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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NEW YORK – LD Peter Greenbaum recently added fixtures from Chauvet Professional to his rig for live performances by artists featured on The Today Show in New York’s Rockefeller Center. WorldStage provided the new fixtures, which include nine Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Spot moving lights.
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ARRI expands its range of SkyPanel LED soft lights with the new S120-C, the biggest member of the SkyPanel family, joining other products in the line, including S60 and S30 products. The S120 is twice as long as the S60, but weighs nearly the same. Its larger light aperture also promises to benefits for users.
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MADRID, Spain – For the inaugural Mad Cool Festival, which features headliners including Neil Young, The Who and The Prodigy at the Caja Magica tennis grounds in Madrid on June 16-18, PRG Spain supplied lighting for three main stages. At Stage Three, a 10,000-capacity performance space located inside the main tennis court arena, the setup included Elation Professional’s Cuepix Panel LED matrix fixtures.
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