Lighting Plot Window www.segservices.com Menu Bar Too Bar Drawing Area Title Block Attributes Zoom

10. Starting a Drawing www.segservices.com • Project Properties • Title Block • Drawing Settings • Preferences • Statistics

11. Draw Your Stage Outline www.segservices.com • Rectangle Tool • Building Layer • Purpose – Wall • Height • Use the Ruler Display for measurement

12. Looking at your Section www.segservices.com • What is a Section? • A section is a drawing of the light plot as if you were looking at if from the side of your theatre instead of the top • Draw • Cross Section Drawing • 2

13. Drawing Light Positions www.segservices.com • Rigging • Trim Height • Type • Truss • Pipe Check your Cross Section

14. Adding Light Fixtures www.segservices.com • Instrument • Choosing your fixture • Place Fixture • Attributes • Check Position • Add channel number • Add gel color

15. Set the Focus Point www.segservices.com • Focus • Red Line • Start by clicking where the light will focus • Then click on the light

16. Reports www.segservices.com • What is a Report? • A report is a spreadsheet of information about your light plot arranged in a useful manner • Channel Hookup • Instrument Schedule • Data • File Print

17. Finishing Touches www.segservices.com • Update title Block • File/ Project Properties/ Title Block • Add an Instrument Key • Draw/ Instrument Key • Shortcuts

18. What is Light Factory? www.segservices.com Total Live Performance Lighting Control Software PC Based Portable

19. Terminology and Concepts www.segservices.com Fixture Dimmer Channel Console Patch Cue List

20. Patch www.segservices.com Open Patch Window Available Fixtures Drop on Dimmer Drag to Chanel Conventionals vs. Movers

21. Channel Window www.segservices.com • Open Channel Window • Check Patch • Highlight Channels • Highlight a range of channels • Assign intensity value • Controlling Mover • Pan/ Tilt • Color • Gobo

22. Create a Cue List www.segservices.com • Record a Cue • Cue List Editor • Arranging the tables • Editing time • Running the Show • Playback the cue list

23. Credits www.segservices.com www.StageResearch.com www.LightShopOnline.com

24. Resources www.segservices.com • www.StageResearch.com • www.LightShopOnline.com • Light Factory User Guide • Soft Plot Help Menu • www.Youtube.com • Hands on with Soft Plot

25. Contact Info www.segservices.com • Leann Ellis • leannjellis@me.com • www.segservices.com • This PowerPoint can be downloaded at www.segservices.com/downloads.html