Category: Chapter News

This month we are joining SMPTE for a program on recent LED lighting products. Here is the information from SMPTE:

 

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

Detroit Section Meeting Notice

February 2016

• DATE: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
• TIME: 7:00 pm
• LOCATION: WKBD/WWJ-TV Studios, 26905 W. 11 Mile Rd., Southfield (park in back parking lot and enter through door by fence)
• SUBJECT: Advances in LED Lighting for Studio and Field Production

LED lighting technology continues to advance and is overtaking tungsten and fluorescent in both studio and field applications. Kevin Kennelly, regional sales manager for Ushio, will discuss and demonstrate some of his company’s LED solutions which address the persistent problems of both older lighting technologies. These include small and large Fresnel fixtures, panel-style softlights, LED black lights and long-throw LED fixtures as well as camera-top field lighting systems that produce consistent light at a fraction of the power usage of conventional lamps. The color temperature can be adjusted for color correction or special effects on many of the fixtures as well. Kevin will demonstrate the Zylight NEWZ camera-top light, the F8 fresnel, the IS3 color-adjustable wash light, and the Pro Panel variable-temperature softlight.

Based in southern California, Kevin Kennelly is the regional sales manager for the Entertainment Lighting Group at Ushio America, covering the western United States and Michigan. A ten-year veteran of Ushio, Kevin has been working in the lighting industry for about 20 years.

Managers’ dinner at 5:30 pm at Kerby’s Coney Island, 26245 Telegraph Rd., Southfield

The Detroit Section of SMPTE will have a panel discussion titled Production and Post-Production Workflow in a Multi-Format World at its April 21 meeting.

Gerry Matthews will host a panel of experts who will represent each step of the production and post process, and answer questions from attendees.

The event will be held at Ringside Creative (the former GTN space), 13320 Northend Avenue, Oak Park and begins at 7:30 pm. There is no admission charge and all are welcome to attend.

Technology seminars and vendor events scheduled in our area this fall include:

Tektronix Videoinsight Events Tour

Tektronix presents a day of instructional sessions on video delivery and quality measurement. Topics include waveform monitors, plant synchronization, CALM Act and audio loudness, ancillary data/closed captions, interfaces, adaptive bit rate monitoring, HEVC compression and file-based workflows. Breakfast and lunch are included. There is a session in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, September 23, and in Farmington Hills on Thursday, September 25. See more information on the series of seminars and register online. (SBE Certified members: this seminar qualifies for recertification credit.)

Rohde & Schwarz Oscilloscope Seminars

Rohde & Schwarz will offer two seminars on troubleshooting using oscilloscopes on Thursday, October 9 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. The morning session covers getting the most out of oscilloscope measurements, and the afternoon session is on serial bus analysis. View the course descriptions and register for the seminar by contacting Jackie Mancini at Rohde & Schwarz via e-mail at Jackie(dot)Mancini (at-symbol) rsa.rohde-schwarz.com. Space is limited to the first 30 registrations.

AVI Systems Technology Showcase

AVI Systems presents its fall Technology Showcase Wednesday and Thursday, November 11 and 12 at the Sheraton Detroit Hotel in Novi. According to AVI, over 75 manufacturers will be represented, including Sony, Kramer, Barco, Panasonic and Polycom. Professional development seminars and complimentary breakfast and lunch are offered to attendees. Get more information on the event; you may register online.

SBE members and guests are invited to the November meeting of the Detroit Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. The program will feature a demonstration of the NewTek TriCaster ™, its capabilities and the “under the hood” technology that makes it possible. The meeting is Tuesday, November 12 at Advanced Lighting and Sound in Troy.

View the meeting notice. Note that a RSVP is requested (see the bottom of the notice).