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MadMapper Releases MadLaser with Native ShowNET Implementation

MadMapper Releases MadLaser with Native ShowNET Implementation

MadMapper just released their MadLaser extension for the support of lasers with video mapping and volumetric projects. The ShowNET laser mainboard, which is the heart of a multitude of laser systems in the market nowadays, is natively supported by MadLaser. It does not require any additional software or licenses and works out-of-the-box: The laser is connected to the control computer via LAN cable and is instantly ready to go.Read More »MadMapper Releases MadLaser with Native ShowNET Implementation

ARRI Expands Orbiter’s Accessory Range

Orbiter Docking Ring—Compact, easy to apply and a smart investment—apply third-party manufacturer optics, while benefiting from the ARRI lighting quality

ARRI is expanding its accessory range for the Orbiter LED luminaire with the introduction of the Orbiter Docking Ring, the new Orbiter Bag-o-Light, Orbiter Glass Cover, and Orbiter Dome Mini. The Docking Ring and three other innovative tools extend Orbiter’s flexibility, making this advanced LED luminaire even more versatile.Read More »ARRI Expands Orbiter’s Accessory Range

Claypaky Sharpy X Frame Multifunction Luminaire

Adding to the family of the award-winning Sharpy fixtures, Claypaky introduces the Sharpy X Frame multifunction luminaire. The Sharpy X Frame takes the best features of the Sharpy line and integrates a four-focal plane shutter system in a lightweight, compact fixture. The unit’s source is a 550W arc lamp that makes this fixture extremely bright and produces deep and vivid uniform colors (including a deep red). Here’s an introductory video from Claypaky:

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Paul Cook Powers Central London NYE Show with ChamSys

London welcomed 2022 with a midnight display of lasers and fireworks. Along with the 13-minute firework display, LD Durham Marenghi’s lighting design covered the entire downtown. Associate designer Paul Cook used his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 console to control the portion of the visual spectacle that included the Globe Theatre and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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Monumental 2021 Finale for Robe

The Monumental Tour, a series of streamed EDM projects staged at monuments around France, wrapped up with a spectacular show in late November at the Chateau de Pierrefonds northeast of Paris. LD Mikael “Mika” Trochu used more than 100 Robe moving lights supplied by MDL Event.

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