LONDON – Hippotizer distributors came together Sept. 6-7 from different countries to preview Green Hippo’s latest software and catch up with the latest developments over the past year. From office refurbishments to version 3.2, distributors went through a two-day run down of all things Green Hippo.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Martin Professional has released a video on YouTube which explains how the company has solved the problem of uneven colors across LEDs. In the video, Product Manager Jonathan Meineke explains how Martin achieves color consistency at the factory using LED color calibration.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc, and Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) have formed a partnership to allow for the collaboration of Vectorworks Architect and IES Virtual Environment software (IESVE). The partnership promises the first significant energy modeling and analysis solution for a major architectural BIM program using the IFC file format, according to Sean Flaherty, CEO of Nemetschek Vectorworks.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Tom Kenny’s big lighting rig for the 2012 Teen Choice Awards included more than 500 moving lights. The event, held at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Studios, was hosted by Demi Lovato and Kevin McHale and featured performances by Flo Rida, No Doubt, Justin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepson and others. Among the moving lights: Robe ROBIN 1200 and 600 LEDWashes, MMX Spots and LEDBeam 100s.
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LOS ANGELES — The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has solidified plans to move forward with publishing an Americanized version of the widely-used U.K. guide of best practices in the event production industry, The Event Safety Guide – also known as The Purple Guide.
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SIAULIAI, Lithuania – W-DMX recently took control at the 5th TAFISA World Sport for All Games held in Siauliai, Lithuania. SSGPRO supplied the lighting rig, choosing W-DMX for various reasons. Mr. Viktoras of SSGPRO said, “Using W-DMX saved us a lot of time during setup and programming – using cables was not an option.”
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TORONTO – CAST Group has released the latest version of its pre-visualization suite, WYSIWYG R29. R29 is available to download from the Members Only section of the CAST website. New features and enhancements include: Shaded View fixture selection and manipulation, which allows the user to quickly make artistic changes to their lighting designs without having to switch modes within the software; the 6D camera system, Drawing Purge tool, Truss End Indicators, Multi-rotate function, new World coordinate Gyroscope, World grid, Production Team Information Wizard and more.
Read More »As more and more movies are being created in 3D, and 3D is beginning to make its way into the home theatre market as well,… Read More »Media Servers Can Handle 3D Playback Now
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