Martin Professional’s software version 2.60 for the Maxxyz family of lighting controllers includes Mark Cues (Move-in-Black), new effect generator macros, new grouping functions, new playback behaviors, complete Maxxyz Modules support, and those using a Martin Universal DMX box will find that Maxxyz PC will now generate up to two DMX universes without the need for a Maxxyz Dongle.
Read More »WARSAW, IN —Da-Lite Screen Company, Inc. has produced a series of educational articles entitled “Angles of Reflection” which cover many of the guidelines in use today for visual displays. The articles also look at how these guidelines should be applied to advances in technology in recent years.
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MIAMI — FUNA installed used a Medialon show and media control system for the 1,000-seat Solstice Theatre for the recently-built Celebrity Solstice cruise ship — the first of five — which sails the Caribbean with up to 2,850 guests and more than 1,250 crew members.
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LUXEMBOURG — Stephan Aue, lighting designer for German rock band Silbermond used 24 i-Pix BB7 LED wash units as the main over-stage lighting on the band’s latest tour, promoting their Nichts Passiert (Nothing Happened) album.
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NEW YORK — There may have been five tons of sand covering the concrete floor and radio-controlled boats plying a miniature ocean set up in the loft gallery at Milk Studios, but for LD Seth Bernstein, figuring out how to light the launch of designer Scott Sternberg’s Band of Outsiders fashions with a Malibu theme wasn’t exactly a day at the beach.
Read More »SANT’OMERO, Italy — After initially showcasing its brands in lighting, video and audio at its home base here on Oct. 5, newly-formed Proel Group Professional is hitting the road with its Roadshow series, with stops in Cattolica (Oct. 16) and Trezzo sull’Adda (Oct. 27) before a visit to Palermo Nov. 10.
Read More »March 24-27, 2010 Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre Frankfurt, Germany www.musikmesse.de
Read More »March 30-April 3, 2010 Kansas City Convention Center Kansas City, Mo. www.usitt.org
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ARLINGTON, TX — The huge video display hanging in the center of the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium isn’t the only video element fans have been encountering lately. The football team’s management also opted to install eight Daktronics portable modular LED displays on their new stadium’s outdoor plaza.
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LONDON — The second annual Knight of Illumination Awards, organized by Clay Paky in collaboration with the Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) and the Society of Television Lighting and Design (STLD), was held at the Ibis Hotel during PLASA 2009.
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LAS VEGAS — Voting for the 2009 Parnelli Awards has begun! Go to www.parnelliawards.com/vote and let your voice be heard. There are four new Indispensable Technology “IT” award categories along with returning categories for Lighting Company of the Year, Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year, Lighting Designer of the Year and more. To purchase tickets, go to www.parnelliawards.com/reservations.
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The FLEX-10 is a thin, bendy LED display that is well-suited to a variety of LED designs. Made with silicone rubber and flexible PCBs, the FLEX-10 Creative LED display can be bent and flexed to fit curved surfaces.
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