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Chapter 1 Set basics: Your first barbecue |
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Job descriptions of the lighting crew |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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Lighting control personnel |
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4 | (1) |
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The fixtures person (or department) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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6 | (5) |
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Block, light, rehearse, tweak, shoot |
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Chapter 2 Preproduction planning: The package, expendables, personal tools |
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15 | (16) |
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15 | (4) |
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16 | (1) |
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Wireless spectrum management meeting |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (5) |
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Prepping lights and stands |
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19 | (2) |
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21 | (3) |
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24 | (3) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (4) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (1) |
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30 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Lighting objectives |
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31 | (16) |
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31 | (2) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (14) |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (2) |
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Factors affecting light levels |
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37 | (2) |
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Contrast, latitude, and the tonal value |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Lighting strategies |
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47 | (22) |
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Motivating and reactive lighting |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (10) |
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Rembrandt cheek patch lighting |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (1) |
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High in front or high to the side |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (5) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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Backlights, kickers, and hair lights |
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60 | (4) |
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Lighting the acting positions |
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64 | (2) |
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65 | (1) |
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Lighting the space and the background |
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66 | (3) |
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67 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Manipulating light: Tools, techniques, and the behavior of light |
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Falloff: your friend, the inverse square law |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (3) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Shading and selectively controlling brightness |
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74 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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Flicker effects: television screen, flame, and fire |
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75 | (1) |
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Other moving light effects |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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83 | (4) |
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83 | (2) |
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Grids, egg crates, and louvers |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (10) |
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87 | (2) |
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Kelvin color temperature scale |
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89 | (5) |
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Shifting color up and down the color temperature scale |
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91 | (1) |
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Using MIRED units to calculate color shifts |
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91 | (1) |
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Correlated color temperature (CCT) |
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92 | (1) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (48) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (5) |
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Phosphor white, daylight, or tungsten |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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The reasons behind tunable-white and full-spectrum lights |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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LED color control methods |
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103 | (5) |
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108 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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Bottom of the dimmer range |
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110 | (1) |
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The seven things every lighting technician should know about LEDs |
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110 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (11) |
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Rigging versatility with lightweight softlights |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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Larger full-featured heads |
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115 | (1) |
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Green/blue screens, backings, and translights |
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115 | (8) |
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123 | (3) |
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Establishing base settings |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (8) |
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Single- and bi-color tubes |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (5) |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (6) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Camera-mounted and small LEDs |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Established lighting instruments |
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145 | (34) |
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145 | (1) |
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HMI and other metal halide arc lamps |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (9) |
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148 | (4) |
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152 | (1) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (2) |
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20k and 24k tungsten lights |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (8) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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Axially mounted PAR fixtures |
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160 | (4) |
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Ellipsoidal reflector spotlights |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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Area lights and backing lights |
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169 | (4) |
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169 | (1) |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (3) |
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173 | (1) |
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173 | (3) |
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176 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Operating HMI lights |
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179 | (12) |
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179 | (3) |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (1) |
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Other notes about HMI lamps |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (9) |
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183 | (1) |
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DMX512-controlled ballasts |
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184 | (1) |
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UV protection and the safety loop circuit |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Stands and rigging |
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191 | (18) |
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191 | (12) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (2) |
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Offsets, side arms, extensions, and right angles |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
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Crank-up and motorized stands |
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197 | (2) |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (6) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (24) |
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209 | (7) |
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209 | (1) |
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209 | (5) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Protecting sets and locations |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (4) |
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216 | (1) |
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Cables crossing work areas |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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218 | (1) |
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Labeling stingers and power cords |
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218 | (1) |
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Coiling stingers and cable |
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218 | (1) |
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Circuit balance and capacity |
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219 | (1) |
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Overheating and short circuits |
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220 | (1) |
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Smoke, fire, and other bad smells |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (2) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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Aerial lifts (Condors and scissor lifts) |
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221 | (1) |
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Color correction on location |
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222 | (2) |
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Correcting commercial/industrial fluorescents |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (3) |
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PH bulbs and photoflood bulbs |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Wiring fixtures and outlet boxes |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (5) |
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Matching the lamp to the fixture |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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Replacing tungsten and HMI lamps |
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229 | (4) |
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Chapter 12 Lighting control networks |
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233 | (46) |
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234 | (6) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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The cheat sheet, fixtures, and universes |
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239 | (1) |
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DMX values and device personality |
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240 | (7) |
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General Device Type Format (GDTF) |
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242 | (1) |
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Multiple DMX512 universes |
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242 | (5) |
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Remote Device Management (RDM) |
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247 | (1) |
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Building wired DMX512 systems |
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248 | (9) |
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Deviations from the standard |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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Optical isolators and splitters |
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252 | (3) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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Ethernet, Art-Net, sACN, and RDMnet |
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257 | (9) |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (7) |
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To be or not to be wireless |
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267 | (2) |
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Wireless DMX transmitters and receivers |
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269 | (1) |
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Satellite™ and Constellation |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Wireless system management |
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273 | (1) |
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DMX controllers and lighting consoles |
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273 | (4) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (2) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (32) |
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The fundamentals of electricity and electrical formulas |
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279 | (8) |
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Volts (electromotive force) |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (4) |
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Parallel and series circuits |
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287 | (3) |
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How NOT to use electrical formulas |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (9) |
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240/120 single-phase, three-wire plus ground system |
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294 | (3) |
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208/120 three-phase, four-wire plus ground system |
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297 | (4) |
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Single-phase derived from delta-connected, three-phase system |
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301 | (1) |
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480/277 V three-phase system |
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302 | (1) |
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Electrical safety systems |
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302 | (6) |
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Control devices and polarity |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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The current-carrying capacity of cable |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Power distribution equipment |
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311 | (22) |
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Components of a simple portable distribution system |
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311 | (3) |
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313 | (1) |
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Overcurrent protection and cable ampacity |
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314 | (2) |
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Protecting cable at its ampacity |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (3) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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Multi-pin connectors and receptacle boxes |
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320 | (10) |
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Stage pin (Bates) connectors |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (2) |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (1) |
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324 | (4) |
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328 | (2) |
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330 | (1) |
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DMX-controlled distribution and power with data |
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330 | (3) |
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Chapter 15 Dimming equipment |
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333 | (22) |
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333 | (1) |
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Dimming types and applications |
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333 | (5) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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Lunchbox dimmers and silent on-set dimmers |
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335 | (1) |
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Dimmers tailored for LEDs and small incandescent lamps |
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335 | (1) |
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336 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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Wireless DMX on-set dimmers |
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338 | (2) |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Electronic dimmer designs |
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341 | (4) |
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Forward-phase control dimmers--SCR |
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341 | (2) |
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Reverse-phase control dimmers |
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343 | (2) |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (5) |
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346 | (2) |
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348 | (2) |
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350 | (5) |
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Chapter 16 Electrical rigging |
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355 | (32) |
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The role of the rigging gaffer |
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355 | (1) |
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356 | (2) |
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Layers of an electrical system |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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359 | (1) |
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Cable and generator loading |
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359 | (2) |
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Sizing neutral conductors |
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361 | (1) |
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Sizing equipment grounding conductors |
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361 | (1) |
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Sizing grounding electrode and bonding conductors |
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361 | (1) |
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361 | (7) |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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Identifying cable, labeling circuits |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (2) |
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Ventilating and separating runs |
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366 | (1) |
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366 | (2) |
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Placement of distribution boxes |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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369 | (1) |
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Testing the system before use |
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369 | (3) |
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Testing for short circuits |
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369 | (1) |
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Testing neutral and ground continuity and resistance |
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370 | (1) |
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Making the feeder connections |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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372 | (7) |
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372 | (1) |
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372 | (3) |
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375 | (1) |
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376 | (1) |
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377 | (2) |
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379 | (2) |
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381 | (6) |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Working with electrical power |
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387 | (30) |
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Voltage drop and line loss |
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387 | (5) |
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388 | (1) |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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Simple line loss calculations |
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390 | (2) |
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Single-phase voltage drop calculations |
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392 | (4) |
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393 | (1) |
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394 | (1) |
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Finding the maximum current |
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395 | (1) |
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Finding the maximum length |
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395 | (1) |
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Three-phase voltage drop calculations |
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396 | (6) |
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396 | (1) |
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397 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (2) |
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Non-linear loads and harmonics |
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402 | (5) |
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Switch mode power supplies |
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402 | (1) |
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403 | (1) |
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404 | (1) |
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Skin effect and proximity effect |
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405 | (1) |
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Strategies for coping with large non-linear loads |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (7) |
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408 | (1) |
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408 | (1) |
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Testing continuity and testing for shorts |
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409 | (1) |
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410 | (2) |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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412 | (1) |
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Measuring frequency (Hz rate) |
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413 | (1) |
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413 | (1) |
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414 | (1) |
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Electrical shocks and muscle freeze |
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414 | (3) |
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417 | (40) |
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417 | (18) |
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417 | (3) |
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420 | (1) |
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421 | (3) |
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Battery capacity, run time, and charging |
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424 | (2) |
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426 | (1) |
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Combining batteries with plates and power stations |
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426 | (1) |
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Options for powering lights with batteries |
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427 | (3) |
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Shipping and flying with batteries |
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430 | (1) |
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Battery chemistry and care |
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431 | (3) |
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434 | (1) |
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435 | (1) |
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435 | (2) |
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435 | (1) |
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436 | (1) |
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Putt-putts (small portable generators) |
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437 | (7) |
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Retrofits and alternative configurations |
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437 | (4) |
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Parallel generators and step-down transformers |
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441 | (1) |
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441 | (1) |
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Troubleshooting small generators |
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442 | (2) |
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How does a generator work? |
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444 | (1) |
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444 | (1) |
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Electrical configurations |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (1) |
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450 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (2) |
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454 | (1) |
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Line drops from utility power |
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455 | (1) |
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Chapter 19 Special circumstances and practices |
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457 | (16) |
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Shooting on moving vehicles |
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457 | (2) |
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Poor man's process and other techniques |
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458 | (1) |
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Lighting in and around water |
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459 | (7) |
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Working with electricity around water and damp environments |
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459 | (1) |
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460 | (1) |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (1) |
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464 | (2) |
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466 | (1) |
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466 | (3) |
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466 | (1) |
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Modern underwater fixtures |
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467 | (1) |
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The underwater lighting arsenal |
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468 | (1) |
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Features of underwater fixtures |
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469 | (1) |
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469 | (1) |
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Lighting for matte photography |
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469 | (4) |
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Pure screen color and density |
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470 | (1) |
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470 | (3) |
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Chapter 20 Specialty lighting equipment |
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473 | (26) |
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473 | (1) |
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474 | (2) |
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476 | (4) |
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477 | (1) |
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478 | (1) |
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479 | (1) |
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Running Lightning Strikes! on generators |
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479 | (1) |
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Thundervoltz battery packs |
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479 | (1) |
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480 | (6) |
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482 | (3) |
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Working with moving lights |
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485 | (1) |
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Remote pan and tilt for conventional lights |
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486 | (1) |
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Media servers and video projectors for lighting effects |
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487 | (2) |
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489 | (2) |
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491 | (5) |
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Preparing the follow spot |
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493 | (1) |
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Operating the follow spot |
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494 | (2) |
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496 | (1) |
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496 | (1) |
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Photographing with black light |
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497 | (2) |
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Chapter 21 LED color science and technology |
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499 | (14) |
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Systems for evaluating color rendering |
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500 | (6) |
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501 | (1) |
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501 | (2) |
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503 | (1) |
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Spectral Similarity Index (SSI) |
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504 | (1) |
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505 | (1) |
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Why different cameras see the same colors differently |
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506 | (1) |
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506 | (2) |
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Selecting the color space of a light |
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508 | (1) |
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Matching colors, ANSI E1.54 |
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508 | (1) |
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509 | (4) |
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LED power supply, controller, driver, and dimming |
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510 | (1) |
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510 | (3) |
Appendix A Photometric calculations and tables |
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513 | (10) |
Appendix B Lamp tables |
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523 | (12) |
Appendix C Flicker-free frame rates |
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535 | (4) |
Appendix D Electrical tables |
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539 | (4) |
Appendix E IP and NEMA equipment ratings |
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543 | (2) |
Appendix F Equipment suppliers and manufacturers |
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545 | (6) |
Appendix G Gels and diffusions |
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551 | (12) |
Appendix H LED lights |
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563 | (8) |
Glossary |
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571 | (18) |
Index |
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