Madrix is for those who are short on time and budget, but long on creativity.
The LED lighting controller software Madrix is based on “user friendliness, productivity, and ease of use.” In discussing recent projects by notable LDs who are using the program, it appears those goals are more than being met.
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LDI 2016 was populated by many memorable displays and booths, not the least eye-catching of which was a giant (playable) Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots display built by Blizzard Lighting and ModTruss. The Wisconsin-based company has been involved in the lighting industry since 2010, when they sold their first fixture, the Flurry.
In this modern day of pixilation, it’s become so commonplace for the new par fixtures to act like eye candy as opposed to emulating the look of a gelled par 64. While there is nothing particularly wrong with the look of an LED wash light with many cells on its face, some designers as well as artists prefer the look of the older pars and moving wash fixtures of yore. This is where Elation’s series of Fuze fixtures comes in. They have a lens system that turns this line of RGBW COB wash fixtures into one homogenous beam.
Read More »December 2001 marked the first article I wrote for my “Feeding the Machines” column. As I write this article 15 years later, I am thinking about how much our industry has changed, yet also stayed the same. The most popular console brand back then was different and LEDs were used as indicators, not sources. Many of the programming processes and procedures have not changed, though. I still find myself using much of the same syntax and methodology to create looks as I did long ago. It is amazing to look back and see what has changed and what has remained the same.
Across the skyline, as dusk settled in, a dynamic beacon of light sparkled, shimmered, beamed and beckoned from atop the London landmark The Shard. Woodroffe Bassett Design created the holiday lighting installation for the second year in a row, illuminating the Shard’s spire, the highest 13 levels of the 95-story building, for the festive season. The Shard, at 309.6 meters (1,016 feet) in height, is the tallest building in the U.K.
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Keeping the Lonesome Road from Dragging You Down
On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha… No, I’m not going to read into that Seger song. Karaoke doesn’t start until 8 p.m.
ITALY — In a first for an Italian TV production, Claypaky Scenius fixtures, supplied by Italian rental company AMG, were used to light the 2016 edition of X-Factor Italy.
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CLIFTON FORGE, VA — The Historic Masonic Theatre, which has a storied past and is now a performing arts, education, and community facility, recently upgraded with Intelligent Marquee Systems’ (IMS Mk2) LED marquee/festoon lighting system. IMS products are distributed by TMB.
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AMSTERDAM — The OCA Alliance, the AV industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture, also known as OCA and standardized as AES70, will feature new examples of how this technology is evolving at ISE 2017 in Amsterdam Feb. 7-10.
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Elation Professional says its new Platinum 1200 Wash™, an LED color wash moving head with 19 65W multi-chip RGBW LEDs, is its brightest wash light to date, with an output comparable to 1500W discharge fixtures.
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AMSTERDAM — With plans for a formal launch at Integrated Systems Europe 2017 in Amsterdam Feb. 7-10, a handful of companies have teamed up to form the SDVoE (Software Defined Video over Ethernet) Alliance. The group will promote a standardized software-defined video over Ethernet platform for interoperable AV-over-IP applications. The group’s members include AptoVision, Aquantia, Christie Digital, Netgear, Sony and ZeeVee.
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ATLANTA – Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys again welcomes guests to its dedicated training facility in Atlanta, Georgia with a combined Open Days / Training Workshop event running from Feb. 21-24, 2017. The emphasis is on both product awareness and providing fee-free training for those who want to increase their knowledge and understanding of automated rigging for the entertainment industry.
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