dbuckley Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 You don't really need an infrared source - we have a permanently installed IR camera and it doesn't have any trouble "seeing" the stage in a blackout. Its easy to check this - take any IR remote control to the camera and press a button whilst watching the monitor. You'll probably find you can see the remote flashing away as a bright white lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oovis Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 We used to have a camera with built in IR capability - it didn't work very well. The problem was that the IR was on all the time - the only way to switch it off was to point a bright light directly at the sensor. Which obviously, is not the most practical solution in a blackout. Um, you were pointing a bright light at the sensor to switch off the IR, so if this went out in a blackout with the rest of the state the IR would come on and be useful, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan v Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 We didn't literally point a bright light at the sensor during a show. That would have been insane. Or at least very difficult in our venue. You'd have to plot it into all the cues. We only did it to see what was going on with the infra red... I'm sure there was a simple explanation... Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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