TORONTO — For the 2015 Pan Am Games (held July 10-26) and Parapan Am Games (held Aug. 7-15), APG Displays provided large LCD video displays. The company supplied their 55” LCD modular NEC X554UN videowall and their 46” LCD modular NEC X462UN videowall to support the events for able-bodied and disabled athletes.
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BUCHAREST, Romania — Bucharest City Hall’s annual Bucharest Christmas Market, organized with an assist from CreArT (Centre for Creation, Art and Tradition), draws holiday visitors with crafts, foods, music and a 50-foot-tall Christmas tree emblazoned with 20,000 lights. SGM partner FIVE’S International has been serving as the technical provider of the event, deploying SGM LED luminaries for both architectural installations and entertainment stage light setups.
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PENSACOLA, FL — D3D Cinema will be installing a new laser-illuminated giant screen projection system at the National Naval Aviation Museum using a 4K laser-illuminated solution from Christie. Pictured here is Christie’s D4K60LH high frame rate 3DLP 4K RGB laser projector system. RPG Productions in Burbank, CA is converting the museum’s 1996 film, The Magic of Flight, to a 4K digital format.
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ST. LOUIS, MO – Working with Showtime Sound’s Scott Tydings, LD Brett Angstadt of Round Peg Productions opted for 16 Rogue R2 Washes from Chauvet Professional to light Amy Schumer’s latest comedic performances. Schumer has live shows slated around the U.S. through mid-2016.
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SINGAPORE – A technology rich exhibition offering a ‘taste of what living in Singapore will look like in 2030’ opened in December 2015 featuring immersive, multi-sensory experiences with visuals powered by Avolites Ai Infinity EX8 servers.
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AMSTERDAM – AV Stumpfl’s plans for ISE 2016 include a focus on new feature updates to Wings Engine Raw, pictured here. Wings Engine Raw promises uncompressed 4K media serving and was already used by MatrixManagement for Audi AG at the IAA Frankfurt Motor Show 2015.
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AMSTERDAM – Calibre announced plans for ISE 2016. Along with a new location (to hall 11 of the Amsterdam RAI), the company plans to beckon attendees with a focus on retro 1980s-style video games. Tim Brooksbank, Chairman at Calibre, is pictured here.
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SYDNEY – TDC (Technical Direction Company) supported large-format projections on such Sydney landmarks as St Mary’s Cathedral (pictured here) and the Commercial Travellers Association Building in Martin Place (pictured below).
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LONDON – Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supplied full technical production and design to the high profile Global African Investment Summit (TGAIS) event in central London. CPL was working for Swindon-based Live Communications who managed the event production for the organizer dmg::events.
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LEDtronics’ LED T5 High Output Tube Light Kits are available in a choice of 2, 3, 4 or 6-tube kits. Touted for their competitive price and labor cost savings, they promise to fit into almost any fixture. They are designed to require only a single driver for up to 4 tubes and only two drivers for 6 tubes, and the UL-Recognized external drivers are included.
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SYDNEY – Australian TV lighting designer Ian Anderson (of Mitech Design) wasted no time in commandeering GLP’s new LED-based impression X4 Bars as soon as they arrived in the country, pressing them into service on the latest series of X Factor.
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DUBAI – To help put one of Nissan’s newest Infiniti car models in its best light at Dubai Studio City, production director Mirco Resta and LD Emiliano Morgia used Clay Paky Mythos, Sharpy and Alpha Profile 1200 fixtures.
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