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Document
Number
and Title |
Document Scope |
Working Group |
Standard Approved |
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ANSI E1.1 - 2006 Entertainment Technology - Construction and Use of Wire Rope Ladders |
ANSI E1.1 describes the construction and use of wire rope ladders in the entertainment industry. Wire rope ladders are distinguished from other ladders by having flexible rails, and are used in applications where ladders with rigid rails are impractical to use, or where a rigid ladder would pose a greater danger to the user or other workers in the area. |
Rigging |
August 16, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.1 - 1999 Entertainment Technology - Construction and Use of Wire Rope Ladders |
ANSI E1.1 - 1999 is obsolete. The current wire rope ladder standard is ANSI E1.1 - 2006. |
Rigging |
September 16, 1999 |
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ANSI E1.2 - 2006 Entertainment Technology - Design, Manufacture and Use of Aluminum Trusses and Towers |
ANSI E1.2 - 2006 describes the design, manufacture and use of aluminum trusses, towers and associated aluminum structural components such as head blocks, sleeve blocks, bases, and corner blocks in the entertainment industry. It does not cover individual, separate rigging hardware such as half-couplers and shackles. The 2006 edition differs from the 2000 version mainly in that the 2006 version offers advice on applying and removing coatings and painted finishes. |
Rigging |
July 13, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.2 - 2000 Entertainment Technology - Design, Manufacture and Use of Aluminum Trusses and Towers |
ANSI E1.2 - 2000 is an obsolete document. The current standard is ANSI E1.2 - 2006. |
Rigging |
August 02, 2000 |
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ANSI E1.3 - 2001 (R2006) Entertainment Technology - Lighting Control Systems - 0 to 10V Analog Control Specification |
ANSI E1.3-2001 (R2006) is a reaffirmation of the E1.3 American National Standard that was approved in 2001. There are no changes in the requirements; the requirements are identical. The reaffirmation document differs from the 2001 version in minor details, including the list of the Control Protocols Working Group members at the time the standard was reaffirmed and the listing of the date on which ANSI accepted the reaffirmation. The standard describes a method of controlling equipment by means of an analog control voltage in the nominal range from zero to 10 volts positive. It is primarily intended for lighting control equipment (controllers and dimmers), but any equipment that might be controlled by a lighting controller (automated luminaires, strobe lights, fog machines, etc.) could use this control method. E1.3 controllers are current-source devices. |
Control Protocols |
October 13, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.3 - 2001 Entertainment Technology - Lighting Control Systems - 0 to 10V Analog Control Specification |
The current version of this document is the reaffirmation, ANSI E1.3 - 2001 (R2006). There are no substantive differences in the requirements between this document and ANSI E1.3 - 2001 (R2006), but the (R2006) document has the reaffirmation date and the working group membership when the reaffirmation was approved. |
Control Protocols |
March 21, 2001 |
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ANSI E1.5 - 2003 Entertainment Technology - Theatrical Fog Made with Aqueous Solutions of Di- and Trihydric Alcohols |
This standard describes the composition of theatrical fogs or artificial mists that are not likely to be harmful to otherwise healthy performers, technicians, or audience members of normal working age. This standard is intended to be applied in theatres, arenas, and other places of entertainment or public assembly where theatrical fogs and mists are often used. It lists what can be in the fog or haze and how much can be there on a short-term and long-term basis. |
Fog & Smoke |
May 12, 2003 |
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ANSI E1.8 - 2005 Entertainment Technology--Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension--Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing |
ANSI E1.8-2005, Entertainment Technology--Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension--Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing, describes the structural requirements for loudspeaker enclosures intended for overhead suspension, including enclosure construction, component part security, enclosure suspension hardware, manufacturing control systems, structural testing, and product representation. The standard is intended to enhance the safety of overhead speakers at concerts and other public performances by helping to ensure that the speaker enclosures and their connections to the rigging hardware are suitably strong. |
Rigging |
November 03, 2005 |
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ANSI E1.9-2007 Entertainment Technology - Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Luminaires Used in Entertainment Lighting |
This standard defines the minimum photometric data to be presented on documents purporting to accurately describe the photometric performance of stage and studio luminaires used in the live entertainment and performance industries. This edition has fewer requirements than the original 2001 edition.
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Photometrics |
March 07, 2007 |
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ANSI E1.9 - 2001 Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Luminaires Used in Entertainment Lighting |
This standard is intended to be used for the presentation of photometric data for luminaires used in the entertainment and performance industries. This standard defines the minimum photometric data to be presented on documents purporting to accurately describe the photometric performance of these luminaires. It does not prohibit the presentation of information in addition to that required by this standard. |
Photometrics |
March 21, 2001 |
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ANSI E1.11 - 2004 Entertainment Technology - USITT DMX512-A - Asynchronous Serial Digital Data Transmission Standard for Controlling Lighting Equipment and Accessories |
This standard is an updating and enhancement of the USITT DMX512/1990 standard for controlling dimmers. |
Control Protocols |
November 08, 2004 |
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ANSI E1.14 - 2001 (R2007) Entertainment Technology - Recommendations for Inclusions in Fog Equipment Manuals |
The standard applies to the instruction manuals for fog-making equipment manufactured for use in the entertainment industry. In order to use fog safely and effectively, the user must have some general knowledge of the technology, have a clear understanding of how to operate the fog making system, and be aware of the potential hazards related to the use of fog, and particularly the system that he is using. This standard is designed to establish guidelines for manufacturers to provide to the user the necessary information required for the safe and responsible use of fog equipment. The 2007 edition is a reaffirmation of the 2001 edition. |
Fog & Smoke |
March 07, 2007 |
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ANSI E1.14 - 2001 Entertainment Technology - Recommendations for Inclusions in Fog Equipment Manuals |
The standard applies to the instruction manuals for fog equipment manufactured for use in the entertainment industry. There are several technologies used for the production of fog effects today, with each technology creating a specific type of effect. For every technology there are several manufacturers designing fog-making systems that are unique in and of themselves. In order to facilitate the safe and effective use of fog, the user must have some general knowledge of the technology, have a clear understanding of how to operate the fog making system, and be aware of the potential hazards related to the use of fog, and particularly the system that he is using. This standard is designed to establish guidelines for manufacturers to provide to the user by way of an instruction manual the necessary information required for the safe and responsible use of their fog equipment. |
Fog & Smoke |
May 08, 2001 |
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ANSI E1.15 - 2006 Entertainment Technology--Recommended Practices and Guidelines for the Assembly and Use of Theatrical Boom & Base Assemblies |
ANSI E1.15 gives advice on boom and base assemblies, simple ground-support devices for lighting equipment and accessories. If the assembly is tall, not plumb, loaded unevenly, or likely to get run into by stage wagons or performers, there is substantial risk. This
document offers advice to lower that level of risk or eliminate it. |
Rigging |
March 31, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.16 - 2002 (R2007) Entertainment Technology - Configuration Standard for Metal Halide Ballast Power Cables |
This standard describes a standard practice for grounding contact assignment for detachable power cables on 6kW, 12kW and 18kW metal-halide lamp ballasts used in the motion picture and television industries on portable studio luminaires that use the MIL-C-5015 connector with #28-6 insert configuration on the ballast end of the power cable. It is a reaffirmation of the 2002 edition. |
Electrical Power |
November 06, 2007 |
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ANSI E1.16 - 2002 Entertainment Technology - Configuration Standard for Metal Halide Ballast Power Cables |
The 2002 version of this standard is obsolete. The current version is ANSI E1.16 - 2002 (R2007). |
Electrical Power |
August 08, 2002 |
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ANSI E1.17 - 2006 Entertainment Technology - Architecture for Control Networks |
ANSI E1.17-2006, Entertainment Technology - Architecture for Control Networks (ACN), is a suite of documents that specifies an architecture, including protocols and language, which may be configured and combined with other standard protocols to form flexible, networked audio, lighting, or other control systems. It can be implemented on networks that support UDP, IP, and related protocols. It is not bound to Ethernet as a transport medium, but Ethernet is an obvious choice. ACN is being distributed via download as a ZIPped archive of 17 PDFs and two DDL files. The "hardcopy" is a CDROM. There is no paper version offered. |
Control Protocols |
October 19, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.20 - 2006 Entertainment Technology--Remote Device Management over USITT DMX512 |
ANSI E1.20-2006, Entertainment Technology--Remote Device Management over USITT DMX512, describes a method of bi-directional communications over a USITT DMX512/1990 data link between an entertainment lighting controller and one or more remotely controlled lighting devices. The protocol also is intended to work with the ANSI E1.11-2004 control protocol. It allows discovery of devices on a DMX512/E1.11 network and the remote setting of DMX starting addresses, as well as status and fault reporting back to the control console. |
Control Protocols |
March 31, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.21 - 2006 Temporary Ground-Supported Overhead Structures Used To Cover Stage Areas and Support Equipment in the Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events |
ANSI E1.21-2006, Temporary Ground-Supported Overhead Structures Used To Cover Stage Areas and Support Equipment in the Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events, establishes minimum design and performance parameters for the design, manufacturing, use, and
maintenance of temporary outdoor stage roofs. Roofs are useful for supporting audio and lighting equipment and for keeping sun and rain off performers and equipment at summer music festivals, but strong storms can turn them into missiles or rubble. E1.21 is designed to ensure that only violent storms are a problem and that appropriate safety measures are in place to prevent or limit damage when these storms arise. |
Rigging |
May 22, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.23 - 2006 Entertainment Technology - Design and Execution of Theatrical Fog Effects |
ANSI E1.23-2006, Entertainment Technology - Design and Execution of Theatrical Fog Effects, offers guidance on planning and carrying out fog effects so that recognized exposure levels are not exceeded, fire and egress hazards are not created, false alarms don't summon the fire brigade, and fog effects are executed as they are designed, performance after performance. |
Fog & Smoke |
July 13, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.24 - 2006 Entertainment Technology--Dimensional Requirements for Stage Pin Connectors |
ANSI E1.24-2006, Entertainment Technology--Dimensional Requirements for
Stage Pin Connectors, is an American National Standard build on USITT's S3-1997 - Standard for Stage Pin Connectors. Connectors that conform to this standard will intermate with other connectors of the same size made by other manufacturers. |
Electrical Power |
April 06, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.25 - 2006 Entertainment Technology - Recommended Basic Conditions for Measuring the Photometric Output of Stage and Studio Luminaires by Measuring Illumination Levels Produced on a Planar Surface |
ANSI E1.25 - 2006, Recommended Basic Conditions for Measuring the Photometric Output of Stage and Studio Luminaires by Measuring Illumination Levels Produced on a Planar Surface, describes the basic conditions--temperature, power supply voltage, et cetera--for any method of measuring the output of a stage and studio luminaire that involves shining the light at a wall and measuring the illumination levels produced. |
Photometrics |
September 08, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.26 - 2006 Entertainment Technology - Recommended Testing Methods and Values for Shock Absorption of Floors Used in Live Performance Venues |
ANSI E1.26-2006, Entertainment Technology - Recommended Testing Methods and Values for Shock Absorption of Floors Used in Live Performance Venues, describes a method for measuring how stiff a performance floor is. It also suggests some ranges that have been found to be acceptable--neither too stiff nor too springy. |
Floors |
July 13, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.27-1 - 2006 Entertainment Technology-Standard for Portable Control Cables for Use with USITT DMX512/1990 and E1.11 (DMX512-A) Products |
ANSI E1.27-1-2006, Entertainment Technology-Standard for Portable Control Cables for Use with USITT DMX512/1990 and E1.11 (DMX512-A)Products, is a standard for portable data cable used in USITT DMX512/1990 and ANSI E1.11-2004 lighting control systems. ANSI E1.27-1 standardizes the wiring of the data cable and requires labeling so single data-pair and dual data-pair cables can be distinguished from each other. |
Control Protocols |
June 06, 2006 |
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ANSI E1.35 - 2007 Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use |
ANSI E1.35 - 2007, Standard for Lens Quality Measurements for Pattern Projecting Luminaires Intended for Entertainment Use, describes a method for measuring stage and studio luminaire lens quality with particular emphasis on contrast and perceived image quality (sharpness). It also offers a way for presenting these results on a datasheet in a format that is readily understood by a typical end-user and that allows the end-user to directly compare lenses in a meaningful way. Without this standard, there is no way to describe how clearly a stage lighting instrument projects an image, other than by showing a person with the actual instrument and gobo. Standards exist for projection lenses, but these are not applicable to the lower quality lenses used on stage and studio luminaires. This standard addresses this lack.
The download version of this standard is a ZIP file that includes an EPS graphic file of the test pattern in three common gobo sizes; the print version is the standard only.
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Photometrics |
October 10, 2007 |
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ANSI E1.36 - 2007 Model Procedure for Permitting the Use of Tungsten-Halogen Incandescent Lamps and Stage and Studio Luminaires in Vendor Exhibit Booths in Convention and Trade Show Exhibition Halls |
ANSI E1.36 - 2007, Model Procedure for Permitting the Use of Tungsten-Halogen Incandescent Lamps and Stage and Studio Luminaires in Vendor Exhibit Booths in Convention and Trade Show Exhibition Halls, is a model set of procedures that can be used by convention center and trade show exhibition hall staff to mitigate the risks perceived to be associated with the use of tungsten-halogen lamps and stage and studio luminaires in convention centers and trade show exhibition halls and to allow their use. There is no evidence that tungsten-halogen lamps used in Listed luminaires or that Listed stage and studio luminaires present any greater risk as they are used in exhibition halls than any other light source or type of luminaire in those venues, but the management staff of at least one major convention center in the United States believe that they do have elevated risks. They have moved to prohibit or limit the use of this equipment by exhibitors, but the restrictions are inconsistently enforced, largely because there is no clear procedure to decide when their use is acceptable or not. This standard offers a model procedure to permit or not the use of tungsten-halogen lamps and stage and studio luminaires, and helps promote the use of the lamps and luminaires in a safe manner. |
Photometrics |
October 10, 2007 |
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Application Guide for ANSI E1.3 - 2001, Lighting Control Systems 0 to 10V Analog Control Specifications |
This document explains some of the design implications that may not be obvious in the E1.3 standard. It also offers some troubleshooting guidance for users of analog control equipment. This document does not add any requirements to the E1.3 standard, nor does it remove any requirements. All the recommendations in this document are advisory only. |
Control Protocols |
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Camera Crane Operator's Handbook |
The Camera Crane Operator’s Handbook is an illustrated booklet that outlines safe practices and good advice for a variety of camera cranes in a variety of situations. The recommendations, coupled with common sense, good judgment, and proper evaluation of each situation, greatly reduce the risk of accidents with camera cranes. |
Camera Cranes |
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Introduction to Modern Atmospheric Effects, 4th edition |
The Introduction to Modern Atmospheric Effects, 4th edition is a revised version of the popular handbook on theatrical fogs. Illustrated and with more than twice as many pages as the first and second editions, the book gives the entertainment industry a factual presentation on all types of popular atmospheric fog effects. The section on using fog offers tips on putting fog where it will do the most good, lighting it effectively, working with fire alarms, and limiting exposure. The relative advantages and disadvantages of using time/distance tables and aerosol meters to assure that exposure limits are not exceeded are discussed. |
Fog & Smoke |
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Recommended Practice for DMX512: A guide for users and installers, 2nd edition |
Recommended Practice for DMX512: A guide for users and installers, second edition, by Adam Bennette adds information
about ANSI E1.11 (DMX512-A) and ANSI E1.20 (RDM) to the information about USITT's DMX512 that was offered in Bennette's original, popular Recommended Practice for DMX512. This updated edition offers
advice intended to help people successfully install and use DMX512-A and RDM equipment. The document is a PLASA/USITT recommended practice, not an ANSI, USITT, or PLASA standard, or an ESTA publication, but it is being offered for sale by The ESTA Foundation as an educational service to the industry.
THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ONLY AS A DOWNLOAD FILE. |
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June 25, 2008 |
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Recommended Practice for Ethernet Cabling Systems in Entertainment Lighting Applications and the Supplement to the Recommended Practice for Ethernet Cabling Systems in Entertainment Lighting Applications |
The Recommended Practice for Ethernet Cabling Systems in Entertainment Lighting Applications and the Supplement to the Recommended Practice for Ethernet Cabling Systems in Entertainment Lighting Applications are now bundled together to make an informative packet about preferred system topologies, hardware, and labeling practices for Ethernet systems used in entertainment lighting. The original Recommended Practice gives a good overview of how Ethernet works, but some of the equipment described is obsolete. The Supplement describes the equipment and system topology for 100 megabit/second systems on UTP cable, which is pretty much the standard medium used today. 1999. 66 pages total. |
Control Protocols |
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