TV Studio
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The Longmont Public Media (LPM) TV Studio is the largest studio at LPM and is designed to be completely flexible for your video, audio, or photography needs.
The TV Studio currently contains:
Lighting grid with control system
Backdrop roller
Audio speakers
Audio routing to the Audio Production Studio
Video routing to the Live Streaming / Gaming Studio
Curtain system
Green screen curtain (located in equipment room)
Equipment from the equipment room may be brought into the studio for your content needs. You may also bring in your own equipment and use it in the studio.
Please continue to see below for information on:
Here are some classes we recommend taking prior to using the TV Studio:
Studio Production 101
Once you are done using the studio, please clean up and leave the studio in the condition you found it, or even better. A lot of people use the studio and it is imperative that you clean up after yourself. Failure to do so will make LPM staff and members unhappy. Repeated notices about cleaning up with result in disciplinary action.
The Studio is available for reservations via our reservation system. To make a reservation, please vist this link. If you need to learn how to make a reservation, please go here.
LPM has a ADJ 24 channel lighting board in the studio.
The ADJ currently controls 8 lights that are connected via DMX.
Lights 1-3 are the front lights; Lights 5-8 are the back lights
Power button is on the back of the device.
Please see Controlling In-Studio Grid Lights for more information.
LPM has a vinyl backdrop roller that you can use for photography, videos, interviews, and more.
It is somewhat tricky to roll down as the vinyl is heavier than you think. NOTE: do not use the chains to roll up/down the vinyl. It is too heavy and will result in the vinyl rolling down too fast and/or breaking the chain.
To roll down:
Use the safety ladder and position it next to the
take out the safety grip clip
Slowly roll the vinyl down to your desire length
Use the safety grip clip (as pictured below) to prevent the vinyl roll from continuing to roll down.
To Roll back up:
-Follow the instructions above, but in reverse :)
LPM has a video routing system that lets you connect up to 3 (hardwired) cameras from the TV Studio to the Live Streaming room.
This is done via an SDI routing system that was in place prior to LPM being in the building.
We have 3 HDMI cables that you can connect cameras into. These camera's then show up in vMix as DeckLink Duo 2, 3, and 4.
LPM has several globe LED lights in the studio you can use. Please watch this 99-second video in which Sergio explains how the lights can be controlled using the Feit Electric app on one of LPM’s iPads.
If you are planning to use the LED lights as house lights during a performance (lights off during the performance and turned on before the audience leaves), confirming that you can control the lights should be part of the preparation for the performance. In the unlikely event that a problem is encountered, assistance from an LPM staff member might be required to resolve the problem.
LPM iPads are available in the LPM Equipment Room. Each iPad is secured with the same passcode. As part of your Equipment Room orientation, you should have been given the passcode.
As Sergio explains in the video, the Feit Electric app is installed on most of LPM’s iPads.
The app requires credentials which have already been provided to the app on LPM iPads. If the app on one of the LPM iPads challenges you to enter credentials, see the Troubleshooting section below.
In his 99-second video, Sergio mentions pre-made settings which have been configured in the app. These are in the bar at the top of the screen which scrolls horizontally.
If you don’t see the pre-made settings, see the Troubleshooting section below.
If a light does not respond to attempts to turn it on, it is likely that the light does not have power. See the Troubleshooting section below for more information.
The Feit Electric app has been known to fail to display the pre-made settings bar.
If you don’t see the pre-made settings, try restarting the app.
To restart the app, double-press the iPad's home button to display all apps that are active on the iPad. Inactivate the Feit Electric app by sweeping it upward off the screen. (Don’t worry if you accidentally inactivate other apps. Apps can easily be restarted.) After inactivating the app, press the iPad home button once to return to the home screen. Then, touch the Feit Electric app icon to restart the app. (It might be necessary to scroll horizontally to other pages of the iPad home screen in order to find the app icon.)
If a light does not respond to attempts to turn it on via the app, the light might not have power.
When all else fails, read the Feit Electric documentation. 😩 And by the way, 'Feit' in 'Feit Electric' is pronounced 'Fight' according to a video in the Feit Electric YouTube channel.
There is an inline rotary switch on each light's power cord: One of the studio ladders will be required to reach the switch. When power is restored to the light, it should turn on. (The setting of the light in the app does not matter when power is first restored.) If you turn a light off via a switch, please remember to turn the switch back on before turning the studio over to the next user. If the light does not turn on as the rotary switch is toggled, then a circuit breaker might be off. Like the sign on the cover says, circuit breakers settings should not be changed so that no one needs to encounter and troubleshoot this issue. Each of the four LED lights is on a separate breaker. Three of those breakers are marked by a fragment of orange gaffer tape. They are Breakers #10, #17, and #20. The fourth light is on Breaker #15 which is not marked with orange tape.
If the app challenges you to enter credentials, the credentials have already been provided to the app on LPM iPads. If challenged to enter credentials, press the 'Log in' button. On the 'Log in' window that appears, tap the 'Email' field. Then, tap the saved credentials circled in red: You will be prompted to enter the iPad passcode, which you should have been given as part of your Equipment Room orientation. Once you enter the passcode, the credential fields will be completed but the auto-fill prompt is obscuring the 'Log in' button. 😣 Tap the 'Log in' label circled in red at the top of the 'Log in' window below to reveal the 'Log in' button and the 'I agree with Privacy Policy and Service Agreement' box, check the 'I agree ...' box, and press the 'Log in' button. If you have trouble with these instructions, please consult Trouble-shooting issues auto-filling credentials of apps on LPM iPads.
