Lights for Lobby (Foyer)?

[MrDan]

Our company just moved to a new building which we share with 4 of our partner companies. The building has one main entrance hall. Our company wants to set up a plasma tv and run a clip which highlights the buisiness of all partner companies. The video would run in a loop all day long so that everybody who comes in sees it.

 

Now since we are the manufacturer of a DMX controller, we thought we would integrate our controller and synch it with timecode to the video and run a few (2 to 4) lights to project on the wall/floor to give some extra effects.

 

Now my question, what lights would you recommend for that? Obviously the lights don't have to be as bright as regular stage lights and can't be too clunky and too loud. Also they have to be reliable of course.

 

I heard that LED lights are kind of cool and that they don't produce much heat. But I'm open for any suggestions.

 

Thanks a lot in advance for the advice

 

Dan

[ledman]

Why not consider some RGB MR16 LED Downlights, also RGB Strips...all these can achieve RGB WHITE which is Red,Green and blue on at 100% output.

All Controllable by DMX 512.

 

Add a bit of colour to a dull office?

[MrDan]

Why not consider some RGB MR16 LED Downlights, also RGB Strips...all these can achieve RGB WHITE which is Red,Green and blue on at 100% output.

All Controllable by DMX 512.

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Hmm, the brochure of RGB MR16 LED doesn't mention anything about DMX controllable. Only their remote. Would I need additional equipment to make them DMX capable?

 

I think we want some 'real' DMX Lights to give the people the idea that our controller is for stage lighting. But maybe we could use two 'big' lights and add a couple of the RGB downlights to it.

 

Dan

[Mush]

TBH would be slightly wary of using LED MR16 in a lobby area as your probably targeting a higher overall brightness and may even have daylight flooding in.

 

LED strip can look attractive , and be realatively bright enough, if incorporated into furniture, such as reception desk or display acbinets, OK LED MR16 would work in these very short throw applications even in high ambient.

 

Various suppliers of LED MR16 products , not just Color Kinetics, even in the U.S.

 

You will need an external power supply/DMX interface with all of them.

 

Architectural gobo projectors are available from various manufacturers with ad without moving mirrors on the front, something that is bright and can change gobo to match the presentation on screen is what imagine you are looking for?

[MrDan]

LED strip can look attractive , and be realatively bright enough, if incorporated into furniture, such as reception desk or display acbinets, OK LED MR16 would work in these very short throw applications even in high ambient.

I'm not sure if we want to incorporate anything into the reception desk, since everything is already there. But maybe we consider it.

Architectural gobo projectors are available from various manufacturers with ad without moving mirrors on the front, something that is bright and can change gobo to match the presentation on screen is what imagine you are looking for?

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I think we were more thinking about something moving :o which we can hang from the ceiling. I just thought there should be something else then your typical Mac2000 moving light since that seems a little bit overpowered :)

[Mush]

I think we were more thinking about something moving :o which we can hang from the ceiling. I just thought there should be something else then your typical Mac2000 moving light since that seems a little bit overpowered :)

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Something moving , in a lobby, got to be SKK

 

http://www.skk.net/Arch/architectural/bare...barewire04.html

 

Will let others suggest something in the 150W discharge line available in lobby `white`;-)

[andy_s]

do like the Royal National Theatre - use all those surplus source 4s.

[BlueShift]

Maybe if you are trying to show off your DMX controllers functionality you should put in some mac250 or mac500's or something to show off your controller's programming of moving lights. Then some led strips and stuff can be used for color washes and maybe some other fancy DMX fixtures as you so choose. This way you can get some nice effects, and also show off the versitility of your product.

 

EDIT: just thinking about it, perhaps something like a martin fibersource would be a good show off item too

[Andrew C]

Have a look here. Not bright in a Mac sense, but you could do all the moves & colour changes, and look dead cool too!

[napster]

This may allready have been said and I am sorry if it has but I just skim read it.In the local cinema thay have minimac prfile's on every floor and they have got costum gobos made to tell toui wht is on that floor and they move wall to wall and when they change wall they change name.

Iain

[Bryson]

What about those Martin Scanners that accept photographic slides - good for the corporate logo etc etc

[MrDan]

do like the Royal National Theatre - use all those surplus source 4s.

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I'm not familiar with the Royal National Theatre. And what are "surplus source 4s"?

 

Dan

[gareth]

do like the Royal National Theatre - use all those surplus source 4s.

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I'm not familiar with the Royal National Theatre. And what are "surplus source 4s"?

Errr ... Source4's that are surplus to requirements! The National has a quantity of Source4's fitted with HID (I think) lamps illuminating parts of their foyer.

[mikienorth]

I was shown this link on the BR some time ago, and have kept it handy ever since.

Try Crescent Lighting's CL gear.

It looks like it is DMX controllable, and can be made to look pretty nice washing down a wall, and is made for architectural installation (lobbies to you & me).

It is here

 

I would also recommend something, as everyone else says, that shows off the level of complexity your control system is capable of, I am pretty sure you are able to get moving head or mirror fixtures in white, so they look nice in a lobby, you may just have to ask a few manufactuers what they are able to do. As long as it takes a DMX control, it will be good for your product.

[BlueShift]

I was shown this link on the BR some time ago, and have kept it handy ever since.

Try Crescent Lighting's CL gear.

It looks like it is DMX controllable, and can be made to look pretty nice washing down a wall, and is made for architectural installation (lobbies to you & me).

It is here

 

I would also recommend something, as everyone else says, that shows off the level of complexity your control system is capable of, I am pretty sure you are able to get moving head or mirror fixtures in white, so they look nice in a lobby, you may just have to ask a few manufactuers what they are able to do.  As long as it takes a DMX control, it will be good for your product.

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I agree - I think you prolly want to accomplish 2 things here:

 

Firstly, some nice ambient lighting for the lobby that is sleek, streamlined and just fits with the design of the space. Just some general niceties

 

Secondly, through doing the above, or by adding some more complex fixtures, you want to show off how good your product is.