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" Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future."
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Upcoming Classes
| Entertainment Electricity, Power Distribution, and Controls
Las Vegas
September 24, 25, 26, 2012
The Principles of Arena Rigging
Las Vegas
Sept. 27-29, 2012
Entertainment Electricity, Power Distribution, and Controls
Los Angeles
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The Road Down Under
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CX ROADSHOW 2013 ITINERARY
- PERTH Thursday 14th February Perth Hyatt
- ADELAIDE Monday 18th February Adelaide Convention Centre
- MELBOURNE Wednesday 20th February Melbourne Convention Centre
- CANBERRA Friday 22nd February National Convention Centre
- SYDNEY Monday 25th February The Concourse
- BRISBANE Wednesday 27th February Brisbane Convention Centre
CX Roadshow Electrics Class
Join Richard Cadena, author and founder of Academy of Production Technology, for a fun-filled learning experience covering electricity and power distribution for the new age of technology. This two-part course is for all levels. The morning course will cover fundamentals and intermediate topics, and the afternoon course will cover intermediate and more advanced topics.
Morning Session:
- Fundamentals of Electricity
- Units of Measure and Measurement Techniques
- Calculating Current Draw, Measuring Errors
- Calculating and Measuring Power
- Types of Loads
- Incandescent
- Arc Lamps
- Motors
- LEDs
Afternoon Session:
- Three-phase power
- Power Factor
- Harmonics
- Practical Tips and Techniques
Entertainment Control Systems Class
Join Richard Cadena, author and founder of Academy of Production Technology, for a fun-filled learning experience covering entertainment control systems for the new age of technology. This one-day course is for all levels. It covers fundamental, intermediate, and advance topics in DMX512-A, Remote Device Management (RDM), Streaming ACN (sACN), Wireless, Fiber Optics, Ethernet, and TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).
Topics to be covered:
- DMX512-A
- Remote Device Management (RDM)
- Streaming ACN (sACN)
- Wireless (802.11)
- Adaptive Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (AFHSS)
- Wireless DMX
- Fiber Optics
- Ethernet
- TCP/IP (Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
For more information, visit www.APTXL.com or email us. |
| Swami Candela's Quest for Answers | | | The 1.732 Solution
 Dear Swami,
How do you calculate the current in a three-phase four-wire plus ground system?
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| Timmy the Tech | | | Dude, I Never Terminate
Do you need to terminate data runs? What's the big deal?
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Technology & Education
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Show Networks & Control Systems by John Huntington
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The new book from Professor John Huntington, "Show Networks & Control Systems" reminds me of my iPhone-each version is even better than the last. This one builds on the first three versions of "Control Systems for Live Entertainment," except this one is self-published, which means he had complete control over content, layout, size, and everything else.
To read more, click here.
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| Open Aperture | | Tupac's Ghost Revisited
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When we first saw the news about the "hologram" at Coachella during a duet between Snoop Dog and Tupac Shakur, who had been deceased for 14 years, it was like a vision from the past and the future at the same time. Recently, we learned that our good friend Demfis Fyssicopulos was the production designer.
Demfis said that the set, lighting, and video content design for the holographic portion of the show had to be carefully thought out and implemented. "The set encompassed some elaborate elements that allowed us to use the pepper's ghost projection system and integrate it with the overall look seamlessly," he said. "The video content was designed to give us a virtual extension of the set, and lighting was very meticulously designed and implemented to integrate all the components. The design process took over three months. Designing all of these elements, teamed with an a class production team and vendors, allowed us to ensure that the execution of the holographic projection went as we had envisioned."
Nicely done Demfis.
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| TECH TIP | | | Boosting Your WiFi Signal
Walls and other obstacles can weaken your WiFi signal and slow down your connection speed. This easy hack will help boost your signal, improve reception, and ultimately speed up your uploads and downloads so you can get to the really important stuff, like Angry Birds and Twitter.
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