Using Lighting for Holiday Events
Lighting and video technology can play a very big part of setting the perfect seasonal ambiance for holiday events indoors or outdoors. Simple options are a quick fix in providing accurate sound and audio. For example, lighting can be situated for a podium, stage, décor, logo imaging and/or drapery. These fairly straight-forward examples can be elaborated for the holiday season. …
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Chromecast
Chromecast is a $35 streaming dongle that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port. You can use it to stream online videos from YouTube, Netflix and elsewhere by using your computer, cell or table as the remote control. It doesn’t have a specific interface on the TV nor does it require a particular app store. Everything is controlled from the computer …
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Smart TV
A Smart TV allows you to access streaming video services (think Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Instant Video) on your TV. These internet connected TVs offer more computing ability and connectivity than a traditional basic TV. They will even often let you access non-video services such as Twitter, or do things like check the news and weather without the need of …
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Video Mapping
Video mapping (aka projection mapping) is a projection technology used to turn objects (of all shapes) into a display surface for video projection. Specialized software is used to warp and mask the projected image to make it fit perfectly on irregularly shaped screens. This technique is becoming very popular with artists and advertisers who can add extra dimension, optical illusions …
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