Colorful Character Creates Rainbows Down Under
After conquering Broadway, The Boy From Oz has returned to Australia in a new production of the original musical, especially designed for the arena stage. Hugh Jackman has recreated his Tony Award-winning role as Peter Allen in a nationwide tour for the production and its star.
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One nice thing about writing a product spotlight is all the cool toys we get to play with. The Sharp XGMB67X is one such cool toy. Especially since I had a number of movies to catch up on.
The XG-MB67X is a “compact” projector that packs all the features that you would expect to find on larger models. While certain accommodations have been made for its small footprint, Sharp does not compromise on its performance. It does all this while staying at a very competitive price point.
Read More »An important part in the convergence of lighting and video is the evolution of DMX-controlled lighting projectors. Have you used one, yet? With the increasing use of media servers on productions, many designers not only want to control the video content from a lighting desk, but they also want to have control over how and where that image is being projected. This is where digital lighting fixtures like High End Systems’ DL1 and DL2, as well as the new Robe DigitalSpot 5000DT, step up to the plate.
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Very frequently, I am touting the highest high-tech lighting products on the market. This month, I would like to fully embrace the lowest low-tech lighting control device I have ever seen. The Hula Skirt is such a simple, yet cool and useful, device that I cannot believe no one has devised one before now.
Read More »Once you have committed to a production, it is important to learn as many details as you can. First off, you should check if you… Read More »Ask the Right Questions
Read More »The very nature of consoles results in limited capabilities for products such as media servers and digital lights. Because these devices exploit multiple layers of… Read More »Programming Media Servers into Lighting Consoles
Read More »The biggest problem when you are trying to build light layers is that you can end up with mud. That’s when you have too many… Read More »Less Could Be More
Read More »It’s a fair question: Do two doublestacked 5K projectors equal the brightness of one 10K projector?
The issue, it seems, has been a hot topic among projection designers, but lately it has become more prominent since the proliferation of projection, double stacking and edge blending software. Last June, when High End Systems debuted their Collage Generator, which combines up to eight DL.2 digital projectors and creates one large edge-blended image, the question became even more complicated. What is the equivalent brightness of four edgeblended 5K projectors?
Read More »Many media servers feature a control channel for Media Play Speed. How does this feature affect your content? Have you ever used it? Well, if you have, you will very quickly know whether or not that media server uses frame interpolation, also called frame blending or video smoothing.
Read More »John F. Kennedy was fond of saying, “The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining.” Ladies and gentlemen, the sun is… Read More »Put Some Muscle in Your Balance Sheet.
Read More »I was one of those sleepers back when I took Art History, and now I can’t get enough of it. I find myself going back… Read More »Lessons from Art History
Read More »Multi-universe DMX control is now normal, the trick of using one controller for moving lights and another for the static units is old hat. Add… Read More »We’ve broken the 512 barrier -long ago.
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