We were first inundated with Mike Zinman’s code-creating antics with AutoBlock for AutoCAD. Then Mike teased our palate with iSwitch DMX, which I just used this weekend to address a bunch of old Lightwave Research gear. Now Mike Zinman is up to it again with his new lighting-related iPhone app, GelCalc. This application is geared towards us folk in the lighting industry, and takes away the reason to ask the age-old question, “what the hell size color frame does that old beam projector take?”
Behold: GelCalc from The Zinman Co! $5.99 was never better spent. Thanks Mike!
A bit of info from Mike’s website:
For about the price of a sheet of gel, Gel Calc can save you hundreds of dollars each year from wasteful cuts.
Gel Calc is a calculation app for stage lighting designers, electricians, and stage hands.
With Gel Calc, quickly calculate number of sheets, best cutting direction to yield the most frames per/sheet and pricing.
Gel Calc includes a frame picker with over 60 common frame sizes for easy and quick entry, or you can manually enter any frame size using the text fields.
A lookup list, sorted by manufacturer, features over 100 popular frame sizes AND sheet/roll sizes for reference.
No more “What is the frame size for a Selecon Pacific Zoomspot” or “What roll sizes are available for Roscolux color?” This information is ready at your finger tips, just press the LOOKUP button underneath the frame picker.
KEY FEATURES:
-Determine total sheets needed for any frame size and qty.
-Determine total yield per sheet.
-Determine the best cutting direction for rectangular frames.
-Use Gel Calc to determine pricing information, including sales tax.
-Use as a reference tool to lookup popular frame, sheet and roll sizes, sorted by manufacturer.
-Imperial and metric units supported.
