Spatial Light Modulator Techniques for Stage Lighting
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1. A method, comprising:
- obtaining an electronic file representative of a display to be displayed by a stage lighting device;
determining parts of the electronic file which represent parts of the display which are divided along a dividing line, to define divided display parts;
edge blending at least a portion of an edge of at least one of said divided display parts; and
using said divided image parts to control a beam of light to be displayed.
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Abstract
Spatial light modulator techniques for stage lighting. A first technique pieces together multiple spatial light modulator'"'"'s or sectors within an existing spatial light modulator to form an overall area which is closer to being square. For example, to 16×9 spatial light modulators may be located next to one another to form, in effect, a 16×18 spatial light modulator. The same thing can be done within sectors of the spatial light modulator. New forms for the spatial light modulator are also disclosed including a ferroelectric liquid Crystal. The spatial light modulators can receive computer-generated holograms to form three-dimensional representations that are projected from a stage light.
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1. A method, comprising:
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obtaining an electronic file representative of a display to be displayed by a stage lighting device; determining parts of the electronic file which represent parts of the display which are divided along a dividing line, to define divided display parts; edge blending at least a portion of an edge of at least one of said divided display parts; and using said divided image parts to control a beam of light to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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obtaining an electronic file representative of a three-dimensional display that has an outer perimeter that is other than a rectangle, to be projected by a stage lighting device; and using said electronic file to drive an element to form the three-dimensional display to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A lighting system, comprising:
a control part that receives an electronic file indicative of a display that is to be used to project light, that defines first and second parts indicative of a divided display with a dividing line between the parts of the divided display, and which controls edge blending of at least one of said parts, and produces outputs indicative thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A lighting system, comprising:
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a control part that obtains an electronic file indicative of a three-dimensional optical scene and produces a computer-generated hologram based on said three-dimensional optical scene, and produces an electronic output signal indicative of the three-dimensional hologram; and an interface to a stage lighting device, receiving said electronic output signal and producing an output based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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