Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light in Theatre, Live Performance, Broadcast, and Entertainment, Second Edition


by Richard Cadena

New! Updated!

Updated edition with more comprehensive information about DMX512-A, Remote Device Management (RDM), Architecture for Control Networks (ACN), lighting design with automated lighting, visualization, and more.

Automated Lighting: The Art and Science of Moving Light in Theatre, Live Performance and Entertainment continues to be the most trusted text for working and aspiring lighting professionals. Now in its second edition, it has been fully updated to include new advances in lamp sources such as LEDs and plasma lamps, automated and programmable displays, updates for managing color, and new methods for using electronics. Its clear, easy-to-understand language also includes enough detailed information for the most experienced technician and engineer.

* The most trusted and comprehensive book on automated lighting available!
* Easy to read with minimal "tech-talk"
* Covers the latest advances in lighting displays, such as automated LED other and programmable displays
* New methods for using electronics

Contents SECTION 1: Introduction to Automated Lighting 1
CHAPTER 1: Automated Lighting in the Third Millennium
CHAPTER 2: The Foundation of the Automated Lighting Industry
CHAPTER 3: Automated Lighting Systems
SECTION 2: Electricity and Electronics
CHAPTER 4: DC Electricity
CHAPTER SIX: AC Electricity
CHAPTER SEVEN: Power Supplies
CHAPTER EIGHT: Overcurrent and Overvoltage Protection
CHAPTER NINE: Digital Electronics
CHAPTER TEN: Computer Architecture
SECTION THREE: Electro-Mechanical and Mechanical Systems
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Electro-Mechanical Systems
CHAPTER TWELVE: Mechanical Systems
SECTION FOUR: Optical Systems
Chapter Thirteen: Lamp Technology
Chapter Fourteen: The Optical Path
SECTION FIVE: Networking and Communications
Chapter Fifteen: The Channel Count Explosion
Chapter Sixteen: DMX512 and DMX512-A
Chapter Seventeen: Remote Device Management (RDM)
Chapter Eighteen: Architecture for Control Networks (ACN)
SECTION SIX: Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Chapter Nineteen: Tools of the Trade
Chapter Twenty: Preventive Maintenance and Troubleshooting
SECTION SEVEN: Convergence of Lighting and Video
Chapter Twenty-One: Convergence of Lighting and Video
SECTION EIGHT: LIGHTING DESIGN WITH AUTOMATED LUMINAIRES
Chapter Twenty-Two: Lighting Design
Chapter Twenty-Three: Lighting Design software
SECTION EIGHT: Automated Lighting Programming
Chapter Twenty-Four: Automated Lighting Programming
Epilogue: THE FUTURE OF AUTOMATED LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY
Appendix