BUENOS AIRES — JVC Professional Products named Sistemas de Video Comunicación S.A. (SVC) as its reseller in Argentina. SVC will provide sales, service, and support for the JVC professional product line and showcase JVC products at CAPER 2009, which runs Oct. 28-30 at the Centro Costa Salguero facility in Buenos Aires.
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Zero 88’s version 5.3.0 software for the ZerOS consoles, which can be installed on Zero 88 Leap Frog 48, Leap Frog 96, Frog 2 and ORB consoles, adds new features and bug fixes, and can be downloaded from the Zero 88 support center at http://support.zero88.com.
Read More »Pandoras Box Version 4.5 from coolux Media Systems includes more than 50 new features, including an improved interface, Multi-Server Preview, Bezier Curve Editing and other tools designed to make the faster, more powerful and easier to use.
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UMEA, Sweden — Mersive SOL software was used at Umevatoriet Center planetarium display at Sweden’s University of Umeå for edge-blending, image warping and auto alignment of multiple projectors on the dome screen.
Read More »DALLAS, TX — The AT&T Performing Arts Center held its multi-day grand opening recently, and to give patrons and passers-by a live-video look at the festivities, GoVision technicians, contracted by Planet Productions, configured a 9-foot-by-16-foot Daktronics PST HD LED video screen for the inaugural gala.
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LOS ANGELES — Divas returned to VH1 after a five-year hiatus, with Paula Abdul hosting the live show telecast from the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House. LD Tom Kenny used a lighting rig that included Coemar Infinity Wash XLS and Infinity ACL S moving heads supplied by Atomic Lighting.
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LAS VEGAS — Avon has been calling on Unlimited Visibility Lighting Design (UVLD) for the last 15 years to light many of its corporate events. Most recently, UVLD’s Greg Norgeot and Paul Sharwell, Avon’s lighting designer and programmer, teamed up for the company’s annual Leadership National Conference at the Paris Las Vegas hotel and casino.
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LONDON — LD Jeff Atkisson used a Martin Maxxyz lighting console for the 10th Anniversary celebration of “Sing Live,” a concert consisting of more than 600 singers performing in Royal Albert Hall.
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RALEIGH, NC —Christian contemporary artist Jeremy Camp has contracted with LMG Touring to provide lighting support for his 30-city Speaking Louder Than Before tour.
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SHANGHAI, China — Barco, Creative Technology and Color Lighting helped create a new look for the opening ceremony for the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China, also known as the All China Games, including the bowl-shaped projection screen in the center of the stadium.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA — When Los Angeles’ mega-club Playhouse held its soft opening, the crowd converged on Hollywood Blvd. was large enough to warrant intervention from the LA Police Department — one measure of the buzz surrounding the new $6 million venue.
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BELFAST — Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied all lighting and crew to the White Sapphire Ball, a gala charity fundraiser for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice. The event was staged at the Europa Hotel in Belfast.
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