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Pathport Manager 5.1 Release Includes RDM Control, IP-Address Auto-Corrector

Pathport Manager 5.1 Release Includes RDM Control, IP-Address Auto-Corrector

Pathway Connectivity's Pathport Manager 5.1 offers RDM control and an IP-address auto-corrector. The software also recognizes the Strand Palette consoles, ShowCAD controllers and the Jands Vista, and will discover and configure the new Pathport VIA 10+1 gigabit switch, introduced at LDI 2010. It also unlocks full protocol support in Strand and Entertainment Technology raceway dimmers, including Art-Net and sACN.

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Elation Platinum Spot 5R Pro

Elation Professional's Platinum Spot 5R Pro is an upgraded version of the Platinum Spot 5R DMX moving head. Both fixtures use Philips MSD Platinum 5R lamp technology to produce brightness comparable to a 575-watt fixture with only half the energy draw and a lengthy 2,000-hour lamp life. But the equally-compact-and-bright Platinum Spot 5R DMX adds an expanded array of professional features and effects, making it well-suited for theaters, stage shows, concerts, productions, churches, nightclubs and other entertainment venues.

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Third Season of Light Features Installations Using W-DMX, grandMA2

HELSINKI, Finland – The 3rd Season Of Light event relied upon W-DMX for one of the major installations. The event, organized by the City of Helsinki, showcased lighting designers Martin Kuhn of Germany, Per Sundin of Sweden and Tulay Schakir and Mikki Kunttu of Finland. Each created lighting installations for some of the main buildings around the city, which included the Esplandi Park Senate Square, Union Street, Kaisaniemi Park, Sanoma House, and Parliament House.

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Miss America Pageant Lit by MAC III Profiles with grandMA2s for Control

LAS VEGAS – The 90th anniversary Miss America Pageant was telecast live on ABC from the Planet Hollywood casino-resort. LD Allen Branton, who returned for the fourth time, worked with fellow lighting directors Kevin Lawson & Felix Peralta, who marked their third year & fourth year on the show respectively, using 16 Martin MAC III Profile moving heads and a pair of MA Lighting's grandMA2 Light consoles for control.

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PLSN Names Justin Lang as New Editor

LAS VEGAS – Timeless Communications announced that lighting designer and iSquint.net founder Justin Lang will take the helm of Projection, Lights & Staging News effective March 1. Lang has worked in the lighting industry for 15 years, has designed and lit dozens of productions in the Washington, D.C., area including special events at the Newseum, and founded iSquint.net, a blog covering entertainment lighting technology, news and products.

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