Control systems for live entertainment / John Huntington.
| Author/creator | Huntington, John |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xl, 417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. Introduction. An introduction -- General control concepts -- Electrical control system basics -- System design principles -- pt. 2. Entertainment discipline overview. Lighting -- Lasers -- Audio -- Image presentation -- Stage machinery -- Animatronics -- Fog, smoke, fire, and water -- Pyrotechnics -- Show control -- pt. 3. Data communications and networking. Numbering systems -- General datacom concepts -- Physical communications media -- Point-to-point interfaces -- General network concepts -- Network systems -- Ethernet -- Network utilities -- pt. 4. Standards and protocols used in entertainment. DMX512-A -- RDM -- ACN -- MIDI -- MIDI show control -- MIDI machine control -- SMPTE and MIDI time code -- Miscellaneous connection methods -- pt. 5. Example show control systems. A theatrical thunderstorm -- Put on a happy face -- Ten-pin alley -- Comfortably rich -- It's an itchy world after all -- Conclusion. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2007024381 |
| ISBN | 9780240809373 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0240809378 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | TK7881.9 .H86 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |