Pros and Cons of Media Server Edge-Blending
What I like about using a media server to create the blend instead of using another piece of gear is just that: outputting a signal… Read More »Pros and Cons of Media Server Edge-Blending
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Leopard Sculpture Spotted More Often with Source Four XT Fixture
BELA-BELA, South Africa — ETC’s South African dealer Prosound has supplied a Source Four XT external fixture to illuminate a statue at the entrance of the Lejwe la Metsi wildlife preserve near here.
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Elation Satura Spot LED Pro Moving Head
Elation Professional announced that its 300W Satura Spot LED Pro RGBW moving head is now shipping. Promising brightness comparable to a traditional 575W discharge fixture, the Satura Spot LED Pro consumes half the energy. Elation also notes that the LED engine lasts on average 80 times longer than a 575W discharge source.
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U.K. Dance Group Lit with Philips Showline SL NITRO 510s
LONDON — Diversity, a team of breakdancers that won the Britain’s Got Talent competition, have been touring U.K. arenas with a lighting design by Neil Trenell. HSL-supplied Showline SL NITRO 510 fixtures from Philips Entertainment Lighting complement the pyro with bursts of intense light.
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IEMS Uses Vista Spyders for Video Visuals at New LAX Terminal
LOS ANGELES – Integrated Environmental Media System (IEMS) is relying upon Vista Systems’ Spyder image processors for five of the seven media features now greeting travelers going through the new Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
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NEP Finalizes Acquisition of Global Television
PITTSBURGH — NEP finalized its acquisition of Australia’s Global Television from Catalyst Investment Managers. The completion of this transaction brings Global Television into NEP’s worldwide operations, uniting two leading television technical services companies.
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Milan Piazza Lit for the Holidays with Clay Paky Gear
MILAN, Italy — Piazza della Scala, near Milan’s opera house, lit up with a holiday-themed son et lumière show titled Polvere di Stelle (stardust). It ran Dec. 16-Jan. 7. Working for the Milan City Council and others, show designer Sebastiano Romano used seven Clay Paky Alpha Profile 1500s to project images of stars along with greetings in different languages over the entire square and on the façades of surrounding buildings.
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JLS Farewell U.K. Tour Lit with Robe Gear
LONDON — U.K. pop band JLS completed a five-year chart-topping run with a sold-out U.K. arena tour. The tour, titled, “Goodbye – The Greatest Hits,” featured a lighting design by LD Dave “Bickie” Lee. He used 28 of Robe’s Pointe fixtures.
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Iowa Park Transforms with Artistic Lighting Design
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA — Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park here borders the Missouri River, which separates Council Bluffs and Iowa from Omaha, Nebraska. Artist Dan Corson recently designed a light show for the park using Martin Professional fixtures provided by Bandit Lites. Corson used 16 Martin Exterior 1200 Image Projectors with custom gobos mounted on 35-foot poles and four MAC III Profile fixtures with custom gobos in Tempest enclosures mounted on 14-foot poles.
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RSN Elects President and Board for 2014
PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ — The Rental and Staging Network (RSN) elected Bob Daniels of BlueWater Technologies, of Southfield, MI to serve as the group’s president for 2014. RSN also announced its 2014 Board. It includes returning members Steve DeVries, Showcore; Pat Basteri, massAV; and Don Guzauckas, HB Live; and new members Scott Stedronsky, Stage Right; and James Brett, Mediaco.
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LMG Names Craig Mitchell Director of Touring
ORLANDO, FL — LMG, Inc. promoted Craig Mitchell to director of touring. Mitchell, who has worked for LMG since 2008, now directs the concert touring division for the firm, overseeing sales and management in all office locations.
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Nashville NYE Celebration Lit by Bandit Lites
NASHVILLE — Bandit Lites provided lighting gear for Music City’s New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway. Thousands poured into the streets of Nashville to watch Hank Williams, Jr., Blackberry Smoke, Brett Eldredge and Striking Matches ring in 2014. LD John Lucksinger used GRNLite Pars, GLP Impressions, GLP X4S fixtures, GRN Battens, Clay Paky Sharpys, Vari*Lite VL2500s, VL3500 Spots and two grandMA2 Lite consoles.
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