You can now get a Free Custom Steel Gobo, when you join the GoboMan “Gobo Loyalty Program”.You just buy 12 custom steel gobos, and get the 13th custom steel gobo you order FREE! Contact customerservice@goboman.com to join.
GoboMan T Shirts
September 30, 2009 by goboman
After so many requests, we came out with a line of t shirts available with any GoboMan gobo design. T shirts are available in S,M L, white only for $9.95 Contact GoboMan.com
Basic Gobo Terms you should know Part 1
June 25, 2009 by goboman1. GOBO-a gobo is just the template with the des
337967_SHIPSign-not the whole fixture and everything. Gobos are either stock, or custom, and can be made into glass or steel. If you have questions about glass or steel gobos see earlier GoboMan posts.
2.Gobo Projector, Gobo Lights, Lekos, Not all lights take gobos! They must have the ellipsed lenses in order to be able to focus on a gobo,otherwise you just get a blob of light.
3. Gobo Sizes & Gobo Holders-each fixture not only takes it’s pwn unique gobo size, but each has their own gobo holder.
4. Will my Gobo be in color? Steel Gobos project white light unless you add a color gel filter. If using gels on stel Gobos, you will be coloring the entire design and not be able to control the color on any particular section. If you want multiple colors in your Gobo design, then you want to look at glass gobos.
A great affordable gobo projector
June 19, 2009 by goboman
The GoboMan 75 watt Gobo projector is a great deal for the money. Not only does it project steel gobos, stock and custom, but 35mm slides. Gobos easily slide in and require no tools. The unit also comes with four dichroic filters and five steel holiday gobos included. GoboMan carries a line of full color holiday slides that fit both the 75 watt and 100 watt units.Mounting options vary from a traditional C clamp to squeeze clamp, or you can set it on a table or floor with the table top stand, and project towards a wall or ceiling.
If your not looking to spend hundreds of dollars on lighting , this will get you projecting gobos for less than $100.00.
Do I need to use a glass gobo to add color to my projection?
June 11, 2009 by gobomanThe answer is no. One way is to use gel filters to color your gobo image. There are over 130 GoboMan lighting gel filters which are perfect for this. Simply cut the gel filter to the appropriate size for your lighting fixture, and your done. If you look back in the GoboMan blogs, we also show how to use the same colored lighting gels in a split gel format, allowing you to create hundreds of color combinations.
GoboMan Super Black transparencies vs Homemade computer transparencies
June 3, 2009 by gobomanThe problem is the blacks. You just can’t get a good solid opaque black background. Some work better than others, but usually you get a gray background with bleed through.This occurs with a ink jet or laser printer. You can make them, but you can see the difference between the two in these photos. GoboMan uses a super saturate printing system made just for achieving a super saturated black background. 
How much will fit on my Gobo?
June 3, 2009 by goboman357404_HotMovies350644_ElPatron339416_BB&BBSClaudia&Pete
This is a question that comes up almost everyday when working with custom gobos. The problem is that each lighting instrument that projects gobos takes it’s own unique gobo size, and because sizes are different, some gobos can fit much more, or a larger design, than others can. There are 0ver 75 different gobo sizes and each fixture takes it’s own unique gobo size. Gobo sizes are usually refered to with a corresponding letter, like A size, B size, D size, or even Q size. If you do not know the name or the size of gobo you need, the two sizes that you will need are, the OD (outside diameter), and the IA (image area), the IA is where the design will be placed on the gobo. For example, A size gobos have a 100 mm OD, and a 75 mm IA, but the Q size gobo for the GoboMan projectors, has only a 22mm IA,and a 49 mm outside diameter, so obviously the A size will fit much more and a larger design than the Q size gobo. That said, you can still get up to 13 letters on a Q size gobo depending on the font used. You don’t want to try to get to much on a gobo because you can end up with tiny letters that don’t project a lot of light .
Worlds smallest Gobo projector fits in your pocket
May 27, 2009 by goboman
This is the smallest custom gobo projector available today that can fit in your pocket.
Contact GoboMan.com for price and availabilty.
How big will my gobo image be projected?
May 22, 2009 by gobomanGobo image size is a common concern. The Gobo image size has projected has nothing to do with the gobo size itself, but is determined by the lens degree and distance projected and gobo design. Each gobo fixture has a set lens degree, unless it is a zoom unit which incorporates many lens degrees in one fixture.
To make this easier to understand I will pick one of the most common gobo projection fixtures on the market the Source Four by ETC. The Source Four has many lenses to choose from but for this example we are going to only mention the 19, 26,36, 50 degree lenses. A 50 degree lenses is what you call a one for one. If you are using a 50 degree lens and are projecting a gobo image from a distance of 20 feet, you would have a 20 foot projected image, depending on the gobo design and if it uses the entire image area. So knowing that a 50 degree is one for one, we can assume that a 26 degree would roughly be half that size. So using a 26 degree lens from 20 feet would give you roiughly a 10 foot image, again depending on the amount of image area used in your gobo. Knowing the 50 degree is a one for one lenses makes estimating projection beam size a little easier. ETC doeas make much wider and narrower degree lenses for it’s line of Source Four lighting fixtures.
Projecting a 35mm slide in a GoboMan Gobo Projector
May 7, 2009 by gobomanWith gobo projectors, until recently if you wanted to project a actual photograph you needed to spend close to $500.00 or more for a glass multi color photo gobo.
The 75 watt GoboMan gobo projector allows you to use your full color 35 mm slides and project them without any damage from heat. Its a great way to project a couples picture at their wedding, or at any event where you would like to project a full color image.
The GoboMan 75 watt unit is only $89.00 and available at www.goboman.com, the slides are yours!
GoboMan 75 watt Gobo Projector and a 35 mm Kodak slide
