I need to light an 11ft x 20ft muslin green screen for keying. Is the light from these even enough to provided a consistent green screen illumination?
2013162
I have not yet tried to light a green screen with these lights so this might not be very helpful, but... I have messed with green screen / keying a few years back with other lights. From the times I have used these lights for lighting up my video recording areas, I would be confident that it would do a good job providing an even light across your muslin green screen.With that said, this is a cheaply priced kit, so you get what you pay for.
2013163
That would deped on what bulbs you are using. These come with CFLs which are not that strong - fine for, say, an interview or portrait, but not much more. However, you could replace those CFLs with LEDs of much higher power output, but since they are LEDs they would not draw (much) more power than CFLs; typically LEDs draw about half the power of CFLs for same power output, so you could almost double your output by going for some strong LEDs and that would allow you to get better illumination on your green screen.
2013164
I don't think it would light it even enough in the center (I assume the width is 11 feet). You would almost have to have one of the lights on an overhead boom aimed at the center. I was pretty disappointed in the whole setup and actually returned the system. The soft box assembly was not what was advertised. There were no permanent pockets on the corners to holder the rods as shown on the Fancier website assembly video. I suggest spend some more money for a real set of soft boxes.
278893
I have connected two lengths of these together without a drop in brightness . So I would think three should be fine. However, be advised that this kit does NOT come with the wall plug . The110 to12v you would need to buy separately. If I had not bought a kit from another vendor I would not have been able to use it.
1954468
It should be enough bright for you. One of these give out 1050 Lumens so with two together you would be 2100 Lumens, that is more then enough for a living room.
733392
Yes, this light should work for your sign just fine. Specially if you are talking outside at night Time. Yet, this is not a spot light. It is not super bright. To go brighter you may want to go with the same type light but 20w instead. Also keep in mind the 10w is a 12v. Great if you plan to connect it to solar power.
1042310
Not so much. Light is projected mainly to the sides and up. I use them in landscape lights that have a shield that diffuses the light somewhat. They are not the same as incandescent, but I thought that the were acceptable. The are a little dimmer than Best to Buy® (6-PACK) T10 921 194 18-5050 SMD LED Bulb lamp Super... But still seem to do the job.
2272966
Hi... Right out of the box these lights have a nice ambiance. They're only 11watts so they're not so bright and make a perfect light for an outside sitting area. I've got a fifty foot cord of these going across two awnings of my camper. I'm thinking of getting another set up for my backyard as well. They've been great and haven't lost a single bulb in two camping seasons so far. As far as using them with a dimmer switch I would say yes since they're normal incandescent bulbs.
2000392
This will not be enough lighting for the entire 10 x 10 area, as these are only 300 watts. You can use them mostly for filler lighting, but will need something with more wattage for 10 x 10. I suggest at least 500 watts. Hope this helps...
1031209
The panel I have was evenly lit. No dark spot and the rated lumens was maintained at 110 volts.
1790585
They appear to be alright with a spot but I am only using them with bright LED spots. Sorry. I don't mind testing it out though.
950554
I have 12 of them in a home theater and they are not bright enough to light the the whole room bit my room is 13x22. I use them close to the wall which lowers their efficiency to light the room and the room is red so hard to compare. I use a separate light fixture in the middle of the room to make it bright when needed. If your kitchen is white, it might work otherwise, I'd suggest 9 fixtures.
2257707
The short answer is yes. They're designed for closeup & macro work so, they don't need to put out a lot of light. Most of my closeup work is under 3 feet. It should work automatically via your cameras TTL flash system.
1414898
It will work, the lights will not dim as low as the halogen bulbs. Once they get so low they shut off. I do like the lights and feel they work great, I use them in my movie room and am pleased.
1382699
Probably not. I use mine to highlight a palm and a couple of crape myrtles and they're more than adequate for that. I'm assuming you'd be mounting on the house to illuminate the drive and these might do OK for 20 feet or so, but not too much past that.
1599387
We ran these along a split rail fence around the same length. We put one every second section so with the 'vees' it came to about one light every fourteen feet. Illumination is fine as long as ambient lighting is what you are looking for. For us they were driveway markers so people would not end up in the creek. PS The bulbs for these are hard to find in Lowe's and run around $4 bucks a piece. Buy in bulk from Amazon and keep a supply on hand. The moisture gets to bulb base in these lights after time and I would keep a couple spares on hand as well.
815368
Yes, I have a 21 ft and one set was plenty. I bought 2 sets and ended up giving 1 away. They are fairly heavy lights. I bought a dimmer switch at Lowe's so I could have bright or dim. I also use clear bulbs they look much better
598244
I would say that the area of illumination is only 2-3'. You would need several of these. I use them to light a peculiar step on my deck and secured them right next to the step riser. Hope this helps you. I would suggest you try a couple of them to determine how they would work for you.
738214
These lights should be fine just make sure that you have at least two of them. 1 for key lighting and the other for fill lighting and try to use and plain background (nothing behind you ) your videos will probably get better views for presentation.