Resolume Arena 5.0
Resolume is calling its Arena 5.0 a major release, focusing on video mapping. It allows for zooming, undo/redo, slice masking, poly slices, DMX fixture output, Blackmagic capture device output, spout and more.
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St Ann’s Warehouse NYC Opens as Waterfront Theater
BROOKLYN – The official launch of the $31.6 million development of the waterfront theatre situated under the Brooklyn Bridge follows a transformation of the derelict Tobacco Warehouse by Marvel Architects with theatre, acoustics and architectural lighting consultancy by Charcoalblue.
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All Africa Games Opening Ceremony Lit with Robe BMFL Blades
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo – For the 2015 All Africa Games, Concept K joined the With Up agency to create the event’s lighting and visual design. Project lighting designer Jean-Francois Bonnement suggested BMFL Blades for all the long throw work in the stadium. Concept K LD Christophe Roirand also supported the decision to go with 32 BMFL Blades for the Opening Ceremony.
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Placentia Presbyterian Church Projects the Right Image with Eiki Enhanced Video Performance
PLACENTIA, CA – Placentia Presbyterian Church worked with Christian Sound Services of Long Beach, CA on a video projection system that includes two LC-WXL200AL LCD projectors from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA-based Eiki International, Inc.
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Chauvet Professional ÉPIX Tour Series to be Featured at LDI
Building on the success of its easy-to-use, affordable ÉPIX 2.0 video/pixel mapping system, CHAUVET Professional will be unveiling a new version of the system at LDI, the ÉPIX Tour Series. As its name suggests, the new series is targeted toward touring applications and features a number of upgrades designed specifically for this market. Among these are a tighter pixel pitch of 20mm for sharper, more detailed images, and a brighter output for an enhanced viewing experience under all types of ambient conditions. Pictured here, the ÉPIX Bar Tour.
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Starlite Works with Artist on Papal Visit Projection
PHILADELPHIA — Starlite Productions and local artist, Meg Saligman, teamed up on a projection project that incorporated the architectural features of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. They projected video content onto the Cathedral’s aqua oxidized-copper dome in late September, during Pope Francis’ visit to the city. The imagery was also on display during Philadelphia’s big World Meeting of Families events.
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Showline SL Beam 300FX and SL PunchLite 220 from Philips Entertainment
Philips Entertainment is offering two new Showline LED luminaires: the SL BEAM 300FX and the SL PUNCHLITE 220. Available through the Philips Vari-Lite and Philips Strand Lighting Dealer Network, the small and lightweight LED luminaires were designed to bolster the breadth of the Philips Entertainment line of lighting solutions, and will be on display at LDI 2015 in Booth 1516.
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OnBlackheath Festival’s ‘Make Noise” DJ Stage Lights Up with Nexus 4×4 LED Panels
LONDON – For the OnBlackheath festival in South East London, the new “Make Noise” DJ stage featured EDM stars like Erol Alkan and Grammy-winner Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), along with an array of 28 pixel-mapped Nexus 4×4 LED panels from Chauvet Professional.
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d3 Video Format Conversion (VFC) Technology
d3 Technologies’ new Video Format Conversion (VFC) technology will take center stage at LDI, October 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Michigan’s Royal Oak Music Theatre Goes Green with Elation LED Lighting Upgrade
DETROIT – The Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, MI, a suburb of Detroit, is a historic cinema turned performance venue. Hosting acts ranging from Alabama Shakes to Skrillex, the band Perry to Social Distortion, the venue recently updated its lighting system to include a range of Elation LED moving heads, PAR lights, battens and matrix panels.
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‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in South Africa Lit with Robe Fixtures
JOHANNESBURG – For the eighth season of Strictly Come Dancing in South Africa, broadcast on SABC 3 and produced by Rapid Blue at SABC’s Renaissance Centre in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, Gearhouse’s Robert Grobler primarily using a selection of Robe moving and static LED light fixtures – nearly 150 in all.
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