Guides · Studios and lighting

Studio and lighting guides

We answer the questions that come up most in TV, green screen and podcast studio projects, through measurements, lighting choices, budgets and spec tables. Technical figures in product comparisons come from the manufacturers’ official pages.

  • PlanningUpdated:

    What You Need to Build a Studio: From Lighting to Power

    Questions to ask before the equipment list, lighting layers, rigging and control, backdrop, power and handover checks: a lighting-first checklist for video and broadcast studios.

  • Product comparisonUpdated:

    Nanlite Forza 720 vs Forza 720B Compared

    Same 800 W platform, same control unit: the Forza 720 offers fixed 5,600 K and more output, the 720B a 2,700–6,500 K range and two output modes. A comparison table from official data.

  • TechnicalUpdated:

    Lux and Watts: Reading LED Light Spec Sheets Correctly

    Watts and lux do not measure the same thing. Using Nanlite’s official photometric tables, we show how distance, reflectors, colour modes and accessories change the numbers.

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