SANTIAGO, Chile — Turner Media-owned ChileVision TV, which broadcasts nationally from seven studios here, has been adding Robe fixtures to its inventory since 2007. They currently use more than 60 Robe fixtures, including ColorSpot and ColorWash 575 and 1200E AT moving lights, Scan 1200 XTs and LEDBlinders.
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The 1900 Series from Times Square Lighting utilizes the Helieon LED light modules. These LEDs are the first to have a separated socket and module that allows the user to change beam spreads easily and rapidly without the use of tools. A simple turn-and-click can change your luminaire from 24, 32 or 50 degrees. Beam angle, color temperature and light output can all easily be changed or upgraded with the simple twist of a wrist without the expense of removing the luminaire.
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PR Lighting has announced the release of its new XS 1200 Spot — a versatile, bright moving head, with rapid beam movement. The fixture uses a 1200W short arc discharge lamp, which is optimised by the super-efficient optical system.
The XS 1200 features a CYM colour mixing system with macro function, six dichroic colour filters (plus white) and linear CTO, as well as five indexable rotating gobos and seven fixed gobos plus white (all easily interchangeable). There is a motorised 12°-22° linear zoom, extended to fixed 26° (16-bit adjustment). Read More »ORLANDO – Alcorn McBride will introduce two new products at the InfoComm show in June. New items include a workflow solution for Alcorn McBride video players and an enhanced version of the 8TraXX multi-channel audio player. The company will also hold a show control training session.
8-TraXX – This updated version of Alcorn McBride’s popular audio playback unit now offers Ethernet control and remote update along with contact closure, voltage, RS-232 or MIDI control. With the 8TraXX, users can access eight independent stereo tracks from a single, economical rack-mount unit. Tracks are individually triggered for maximum flexibility in attraction designs. Read More »
Dave Spraker SEATAC, WA — Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) has hired Dave Spraker as Account Executive, effective June 1. He will be based out of… Read More »Dave Spraker Joins Advanced Broadcast Solutions As Account Executive
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Jörg Heise WUPPERTAL – Jörg Heise, 47, has joined Riedel Communications GmbH & Co KG as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO). Heise began his… Read More »Jörg Heise Joins Riedel Management Team
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CLARKSTON, MI – High Resolution Engineering has announced that it has designed DVI over fiber video extension kits to support Lightware USA’s DVI-OPT series of transmitters and receivers. The kits, available for sale or rent from High Resolution Engineering, will be showcased at InfoComm 2011, June 15-17 in Orlando.
The company also offers another fiber-optical solution: exclusive rental of Lightware’s 80×80 Multi-Format DVI/Fiber matrix, which converts the video signal internally in the matrix and eliminates the need for extra DVI-to-fiber converters. Read More »
Gefen announced the availability of its second generation Extra Long Range (ELR) Extender for HDMI using Power over Line (POL) technology. This new model, the GefenPRO ELR Extender for HDMI over CAT5 with POL II, uses a traditional sender/receiver methodology to extend HDMI with 3DTV pass-through, IR, RS-232, Ethernet and power up to 330-feet (100m) in distance using just one CAT-5 cable.
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