jaques Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm sorry if this info is here somewhere, I couldn't find anything though this is probably a common question. This might be a more general question of pros and cons of DLP/ LCD/ LED projectors and available lenses and which ones are good for what setting, etc. but I thought if I asked that the first question I'd get would be what is my use case. So here we go. Club setting, very little ambient light, projection mapping. Already do mapping with laser projectors. The contrast and brightness is insane with those machines but they really are kind of limiting my personal artistic creativity (getting tired of limited complexity vector art) so I've decided to switch to video projectors. Already got Resolume and watched some videos. Also know 3d modelling and can make some videos to be used in Resolume. Just need to figure out the properties of video projector hardware relevant to me to make a good choice for first video projector purchase. Thanks in advance and again sorry if this info is somewhere here and I missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 What sort of surfaces are you wanting to map onto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Hi. Are you talking about the material, or the shape (flat/3d)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Javis Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Depends on the size and shape of the area you are looking to project onto, and from what distance ? Is there enough room and the correct angle to rig a projector in a conventional way or are you going to have to sneak the beam in from the side as this may influence both projector and lamp choice Lots of options out there for projectors, lens and orientation just depends on the surface you want to cover and ultimately the budget you have available.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaques Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Depends on the size and shape of the area you are looking to project onto, and from what distance ? A club setting. Probably 10 meters throw.Please tell me which projectors are good for which distances. Is there enough room and the correct angle to rig a projector in a conventional wayyes Lots of options out there for projectors, lens and orientation just depends on the surface you want to cover and ultimately the budget you have available..Again I'm not sure what surface means here. Size of the coverage? smoothness of the surface? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javis Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Apologies, slightly confusing reply from me. For me the 'surface' or 'surface area' would be size of image you are looking at covering. With regards to the 'type' of surface a projector will throw light onto anything, however some surfaces are better for projection than others.. Once you know the size of the image or surface area you want to create there are some websites such as projector central which has a image calculator. On there you can select your projector, lens and distance. It will then give you a good starting indication as to what type of projector is going to suit your needs Then ultimately it comes down to budget...Projecting from 10m you are going to be looking at a long throw projector with a minim of 6000lumens would be a good place to start looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepytom Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 If you currently do lasers and you want to switch to video and not be massively disappointed then the only thing which really matters is brightness and resolution. Get the brightest machine you can afford. If the object you are mapping is 10m wide than 20,000 lumens would be at the lower end of acceptable. Multiple projectors might be more affordable depending on the aspect ratio. Why don't you just hire a projectionist to come and look at the situation and tell you what you need to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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