Technical information and guidelines on using the Cinegel collection of filters for light control. Some of the topics discussed are Kelvin color temperatures, Mired Shift Value, which filters to use when balancing to daylight, HMI, strobes, fluorescents and more.

Technotes

• A choice of color by Pete Reader
• Color filters for entertainment lighting
• Diffusion Confusion by Thomas F. Denove
• Diffusion material in film & video applications
• How to color stage lighting to enhance the color in scenery, costumes, and makeup
• Polarizing Filters / Reducing glare with linear polarizing filters

Filter Equivalents

• GAM to Rosco
• Lee to Rosco

Downloads

• Filter Facts - new version 2006 (2.93 MB)
• The Rosco Guide to Color Filters.pdf (1.31 MB)
  (New Version)

Product Specification Sheets

• Permacolor Dichroics (60 kb)
• Permacolor Frames (386 kb)
• Roscolux Color Filters (97 kb)
• Fluorescent Sleeves / Tube Guards (97 kb)
• MR-16 Holder (88 kb)
• Quick Color Sleeves (120 kb)

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Technotes

• How to use Rosco Shrink Mirror
• Designer Products - FAQ

MSDS

Click Here for Material Safety Data Sheets
(available in Adobe Acrobat file formats).

Technotes

• Flooring Facts
• How much will your new Rosco Floor cost?
  Try our new Rosco Floor Calculator
  (For Continental U.S. customers only)

Downloads

• Rosco Floor Installation Manual ( 177 KB)
• New Rosco Floor Brochure ( 341 KB)
• Rosco SubFloor Installation Manual ( 54 KB)

MSDS

Click Here for Material Safety Data Sheets
(available in Adobe Acrobat file formats).

Technotes

• Fog, Frequently Asked Questions
• How Fog Machines Work
• Equipment-Based Guidelines For The Use Of Theatrical Smoke And Haze ( 664KB)
  (includes Rosco Model 1600, Rosco Alpha 900 and Rosco PF-1000)
• Development Of Time-And-Distance Guidelines For Use Of Theatrical Smoke Equipment: Rosco Delta 3000 And Addendum To Time-And-Distance Guidelines For Delta 3000 ( 596KB)
• Fog Machine Specification Chart
• Development of Time-and-Distance Guidelines for Use of Theatrical Smoke Equipment: Rosco Delta Hazer ( 184KB)

Downloads

• Delta Hazer - Operation Manual ( 184KB)
• Delta 3000™ Fog Machine - Operations Manual ( 180KB)
• Machine à fumée Delta 3000™ - Manuel d'utilisation Français ( 199KB)
• Delta 3000™ Nebel Machine - Bedienungsanleitung ( 196KB)
• Model 1700 Fog Machine - Operations Manual ( 548 KB)
• Model 1700 Fog Machine - Spec Sheet ( 33 KB)
• Model 1750 Fog Machine - Operations Manual ( 135 KB)
• Model 1750 Fog Machine - Spec Sheet ( 1.9 MB)
• Delta 6000 Fog Machine - Spec Sheet ( 29.5 KB)
• Alpha 900 Fog Machine - Spec Sheet ( 27.6 KB)
• Delta 3000 Fog Machine - Spec Sheet ( 48 KB)
• Delta Hazer Fog Machine - Spec Sheet ( 480 KB)

• Animation Discs Effects Suggestions
• Animation Effects FAQ
• Aperture patterns
• Pattern size for various manufacturers

Rosco Effects - Gobo Combinations for the Motion Effects System:

• Elements - Fire
• Elements - Smoke
• Elements - Night Sky
• Miscellaneous Motion
• Moving Light
• New Steel Gobos

Learn techniques for creating various scenic surfaces using Rosco scenic paints and coatings using these step by step instructions. Glazed clay tiles, adobe brick, wrought iron, and stained glass are just some of the surfaces described.

MSDS

Click Here for Material Safety Data Sheets
(available in Adobe Acrobat file formats).

Creating Scenic Surfaces

• Ancient look with modern scenic techniques
• Colored draped glass process
• Handmade glazed natural clay tiles
• Mud plaster over adobe brick
• Painted stucco with spray texture & knocked down finish process
• Painted wrought iron
• Paving tile process
• Rusticated limestone process
• Shutter of painted worn wood process
• Stained glass effect
• Stone deck effect
• Tree bark
• Wall of marble, granite & volcanic stone process

Downloads

• The Rosco Guide to Scenic Finishes ( 786 kb)
• Creating Textured Surfaces ( 757 kb)
• Squaring and Sizing Drops ( 438 kb)

FAQs

• ColorCoat - FAQ
• Colorine - FAQ
• Flamex - FAQ
• Flamex - General Info
• FlexCoat - FAQ
• Scenic Paint - FAQ
• Using Iddings Deep Colors

Technotes

• The basics of choosing a screen
• Frequently asked questions about screens