LOS ANGELES – TMB’s ProPlex Cat5e portable cable reached a significant milestone last month when total sales of the flagship product in the ProPlex data cable range, since its introduction at the turn of the century, reached 15 million feet. At more than 2,840 miles, that’s enough cable to stretch from Los Angeles to New York.
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif — Cartoni USA and Manios Digital & Film will demonstrate the latest additions to Cartoni’s award-winning line of camera accessories at two events this weekend in Hollywood. Lambda 25 3rd Axis is an innovative, new accessory for Cartoni’s Lambda 25, the industry standard nodal fluid head for specialty pan and tilt shots. The new attachment allows operators to perform complete 360° rotation on a third axis, making it ideal for shooting underslung off a jib arm, dolly, crane or slider.
AUSTIN, TX——Projection screen manufacturer Screen Innovations (SI), was founded in 2003 with one simple goal: to bring the big screen experience out of the dark. Based on the belief that two-piece projection was the best way to enjoy a truly immersive viewing experience, founder and CEO Ryan Gustafson led the small company to quickly establish a name for itself in the big screen market. In 2008, he achieved that goal with the introduction of the first iteration of Black Diamond® technology, the world’s first optically-based screen to reject ambient light from all directions.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – Ariana Grande and others will perform at the “One Love Manchester” benefit concert set to take place June 4 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester, England. Tickets, some of which were offered to attendees of the May 22 concert at no charge, have sold out.
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LONDON– d3 Technologies will introduce its new gx range to the US market at InfoComm 2017, June 14-16, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. The d3 team, who will be in Booth 4069, will also display their popular pro range. Prototypes of the gx range were previously shown at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt, 2017. The new media servers are designed to facilitate generative content, which is becoming a progressively important part of live show design.
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Christie’s new Spyder X80 multi-window processor promises four times the pixel management capacity of other image processors on the market. Well suited for the demands posed by today’s higher image resolutions, Christie Spyder X80 can handle 4K video at a 60Hz refresh rate on a single channel. The Spyder X80 will be featured at Christie’s booth 2553 at InfoComm in Orlando, FL June 14-16.
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SINGAPORE – LD Yo Shao Ann made use of Robe’s new Viva CMY LED spots, Spiider wash beams and CycBar 15 battens on the recent production of Tropicana the Musical in Singapore. Tan Kheng Hua and Beatrice Chia-Richmond served as producer and director of the show for Spare Room Productions. The 10 VIVA CMYs used in the show were part of the first shipment into the region of these brand new fixtures from Robe, shortly after their launch at Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt in early April.
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Roland’s “Mark II” version of its V-800HD Multi-Format Video Switcher has been updated based on feedback from end users and system designers. The V-800HD MK II includes new dedicated switches for AUX source selection, promising enhanced visibility and operability. The interface has also been tweaked. An advanced keyer lets users adjust phase range, amount of chroma and other parameters based on the HSV color space that is closely related to human chromatic sensation, promising high quality and tight key compositions, especially when using 1080p video sources.
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Roland’s new XS-1HD compact multi-format matrix switcher combines the power of the company’s XS AV Matrix Series with the size and features of the V-1 video switcher series.
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SAN FERNANDO, CA – GLP US Inc. have been named North American distributor of The SNAP range of products, made by HSK-Schulte in Germany.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. – Whatever HSL, the UK based lighting rental specialist couldn’t source from their extensive stock, they purchased for John Mayer’s “The Search for Everything” tour. This including brand new VL4000 Beam Washes, which were on lighting designer Nathan Alves’ plot, together with Robe BMFLs and Claypaky Sharpy Washes. HSL project manager Jordan Hanson co-ordinated everything from their end and three of Nate’s regular crew, chief Chris Coyle, Benji Meserole and Holly Lloyd, went to HSL ahead of the tour and prepped the lighting rig, which was supplied as a complete dry hire package for the European and UK legs of the tour.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA – Martin by HARMAN announced today that the M1 HD is now shipping. The M1 HD is the latest member of the M-Series family of lighting controllers to become available. Carrying the same DNA as Martin’s M1, the new M1 HD provides more speed, more power, 4 additional parameter encoders, and a new multi-touch head display that folds down for easy transit and a small footprint. The M1 HD has been designed to deliver a state-of-the-art experience in a roadworthy, cost-effective package.
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