Qatar Vision (Qvision), a prominent event management company in the State of Qatar, utilized a wide array of Claypaky lighting for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™. The fixtures illuminated pre-match ceremonies, the Fan Zone and coronation ceremony at the 18th edition of the Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
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Marshall Bissett, Chairman of the Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors, announced the addition of Butch Allen, Wes Bailey, Carol Dodds, and Anne Militello, to the board overseeing the Award Show and all that is associated with it. “I am delighted by the latest additions to the Advisory Board,” Bissett says. “We now have a very impressive roster of industry talent, representing the areas for lighting, audio, staging, video, and education. The Board is the engine that drives the awards show and I look forward to our first meeting.”
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The new NotchLC Adobe plugin for macOS brings native support for Apple Silicon.
As users may know, Apple has been transitioning to their own, ARM-based processor and GPU architecture, which has been a challenge for many software developers, including Notch. This change, along with Adobe’s subsequent decision to stop supporting Intel plugin backward compatibility in their Creative Cloud 2024 update, made using NotchLC on macOS more difficult for many. While several workarounds have been available (like side-loading older versions for Creative Cloud Media Encoder), they were not ideal, which is why Notch have been working on a better solution for the NotchLC user community.
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The Austrian AV technology manufacturer, AV Stumpfl, is set to captivate Prolight + Sound attendees with a display of its latest screen and media server technology in hall 12.0, stand #C84 (Frankfurt am Main, 19 –22 March). Attendees will have the opportunity to discover the award-winning BLACKPEAK screen, making its debut in Frankfurt.
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Astera will showcase a full range of its powerful and flexible wireless LED lighting solutions on stand B30 in Hall 12.1 at the 2024 Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt, Germany, next week, including the award-winning PlutoFresnel and LeoFresnel fixtures and the new ProjectionLens for PlutoFresnel.
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The students of St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville, TN were ecstatic last fall when their technical theater program was ushered into the 21st century with equipment from ETC and City Theatrical. The school replaced all of their theatre’s conventional incandescent lights with ETC’s ColorSource Spot V, Fresnel V, and CYC luminaires. The school’s 30-year-old ETC Inspire console was retired to introduce an Element 2 to the students, and the whole system was linked by City Theatrical’s Wireless DMX Multiverse®. This new equipment introduced a world of creative possibilities to the school.Read More »Element 2 and Multiverse Bring Big Upgrades to Tennessee High School
The Adam Hall Group is further expanding its Adam Hall Integrated Systems division. Christian Latzelsberger has been appointed as Head of Sales – Adam Hall Integrated Systems. In this capacity he is responsible for shaping the strategic direction and overseeing the sales division of Adam Hall Integrated Systems. Supporting him in the DACH region is Uli Golka, who serves as Technical Support Engineer Integrated Systems. Product management is handled by Senior Product Manager, Gabriel Alonso Calvillo while Jens Werner assumes the role of Junior Product Manager. Last but not least, the rapidly-growing AV business segment of the Adam Hall Group will be led by Christine Gerhardt as its Marketing Manager.Read More »Adam Hall Group Expands Integrated Systems Team with Several Key Positions
Visitors to ISE were greeted by the sight of a custom-made 7.5m umbrella in February, where 61,500,000 pixels of animations enlivened every panel using six 10-bit, 4K, 20,000-Lumen projectors which were driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers. The project was realised by UK-based Motion Mapping, who were challenged with creating the concept and delivering the unusual exhibit, which was rigged on the Epson stand.
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Pangolin announces the release of BEYOND and QuickShow 5.5, introducing a myriad of enhancements for your laser displays. Their development team has worked meticulously over the past several months to bring all of these new tools and features to life, while continuing to improve on previously released tools, and providing a host of bug fixes and quality-of-life updates.
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As the winter/spring exhibition season builds up to its finale, GLP has saved the best until last. Following the outstanding reception to its latest product portfolio at both LDI in Las Vegas and ISE in Barcelona, visitors to Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt (19–22 March) can expect not only to see all these in action, but a lot more besides (at their combined booths in Hall 12.1). This will make it one of the most important expo presentations in GLP’s history.Read More »GLP to Showcase New Product Portfolio at Prolight + Sound 2024
Beckhoff Automation opened an office in Greater Los Angeles to further grow the company’s presence on the West Coast. With a spacious layout spanning more than 4,100 square feet, the new office will function as a collaborative workspace and a hub for events, seminars and customer meetings. Los Angeles’ diverse ecosystem of high-tech industries offers opportunities to provide cutting-edge automation solutions, while expanding Beckhoff sales presence and market share. Located four miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and just minutes from the beach, the Beckhoff office in El Segundo offers convenience and local flair for customers visiting from across the state or the U.S.
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Swan Park Theatre, a cornerstone of the arts within the City of Swan, has experienced a transformative upgrade in its lighting setup, with PROLIGHTS lighting solutions provided by Show Technology. Managed by the Calisthenics Society of Western Australia, the theatre serves as a versatile venue for a wide array of events, from dance performances and theatrical productions to conferences and community gatherings. Theatre Consultant Matthew Nankivell, together with system integrator Technical Alliance, led the initiative to upgrade the venue’s lighting, with a focus on integrating LED technology to replace outdated systems.
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