How easy is it to repair a moving light or a piece of LED lighting equipment right down to the level of components on the PCB? There are easier repairs, and there are harder repairs, but is it worth your time? A PCB is a Printed Circuit Board, or PC board, or PCB,...
TAF is excited to announce the official release of its new video, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the brand. The video chronicles the growth of TAF since its founding in 1998. Today, TAF has a full range of aluminum truss products and accessories produced by...
Finding the right color temperature can be hard in some houses of worship because sometimes white is not really white. Understanding the difference is critical to getting the best look from your camera to the screen. It's Sunday morning and the worship leader wants to...
Production lighting needs preventive maintenance to perform at its best. Like anything of value, production lighting requires some tech crew maintenance time if you want it to perform at its best––and for a long time. Much of what’s involved in the maintenance of the...
Obsidian Control Systems has fulfilled the need for IP65-rated data distribution products in the entertainment industry and was rewarded for that effort at the recent PLASA tradeshow in London. The NETRON EN6 IP™, one of three devices in Obsidian’s new IP65 range of...
Using color allows for the ability to tell a story while creating harmony or visual interest in your space. Join Tom Stanziano, Lighting Volunteer for Harborside Church, as he discusses techniques in using color to enhance church productions. Takeaways include: 1...
Elation was excited to present an exceptional line-up of new lighting tools September 3-5 at the PLASA tradeshow at Olympia in West London. Elation continues to push the boundaries of possibility in the world of entertainment lighting, with the company’s Proteus™,...
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW The main objective when dialing in monitors is to provide the best reference possible for each musician to help them to achieve their best performance. Properly dialing them in for each individual is critical to the performance of the band as...
One of five Christ Community campuses in the greater Chicago area, Christ Community’s St. Charles/South Elgin location recently received a key lighting and house lighting upgrade of Elation Professional Fuze Profile™ and Fuze Pendant™ fixtures. The new lighting system...
I am honored to present you Worship Facility Lighting Connections, a new monthly email newsletter entirely devoted to lighting. In each issue we'll have content categories covering lighting for video & streaming, service and performance areas, safety, maintenance,...
Best Lighting for Streaming If you’re in charge of your house of worship's live stream, or just someone who works from home and has a lot of Zoom calls, you’ve probably wondered if there’s an easy fix to make yourself look better on video without a fancy studio setup....
Digital Multiplex, or DMX, is a unidirectional lighting control protocol that allows you to run sophisticated lighting sequences from a single source. DMX goes beyond just lighting to special effects (hazers, fog machines), and other add-ons that elevate your...
Lighting Maintenance With financial belts tightening, people are getting reluctant to spend money on new lighting equipment. Let’s look at getting more out of your existing lighting equipment with some maintenance and how to get more light for free....
MEGA LITE is introducing the Light Pipe, a revolutionary structural pipe that brings a mesmerizing glow to your installations! This innovative product combines functionality with an eye-catching aesthetic, its IP-65 rating makes it perfect for both indoor and outdoor...
Blizzard, creators of Aria™ ellipsoidals and other professional LED lighting and video products, announced its first modular architectural lighting system, Node:b. The new fixture combines a warm white or full color LED light engine with a variety of interchangeable...
Obsidian Control Systems' new NX1™ is a scalable, full-featured lighting console that offers the complete ONYX experience without compromises in an ultra-compact package. The NX1 offers a slate of professional features and is built from the latest in industrial...
I am honored to announce that August 9, Worship Facility will be launching Worship Facility Lighting Connections, a new monthly email newsletter entirely devoted to lighting. In each issue we'll have content categories covering lighting for video & streaming,...
Harvest Church held its annual Harvest Crusade evangelistic outreach at a packed Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and Elation Artiste series lights played a key role in creating a revival-like atmosphere for the 32,000 live attendees while helping to captivate...
The MET Church in Houston, TX has recently carried out a complete refit of its lighting setup, opting for a system comprised solely of ADJ’s LED-powered luminaires. Supplied by local AVL integrator FE Solutions, the new rig features 82 ADJ fixtures of various types,...
Lighting is one of the areas in tech that is very easy to give in the temptation to go cheap because quality lighting fixtures tend to be quite pricey in comparison with their conventional cousins.
REGISTER AND DOWNLOAD NOW Choosing and maintaining automated lights and consoles can be or become very involved. I have been a technical director for over 30 years and I have really seen the lighting industry change from basic lighting fixtures, dimmers and lighting...