Media Servers vs. Powerpoint
In some areas of our industry, people are using media servers to serve images from a PowerPoint presentation instead of running it directly from a… Read More »Media Servers vs. Powerpoint
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D.T.S. Names Lightfactor Distributor for U.K., Ireland
LONDON — D.T.S. named Lightfactor its exclusive U.K. and Irish distributor. Lightfactor’s sales manager, Peter Coles, noted that Lightfactor will also be appointing a series of sub-distributors for selected D.T.S. product groups. Pictured here is Coles, left, with Franco Zaghini, DTS VP of sales.
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Edirol LVS-800 8-Channel Video Mixer with DSK
Roland Systems Group's LVS-800 is an eight-channel standard definition video mixer. The Edirol LVS-800 is well-suited for live events or installations requiring stability, ease of use and professional connectivity.
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First Pentecostal Church Lit with Mega-Lite LEDs
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR — The First Pentecostal Church’s assistant pastor Nathan Holmes hired LD Gary Howard of SFH Productions for a LED lighting system that would give the church a new array of seasonal and special event looks. Howard used fixtures from Mega-Lite for the task.
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West Virginia’s Clay Center Using Panasonic LED Screen
CHARLESTON, WV — Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia has been equipped with a 9.5-foot-by-6.5-foot Panasonic LED video display. It’s visible from the road and is being used to promote current and future events.
Read More »Da-Lite Publishes Book on Adele De Berri
WARSAW, IN —Da Lite is marking its 100th year in business with the publication of a book on its founder, Adele De Berri. Titled First Lady of the Silver Screen, it chronicles De Berri’s invention of the “silver screen” and the company she founded in 1909, the De Berri Screen and Scenic Company, later renamed Da Lite Screen Company.
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LD Paul Normandale Updates Martin Gear for Coldplay Stadium Shows
MANCHESTER, U.K. —Lighting Designer Paul Normandale has added to the number of lighting fixtures used for a series of European stadium shows for Coldplay’s ongoing Viva La Vida tour, including a conversion of eight MAC 250 Washes into new MAC 250 Beams.
Read More »Lighting & Electronics’ LDI Promo Supports Behind the Scenes
NEW YORK — Lighting & Electronics is using a new program offered by the LDI show as a way to give back to the industry, and the company is issuing a challenge to all LDI exhibitors to follow suit.
Read More »TMB “Village” Focuses on Product Demos at PLASA
LONDON — TMB is returning to PLASA ’09 with its TMB “Village” concept, with an emphasis on a combination of hospitality and hands-on demos with booth neighbor Bandit Lites.
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San Francisco Cathedral Lit with ETC Selador LEDs
SAN FRANCISCO — Located between Golden Gate Park and The Presidio, St. Ignatius Church has been a city landmark for close to a century. Lindsley Architectural Lighting enhanced the visual features of the cathedral with ETC’s Selador Series LED lighting fixtures.
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U2 Tour Brings Transformable LED Screen to Soldier Field
CHICAGO — After completing the first leg of U2’s 360° tour in Europe, the claw-shaped structure featuring the first transformable LED video screen has been erected for U2’s Sept. 12 show at Soldier Field. U2 quickly sold out all 65,000 tickets for Sept. 12, and an extra show was set for Sept. 13.
Read More »White Light, United Visual Artists to Discuss Video and Lighting
LONDON — White Light and United Visual Artists are sponsoring a debate at PLASA ’09 on the future of the visual media, and whether or not still-separate visual disciplines, lighting and video, ought to be thought of as a single entity titled, simply, “visuals.”
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