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Zeus Media Server from Elation Professional

Zeus Media Server from Elation Professional

Zeus Media Server from Elation Professional

Elation’s Zeus Media Server is designed to serve as a full-scale media server with two full HD outputs and an Arkaos Media Master Pro 3.0 engine that lets users program and play visuals from any DMX lighting desk, MIDI controller or as a stand-alone unit. Along with Arkaos’ Kling-Net protocol, which automatically configures and distributes real-time video data to remote display devices by pixel and lets users achieve perfect time synchronization with many types of display devices, the Zeus Media Server does away with the expensive hardware converters previously required to send video data.

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BCPA

Jason Reberski Steers BCPA from Tungsten to GLP LEDs

BLOOMINGTON, IL – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA) in Illinois recently carried out a technical upgrade that has seen a number of GLP’s impression Spot One and Volkslicht Zoom LED fixtures replacing traditional tungsten heads. Jason Reberski of JR Lighting Design supplied the fixtures. He recommended the Volkslichts as he uses them in his own production rental inventory.

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Red XMas Party

Red Xmas Party in Slovenia Lit with Robe Fixtures

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia – Slovenia welcomed the 2012 festive season in style at the Red XMas Party, one of the country’s largest and hottest dance events, at the Arena Stozice in Ljubljana. Event Lighting supplied the lighting rig, which featured 70 Robe moving lights at its core. The design was based on a plot by Van Buuren’s LD André Beekmans, and operated by Michael Seeverens, both from Netherlands-based The Art Of Light.

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Shania Twain Stagehand Accident Highlights Need for Safety Vigilance

LAS VEGAS — Dim lighting conditions and backstage hazards have always been a dangerous mix. A fresh reminder came Nov. 19, when Matthew Moore, 35, suffered a broken arm along with head and neck injuries after falling into the 20-by-20-foot, two-story loading pit, used in preparation for Shania Twain’s Still the One series of shows at Caesars Palace Colosseum, which opened Dec. 1.

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Indiana State Fair Roof Collapse Victims Receive $6M More from State

INDIANAPOLIS — The state of Indiana distributed an additional $6 million in payments to victims affected by the collapse of the roof structure in high winds at the Indiana State Fair on Aug. 13, 2011. The additional funds brings the total paid by the state in the aftermath of the collapse to $11 million. Indianapolis’ General Assembly approved the additional funding, which goes beyond  the state’s $5 million limit in tort claims cases.

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IATSE Local 500, Kravis Center Announce Agreement

WEST PALM BEACH, FL — IATSE Local 500, and the Kravis Center have reached an agreement ending a 12-year labor dispute between the parties. The agreement provides for a new five-year labor contract, the withdrawal of all pending unfair labor practice charges, and a resolution of the back pay elements of the case.

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Event Live Expo 2013 Announces Panel Schedules

LOS ANGELES – The Event Live Expo 2013 (ELX), a free-to-attend event set to take place at L.A. Live here from Feb. 5-7, 2013, invites industry professionals to participate in panels, networking sessions and educational seminars. Event organizers have announced the lineup of guest speakers and panel sessions covering the latest techniques, tools and trends that promise to shape the live event and festival business in 2013 and beyond.

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Cast R30

Cast Releases wysiwyg R30

TORONTO, CANADA – Cast Software has today released wysiwyg R30, the latest edition of its industry standard lighting design and pre-visualization suite. R30 is available to download now from the Members Only Area of the Cast website. The release follows a successful beta-testing period which saw one tester put the new software to use on an undisclosed high-profile project.

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PRG’s Best Boy Shapes Lighting for Robbie Williams’ Concerts

LONDON —British pop star Robbie Williams performed at London’s O2 Arena for three nights of concerts Nov 22-Nov 24. The final night was broadcast across England’s Sky1 network. PRG supplied the lighting package, including its Best Boy 4000 Spot luminaire, for Creative Director Willie Williams and Set Designer Mark Fisher. Williams brought in LD Allen Branton to consult on the lighting for the televised show.

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