Live Design International (LDI) 2024

Beginner Laser Technician Course
This course is designed for users completely new to lasers and Pangolin control and brings
them up to speed so they can do shows for themselves. This course covers Projectors and
how they work, show setups and cabling requirements, creating Laser content and shows,
controlling your show from DMX consoles, and much more. Go from zero to hero with awardwinning
Lyra Letourneau as she teaches you how to operate a laser show from no production
experience to being able to do shows.

This course is for complete beginners to lasers, pangolin software and even show production
itself. No experience is needed, and absolute beginners are encouraged to take this course.
Those who have some production experience or come from different disciplines in the show
production industry should consider this course. This course will not focus on detailed
content creation, but touch on how you can start creating content for yourself and is more
focused on getting the gig done.

What is covered in major categories:
• History, safety, and operation of laser projectors
• Show rigging, cabling, and networking of lasers
• Software overview, Laser Projector settings, and Show operation
• Laser content creation for live, and timecoded shows References and content

There is a lot of content within this course that is linked to recourses on YouTube, the
pangolin wiki and other locations. This is done to allow the document to live longer than the
course itself, and if information is updated, users can still access up to date information.

Some external content is linked to 3rd party publications and may expire. These links are not
required for the course but provided as a courtesy for extra information related to each
chapter.

Recommended course preparation
It is recommended for students to bring their own windows computer and have BEYOND
installed beforehand, 1 Month licenses will be provided free for all students to follow along
with the course but is not required for participation.

No formal knowledge of lasers, its control systems is necessary. In fact, it’s best for those
taking this course to be complete beginners.

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Recommended course preparation
It is recommended for students to bring their own windows computer and have BEYOND
installed beforehand, 1 Month licenses will be provided free for all students to follow along
with the course but is not required for participation.
As this course is to take beginners and turn them into advanced users, its expected to
understand most everything for normal operation, and most things within the “basic” quick
hints video series. Taking the beginner course is also a good pre-requisite, but its
recommended not to take this immediately after the first course, and instead put time into
using the tools before taking the advanced course.
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Frame Drawing
CHAPTER RESOURCES
VIDEOS
Video Info: 1 How To Use The Advanced Frame Editor In BEYOND Software
https://youtu.be/zsaNsuNYJU0?si=BlNTctPYLvNSZ--G
PANGOLIN ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTATION
Advanced Frame Editor in BEYOND 4.0 [Complete Help Docs] (pangolin.com)
VISUAL AND DIAGRAMS

ILDA’s Lasershow Operator course provides a basic overview of laser safety, for those who are operating laser show equipment, or are working around laser shows. It goes over laser safety basics and why it is important to follow procedures set up by the Laser Safety Officer.

This course is actually the first portion of the LSO for Lasershows course. You and the LSO students will go over the same material. You will take the Lasershow Operator test, and then the course will be over for you. (The LSO students will continue for a few more hours and will have an additional test.)

The Lasershow Operator part takes about 4 hours plus there is a 45 minute test. Attendees who pass the test receive a Certificate of Completion.

(The longer LSO course goes into more detail on many of the topics covered in the Laser Operator portion. The LSO course also goes over how to fill out and submit FDA variances and FAA outdoor laser operation forms, and discusses hazards of audience scanning)

Full Day includes half day of Lasershow Operator Course and half day of Laser Safety Officer (LSO) for Lasershows

ILDA’s Lasershow Operator course provides a basic overview of laser safety, for those who are operating laser show equipment, or are working around laser shows. It goes over laser safety basics and why it is important to follow procedures set up by the Laser Safety Officer.

Laser Safety Officer (LSO) for Lasershows: ILDA's main laser safety course.
For those working in the field of laser light displays, who are responsible for the overall safety of a show, this course comprehensively covers lasershow-specific content and safety requirements.