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Apr 01, 2013 / 11:00 AM
What to See in Lighting on the NAB Show Floor
We’re coming up on the flurry of activity that is the NAB Show, when techno-geeks of all walks from the entertainment industries gather together to oggle and ahh over the latest and greatest in technology for our business.
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Feb 28, 2013 / 11:00AM
14 Stops… and Counting
Many video camera manufacturers, particularly those with large sensors intended for “film” acquisition, state that the dynamic range of their camera is 14 stops or 16,394:1, a very impressive ratio.
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Dec 11, 2012 / 07:00AM
The Standard Eye and Other Inconsistencies
Just when we were feeling comfortable with the CIE photopic response curve of 1924, we discover that this standard has been completely incorrect for nearly ninety years.
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Nov 08, 2012 / 03:00PM
The Shadow Knows
Recently, I was browsing through some lighting manufacturer’s data sheets for a group of “TV Softlights.”
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Oct 07, 2012 / 05:00PM
The Stars Were Out... Again
Every four years we behold that ritual gathering of the tribes, the national political conventions. And every four years, a new generation of television makers discovers the “star filter.”
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Aug 07, 2012 / 09:41PM
Calculations to Justify a Retrofit, Part II
In my last column I
reviewed some of
the details of lighting
instrument retrofitting
with the intent of
applying these details
to the replacement of
traditional tungsten filament lamps with
fixtures containing solid-state lighting engines.
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