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High Resolution Systems UDC 4.0

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High Resolution Systems UDC 4.0

CLARKSTON, MI  – High Resolution Systems has released UDC 4.0, the latest upgrade for its software-based Universal Device Controller.  The new release includes new features, including a Software Developer Kit. The SDK requires basic programming knowledge, which can be learned through High Resolution Systems’ software courses.

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Skyfall premiere at Royal Albert Hall

XL Video Supplies LED for Skyfall’s Royal Premiere

LONDON – XL Video, commissioned by Limited Edition Events, recently supplied 300 tiles of their Pixled F-12 LED for the royal premiere of the new James Bond film, Skyfall at the Royal Albert Hall. XL’s Project Manager, Mark Rooney specified Pixled’s F-12 LED for the event due to its high brightness and clarity. In addition, Pixled F-12 is also suitable for outdoor use, essential for the unpredictable British weather.

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Swedish House Mafia

Swedish House Mafia Uses Clay Paky for DVD Shoot

MILTON KEYNES, UK – For Swedish House Mafia’s DVD shoot, LD Ian Tomlinson specified Clay Paky Sharpys to add more effects to the show at the National Bowl at Milton Keynes. Tomlinson followed a ‘less is more’ approach, filling the gaps for the camera shots and lighting the stage and audience in a visual onslaught. HSL supplied 60 Clay Paky Sharpys, which were attached to the bottom of the video pods.

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SL Bar 660

Showline SL Bar 640, Bar 660

DALLAS – Philips Entertainment is now shipping the Showline SL BAR 640 and SL BAR 660, 4-ft and 6-ft RGBW linear wash luminaires capable of being used as a wash or as a direct-view linear bar. The fixtures also feature the Harmonize Color Calibration System, which assures the luminaires will match from fixture to fixture and pixel to pixel. The SL BAR 660 produces 20,000 lumens of output and the SL BAR 640 produces more than 13,000 lumens of output. Both feature a 60-degree beam angle, built-in effects and chases, an auto-orienting LCD menu, multiple dimming curves and color modes, among other features.

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USITT Announces 2013 Architecture Award Recipients

NEW YORK – USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, will recognize five new performance spaces with its 2013 Architecture Merit Awards. Winners include two university performing arts centers, a national parks visitor center, a British opera space and an arts complex in Norway. Timothy Hartung also will be honored with the USITT Distinguished Achievement in Architecture award. USITT will present the honors at its 2013 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Milwaukee March 20-23, 2013.

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Alan Tam

Electric Aura Projects Choose MAC 101s for Alan Tam Tour

VANCOUVER – World Vision raises funds for its African relief programs each year by staging a tour across Canada.  This year’s headliner was Alan Tam, who performed shows beneath a Martin rig of MAC 101 and MAC 700 series moving heads. Vancouver-based Canton Productions called upon Jason McKinnon from Electric Aura Projects (EAP) to design the tour lighting.

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Lighting PlugFest Set for Dec. 5 at IESNYC Event

NEW YORK –  The Illuminating Engineering Society of New York City (IESNYC) had to postpone their annual Control This! event, originally set for early November, due to superstorm Sandy. The daylong event expo and seminar series, which includes a “PlugFest” sponsored by Soraa, is now set to take place Dec. 5 at the original location, the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York. The PlugFest is geared to test the interoperability between products from different manufacturers, and to showcase new lighting control and energy management systems.

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TV One Opens Maidenhead Facility

Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK – TV One, a designer and manufacturer of video and multimedia processing equipment, has opened a new facility in Maidenhead designed to provide an R&D Center of Excellence with training and conference capability. TV One will employ up to 45 staff members, primarily R&D engineers. The facility opened Nov. 21.

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Jon Smith

Stage Electrics Appoints New Service Manager

LONDON – Stage Electrics has appointed Jon Smith as the company’s new service manager. Smith, who has more than 30 years of engineering and managerial experience, takes over Steve Chappell’s position. Chappell is now in a new role as Commissioning and Design Engineer, responsible for lighting control system design and programming.

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