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Brad White Joins PixelRange

PixelRange Inc announced the appointment of Brad White, who will handle technical sales for the company, supporting the sales network and help it expand to new markets. “This is an exciting time for PixelRange,” said PixelRange president Dave Thomas. “Brad is a well-known industry figure and we are delighted he has joined the team.”

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Coemar Infinity Spot S

The Infinity Spot S from Coemar provides an output comparable to a 575-watt fixture in a quiet, energy-efficient and relatively compact package. It measures 459mm in length, 377mm in width and 602mm in height with the head straight up (18.1 x 14.8 x 23.7 inches) and weighs in at 23.5kg (51.8 lbs). The proportional zoom range is from 35° down to 8.5° and its features include CMY color mixing, five colors + open, a CTO filter, 1 aerial wheel, 7 gobos + open, 1 break-up wheel, 7 gobos + open, 3 rotating prisms, iris, dimmer, mechanical and electronic strobe (zap effects), and synchronized, random and pulse effects.

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Creating Video Content for Media Servers

In general, still images are usually pretty easy to create and import into a media server.  Moving images, clips, and animations, on the other hand, are a little more involved.  There are many applications that can create animations, and not all media servers can read the files they create without converting them to a format that it can accept.  In other words, don’t be shocked if that really cool digital animation you just spent days on rendering doesn’t play back in your media server just by dropping it into the resource folder.  It may need to be converted to another format like Quicktime, AVI or Flash before it can be used.

—Vickie Claiborne, from “Video Digerati,” PLSN, Nov. 2008

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Moving Lights for Slovakian TV’s “Cat Girls”

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Over 100 Robe moving lights, controlled by grandMA consoles and other gear from MA Lighting, were used to light “Cat Girls,” a Slovakian TV show that tries to find the sexiest girl in the country. The show was staged in the Expo Arena in front of a live audience and broadcast live on Slovakia’s Markiza network.

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Martin’s Q3 Results Lead to Job Cuts

AARHUS, Denmark — Despite a boost from its prominent role at the Beijing Olympics and the positive, albeit delayed, launch of its MAC III Profile, Martin Professional is reeling from a sharp reduction in spending among leasing clients who are holding back on investments in new gear. The company has responded with a reorganization of its European sales organization and plans to cut 200 jobs by year’s end.

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Robert Ornbo, 1931-2008

SUFFOLK, U.K. — Robert Ornbo, one of the world’s most prolific and celebrated lighting designers, with over 300 productions to his credit, died Nov. 19 at the age of 77. The cause was Fibrosing Alveolitis, a condition Ornbo had been battling since he was diagnosed with it in 2001.

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Craig Redden, 1956-2008

WINNIPEG, Canada — Epic Production Technologies announced that Craig Redden, vice president concert touring, died of an apparent massive heart attack Nov. 20 while in Los Angeles.

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LD Assistant 08 to Include ETC Net3/ACN

OAK LAWN, IL — Design & Drafting’s LD Assistant 08 will include ETC’s Net3/ACN Network with the forthcoming LD Assistant 08 Update. This will enable users to plug directly into the ETC Network and access up to 64 DMX universes without any dongles.

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