Media Servers Can Handle 3D Playback Now
As more and more movies are being created in 3D, and 3D is beginning to make its way into the home theatre market as well,… Read More »Media Servers Can Handle 3D Playback Now
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LD Travis Shirley Uses Vipers, Other Martin Gear for Linkin Park Tour
SAN DIEGO – Lighting Designer Travis Shirley used an all Martin rig that included the MAC Viper Profile for Linkin Park’s North American co-headlining tour with Incubus this summer. The tour kicked off Aug. 11, and at the time of rehearsals weeks earlier, the first Vipers were just rolling off the production line in Denmark. Christie Lites supplied the new Viper automated spot along with MAC Auras, MAC 101s, MAC 700 Profiles and MAC III Performances.
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Griven Names AC-ET As Exclusive UK Distributor
LONDON – A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. were announced at PLASA 2012 as the exclusive UK distributor for Italian manufacturer Griven’s LED lighting. AC-ET’s UK Sales Director Jonathan Walters and ACSP’s Operations Manager William Yeo met with Griven’s Director of Sales & Marketing Danilo Bettinazzi at the London show to seal the deal.
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Le Maitre Names Rob Brenner CEO
MITCHAM, UK and AUSTIN, TX – Le Maitre Pyrotechnics and Special Effects named Rob Brenner global CEO and president of Le Maitre USA LLC. He is based in the U.S. but will oversee both the U.S. and U.K. companies. Brenner, a touring industry executive for more than 25 years, has produced tours for the Jonas Brothers, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, among others.
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Top Marks for Danish School of Engineering
AARHUS, Denmark – The Aarhus University School of Engineering in Denmark is using Martin products to dynamically illuminate panes of laminated glass on the building’s façade. Using Martin Professional LED strip lights to backlight 24 panes of glass that operate as sun shades, the building, designed by architectural firm CF Møller A/S, now radiates in a wash of eye-catching color.
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Robert Juliat Appoints Venuetech as Middle East Distributor
PARIS – Robert Juliat has appointed Venuetech as its new distributor for the Middle East region. Venuetech will be responsible for the full product range and after-sale service across the region. The company will show Robert Juliat products for the first time at the InfoComm show in Dubai Oct. 14-18.
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MDG Appoints ULA as Australian Distributor
MONTREAL – MDG has appointed the ULA Group as its new exclusive distributor for its fog and haze generators in Australia. “We chose ULA Group as our distributors because their degree of dedication to our industry matches MDG’s own,” says Martin Michaud, President & CEO of MDG. ULA Group will also provide full customer service and support to the current and future MDG users.
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XL Video Supplies Deadmau5 at iTunes Festival
LONDON – XL Video supplied Stealth LED screens as part of a specials package for electro artist / producer Deadmau5’s highly visual performance at the 2012 iTunes festival at London’s Roundhouse. Custom content fed the Stealth and the five iTunes ‘house’ production LED screens, along with the Roundhouse’s permanent in-house tickertape style ring of LED around the balcony.
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Davis Entertainment Christens MAC Auras at Hale Centre Theatre
GILBERT, AZ – LD Jeff A. Davis of Davis Entertainment christened the new Martin MAC Auras at the Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, AZ, for their first show of the season, “The Secret Garden.” Clearwing Productions installed the 9 MAC Auras into the theatre-in-the-round space to allow for color saturation and isolation.
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Chauvet PVP S5, PVP S7
SUNRISE, FL — Chauvet has added two solid, indoor high-resolution video panels to its VIP Series: PVP S5 and PVP S7. The panels are designed for touring and permanent indoor installations. Each high-resolution panel uses black face, tri-colored SMD LEDs for increased contrast, and the tight pixel pitch (PVP S5 at 5.2mm and PVP S7 at 7.8mm) make these video panels useful for high-resolution graphics and live-action video.
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Martin’s M1 the Choice Console for Global Gathering
LONG MARSTON, UK – Martin Professional’s M1 lighting controller was used to control a large moving head rig on the main stage at the 2012 Global Gathering festival at England’s Long Marston Airfield in late July. Festival lighting operator André Beekmans of The Art of Light used the Martin console on Friday for top acts such as headliner Afrojack, for which he is also the LD.
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Martin’s ‘Aurasome’ E3 Trade Show
LOS ANGELES – The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center June 5-7 had an estimated 700 Martin MAC Aura LED wash lights highlighting many of the show’s 200 booths. The fixtures most prominently lit Nintendo’s booth, which alone featured 250 MAC Auras complemented with 70 MAC 101 wash lights.
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