Clarity of defintions of lighting terms..
Mon, 29 Mar 2010, 11:27 amLittleStef6 posts in thread
Clarity of defintions of lighting terms..
Mon, 29 Mar 2010, 11:27 amHi,
I am doing an assignment on a LSC Maxim lighting desk, and finding the terms it uses in the op manual are different from what i am used to. If anyone could help clarifying the following terms it would be really helpful...
1. is a 'cue' the same as a 'scene'? If not what is the difference?
2. What exactly is a 'stack', is it different to a 'cue list'?
3. What is a 'cue list'..?
4. What are 'steps' in terms of a stack?
4. Also double check on the meaning of 'chase'?
5. Are a scene, cue , snapshot and step all really the same thing?
These may seem like some obvious questions, but i have just been totally confused about them in the context of the manual compared to our assignment sheet.
Any help would be great.
Thanks
"A Snapshot is the current
Wed, 7 Apr 2010, 10:10 pm"A Snapshot is the current output of the desk, going to the dimmers, so it is what is being seen on stage. This snapshot can be recored as a scene or as a step in a chase."
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A snapshot can also mean a recording of the current state of everything on the desk. ie If you have a chase running and the chase speed fader set at 60bpm and take a snapshot of that, then replaying the snapshot later would set the speed fader at 60bpm.
It can also record monitor screen views, fader levels, which cue stacks are loaded.