Tutorials - On Stage Lighting

QLab 3 to LX Console DMX using OSC

July 13, 2020July 24, 2016 by Rob Sayer

As part of the ‘Summer of Video’ at On Stage Lighting, we present a short tutorial on a cheap and simple DMX lighting control system that integrates the free LX Console software with QLab 3 using OSC as a cue trigger.

Rob Sayer

Rob Sayer HND PGDip FHEA is a Senior Lecturer in Technical Theatre Production, mentor, and consultant in stage lighting and education. As a professional lighting designer, Rob designed and programmed theatre performances, music festivals and large corporate events for blue chip companies while travelling all over Europe. With a background in theatre, he combines traditional stage lighting knowledge alongside fast moving lighting and video technology in the world of commercial events.

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

QLab Tutorials

July 13, 2020May 30, 2016 by Rob Sayer

On Stage Lighting presents a few QLab video tutorials for beginners. Looking at the popular show running software, we take you through the interface and working with audio cues before moving on to playing back video and other visual media.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

Vectorworks Spotlight Tutorial For Beginners

July 25, 2016January 31, 2011 by Rob Sayer

Vectorworks Spotlighting Lighting Plan CAD Detail

A series of video tutorials on using Vectorworks Spotlight to draw a simple theatre plan with lighting equipment and fixtures data. Produced for beginners, by a beginner.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

MagicQ Moving Light Tutorial 2 – Palettes and Attributes

December 11, 2020August 9, 2010 by Rob Sayer

In the second part of our guide to moving lights control with the Cham Sys MagicQ, we take the previously patched fixtures and manipulate them into palettes while understanding what goes on inside the Programmer.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

Moving Light Control Tutorial MagicQ Part 1

December 11, 2020July 30, 2010 by Rob Sayer

In the first of our moving light control tutorials using the Cham Sys MagicQ, we find out how to patch and wrangle intelligent fixtures and follow our progress on a virtual stage using the Capture visualiser.

Rob Sayer

www.onstagelighting.co.uk

MagicQ Tutorial Part 3 – Cues, Timing and FX

December 11, 2020September 7, 2009 by Rob Sayer

In the final part of our Cham Sys MagicQ PC Getting Started tutorials, we work to the final stage of preparing our show for the fictional 3 piece band using a simple rig of PARS. If you haven’t already done so, work through MagicQ Tutorials Part 1 and 2 before tackling this one.
In this tutorial we will create another page of playbacks, a short opening sequence using a theatre cue stack and use the FX generator to quickly make some snazzy effects with the Beam Fans. We will also look at some of the theatre stack timing options.

Rob Sayer