The Lighting Nerds

Episode 046: CRI doesn't matter for anything

Did you hear about the three holes in the ground? Well, well, well... JOIN THE FRIGGIN DISCORD, NERD [https://discord.gg/vGPDbhU] In this episode: * Hear the sounds of hope and anticipation of the 47th President of the United States not being a insane person! Ah, 'twas a simpler time... * Embark on a journey through Ayrton's Pollockian landscape of absurdist, Technicolor prose. Witness the tortured output of ChatGPT trying its best to capture the true essence of a friggin' moving light. * Oh yeah, this one is about the Rivale Wash, or whatever. * Orkis Cyc * So (liquid) cool, it's hot! * 90's kids will understand that one * AOTO introduces RGBW LED wall tiles * What took so long? * Chris Stuba in memoriam * Tea Time * 512A. When do we just start running ethernet? Or wireless? (Scary) * Lighting Trivia * Craig stops caring about decades-old copyright law, and Alex gets it right * Lighting Term of the Day * Mafia Block * We choose to not think about the origin of the term too much To all our brothers, sisters, and everyone else about to be impacted by the coming #&%storm, we stand beside you. "A riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear?...It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. And it has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquility and the status quo than about justice and humanity." - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "The Other America," 1968

Episode 045: And It Also Powers Your Sawzall

It's episode 045, a most inauspicious number. Last episode EVER...to be recorded on this beast of a Mac Pro tower from 2010. You've been good to me, CODA. In this episode: -The Robe iBolt. We also chat about laser sources in general, and opine as to why FDA treats them so -The Martin MAC Viper XIP -The CM BatteryStar Hoist -PLSN CONTROVERSY: is a FREE publication FORCING the little guy to PAY TO PLAY? Find out TONIGHT -Tea Time: Rendering workflows, part I of who knows -Lighting trivia: Craig gets it wrong. No, right! -Lighting Term of the Day: Egg Crate

Episode 044: Where All the Cars Were, Man?

It's the Lighting Nerds! Into Logic and out of it again in an actually reasonable amount of time, belive it or not. Though sort of unreasonable when it comes to how long it's been since we released. Don't forget to join the Discord: https://discord.gg/vGPDbhU [https://discord.gg/vGPDbhU] And hear other great pods at lightingnerds.net. Update your bookmarks, folks. This episode is the one with the corrected audio. * News * Cobra2: What's up at the FDA, exactly? * Martin MAC One * Notable productions * Eras, which we'll discuss later * The Grammys, which we'll discuss...now * Tea Time * The Eras Tour * Lighting Trivia: Alex gets it wrong, but we've got a new drop for it * Lighting Term of the Day: sACN: Craig struggles to remember an exponent of two.

Episode 043 - Gosh

Zounds! We're back again with a fresh helpin' of down-home, Wisconsin-grade minced oaths. We've got so much forking content to get through that if we don't get talking, we might driven to harder words like frickin' or shirtballs. At least there won't be any trolley problems. In this episode: * News items * The Ayrton Cobra * Unreal Engine pricing changes * Solotech founder in memoriam * Designer chat * Renaissance Tour * Tea Time * How do you like to distribute DMX? * Lighting Trivia * Lighting Term of the Day: Art-Net During the time of holiday cheer, whatever you celebrate, may the light of truth and the warmth of love go with you in your hearts.

Episode 042 - It's A Hundred Grand Panini Press

It's the Lighting Nerds, nerding out about lighting, of all things! In this episode: -The GLP X5 series, which uses four emitter colors...confusingly -The KL series profile - The passing of Richard "Nook" Schoenfeld - Tea Time: Thoughts about the grandMA 3. Spoiler alert: not all good! - Lighting term of the day: camlock, and to a lesser extent, a discussion of feeder - Lighting trivia: Alex and Craig both don't know it! Hopefully we'll be back soon. Much love to y'all.