Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) announced new Z-HD5500 HDTV studio and field production camera. Featuring Hitachi Kokusai’s latest advances in CMOS imaging technology, the Z-HD5500 promises to cost-effectively address the challenges of shooting in studios and venues with low-cost or varying-frequency LED lighting.
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Christie announced a firmware update for its Phoenix content management systems. Version 1.5 directly integrates with Milestone’s XProtect, an open platform IP video management software (VMS). Christie Phoenix obtains H.264 camera data directly from the XProtect recording server, and automated video wall control is initiated from the XProtect event server.
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WILMINGTON, NC — On Feb. 6, 2017, Sturdy Corporation announced it has acquired all assets of AAdyn Technology, a.k.a. AAdynTech. Frank Gallagher, managing director of AAdynTech, also announced his retirement.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites was proud to donate a lighting package for 1 Night. 1 Place. 1 Time: A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis. Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers, Alison Krauss, Kane Brown, Chris Young, Travis Tritt, Wynonna, Alabama and others honored the man Garth Brooks said, “totally saved this music and this format.” The event raised funds for the Randy Travis Foundation which supports stroke research and rehabilitation.
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Building on the success of its Entourage professional-grade touring faze machine, ADJ has further expanded its line of atmosphere-generating haze effects units with the Entour Venue. This flexible, high-output, water-based professional faze machine has an integrated hanging bracket for both mobile use and for permanent fixed installations. Despite its compact form, the Entour Venue offers output of up to 15,000 cubic feet per minute, made possible due to its high-speed fan and powerful 1500W heating element.
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LAS VEGAS – Design firm Fine Design Associates turned to 4Wall Las Vegas for the gear needed to light the booths for major brands at the 2017 CES Show, including Bosch, Canon, Panasonic and Samsung. Fine Design Associates founder Paul Fine has worked with major brands at CES since the late 1990s. He has seen the booths at CES evolve dramatically.
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NASHVILLE – Gear Park, Nashville’s full-service facility that specializes in storage of musical and stage equipment for artists, named Steve Powell general manager. Steve joins the team following 18 years of working at Bandit Lites. Gear Park’s goal is to provide clients with a safe, protected, and comfortable space, to not just store equipment, but to work on the gear all while in a user friendly environment.
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PixelFLEX’s weather-rated FLEXStorm LED video technology is designed to overcome the challenges associated with traditional outdoor LED video displays, FLEXStorm utilizes an intelligent, auto-correcting light sensor control system to ensure the perfect brightness at all hours of the day. With its safe and reliable connections, FLEXStorm can weather the environment and is available in a variety of custom sizes, resolutions and configurations.
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GRANBURY, TX — Sound Productions of Dallas provided a 26-by-10-foot (WxH) video wall for Acton United Methodist Church. Made with Chauvet Professional C6 Panels, video wall appears to “disappear” at times, with highly transparent panels that can be used to display only text, then re-appear with a variety of I-Mag and custom content.
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AMSTERDAM — Jeffrey Goes from Amsterdam based creative design practice Live Legends is making use of more than 170 Robe moving lights for the The Holiday on Ice ‘Time’ show, now touring through Europe. The fixtures complement Live Legend’s video looks, inflatable set elements and a moving bridge for the show, which features a variety of genres of music.
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