Rock fans savored two nights at New York's Madison Square Garden in late October when Crosby, Stills & Nash, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Metallica, Sting, Jeff Beck, U2, Mick Jagger and other top artists helped mark the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th year.
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In part one (PLSN, Oct. 2009), we took a trip down memory lane, with a refresher course on digital cinema and the evolution of 3D projection. From its beginnings in the 1890s through its “golden age” in the 1950s, 3D stereoscopic projection expanded and matured.
Read More »Automated lighting fixtures are very complex little robots that dutifully follow the commands given to them by savvy automated lighting programmers. Some people refer them as "intelligent lights," however the fixtures contain little intelligence and usually rely on the programmer to send them instructions. Without us they would just sit there and do nothing!
Read More »I was fortunate enough to look in on the tech rehearsals for a major Broadway show recently. I was blown away by the technology on parade, not so much on stage as in the house. In what looked like a scene from a science fiction movie, almost every seat in the orchestra section was covered with sheets of plywood, each of which served as a table top for a couple of computer work stations.
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When I run a show, I like to do everything I can to insure a flawless performance. Whether it's a rock show, a comedy shoot or a full-on theatrical performance, there are cues that have to be hit on time, every time, or I get upset.
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The new Emulation Control Software from Elation Professional is lighting control software package with cue-lists, fixture groups and playbacks that can run on a Mac or PC running Windows or Linux.
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Dallas-based Kangaroo Cases has designed cases to house Vari-Lite VL2500s and VL3500s. The "Convertible" cases hold two fixtures as normally delivered and with the addition of one lid the cases can be split to ship two fixtures separately.
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Evo is a new variable speed chain hoist controller from Kinesys. It is designed to comply with the BGV C1 life-safety standard and is available in 1-ton 40 FPM or -ton 80 FPM versions.
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Martin Maxxyz PC version 2.60 now includes two DMX universes. Any owner of the Martin Universal USB/DMX box can take advantage of the update.The new software can be downloaded from the Maxxyz support site at www.martin.com/maxxyz/support.asp.
Compulite's Vector Violet is designed to be compact and portable enough to be transported as regular luggage. It is available in two configurations: the Violet and the Ultra Violet.
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ETC has released V1.8 software for the Eos family of consoles including Eos, Ion and Element. The upgrade includes an increase in output channels on Ion to five-and six-universe increments (Ion 2500 and Ion 3000).
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Medialon's new Showmaster Pro and Show-master iPro embedded all-in-one controller series control and synchronize dimmers, lighting desks, video projectors, video servers, sound processors and more, with hardware interfaces such as DMX, MIDI, Serial, Time-code, digital IOs and TCP/IP.
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