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THPP Documentation help

I am attempting THPP and I am having a little trouble deciphering the documentation. I have never seen documentation like this as the house I work in does not have such a big or complex rig. The particular document I am working with is Project 5 Conventional focus.

On page 2 it has the pictures of the groups and what they should look like when finished. then below that it has 16 channel pictures divided in to 131-138 and 141-148 

 How I read this is 0,+4,+10+18 is from plaster line DS to US. with these measurements being center of beam.Then ch148 beam edge starts SR4 and shines across the floor to SL.

Is this correct? and ch 147 beam edge is at SL6 and continues to shine SL.

Then on the next page

Ch 179 beam center line is US +20 and the beam covers 9ft from 11R-2R and 176 US+12 center with beam coverage 12R-2R which is 10ft.

Is this correct? Am I reading this correctly. Like I said I have not used focus documentation before (small community theater- move that light a bit, a bit more, yep thats it. )

Thanks in advance for your help and for something to do in this current climate

Regards

Geoff



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    I was struggling with the focus notes too.  I think you've worked out the coordinate system correctly. 

    As I understand it, 14R is 14ft right of centre line and 2L is 2ft left of centre line. +12 is 12ft upstage of the plaster line and -2 would be 2ft downstage of plaster line. I found the reference to Scallop confusing but concluded it means the bottom of the beam.

    I'm having difficulty translating other parts of the focus notes from what I assume is US norms into UK norms. 

    T and Temp seem to abbreviate Template which I would call Gobo

    Does Clear stand for No Color or Open White? (eg Group 241 and 231

    I realise that the stating save files have some errors for us to find and correct, but are the focus notes and Howell's magic sheet "the bible"?

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    I was struggling with the focus notes too.  I think you've worked out the coordinate system correctly. 

    As I understand it, 14R is 14ft right of centre line and 2L is 2ft left of centre line. +12 is 12ft upstage of the plaster line and -2 would be 2ft downstage of plaster line. I found the reference to Scallop confusing but concluded it means the bottom of the beam.

    I'm having difficulty translating other parts of the focus notes from what I assume is US norms into UK norms. 

    T and Temp seem to abbreviate Template which I would call Gobo

    Does Clear stand for No Color or Open White? (eg Group 241 and 231

    I realise that the stating save files have some errors for us to find and correct, but are the focus notes and Howell's magic sheet "the bible"?

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