Congratulations to our CHAUVET Professional video team for hitting the top 10 most viewed videos on Live Design’s website. Way to go team!. The Rogue RH1 Prism Power video made waves in the industry and helped us launch a product that offered something different to the lighting world. Check it out one more time!
A not so long time ago in the galaxy of which you live in, the entertainment lighting world was dominated by two types of light sources – halogen and arc-source lamps. These two types of sources were used for broad range of lighting fixtures and for the majority of the industry; our fixtures were defined […]
Working out a plan for designing a permanent installation can be a daunting task. There is a lot to think about, especially since this is not a one and done job. This is going to be around for a long time and your efforts will be reflected in the outcome for years to come. No […]
Under natural light, there is always shadow. Look around you and you will see that almost every object you look at has some kind of shading on it. This helps our eyes to define dimension. Without shadow, or negative space, everything would look flat and two dimensional. This is something to think about when you […]
LDI 2015 booth #539 (AKA CHAUVET Professional) was a hotbed of activity from the time we got there till the time we left. Our entire crew put in a ton of effort in getting our booth up and looking sharp. We would like to thank everyone who helped us out on this show or provided […]
October is one of our favorite months. Fall baseball (go Cubs!), football is back in full swing, the leaves are changing amazing colors, there is a crispness in the air, and it is apple cider season. Oh, and its LDI time! That’s right, LDI is just around the corner. Las Vegas is about to get […]
Want to expand your video display, but can’t make the investment in a gigantic wall? No worries, you can still get a big video look without a big investment by mapping the appropriate fixtures with video content so they work with your panels to immerse an entire stage. Chauvet Europe’s Sam Bowden shows how it’s […]
One of the trickiest things to do when running a show is keeping time to music when you are trying to not only run cues, but also call spots. The biggest problem is that not only are you listening to music, you are trying to anticipate the cues as you either call them or hit […]
(Birmingham, UK) Held at Birmingham’s NEC from 12-14 September, the PRO show – sister to the long established BPM show – is the latest trade show to cater to the Professional AV industry in the UK. Exhibiting for the second time, CHAUVET Professional took the opportunity to unveil several new products at its stand. […]
Information Technology for the Lighting Professional I saw a really cool ad from Verizon that shows a great explanation for how bandwidth works. It shows a bunch of people sitting in a room. They are supposed to represent data. Then a door shows up on a wall. This is supposed to represent band width on […]
A millisecond early, a millisecond late, you hit GO at the wrong time. You know it, the performer on stage knows it, and unfortunately, so does the sound guy. Inevitably, you get the cold sweat feeling on your back and the knot in the pit of your stomach is growing. You are already anticipating the […]
Monday Morning Zen – Design Block Design block happens to us all. Knowing how to get past it is really important, especially when the show you are programming is going to happen with or without your amazing light show. For me, this is something that typically happens when I am exhausted, stressed out, or have […]