SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – The Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica’s technical director Claudio Schifanni steered the venue toward its first purchase of Robe moving lights recently. The venue added eight Robe LED DLS Profile fixtures. Robe’s distributor, Mas Musica, also based in San Jose, supplied the fixtures.
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MUMBAI, India – The Christie Experience Center at InfoComm India is a multi-zone display at Booth B1 within the Bombay Exhibition Center from Sept. 12-14, 2016. Christie is featuring its latest 1DLP, 3DLP, LED, camera capture and show control technologies.
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Since its announcement at Prolight + Sound earlier this year, the Ethernet DMX Node XND-4 has been successfully used on the road and put in service in several venues. A main feature of the XND-4 is its simplicity; its configuration is designed for optimum simplicity with important settings and status information easily visible.
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Roland’s V-1SDI Video Switcher promises to serve as an easy-to-use, compact and portable switcher that can accommodate 3G-SDI and HDMI audio/video sources with resolutions up to 1080p. The V-1SDI features a host of professional compositing effects and DSK (down-stream key) capabilities.
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AMSTERDAM – Blackmagic Design launched new DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K and DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K PCIe capture cards that include all the features of the HD models but include new Ultra HD and HDR (high dynamic range) features. These new cards are available in two models, DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K and DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K and both models support all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p30. DeckLink Mini 4K models are available from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide for only $195 each.
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LAS VEGAS – ESTA’s Behind the Scenes Happy Hour returns for its 3rd year as the biggest pre-LDI party in a new location at the Embassy Suites Las Vegas (3600 Paradise Road). Tickets are on sale for the event on Thursday, October 20 from 6pm-8pm. Advance tickets are $60 a person at behindthescenescharity.com/btshh, and tickets will be available at the door for $75 a person.
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DALLAS – GoVision will debut a new LED video product for the residential and commercial hospitality markets at next week’s CEDIA 2016 Expo in Dallas.
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Waukesha, WI-based Blizzard Lighting launched Buddha, the company’s universal DMX Data Handheld appliance.
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AMSTERDAM – Blackmagic Design’s Teranex A is, a new broadcast quality standards converter designed specifically for AV professionals. Teranex AV features 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0a inputs, outputs and loop through, along with AV specific features such as low latency, a still store, freeze frame, and HiFi audio inputs for professionals working on live, staged presentations and conferences. Teranex AV will be available in September for $1,695 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
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WOODSTOCK, GA — At Woodstock City Church, part of North Point Ministries, a network of six churches serving the metro Atlanta area, church lighting director Rob Shawver and his team can now make use of an expanding arsenal of gear that includes MAC Viper AirFX fixtures, Atomic 3000 DMX strobes, RUSH MH 3 Beams and more. There are 34 new Martin fixtures in all.
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ROCKFORD, IL — Hanson headlined Brews and BBQ, a music event held at Rockford Speedway on Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 2-3). Lighting designers Jeff Hinton of 815 productions and Jared Borchardt of JBE, Inc. teamed up for this production, using 12 Intimidator Spot 255 IRC and eight Intimidator Beam LED 350 fixtures from Chauvet DJ.
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GREENFIELD, IN – Mid-America Sound Corporation announced a change of ownership on Sept. 9. The company noted that longtime employees Bob Williams and Jason Wells have bought the company from Kerry Darrenkamp, who founded the company in 1976.
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