EducationCreating safe laser shows

Creating safe laser shows

Introduction to laser safety The popularity of laser light shows has risen exponentially over the past few years. Many experts now believe that the laser light show industry is on the verge of beco...

EducationLaser Classes

Laser Classes

Laser classifications There are different classes of laser projectors, and those classes have different rules and regulations associated with them in different parts of the world. In the laser ligh...

EducationAudience Scanning Safety

Audience Scanning Safety

Audience Scanning – Considered by many to be the “holy grail” of laser effects, audience scanning is where laser light is intentionally projected directly into an audience area, allowing people to ...

EducationLaser Show Compliance

Laser Show Compliance

Laser regulations (mostly relating to the USA) In the United States, as well as many other countries (including Germany, the UK, Australia, France and Singapore), regulations are in place to ensure...

EducationAudience Scanning safety

Audience Scanning safety

Making shows safe and enjoyableBy William R. Benner, Jr. (An earlier version of this article originally appeared in the fall 1997 edition of The Laserist Magazine.) Successfully determining ...

EducationWhere to get FREE laser shows

Where to get FREE laser shows

Laser shows are the emotional event, that are lasers build for. If you are a laserist, you have certainly seen a lot of laser shows over the time – free laser shows and commercial ones. If you are ...

EducationFind laser training materials

Find laser training materials

 Links to laser training videos  QuickShow Tutorial Videos Overview of QuickShow software Creating laser text (QuickText) Creating laser beam effects (QuickShape) Creating laser logos (QuickTrace...

EducationLaser Light Show Definitions (what industry terms mean)

Laser Light Show Definitions (what industry terms mean)

ILDA The ILDA term is an acronym for the International Laser Display Association. ILDA is the trade organization that sets the Industry Standards for Entertainment Laser Shows. They do everything f...

EducationHow to control a laser show, from a GrandMA Lighting Console

How to control a laser show, from a GrandMA Lighting Console

GrandMA 2 Definitions Download   DMX Fixture definitions provided by Mr. Jens Poehlker from MA Lighting company. These are fixture definitions for LD2000, FB3 and FB4. Note that these only work w...

EducationHow to control a laser, from a DMX console

How to control a laser, from a DMX console

Standard lighting and laser light are a perfect combination at a event. More and more it is operated by the same person, that does lighting for years, with his standard lighting control equipment l...

EducationHow to take good laser photos

How to take good laser photos

Taken from a email conversation: Digital cameras for good laser photos I have had good results with the Kodak DC260 series (now the DC290). This is a megapixel digital camera with the ability to ma...