Synchronize Laser Light Shows To Music
More and more, people are fascinated by laser light shows. With the different colors, shapes, and patterns that can be created, laser shows can truly take over an event, helping transport people to...
Laser Scanners & The ILDA Test Pattern
The “ILDA Test Pattern” was created to ensure a user is able to accurately tune their laser scanners to the standard in which ILDA has specified. For example, a 30K scanner should be tuned at appro...
What is a Laser Light Show Projector?
Getting started Defining a laser light show projector A laser projector, also known as a “show laser” in different parts of the world, is a system that allows you to project various types of laser...
How to create a safe audience scanning laser show
Making laser light shows safe and enjoyable By William R. Benner, Jr. An earlier version of this article originally appeared in the fall 1997 edition of The Laserist Magazine Successfully deter...
For some applications, it may be necessary to figure out the scan angle, the screen distance, or the image width. The formulas and table below will make this easy. To use the formulas, you must kno...
WHAT LASER CONTROL HARDWARE IS RIGHT FOR YOU To create and run a laser show, you need a laser control system. A laser control system is a combination of laser control hardware and software. The sof...
How to create and control live laser shows
Live laser shows Live laser shows are perhaps the most popular way of controlling a laser show. You see these often at festivals, nightclubs, and similar events and they are mostly “laser beam and ...
The chart below lists pins for the ILDA DB-25F female connector. This connector conforms to the ILDA DB-25 connector standard. The ILDA standard uses differential signals for projector inputs, prim...
Laser Mapping | Understanding The Effect
Laser mapping has emerged as one of the hottest effects being created in the lighting design and architectural scene. The Pangolin team has been hard at work, trying to make laser mapping easier ...
HOW TO DESIGN A LASER SHOW What laser show software is right for you In order to create a real laser show, you need laser design and control software. These programs are required in order to creat...
Expanding the Educational Center: New Networking Guide
In the ever-evolving landscape of entertainment and laser technology, education plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the industry. Pangolin Laser Systems is expanding educational horizons...
Laser Light Show Projector Purchasing Guide
There are so many different types of laser light show projectors, and laser manufacturers on the market today. Trying to determine which brand, model, or type of laser projector you need can be qui...
Laser Setup & Safety Basics | Pangolin Live Stream
In our latest live stream, Lyra Letourneau and Justin Perry, cover the basics of setting up a KVANT Laser Projector, along with some of the need-to-know aspects of laser safety. ▶ Learn more about...
Learning Zone Offset Effects & Discussing Company Updates | Pangolin Live Stream
In this Pangolin Live Stream, we're joined by our Creative Director, Lyra Letourneau, COO, Justin Perry, and Pangolin's President William Benner, to give updates on where Pangolin's stands during t...
Stay Safe, Stay Positive, Stay Educated | Pangolin Live Stream
In the latest Pangolin Laser Systems live stream, Justin Perry, Francesco Van Loon, and Lyra Letourneau, discuss the refining our internal operations, showcase a newly studio programmed laser show,...
FB4 Scan-Fail (Scan Guard) For Audience Scanning
If you aren’t familiar with FB4, it’s a network-based control hardware that we developed to give users more intuitive controls for their professional laser show systems. FB4 contains a feature tha...
Why FB4 is the right choice for lighting designers
If you’re a lighting designer that is interested in controlling your own laser system, then Pangolin’s FB4 Media Server is a great option, here’s why… Direct control of lasers from a lighting con...
How To Quickly Control Your FB4 Lasers From A Lighting Console
Pangolin's Creative Director Lyra Letourneu, shows you in a few easy steps how you are able to quickly setup and control your FB4 based laser light projectors directly from a lighting console in...
The history of the ILDA laser Explaining the ILDA laser connection. An ILDA laser is a type of laser projector that uses a DB-25 connection to carry it's signal for control. The “ILDA port” is def...
How to control lasers from a lighting console
In this new Pangolin Laser Tutorial, official training partner Francesco van Loon, is going to walk you through the basics of controlling your lasers, from a lighting console. Here is what you w...
How to create laser advertisements
Lasers are a great tool for advertising, given their ability to produce a plethora of effects such as laser text, laser graphics, laser logos, and more. Throughout this blog post, we will talk abo...
How to control a laser from your phone
BEYOND has many tools and features, however there is one that people are commonly unaware of, OSC. In short, OSC is a communication protocol that can be used as a way to communicate between your ...
The concept of creating a three-dimensional (3D) laser shows has intrigued laser enthusiasts and lighting designers for many years. Many clients often ask for a “3D Laser” or how to create “3D Lase...
In this video, we are providing you with an overview of our patented and award-winning Beam Attenuation Map (or BAM for short). The BAM allows you to define safety areas within your laser shows, w...
