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Microsoft Xbox Visuals at E3 Press Briefing Rely on d3 Technologies, Chaos Visual

Microsoft Xbox Press Briefing held June 9, prior to E3 2014. Photo by Nadine Froger

Microsoft Xbox Visuals at E3 Press Briefing Rely on d3 Technologies, Chaos Visual

LOS ANGELES – The 20th annual E3 convention for the video game industry took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center here June 10-12, and Microsoft held an elaborate press briefing for its Xbox gaming systems just before the event, June 9, at the Galen Center here. The design team for Microsoft’s Xbox visuals, which used video gear from Chaos Visual Productions, also relied upon a Chaos-supplied d3 setup for visual management. Along with five d3 4U v2.5 units (1 master, 2 slaves, 2 understudies), Chaos provided nine 30K Christie projector (6 active) and three 9mm Winvision LED walls for the event. The design team credited the d3 setup for helping the elaborate visual elements come together within a five-day time frame.

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PR Lighting XR 330 SPOT

PR Lighting XR 330 Spot

PR Lighting’s XR 330 discharge Spot (PR-2350) uses an Osram Sirius HRI 330W XL lamp, with color temperature of 7500K. Power consumption is just 450W@220V. The fixture offers smooth CYM color mixing with macro, a color wheel with 14 colors (plus white), which provides variable, bi-directional rainbow effect, with step/linear color changing.

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Sun Valley Community Church has been relying on FOR-A switchers for SD and HD video production. The church campus in Tempe, AZ has been using FOR-A’s HVS-300HS since last fall.

Arizona Church Using FOR-A HD Video Switchers

CASA GRANDE, AZ – When Sun Valley Community Church, based here, made the jump from SD to HD production in its Gilbert, AZ campus three years ago, the church’s technical crew began using FOR-A’s HVS-300HS video switcher.  Last September, when the church was faced with the decision of purchasing a new switcher for its nearby location in Tempe, they opted for another FOR-A switcher– the HVS-XT100.

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Fuel Theatre’s “The Roof” Lit with Stage Electrics-Supplied Gear

LONDON – Stage Electrics supported The Roof, an elaborate outdoor production produced by Fuel Theatre, with a lighting gear package that included tMartin MAC Viper Performances housed in waterproof, inflatable domes as well as Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes, PAR 64s, Chauvet COLORado LED Pars, Showtec LED ARC Bars, Thomas MR16 battens and JEM ZR44 Smoke Machines, along with a complete rigging & power solution.

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White Light Supports The Seekers Golden Jubilee Tour

White Light Supports The Seekers Golden Jubilee Tour

LONDON – White Light supplied lighting solutions and production support for The Seekers arena tour to the UK. The lighting package included a mixture of conventional and automated fixtures – including ETC Source 4 profiles and Martin Professional Mac 700s – along with power distribution, drapes, and cyclorama, all supplied by White Light. The show toured with a grandMA console for programming and show control. LD Simon Tutchener opted for an uncluttered stage, simple backdrop, and subtle colors to accompany The Seekers’ pop melodies.

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Le Maitre FreezeJet

Le Maitre FreezeJet

Le Maitre USA has launched FreezeJet, a liquid CO2 jet. The FreezeJet generates a blast of freezing fog in columns of 30 to 40 feet that disappear instantly when switched off, and can be fired at different angles. A 25-foot hose can be supplied as standard or optional, and the design allows the unit to be used with high pressure LCO2, CO2 Dewars or LN2 Dewar tanks (with optional LN2 fitting).

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