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Media Design and Technology for Live Entertainment

by Davin Gaddy

November 2017

Beginner

306 pages

6h 36m

English

Routledge

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PurposeProjection and Media DesignCharacteristicsClassificationA Brief HistoryLight and ShadowSingle Image ProjectorsMagic LanternSlide ProjectorFilm ProjectorVideo ProjectorPhysiology and PsychologyPhysics of LightPerception of Light
Design TeamDesignerContent CreatorOperator and ProgrammerHardware TechnicianDesign ProcessBudget Based DesignConceptual Based DesignCollaborationCarpentryLightingAudioArtisticFunctions of DesignInformativeEnvironmentalEmotiveSpecial EffectTexturalLive and InteractiveComponents of Design
Stock ContentCopyrightRoyalty or Royalty FreePublic DomainFair UseFile Sharing WebsitesCustom ContentNon-Linear EditorCompositionFile Size/CompressionCodecsAlpha Channel/MatteStorage and TransportStreaming VideoResolutionPixel Density/RasterPerceived ResolutionAspect RatioInterlaced or Progressive ScanFrame RateRefresh Rate

Screen PropertiesGainContrast RatioViewing AngleTextureRear or Front ProjectionRear ProjectionFront ProjectionNon-Traditional MaterialsVideo and LED WallsMonitorRear ProjectionRear Projection CubeLaser Phosphor DisplayPanelTransparent DisplayElectrowetting and Electrophoretic Technology
Historical DevicesCathode Ray TubeProjector AnatomyLCDDLPSingle-ChipThree-ChipLCOSIllumination TechnologyMetal HalideXenonSolid State—LED, Laser Phosphor, 3P LaserLensesFixed LensZoom Lens
Analog SourceDigital SourceTape Based and Optical Disk SystemsHard Disk and Solid State SystemsCameraStreaming MediaComputer Based SystemsSlideCueTimelineVJ SamplingObject Oriented Programming EnvironmentMedia Server
Analog SunsetDigital Rights ManagementExtended Display Information DataVideo Signal InterfacesCableCopperAdaptive CopperFiberPassive/Active AdaptersVideo Over Internet ProtocolHDBaseT and Audio Video BridgingPassive SplitterDistribution AmplifierWirelessScalingScan ConvertingResolution Multiplier
SwitchersPassiveActiveGlitch-Free/PresentationSeamlessMixersMatrix RoutersComputersControl CommunicationTimecodeMIDIOSCEncodersSerial CommunicationVirtual Network ComputingArt-Net/EthernetDigital MultiplexController Interface Transport ProtocolMedia Server Extensions LayerSyphon/SpoutNetworkInternet ProtocolSwitches and RoutersWireless BridgingSystem ManagementData Transfer and File SharingInformation Preservation
Optical AlignmentKeystone CorrectionPixel AdjustmentGammaColor CorrectionBrightnessLumens and NitsStackingContrast RatioVideo BlackAmbient Light
Grounding and ShieldingSkewSignal StrengthSyncGenlockEDID/HandshakeDigital ArtifactsDropped FramesLatencyContent Playback ErrorsDisplay ErrorsControl ErrorsNetwork ErrorsPreventive Maintenance
Video Mapping and MaskingMasking Irregular Shaped ObjectsMapping 3D ObjectsBlendingMoving Fixtures3D ProjectionPassive OpticsActive ShuttersInteractive ProjectionImage TrackingBlob DetectionSensorsEncodersParticle Generation and Cellular AutomatonsHolographyPepper’s GhostLight Field DisplayAtmospheric ProjectionLarge-Scale ImagingAugmented Reality

Overview

Media Design and Technology for Live Entertainment is a guide to understanding the concepts and equipment used in projection design for live entertainment. This book focuses on how content is used and transmitted, by describing the essential components of video systems, providing a collection of definitions used in communicating video concepts, and including basic system trouble-shooting tips and tricks.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781315442709