GIG HARBOR, WA – Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church recently converted the visual platform in their main worship space from a traditional projector and screen system to Elation EZ Series LED video screens. Church leaders initially looked at two 15,000 lumen projectors as replacements for a pair of aging 10K lumen projectors but opted for the Elation video screens instead. Agility AVL installed the gear.
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MANNHEIM, Germany — 1980s German rock/punk band Böhse Onkelz (Bad Uncles) reunited at Germany’s Hockenheimring race track earlier this year for their first show in nine years. LD Jerry Appelt included 80 Clay Paky Sharpys and 36 A.leda B-EYE K20s in the rig. PRG provided the gear to light the band on the main stage as well as a B-stage that brought the performers closer to more of their fans.
Read More »LONDON – British singer Lily Allen has been touring both the festival and venue circuit in front of a backdrop of baby bottles laced with LED strips and controlled by Avolites Ai. Allen first unveiled her baby bottles set – a concept conceived by acclaimed stage designer Es Devlin – at Glastonbury 2014 and went on to perform with the bottles throughout the U.S., U.K. and Europe in the autumn as part of her Sheezus tour. In January and February 2015, the tour continues to Asia.
Read More »BRUSSELS, Belgium – ArKaos PRO named Music & Lights as its exclusive distributor for Italy. Music & Lights will handle the full portfolio of ArKaos products, which includes ArKaos Stage, Studio and Stadium media servers, MediaMaster PRO and MediaMaster Express software and Kling-Net, ArKaos’ control protocol.
Read More »The upcoming 2015 USITT Conference and Stage Show has attracted notable sponsors such as L-Acoustics, Elation Professional and Disney Creative Entertainment. USITT 2015 in Cincinnati March 18-21 offers added entertainment value and support opportunities – and some heavy-hitters have already signed on to sponsor key portions of the event.
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CAST Software’s new wysiwyg R34 lighting design software offers such features as laser light visualization, support for multiple languages, and an expanded set of new textures.
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The VDO Fenix 6 is a touring-friendly outdoor LED video panel with 6 mm pixel pitch and full cross-rental compatibility. The robust and ergonomic frame eliminates the need to use an add-on touring frame and allows for fast and easy build-up of LED video walls. Easy to assemble and configure, set up of the VDO Fenix 6 requires just one person.
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The VDO Sceptron family features linear outdoor-rated LED video fixtures with 10, 20, or 40 mm pixel pitch and an extensive range of field-exchangeable optical accessories that offer a wide variety of looks. Controlled by the Martin P3 System Controller family, VDO Sceptron fixtures boast simple configuration, mapping and setup.
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Martin’s Exterior PixLine is a family of linear LED video fixtures for media-facades and creative installations. Featuring a rugged outdoor-rated design, a range of pixel pitches (10, 20, and 40mm), and fully customizable length and color capabilities, the Exterior PixLine ensures seamless integration with any design or application.
Read More »LDI 2014 marked the first US showing of ArKaos’ new MediaMaster 4.1, the latest, ever-more powerful version of ArKaos PRO’s media server software. MediaMaster 4.1 delivers a plethora of new features including new aspect ratio and cropping tools, new hue, saturation and lightness tools, layer-based volume control and a redesigned interface.
Read More »ArKaos PRO debuted LEDMaster, the new all-in-one solution that delivers LEDshow control in three easy steps. Just map, programme and playback. Designed to work in conjunction with ArKaos PRO’s Kling-Net protocol, LEDMaster automatically recognises and configures any Kling-Net LED device to make it ready for mapping. Through Kling-Net, the device’s resolution and pixel format is sent to the LEDMaster which is then able to read and change parameters.
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This smart and intuitive Android app will allow users to control and target any or all lights, group lights, change the effects of lights, as well as brightness, fade, speed etc., and the best part is that it is FREE for download on the Google Play Store. To be used with AsteraBox™ (ART6).
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