Vectorworks for Entertainment Design

Vectorworks for Entertainment Design
Author: Kevin Lee Allen
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2014-09-15
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317929748

The first book in the industry tailored specifically for the entertainment professional, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design covers the ins and outs of Vectorworks software for lighting, scenic, and sound design. With a detailed look at the design process, from idea to development, to the documentation necessary for execution, Vectorworks for Entertainment Design will encourage you to create your own process and workflow through exercises that build on one another. The text stresses the process of developing an idea, visualizing it, and evolving it for presentation, documentation, or drafting. The author focuses on both the technical how-to and the art of design, giving you the tools you need to learn and then use the application professionally. Fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions, it contains inspirational work from Broadway, major regional companies, and non-theatrical, entertainment design.

Audio Systems Design and Installation

Audio Systems Design and Installation
Author: Philip Giddings
Publisher: Focal Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1990
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The ideal guide to audio systems. This practical hands-on tool is designed to help the audio professional find information quickly. Features many useful tables and checklists; illustrates the text with numerous photos and diagrams; improves and expedites system design; and provides tips and strategies for efficient audio system installation.

Designing with Sound

Designing with Sound
Author: Amber Case
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Total Pages: 247
Release: 2018-11-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1491961074

Sound can profoundly impact how people interact with your product. Well-designed sounds can be exceptionally effective in conveying subtle distinctions, emotion, urgency, and information without adding visual clutter. In this practical guide, Amber Case and Aaron Day explain why sound design is critical to the success of products, environments, and experiences. Just as visual designers have a set of benchmarks and a design language to guide their work, this book provides a toolkit for the auditory experience, improving collaboration for a wide variety of stakeholders, from product developers to composers, user experience designers to architects. You’ll learn a complete process for designing, prototyping, and testing sound. In two parts, this guide includes: Past, present, and upcoming advances in sound design Principles for designing quieter products Guidelines for intelligently adding and removing sound in interactions When to use voice interfaces, how to consider personalities, and how to build a knowledge map of queries Working with brands to create unique and effective audio logos that will speak to your customers Adding information using sonification and generative audio

Networked Audiovisual Systems

Networked Audiovisual Systems
Author: Brad Grimes
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0071824405

The industry-standard guide to networked audiovisual systems Published with InfoComm International, Networked AV Systems discusses the essential information AV and IT professionals need to know when working with network-driven equipment and processes. Each chapter features diagrams, photos, notes, chapter reviews, and end-of-chapter questions with in-depth explanations. In accordance with InfoComm's performance standards for the AV industry as they relate to networking, this book serves as both an on-the-job reference and a study tool for the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) exams. Networked AV Systems covers: Network classifications, topologies, architectures, and standards Layers of a network Bandwidth, encoding, and transport Network building blocks Designing a network for AV systems Ethernet and AVB Network addressing Subnetting: networking AV devices together Protocols, ports, and documenting AV devices Audio and video streaming Digital signage Conferencing Secure remote management and monitoring Service level agreements Network security Troubleshooting networked systems

The Codes Guidebook for Interiors

The Codes Guidebook for Interiors
Author: Sharon K. Harmon
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2014-09-29
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 111880936X

"The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, Sixth Edition is the standards reference of choice for designers and architects, and the only guide devoted exclusively to codes applicable to interiors."--

Back to Basics Audio

Back to Basics Audio
Author: Julian Nathan
Publisher: Newnes
Total Pages: 364
Release: 1998-10-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780750699679

Back-to-Basics Audio is a thorough yet approachable handbook on audio theory, practice, and allied electrical systems. Electrical principles are first discussed in elementary terms as a basis for understanding audio components and equipment, covered in a hands-on style in the rest of the book. The publication is a bridge between engineers, salespeople, and technicians. Finally, elements of home theater audio and projection are addressed in practical terms.