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Philips Vari-Lite VL1100 LED Luminaire to Debut at ABTT June 6-7 in London

Philips Vari-Lite VL1100 LED Luminaire to Debut at ABTT June 6-7 in London

[caption id="attachment_277125" align="alignnone" width="640"]The new Philips Vari-Lite VL1100 LED offers a high quality, low power alternative to tungsten[/caption]

LONDON – Philips Vari-Lite’s new VL1100 LED luminaire makes its debut at the 2017 ABTT Theatre Show, set for June 6-7, 2017, at Alexandra Palace in London. The fixture is touted for setting a new standard in high quality LED moving head spotlights for stage and television applications.

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Claypaky’s SharBar Makes Russian Debut with My Michelle

[caption id="attachment_277122" align="alignnone" width="800"]The Claypaky SharBar on Russian band 'My Michelle'[/caption]

MOSCOW – Claypaky’s SharBar, the LED-based multi-beam effects light fixture, made its debut in Russia on a live concert by the band, My Michelle, at the Moscow-based Volta Club. LDs David Misakyan and Dmitry Buryak designed the lighting for the band, led by singer-songwriter Tanya Tkachuk.

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‘Heaven on Earth’ Musical Production to Rely on Avolites Technologies

[caption id="attachment_277119" align="alignnone" width="800"]Heaven on Earth press launch at Wembley[/caption]

BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – ‘Heaven on Earth’, which will be touring U.K. arenas between Dec. 4 2017 and May 12, 2018, will feature a lighting design by LD James Bawn. The show, focusing on the biblical tale of Adam and Eve, is relying upon Avolites technologies for lighting and video support. The large-scale musical is produced by Eden International Productions. It was written by Sara Jeffs and directed by Racky Plews, with an original musical score and arrangements by Geoff Alexander.

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Singer-Songwriter Banks Tours U.K., Europe with Robe Spiiders

[caption id="attachment_277116" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robe fixtures used for a Banks show[/caption]

LONDON – Singer/songwriter Banks toured Europe and the U.K. earlier this year with a lighting rig supplied by Neg Earth Lights that included 13 Robe Spiiders (and one spare). LD Ali Pike designed the show, which traveled from Antwerp, Belgium on Feb. 24 to London on March 13. The tour, in support of last year’s Altar album release, is now underway in the U.S. and Canada through late June. Banks then heads to Australia before heading back to North America, the U.K. and Europe for another run of shows later this year.

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TMB Notes 15 Million Foot Milestone for ProPlex Cat5e Cable

LOS ANGELES – TMB’s ProPlex Cat5e portable cable reached a significant milestone last month when total sales of the flagship product in the ProPlex data cable range, since its introduction at the turn of the century, reached 15 million feet. At more than 2,840 miles, that’s enough cable to stretch from Los Angeles to New York.

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Manios Digital & Film to Show New Cartoni Products at Cine Gear and Matthews’ Garage Sale

[caption id="attachment_277111" align="alignnone" width="786"]Cartoni’s Lambda 25 3rd Axis and Total Dutch facilitate 360° rotation for specialty camera shots[/caption]

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif — Cartoni USA and Manios Digital & Film will demonstrate the latest additions to Cartoni’s award-winning line of camera accessories at two events this weekend in Hollywood. Lambda 25 3rd Axis is an innovative, new accessory for Cartoni’s Lambda 25, the industry standard nodal fluid head for specialty pan and tilt shots. The new attachment allows operators to perform complete 360° rotation on a third axis, making it ideal for shooting underslung off a jib arm, dolly, crane or slider.

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SI Breaks Optical Screen Barrier: Launches Black Diamond XL, Slate XL, and Solar XL

[caption id="attachment_277108" align="alignnone" width="800"]Screen Innovations Goes XL[/caption]

AUSTIN, TX——Projection screen manufacturer Screen Innovations (SI), was founded in 2003 with one simple goal: to bring the big screen experience out of the dark. Based on the belief that two-piece projection was the best way to enjoy a truly immersive viewing experience, founder and CEO Ryan Gustafson led the small company to quickly establish a name for itself in the big screen market. In 2008, he achieved that goal with the introduction of the first iteration of Black Diamond® technology, the world’s first optically-based screen to reject ambient light from all directions.

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d3 Technologies gx Range to Debut at InfoComm 2017

[caption id="attachment_277103" align="alignnone" width="800"]d3 Technologies gx Range[/caption]

LONDON– d3 Technologies will introduce its new gx range to the US market at InfoComm 2017, June 14-16, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando.  The d3 team, who will be in Booth 4069, will also display their popular pro range. Prototypes of the gx range were previously shown at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt, 2017.  The new media servers are designed to facilitate generative content, which is becoming a progressively important part of live show design.

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Christie Spyder X80

[caption id="attachment_277100" align="alignnone" width="800"]Christie_Spyder-X80[/caption]

Christie’s new Spyder X80 multi-window processor promises four times the pixel management capacity of other image processors on the market. Well suited for the demands posed by today’s higher image resolutions, Christie Spyder X80 can handle 4K video at a 60Hz refresh rate on a single channel.  The Spyder X80 will be featured at Christie’s booth 2553 at InfoComm in Orlando, FL June 14-16.

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Singapore’s ‘Tropicana the Musical’ Lit with New Robe Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_277098" align="alignnone" width="800"]Robe gear used at the Tropicana Singapore[/caption]

SINGAPORE – LD Yo Shao Ann made use of Robe’s new Viva CMY LED spots, Spiider wash beams and CycBar 15 battens on the recent production of Tropicana the Musical in Singapore. Tan Kheng Hua and Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as producer and director of the show for Spare Room Productions. The 10 VIVA CMYs used in the show were part of the first shipment into the region of these brand new fixtures from Robe, shortly after their launch at Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt in early April.

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Roland Updates V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher

[caption id="attachment_277095" align="alignnone" width="800"] Roland V800 HDMK2[/caption]

Roland’s “Mark II” version of its V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher has been updated based on feedback from end users and system designers. The V-800HD MK II includes new dedicated switches for AUX source selection, promising enhanced visibility and operability. The interface has also been tweaked. An advanced keyer lets users adjust phase range, amount of chroma and other parameters based on the HSV color space that is closely related to human chromatic sensation, promising high quality and tight key compositions, especially when using 1080p video sources.

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