Kody digs deep on the custom lift for a Las Vegas spectacle. Christian gives the update on Stagehand vNext. Mike is still mired in turntable troubles. And the gang is heading to USITT!

Mike stops by to walk through 8 turntable stories from the fall. Kody & Christian get new cameras.

The guys wrap up 2021 with a discussion of lifting safely with Stagehand control, a recap of LDI 2021, Kody’s camera quest, and gear for next year.

• Lifting safely with Stagehand control

• LDI recap

• Kody’s camera quest continues

• Black Friday buys

• Christmas gear

Kody, Christian, and Gareth are back to chat about:

• Split accel/decel and Stagehand vNext

• Modbus improvements on the horizon

• Crazy component shortages

• Product Summit 2022

• New cameras!

Christian, Kody, and Gareth are back with our second episode of 2021 (yeah, yeah, we know…). But we had a lot of fun chatting about a giant donut for a game show, a not-a-Floorpocket lift for a show in Las Vegas, and waffling about buying new Macs.

[Warning] We get a little salty in this one.

Check it out! Spikemark 5 is nearly ready for release so Christian and Gareth decided to release a video version of Circuit and Gear so you can see the action. Join them for a tour of Spikemark 5’s new features, and hear some of the stories behind its development.

Christian is back on the show to talk about big new features that are coming to both the next iteration of Stagehand motion controllers and Spikemark software. And then we talk a lot about cameras too.

• Fixing the Cue Grid in Big Show Mode

• Extending the Stagehand motion controller for load cells

• Adding dedicated cross-groove detection inputs to the Stagehand

• Improved jogging

• Addressable E-Stops

• Falling down the camera rabbit hole

  • Mirrorless vs DSLR

  • Nikon, Sony, Fuji options

  • Full-frame or APS-C

Mike is back joining Gareth to talk about:

• Training with the Trainee

• Mike’s new video training series

• Austerity measures in the shop to conserve costs and carry on

This one gets a little salty in spots, especially in the blooper reel. You’ve been warned.

Kody and Gareth get excited about the launch of Trainee (a new educational kit for scenic automation) and discuss its genesis in detail.

Kody & Gareth dive deep, really deep, on new development work inside Spikemark to make it better to use on large shows with many axes.

• Problems

  • Cue grid side-scrolling

  • Slow loading

  • Jogging

  • Facility vs production needs

• Solutions

  • New cue sheet

  • Jog screen

  • Filtering and tagging

  • Theatre vs Show

These features may never ship as shown, but you can visualize some of what we’re discussing on the show.