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tvONE Showcases Future Warping Capabilities at InfoComm

tvONE Showcases Future Warping Capabilities at InfoComm

LAS VEGAS – tvONE is demonstrating the new video warping features in its CORIOmaster video wall processors at InfoComm. Playing off last year’s technological eyecatcher, a new mini windmill wall features four 24″ flat panel displays showing video that maintains a stable horizon even as the displays rotate 360° in real-time. In addition, two side monitors that are mounted angled away from the flat wall showcase the warping ability.

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Avolites Ai Media Server To Power South Africa’s First Choreographed 3D Video-Mapping Experience

South Africa – The Avolites Ai Media Server EX series was used to power a choreographed 3D video-mapping experience for Nissan. “Our scenic team designed a 24m wide 3D stage set that required the Ai Media Server to power three 14K HD Christie Projectors, which covered the area,” explains Dillon Jearey. “The biggest challenge for us was that the deadline between content load-in and show production was incredibly tight. Thankfully, the Ai proved itself to be extremely versatile and reliable, handling the fast-tracked programming schedule with speed and ease.”

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Dutch Dance Event, Qapital, Lit with Clay Paky Gear

AMSTERDAM – Inspired by the architecture of Paris’ Eiffel Tower, show designer Mark Rietveld sought to build a giant industrial DJ set for the Qapital dance event. Rietveld used 68 x Clay Paky Sharpys to create fierce light architecture that mirrored the show’s giant structural set. “The brief for the lighting design was to accentuate the structure and give it as many dimensions as possible,” explains Rietveld. “The Sharpys had a specific role in the design, they were there to extend the wings of the stage in the ceiling and to add some punch and power to the center of the set, shooting light down into the crowds.”

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The Voice van Vlaanderan (The Voice of Flanders) Lit with Robe Gear

BELGIUM – For the live finals of the Voice van Vlaanderen (The Voice of Flanders), Show Designer Ignace D’Haese’s lihting rig incorporated 30 x Pointes, 21 x LEDWash 1200s, 22 x LEDWash 800s, 12 x LEDWash 600s and 15 x LEDWash 300s from Robe. The design was based on giving the show an epic ‘live arena’ aesthetic while also being flexible and adaptable to deal with the myriad of different musical genres performed throughout the 10 weeks. While the show naturally had to look great on TV, it also had to look spectacular for the 3000 Voice fans who packed into the stadium each week to cheer on their favorites.

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X-Factor in the Czech & Slovak Republics Lit with Robe Fixtures

CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAK REPUBLIC – For the final of the Czech and Slovak edition of the X-Factor, LDs Michal Schmidt and Tomáš Lecký used 56 x Robe ROBIN Pointes, 22 x ColorSpot 700E ATs and 20 x ColorSpot 1200E ATs. “The Pointe is absolutely the TOP moving light product at the moment – I could not conceive of doing a high profile music show like this without them,” Schmidt said.

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Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig on Broadway. Photo by Joan Marcus

Robert Juliat Victor Followspots Light Up Hedwig and the Angry Inch

NEW YORK – The unconventional rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch is lighting up Broadway, and its lighting designer, Kevin Adams, is using Robert Juliat Victor 1800W MSR followspots to light up the stage. “They are a dream come true – super bright with a really even field of light,” Adams reports.  “The Victors are very white, so whatever color we put in it looks great.  We never have to balance them.  And they’re also really quiet.”

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