LOS ANGELES – Production company Smoothworld TV and lighting visual effects/LD Jeff Barco recently turned to 4Wall Los Angeles to provide gear for a tightly scheduled commercial shoot for Nissan. The commercial, titled “Spotlight,” shows the Nissan X Trail SUV being caught in the spotlight no matter where it goes in the city.
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CHICAGO – For “The Marvel Experience,” a touring attraction staged so far near Phoenix (Nov. 12 2014-Jan. 3, 2015), Dallas (Jan. 9-Feb. 1), San Diego (Feb. 7-March 1) and Chicago (since April 2), Electrosonic and PRG have been providing visual support. The touring production operates out of inflatable domes erected on parcels of rented land.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany – The Messe Frankfurt Group reported that for the 2015 edition of Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse, held April 15-18, a total of 2,257 exhibitors from 57 countries gathered to feature their latest lighting, audio, video (and, on the Musikmesse side, musical instrument) products. The event’s overall exhibitor count grew from 2,216 in 2014, bolstered by an increase from 898 to 928 exhibiting companies for Prolight+Sound, the fastest-growing portion of the massive show.
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Blackmagic Design announced HyperDeck Studio 12G, a new professional solid state disk based broadcast deck that can record SD, HD and Ultra HD up to 2160p60. HyperDeck Studio 12G features familiar VTR style controls and includes advanced 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 connections for recording high frame rate Ultra HD over a single cable..
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Blackmagic Design’s Teranex Mini, featured at NAB 2015 in mid-April, pairs 12G-SDI technology with front panel controls and LCD and offers a built in power supply and support for all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60. Teranex Minis will retail from US$495..
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Blackmagic Design’s Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12×12 is a new mixed format SD, HD and Ultra HD router that features full re-synchronization on every input for completely clean switches between non synchronized router crosspoints. The product was featured at NAB 2015.
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Blackmagic Design’s ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K, the world’s first high frame rate Ultra HD 2160p60 switcher with 12G-SDI for $5,995, was featured at NAB 2015 in mid-April.
Read More »ROYAL OAK, MI – Elation Professional announced an upcoming Elation Road Show tour stop at the Royal Oak Music Theatre at 318 W 4th St. in Royal Oak, MI on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 10am to 8pm. Featured fixtures include the Elation Sniper along with hybrid Beam/Spot fixtures and high CRI LED lighting.
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High End Systems has released Hog4 OS v3.0.0 with new features and bug fixes. The company notes that Hog 4 OS consoles running v2.4.0 and greater can be upgraded to v3.0.0, but consoles running older software versions require a full install of software v3.0.0.
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ERLANGER, KY – tvONE named Nick Frush Southwest and Central Regional Sales Manager. Frush is in the process of relocating to Denver, CO and will manage tvONE’s sales efforts in Southern California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Minnesota, Wyoming, Montana, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa.
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Times Square Lighting’s AXT13 is a 13W, 1300 Lumen cylindrical LED fixture with electronic driver integrated into the main housing.
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Christie expanded its 3LCD digital projector with its D Series fixtures, designed to be whisper-quiet yet still offer brightness ranges of 6000-8000 lumens with a single lamp and an optional* 0.38:1 Ultra Short Throw lens. The five new 3LCD digital projectors, featured at NAB 2015 in mid-April, includes the new LWU701-D, pictured here.
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