Their name in lights on dancefloor?

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I have the Chauvet unit as well. It came with genric gobos and were pretty well focused out of the box. When I put in a custom Gobo from DJ Supply , I couldnt get them focused either. I kept trying with no results. I took it out and compared it with the ones that came from Chauvet. The differnce? The Cahuvet OEMs are spray painted flat black. The Custom Gobo i got were bare metal, which I think was giving the glare around the letters because of the natiral shine from the metal. I havent done it yet but I think if I spray painted the custom Gobo flat black it would help.
 
eezee said:
I have the Chauvet unit as well. It came with genric gobos and were pretty well focused out of the box. When I put in a custom Gobo from DJ Supply , I couldnt get them focused either. I kept trying with no results. I took it out and compared it with the ones that came from Chauvet. The differnce? The Cahuvet OEMs are spray painted flat black. The Custom Gobo i got were bare metal, which I think was giving the glare around the letters because of the natiral shine from the metal. I havent done it yet but I think if I spray painted the custom Gobo flat black it would help.
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Very cool idea, eezee! Did the ones in the box have a flush side, and the other was recessed? If so, was the custom one the same?
 
Kris : Not yet. I sold the concept to two clients ($295.00 upsell) before actually buying the unit. I'm getting smarter in my old age! First one is in January, second in April. One more and it's paid for (specially made metal gobos @ $70/each impacted the quicker r.o.i.).

I bought this one because it's not facility sensitive. Long ways away? Right up front? Up, down, angled? Sharp focus? Non-fuzzy edges? Handles it all.

Of course it's expense. Anything worth a shyte is!
 
I don't know if I'd want to use my Optima projector for this. (I use this for photo montages) This thing would probably be red hot after several hours, I'm guessing the service life would be drastically reduced.

I'd rather have a stand alone gobo type projector/light.
Yes, I plan to contact a few to see what models they use.

Any model suggestions?
 
That's a very good point. If the bulb is good for 2000 hours and the bulb costs $200, the usage is $10 per hour! A typical 4 hour reception would be $40!
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Was reading throught... You math does not work at all... It is 10 Cents per hour... not $10...
I would highly recommend DMX lighting... Its not hard, and it makes your show go from blaw to WOW...
Gobos are expensive... I don't know what would be the cheaper method, but I am kinda thinking the projector would be the better option unless all your wedding couples have the same name (John and Jane Doe)
 
DJ Wes said:
I'm working on a project now where I will raise my Optima EP1690 projector up in the air on a tripod and use a mirror assembly to deflect the image onto the dance floor...
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At the 2006 AC Convention, I saw a unit that looked like a typical scanner, except it was a video projector. I.E. A scanning projector.

The image at the time was a music video. You got action in the video, and it's busy scanning and rotating at the same time. Very cool. It would probably even be cool using a static image like a pseudo gobo.


Unfortunately, I have no details of the manufacturer or model or whatever.
 
If you did go the projector route...how would you make high quality images? What programs would you use and then would you run it off a laptop or DVD player?
 
I create my gobos in Photoshop, and depending on where I will place the projector I rotate the image. I will usually save the image at 0 , 90 , 180, 270 degrees, so I can place the projector just about anywhere and not have to worry about the location till I get to the venue and see the setup that day. I run the image off of an old small laptop.
 
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