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“THE MANUAL” Version 4 for the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows by John McKernon Copyright © 1995-1999 by John McKernon Software All Rights Reserved JOHN MCKERNON SOFTWARE 2650 Belvidere Rd Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 [email protected] http://www.mckernon.com Tech Support: (908) 387-1994 during business hours Registration: (908) 387-9775 fax or at www.mckernon.com Using this manual… This manual is distributed in Adobe Acrobat format, which means you can either view it onscreen or print it out. If you choose to view it onscreen (as you are likely doing now), notice the navigational tools available at the top and bottom of the Acrobat Reader window, especially the Find feature! If you decide to print this manual, it is formatted for landscape orientation with room for spiral binding along the left edge. Page numbers are on both the left and right edges of each page in case you print back- to-back.

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“THE MANUAL”

Version 4

for the Apple Macintosh andMicrosoft Windows

by John McKernon

Copyright © 1995-1999 by John McKernon SoftwareAll Rights Reserved

JOHN MCKERNON SOFTWARE2650 Belvidere RdPhillipsburg, NJ 08865

[email protected] http://www.mckernon.com

Tech Support: (908) 387-1994 during business hoursRegistration: (908) 387-9775 fax or at www.mckernon.com

Using this manual…This manual is distributed in AdobeAcrobat format, which means you caneither view it onscreen or print it out.

If you choose to view it onscreen (as youare likely doing now), notice thenavigational tools available at the top andbottom of the Acrobat Reader window,especially the Find feature!

If you decide to print this manual, it isformatted for landscape orientation withroom for spiral binding along the left edge.Page numbers are on both the left and rightedges of each page in case you print back-to-back.

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Print HistoryCopyright © 1995-2003 John McKernon SoftwareFirst Printing November 1995Second Printing August 2003

TrademarksLightwright and Beamwright are trademarks of John McKernon Software.Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft, Inc.Acrobat® Reader Copyright (C) 1987-1997 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of AdobeSystems Incorporated.All other products mentioned in this documentation are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Limitation on Warranties and LiabilityJohn McKernon Software shall have no liability to purchaser or any other person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage causedor alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the software or this manual, including, but not limited to, any interruption of service, loss ofbusiness or anticipatory profits, or consequential damages resulting from the use or operation of this software. Some states do not allow theexclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may notapply to you.

Having said that, please feel free to call John McKernon Software if you experience any kind of problem using Beamwright. It is possible thatthe software contains hitherto undiscovered bugs, and once they are found we will try to correct them within a reasonable time period.

You should also feel free to contact us if you have suggestions for ways to improve this manual, the program, or our customer support. Thebest way to submit suggestions is in writing, sent to John McKernon Software by e-mail to [email protected].

ProductionThis manual was written on a Macintosh TiBook, MacOSX, using Microsoft Word X for Mac for the words and SuperPaint,® DeskPaint,®and Flash-It 3.0.2 for the graphics.

Beamwright for the Mac was written using FutureBASIC™ by Staz Software.Beamwright for Microsoft Windows was written using Visual Basic® by Microsoft.

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AcknowledgmentsSpecial thanks to Jane Head, who taught me how to interpret those charts in the manufacturer's catalogs, and to Ken Billington, whoseextensive library of equipment catalogs provided most of the photometrics.

About the AuthorJohn McKernon is the author of Lightwright and the ALD programs that preceded it, starting in 1979 on a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model Icomputer with 32k of memory and a cassette tape drive.

A professional lighting designer, he has designed primarily for dance, covering most of the classical ballet repertory including productions ofGiselle, Romeo & Juliet, Coppelia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sleeping Beauty, and The Nutcracker as well as numerous modern dance pieces.

Off-Broadway designs have included Jelly Roll!, Further Mo’, Othello, Hot Chocolate, and What’s a Nice Country Like You Doing in a State LikeThis?. Regional designs have included productions of Funny Girl, Dracula, The Little Foxes, the Mahagonny Songspiel, The Crucible, and TheSkin Of Our Teeth.

John has lit more benefits than he can count, featuring stars such as Chita Rivera, Victor Garber, Judy Kaye, Glenn Close, Betty Buckley,Dorothy Loudon, Eva Gabor, Ann Reinking, Gwen Verdon, Art Garfunkel, Burl Ives, Jason Robards, Beverly Sills, Tony Randall, LynnRedgrave, Pete Seeger, The Chad Mitchell Trio, Tom Paxton, and Peter, Paul, and Mary.

He has been an associate designer to Ken Billington since 1985, with whom he has been involved in a wide range of theatrical and architecturalprojects, including the national and international tours of Chicago , Journey to Atlantis for Sea World Orlando, and the New York productionsofThe Lisbon Traviata, Sweet Sue, Annie Warbucks, Lips Together Teeth Apart, the national tours of Chess, West Side Story, Annie Get Your Gun,and Nunsense.

As architectural lighting supervisor for KB Associates, Inc. Mr. McKernon has been involved in the design of many outstanding restaurants andnightclubs from New York to Asia, including Tavern on the Green in New York, Java Jive in Tokyo, Sabai Dee in Thailand, King Xmhu inSapporo, and Gladstone’s at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles.

John is a graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts and a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829.

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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction .......................................................................1

System Requirements .......................................................2

Installation..........................................................................4Microsoft Windows.................................................5Macintosh .................................................................6

About Photometrics..........................................................4

Using Beamwright ..........................................................10Starting Beamwright .............................................10Browsing.................................................................12Asking for Suggestions.........................................12Limiting the Recommendations..........................13Using Groups .........................................................13Editing Groups.......................................................14Find Others Like This One...................................15

Adding Lights..................................................................15

Editing...............................................................................18Removing Lights .......................................................18File Merge...................................................................18

Preferences .......................................................................19

Library Contents..............................................................20

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INTRODUCTIONI wrote Beamwright because I was frustrated that none of the other beamspread calculators think the way I do, as a designer.It seems like everybody has written some sort of program to calculate photometrics and beamspreads, but I've never thoughtone was particularly essential; after all, I already know what a 6x16 does!

But then fate stepped in: I was asked to evaluate a new beamspread program that was being introduced. I tried it and onceagain found the whole experience frustrating. I told the developer, who immediately corrected many of the problems Iencountered. However, I still found the program focused in the wrong direction: instead of being a useful tool for a designer,it was more of an encyclopedia for "techies."

I resolved to take a stab at writing the "better mousetrap," and a couple of days later I had a rough working copy of what isnow Beamwright. I showed it to some friends, and they all agreed that it really was useful! Then of course, I got busy withmy design career and nothing more happened -- until a year or so later I found myself moving one of my shows into threetheatres, all very different! One was even in London, where I didn't have a clue what equipment to use.

So I used Beamwright to pick the equipment, discovered along the way the things in it that needed improving, and fixedthem. And now Beamwright is in your hands -- small, quick, and useful. I hope you enjoy it, too!

Thanks!

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSBoth the Windows and Macintosh versions of Beamwright require Lightwright 4 to be installed on the computer.

Beamwright for the Mac requires:

• Mac OSX 10.2 (Jaguar) or later• A CD-ROM drive (for installation only)• 8MB of available RAM

This generally means a Mac with at least 128MB of RAM• A hard drive with at least 2MB of available disk space

Beamwright for Microsoft Windows requires:

• Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP or later• A CD-ROM drive (for installation only)• 128MB of RAM• A hard drive with at least 3 MB of available disk space

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INSTALLATION

REGISTRATIONBefore you can begin using Beamwright, you will need to register your copy of Lightwright 4 with John McKernon Softwareand obtain an approval code. In addition to validating your license, registering your software also helps us keep youinformed of new versions of the software as they become available.

Beamwright will read Lightwright’s registration information after you enter it into Lightwright.

Once you receive your approval code, be sure to keep copies of it in a safe place and you should also take a copy with youwhenever you travel, in case your software is damaged or stolen and you need to reinstall or borrow someone else's copy.

If you have any questions at any time, you’ll find the answers to 95% of users’ questions at www.mckernon.com under“Technical Support.”

YOUR LICENSEYour license for Beamwright allows you to use either the Windows or Macintosh version of the software and to freely moveback and forth between the two versions so long as you do not exceed the maximum number of concurrent users permittedunder the terms of the license. If you have an Individual registration, this means only one person can use it at a time, but heor she can be using either the Windows or Mac version. If you have an Institutional registration, this means up to six peoplecan be using Beamwright at any given time, and it does not matter which platform any of them are using.

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THE CD-ROMThe CD-ROM includes Lightwright and Beamwright software for both Windows and the Macintosh. There may also beshareware and demo software you may find useful. If you use any of the shareware, please pay the authors their fees toencourage them to improve their software and keep freely available.

WINDOWS INSTALLATIONTo begin the installation, insert the Lightwright CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and open it. Look for the Beamwrightfolder, open it, and double-click setup.exe to begin the installation program.

The setup program will copy the software to your hard disk and will install various required DLL's and entries in theWindows registry. If at any time you need to uninstall Beamwright,use Windows’ Add/Remove Software control panel.

When the installer finishes, eject the CD-ROM and put it away in a safe place.

Do not, under any circumstances, rename Beamwright or move the Beamwright application from the folder where the setupprogram puts it.

MACINTOSH INSTALLATIONTo begin, insert the Beamwright CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and open it. Look for the Beamwright folder, and draginto your Mac’s hard drive. Applications are normally put in the Applications folder, but this is not a requirement, and youcan move Beamwright at any time.

Once you’ve dragged Beamwright onto your hard drive you can eject the CD-ROM and put it away someplace safe.

If you decide to uninstall Beamwright, you can simply drag the entire Beamwright folder into the Mac’s trash can.

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SOME GENERAL NOTESThe library that comes with Beamwright has information on over 250 lights. You can make copies of this library and modify itat will. However, the Macintosh and Windows versions have slight differences in their library formats so they cannot beshared with each other.

The pictures in this manual are from the Macintosh OS9 version of Beamwright, but the OSX and Windows versions have thesame elements in the same places; everything is easily recognizable.

ABOUT PHOTOMETRICSThe basic principles of calculating how light behaves over distance are very clear and mathematical. Unfortunately, theprocess of interpreting lighting instrument photometrics is an interesting blend of science, wishful thinking, and marketing.I'm nobody's idea of an engineer, but here are some basics as well as some cautions from my point of view:

First, some definitions:

Candela - the international unit of liminous intensity. The term has evolved from a standard candle as the basis ofevaluating the intensity of other light sources.

Lumen - The basic unit of measurement for light. If a uniform point source of 1 candela is at the center of a sphere with a 1foot radius with an opening of 1 square foot area at its surface, the quantity of light that passes through is called a lumen.Since a sphere with a 1 foot radius will have a total surface area of 12.57 square feet, a uniform point source of 1 candelaproduces 12.57 lumens.

Candlepower - A measure of intensity expressed in candelas. A measure of the "strength" of a light source in a particulardirection. It is independent of the distance from the source.

Footcandle - The unit used to measure how much total light is reaching a surface. One lumen falling on one square foot ofsurface produces illumination of one footcandle.

Lux - A measurement related to the footcandle: One lumen uniformly distributed over an area of one square meter.

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When a spotlight shines on a surface, it typically produces a circle of light. Since the amount of light within the cone of lightthat produces that circle is never even (it's usually brighter in the middle), there are some terms to describe the distribution ofthe light:

Field Angle - The angle where the intensity drops to 10% of the maximum intensity. Also known as "1/10 Peak Angle."Essentially the edge of the circle of light, although some purists will also say that that's the "Cut-Off Angle". My feeling isthat anything less than 10% is essentially useless.

Beam Angle - The angle where the intensity drops to 50% of the maximum intensity. Sometimes known as "1/2 Peak Angle"

Peak Distribution - The light coming from the luminaire is concentrated in the center of the cone of light.

Cosine Distribution - One half of the center intensity is reached at 2/3 of the total spread. This a very useful when you wantto overlap units for smooth lighting of an area.

There's no term or definition for the black hole you get in the center of the beam on a poorly-aligned instrument; sorry!

Then some theory:

The Inverse Square Law relates the candlepower of the source to the illumination it produces at a given distance.

Footcandles = Candlepower divided by the square of the distance

So if the Candlepower is 5000 and the distance is 20 feet, then the resulting footcandles equal 12.5.

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Now for the reality:

Okay, this all sounds pretty scientific, and it actually is. The hard part is reading manufacturer's spec sheets and interpretingthem intelligently.

For example, one manufacturer publishes these photometrics:

Peak FocusBeam Angle: 11°Field Angle: 30°Center Footcandles at 30': 171

Another one shows these:

Beam Angle: 17°Field Angle: 26°Cosine intensity (candela): 138,079

One thing to notice right away is that the first manufacturer has adjusted his light for Peak Focus, which means there's apretty definite hot spot. The second manufacturer has adjusted his light for Cosine distribution.

The first manufacturer lists footcandles, the second gives us "Cosine intensity (candela)" which we have to convert intofootcandles to make a semi-intelligent comparison. Using our formulas (or Beamwright), we get a result of 154 footcandles.

But is this a valid comparison? There's a lot we haven't been told in this example. For example, what kind of lamp is ineach light? It's fairly common practice to use a 1kw FEL lamp in a light that's UL listed only up to 750w. Since UL has onlyrated the lamp for 750w, that manufacturer is probably going to show photometrics for that light using the 750w bulb, andyou can't really extrapolate footcandles based just on the wattages (as a look at a Source Four so clearly illustrates).

And complicating things further, remember that we don't know the conditions under which these measurements were takenor how close the lights we have will match the performance from the test units. Were the measurements made using pre-production units or actual off-the-assembly-line product? Did they find one light that was made particularly well andmeasure it, or did they measure a lot of them and average the results? Are your lights (and bulbs!) anything as good as theones they measured?

Since there's no real way to resolve those questions, we do the best we can -- cross our fingers and mix the published data,our real-world experience, and a good dose of skepticism to choose between lights. Beamwright can help, if only by doing thecalculations for you and making it quick and easy to swap back and forth between lights.

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However, it's very important to know what you're looking at. Remember that the Results area shows "Center footcandles,"which can be misleading if one light's beam angle is radically different from another. It's the combination of the two thatmatters: Two lights with identical Center Footcandles and identical Field Angles can be producing very different amounts oflight at the center if their Beam Angles aren't the same.

The moral of this story?

Be careful -- photometrics are part science, part advertising.

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USING BEAMWRIGHTMost of Beamwright is pretty self-explanatory, but the general concept is to set up a situation with a light hanging at sometrim above the floor at some distance horizontally away from a person you want to light. Fill in the size of the area you wantto cover and what height you want the center of the beam focused on, and then ask Beamwright to show you how variouslights perform under that situation.

STARTING BEAMWRIGHTWhen you first start Beamwright, it will prompt you to select a Library File. The one that comes with Beamwright is calledBeamwright Library, or LIBRARY.BW1, or a similar name

After you select a library, the main Beamwright window will open:

The edit fields for the situation are on the left under "CRITERIA". To the right of Criteria are two drawing spaces. The top isa section view and the bottom is a plan view.

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You can enter trim heights and floor distances by either typing them into the appropriate fields, or by dragging the scrollbars. The horizontal scroll bar above the section view controls the Floor Distance and the vertical scroll bar to the right of thesection view controls the Trim Height. By dragging these scroll bars around, the light source will move relative to the actorand the Section and Plan views will redraw automatically. If you type measurements into the edit fields manually and wantBeamwright to draw based on those measurments, click the "Draw As Entered" button.

Whether you drag the light or click on the "Draw As Entered" button, Beamwright will automatically recalculate everything inthe "Results" area whenever it redraws the views, based on the current light selected in the pop-up menu.

Beamwright draws a section view of the instrument, the beam of light, and a 6' high person surrounded by an outline showingyour area's width and height. The outer edges of the beam of light are the field angle, and the lines inside show the beamangle. The bottom drawing shows a plan view of the same thing.

The Section and Plan views are to scale, but not to any particular scale that you can measure. Beamwright will continuouslyadjust the scale as needed to keep the entire drawing within the bounds of the drawing space. The tick marks on the sectionview are every 10' (or every 2 meters if you're using metric), to help you keep in mind the relative scale.

The "Results" are all calculated; you can't enter anything into them manually.

Field Diameter is the width of the Field Angle portion of the light where it hits the acting area.

Beam Diameter is the width of the Beam Angle portion of the light where it hits the acting area.

Throw Distance is the actual straight-line distance between the light and the actor.

Angle of Incidence is the angle at which the light strikes the actor, with 0° being horizontal.

Center Footcandles is how bright the light is at the center of the beam.

Wash Spacing is how far apart Beamwright recommends you space your areas if you want to make an even wash.

Remember that ±10% (or more) is entirely likely in the real world!

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BROWSINGTo choose a different light, select it from the pop-up menu on the right side of the window. Beamwright will immediatelyredraw and recalculate your situation, using that light's photometrics.

If the light currently selected is a zoom unit (such as a zoom ellipsoidal, a fresnel, or a follow spot), you can use the zoomcontrol that's located in between the Section and Plan views. To adjust the beamspread of the unit, drag the handle on thezoom control left and right. Beamwright will recalculate the photometrics and the drawing whenever you stop.

In the bottom right-hand corner of the window you'll see a list of instrument categories. You can determine what kinds ofinstruments are in the pop-up list by checking these categories. If you want to see ALL of the lights in the checked categories,click the "Show All" button at the top right quarter of the window.

You can also see what a particular beam or field angle would do, without a particular light being chosen. To do this, justtype the numbers into the appropriate "Criteria" fields and then click the "Draw as Entered" button.

ASKING FOR SUGGESTIONSIf you want Beamwright to recommend suitable lights for your scenario, check the appropriate check boxes for the kinds oflights you want to use, then click on the "Find Best Match" button.

Beamwright will go through the list of lights and come up with a short list of the most-suitable lights available, whichbecomes the list available on the pop-up menu. To go back to the full list, click the "Show All" button.

When you ask Beamwright to find the best match, it takes into account how closely the beam size matches the area you wantto cover. If a zoom unit could be suitable, Beamwright will zoom it to the appropriate beam size.

It then sorts the list in order from brightest (in terms of initial candlepower) on down. Any light on the list will be withinyour range of acceptable limits (see Preferences). Remember that a narrow beam angle, with the resulting hot center, can puta light ahead of other lights with a flatter field that may be better suited for your purposes.

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LIMITING THE RECOMMENDATIONSThere are several ways to control which lights Beamwright chooses from:

• By checking one or more of the "Instrument Type" categories

• By choosing Preferences… from the Edit Menu and making Beamwright more or less picky in its beamspread sizematching

• By choosing one or more groups of lights to be used

USING GROUPSTo make Beamwright select from only certain groups of lights when you click on either "Show All" or "Find Best Match", usethe Groups Menu.

"All" includes all of the lights in all groups as well as those that aren't in any groups at all. To browse or use all of the lights inthe library, select "All."

To use lights that are not in ANY group, select "None." You can use any group in combinations with each other, either withor without "None."

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EDITING GROUPSAny given light can be placed into one or more (or none) of six different groups. When you first receive Beamwright, thegroups are labeled Favorites, Stock, Video-Film, Domestic, Overseas, and Other. To change these labels or assign lights togroups, choose "Edit…" from the Groups Menu.

When you do, the Groups window will open:

To edit the name of a group, click on it and type in the new name. For example, you might prefer to change "Stock" to"House." Due to the way pop-up menus are implemented on the Macintosh, the label cannot contain a slash character (/) onMacs. Sorry!

To put a light into a group, click the appropriate column to the right of the light. A bullet mark (•) will appear. Click on thebullet mark to remove it.

You might want to start by marking lights you have ready access to, so that Beamwright won't bother you by suggestinglights you can't get.

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FIND OTHERS LIKE THISIf you have one light you like, you can ask Beamwright to look for others that have similar beamspreads; just click on the"Find Others Like This" button. This doesn't mean the lights it finds are any more suitable for the situation at hand, it justmeans they have similar size Field and Beam angles. This could be useful if, for example, you're trying to find a PAR orfresnel replacement for an ellipsoidal.

You can also enter beam and field angles into the Beamspread section and Beamwright will look for lights with those angles,instead of basing its search on the currently-selected light.

ADDING LIGHTSYou can add a new light to the current library at any time by choosing "New Instrument" from the Edit Menu. When you do,the Info window will open:

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Fill in this form with the appropriate information. The "Name" is the name that will appear on the pop-up menu. Due to theway pop-up menus are implemented on the Macintosh, the name cannot contain a slash character (/) on Macs. (The menusin Windows work differently.)

The "Other Info" field can be anything you want, but it's most often used for the lamp type and wattage.

Check the appropriate Instrument Type radio button, and check the zoom box if the unit can zoom (such as a zoomellipsoidal, fresnel, or follow spot).

A note for our European friends:

In the library that comes with Beamwright, Plano-Convex lights are classified as "Ellipsoidals" and Prism-Convex lights areclassed as "Fresnels." Although this isn't really true, it's close enough for most purposes. If you need to distinguish betweenthese kinds of lights, try assigning them to a group of their own.

Enter the Center Beam Candlepower, Field and Beam angles in the fields provided. If all you know is how bright the light isat a given distance or how wide the beam of light is at at a distance, then click on the "Assistant" button. The CalculationAssistant window will open:

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Fill in one or more of these fields and click "OK," and the assistant will do the necessary arithmetic for you. You don't need toput something in every field; if you already know the CBP you won't need to use the footcandles section, and if you knowthe field and beam angles you won't need the "feet wide at distance" parts.

If you are using metric measurements, be sure you go to Preferences and check-mark "metric measurements." Then enter theappropriate information in lux and meters instead of footcandles and feet. Fractions of feet must be entered in decimal form(such as 10.5 for 10 1/2 feet).

If the light you're adding is a zoom unit, then a second set of information fields will open for the unit when it's zoomed intowide focus.

4 Footcandles should be calculated using cosine distribution in order to keep everybody on an equal basis.

A special note about PAR's:

Most PAR's have elliptical beams -- one direction of its beam is longer than the other. In the Beamwright Library, each PARhas been entered twice: Once for the narrow angle/short dimension and one for the wide angle/long dimension.

Example: PAR 56 MFL 500w, NarrowPAR 56 MFL 500w, Wide

The "Narrow" is the light measured across the narrow dimension and the "Wide " is the other dimension. Since terms like"height" and "width" are relative, we used "Narrow" and "Wide."

We recommend you do the same with any similar lights you might add with this characteristic, but it's up to you.

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EDITINGTo change the photometrics for any given light, select it from the pop-up menu and then choose "Instrument Info" from theEdit Menu. The same Info window used for adding lights will open, filled with the data for your chosen light. Edit anythinghere as needed.

REMOVING LIGHTS FROM THE LIBRARYTo remove a light from the current library permanently, select it from the pop-up menu and then choose "Delete Instrument"from the Edit Menu.

FILE / MERGEIf you want to combine two Beamwright libraries into one, open the one of them and then choose “Merge” from the Filemenu. The contents of the second file will be merged into the currently-opened library. If any of the instrument names match,the information from the second file will replace the information in the current library. If the no match is found, then a newinstrument will be added to the current library.

Be sure to save your newly-revised library under a new name using File / Save As….

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PREFERENCESUse the "Preferences" item under the Edit Menu to determine some general ways Beamwright will behave.

The "Picky" slider controls how closely Beamwright will try to match actual Field and Beam angles on lights with the idealangles.

A setting of 70 on the Macintosh (20% in Windows) is usually fairly useful.

Beamwright can look at either Field or Beam angles when it looks for the "Best Match."

If you prefer to use metric measurements, check the "Metric measurements" item. When you do, all measurements will be inmeters, and footcandles will be replaced by lux.

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LIBRARYCONTENTSAs of February 1999, these lights areincluded in the standardBeamwright library:

ADB A59ZADB Europe C101 PCADB Europe CN101 PCADB Europe DN104ADB Europe DN201ADB Europe DN204ADB Europe DS104ADB Europe DSN104ADB Eurospot DS51ADB Eurospot DS54ADB Eurospot DW54Altman 1KL10-5 EHGAltman 1KL10-5 FELAltman 1KL6-12 EHGAltman 1KL6-12 FELAltman 1KL6-20 EHGAltman 1KL6-20 FELAltman 1KL6-2040Z 4.5" ZoomAltman 1KL6-30 EHGAltman 1KL6-30 FELAltman 1KL6-40 EHGAltman 1KL6-40 FELAltman 1KL6-50 EHGAltman 1KL6-50 FELAltman 1KL8-10 EHGAltman 1KL8-10 FELAltman 1KL8-1424Z 8" ZoomAltman 3.5x10 3.5Q 10

Altman 3.5x12 3.5Q 12Altman 3.5x6 3.5Q 6Altman 3.5x8 3.5Q 8Altman 4.5" Baby Zoom 4.5-1530ZAltman 4.5" Baby Zoom 4.5-2550ZAltman 4.5" Baby Zoom 4.5-3060ZAltman 4.5x6.5 360Q EHDAltman 4.5x6.5 360Q EHGAltman 6x12 360QAltman 6x16 360QAltman 6x22 360QAltman 6x9 360QAltman Micro Ellipse, MediumAltman Micro Ellipse, NarrowCCT Silhouette 15CCT Silhouette 25CCT Silhouette 30CCT Silhouette 40Colortran 10° 213-102Colortran 12° 213-092Colortran 20° 213-072Colortran 30° 213-062Colortran 30° Mini EllipseColortran 4.5x6.5 650Colortran 40° 213-052Colortran 40° Mini Ellipse - PeakColortran 50° Mini Ellipse - PeakColortran 5° 213-112Colortran 6x12 650Colortran 6x9 650Colortran Zoom Mini 15-30Colortran Zoom Mini 25-50Colortran Zoom Mini 40-65Kliegl 1355Kliegl 1355-8Kliegl 1357-10Kliegl 1357-12Kliegl 1357-6W

Kliegl 1360Kliegl 1360-WLekolite 10x23 2123Lekolite 15-40 Variable Focus 2206Lekolite 25-50 Variable Focus 2205Lekolite 4.5x6.5 2204Lekolite 6x12 double-lens 2212Lekolite 6x16 2216Lekolite 6x16 2216-17Lekolite 6x9 2209 EHFLekolite 6x9 2209 FELLekolite 8x13 2113-14Patt 23Patt 23 w 23N tubePatt 263Patt 264Patt 264 WPrelude 16-30Selecon Pacific 12-28 ZoomspotSelecon Pacific 26-50 ZoomspotSource Four-5° #405Source Four-10° #410Source Four-19° #419Source Four-26° #426Source Four-36° #436Source Four-50° #450Source Four Zoom 15°-30°Source Four Zoom 25°-50°Strand Cantata 11°-26°Strand Cantata 26°-44°Strand Minim 23 ProfileStrand Prelude 16-30Strand Prelude 28-40Strand Quartet 22-40Strand Quartet 25

ADB A57FADB Europe C103 PC

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ADB Europe C203 PCADB Europe F101ADB Europe F201ADB Eurospot C51 PCADB Eurospot F51Altman 1000L 5" location fresnelAltman 1000S 7"Altman 2000L 7" location fresnelAltman 3" Fresnel 100Altman 300LAltman 5" 575SEAltman 6" Fresnel 213-515Altman 6" Fresnel 65QAltman 6" TV Fresnel 100-515Altman 6" die-cast 1KAF-MEPFAltman 650LAltman 7" 1200SEAltman 8" Fresnel 213-525Altman 8" Fresnel 75Altman 8" Fresnel 75QAltman 8" TV Fresnel 100-525Arri 1kw Fresnel 5" lensArri 1kw Studio Fresnel 7" lensArri 2kw Fresnel 7" lensArri 2kw Studio Fresnel 10" lensArri 300w Fresnel 3" lensArri 5kw Fresnel 10" lensArri 5kw Studio Fresnel 12" lensArri 650w Fresnel 4" lensArri Compact HMI 1200wArri Compact HMI 2500wArri Compact HMI 4000wArri Compact HMI 575wArri Daylight 12000Arri Daylight 6000Arrilite 1000Arrilite 2000Arrilite 600

Arrilite 650Patt 123 FresnelPatt 223 FresnelPatt 243 FresnelPepper 100Pepper 200Pepper 420Pepper 650Pepper FloodPepper SoftStrand Bambino 10" FresnelStrand Bambino 5" FresnelStrand Bambino 6" FresnelStrand PolarisStrand Pollux 12" FresnelStrand Quartet FStrand Quartet PCStrand Vega 14" Fresnel

Arri 40-25 2.5k Med Spot, NarrowArri 40-25 2.5k Med Spot, WideArri 40-25 2.5k Super WideArriSun 40-25 2.5k SpotArriSun 40-25 2.5k Super SpotArrisun 12 MFL, NarrowArrisun 12 MFL, WideArrisun 12 NSP, NarrowArrisun 12 NSP, WideArrisun 12 VNSP, NarrowArrisun 12 VNSP, WideArrisun 12 WFL, NarrowArrisun 12 WFL, WideCP60 Narrow Spot, NarrowCP60 Narrow Spot, WideCP61 Spot, NarrowCP61 Spot, WideCP62 Flood, NarrowCP62 Flood, Wide

CP95 Extra Wide, NarrowCP95 Extra Wide, WidePAR 56 MFL 300w, NarrowPAR 56 MFL 300w, WidePAR 56 MFL 500w, NarrowPAR 56 MFL 500w, WidePAR 56 NSP 300w, NarrowPAR 56 NSP 300w, WidePAR 56 NSP 500w, NarrowPAR 56 NSP 500w, WidePAR 56 WFL 300w, NarrowPAR 56 WFL 300w, WidePAR 56 WFL 500w, NarrowPAR 56 WFL 500w, WidePAR 64 MFL, NarrowPAR 64 MFL, WidePAR 64 NSP, NarrowPAR 64 NSP, WidePAR 64 WFL, NarrowPAR 64 WFL, WidePAR 64-1 VNSP, NarrowPAR 64-1 VNSP, WidePAR 64-2 NSP, NarrowPAR 64-2 NSP, WidePAR 64-5 MFL, NarrowPAR 64-5 MFL, WidePAR 64-6 WFL, NarrowPAR 64-6 WFL, WidePani Beamlight P1001Pani Beamlight P500Source FourPAR Clear, FlatSource FourPAR MFL, NarrowSource FourPAR MFL, WideSource FourPAR NSPSource FourPAR VNSPSource FourPAR WFL, NarrowSource FourPAR WFL, Wide

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Altman 1000QAltman 902Altman 902 Jr.Altman CometAltman Dyna SpotAltman Explorer Long ThrowAltman Explorer Medium ThrowAltman Explorer Short ThrowAltman Marc 350Altman Orbiter Long ThrowAltman Orbiter Short ThrowAltman Satellite IAltman Voyager Long ThrowAltman Voyager Short ThrowColortran 210Kliegl Follow Spot 1393Lycian 1206Lycian 1207Lycian Clubspot 1236Lycian SuperArc 400 LongThrow1267Lycian SuperArc 400 ShortThrow1266Strong 575Strong Super Trouper (Arc)Strong Super Trouper (Xenon)Strong Super TrouperetteStrong Trouper 1200Strong Trouperette IIIStrong Xenon Gladiator IIStrong Xenon Gladiator IIIStrong Xenon Super TrouperStrong Xenon Super Trouper LongStrong Xenon Super Trouper Short

Altman 10" Scoop 153Altman 14" Scoop 154Altman 14" Scoop Focusable 160

Altman 18" Scoop 155

MR-16 120v 150w EZKMR-16 120v 250w ENHMR-16 120v 250w EXXMR-16 FL 50wMR-16 FL 75wMR-16 NFL 1 50wMR-16 NFL 42wMR-16 NFL 50wMR-16 NFL 75wMR-16 NSP 20wMR-16 NSP 50wMR-16 NSP 75wMR-16 VNSP 20wMR-16 VNSP 42w