Vectorworks, Inc., formerly Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., released Vectorworks 2016. The release includes more than 100 updates and features for its CAD and BIM design solutions, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Fundamentals, Renderworks and Spotlight (pictured here).
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BOSTON — LD Matthew Kilmurry is controlling Irish musician Hozier’s U.S. and U.K. tour lighting this autumn using an Avolites Sapphire Touch. Kilmurry’s design for the Hozier tour is based around a warm tungsten atmospheric feel, using old-school Edison bulbs dotted around the stage, which creates a warm glow for the performers.
Read More »DUBAI – Protec supplied its client HQ Creative with lighting, video and rigging for the recently held Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament 2015 Opening Ceremony in June 2015. Protec used the BlackTrax real time motion tracking solution to track extreme stunt performers, spot lighting them and stage sets.
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GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Home to the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (Göteborgs Symfoniker), the venerable Gothenburg Concert Hall got a 21st century update with Robe LED moving lights. The fixtures include Robe LEDWash 600s, LEDWash 800s and DLS Profile fixtures.
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LOS ANGELES — Roy Bennett’s lighting design for Maroon 5’s year-long World Tour 2015 in support of V, the band’s fifth studio album, includes 210 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures. Bennett, of Seven Design Works, used the MagicBlade-R units to delineate 13 jointed truss “arms,” which are suspended in a “V” shape above the stage to form a pivotal feature of the stage design.
Read More »Gefen’s 4K Ultra HD 8×8 Matrix for HDMI w/ HDCP 2.2 (EXT-UHD-88) offers cross-point routing of eight 4K Ultra HD sources to any combination of eight displays, along with support for the new HDCP 2.2 content protection protocol.
Read More »NASHVILLE – Video production and projection mapping company DWP Live will be the first to use d3 Technologies’ new Video Format Conversion (VFC) output card for a live event, which will take place in September.
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DURBAN, SA – Black Coffee, a production company founded in 2000 by Brandon Bunyan (pictured here) and his wife Jenny, has grown over the years, expanding its arsenal of Robe lighting fixtures along the way. The most recent purchases include selections from Robe’s LED moving lights, including four Robe Pointes.
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MIAMI – Univision’s live “Premios Juventud 2015,” which had a video games theme and a set packed with LED and projection screens, relied upon d3’s creative software suite to deliver high-impact visuals for the annual youth awards telecast honoring achievements in film, music, sports, fashion and pop culture. The show was broadcast from Bank United Center in Miami.
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The U-Torm system from Cosmic Truss, which initially hit the market in 2014, now includes an expanded range, offering more options to create hanging positions for lighting, video projectors and other equipment. Added to the system is the new U-Torm 100 and U-Top 100 which have been built to accommodate larger pieces of equipment including high output moving lights, larger loudspeaker, and video projectors and other AV equipment. With an open inside width of 39.3 inches / 1 meter, the U-Torm 100 uses the same simple and fast rigging techniques that make it suitable for both permanent and temporary or touring situations.
Read More »TORONTO –– The 40th Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from Sept. 10-20, 2015, will also mark the 15th year where Christie has been a sponsor of the event. There are 1,300+ screenings from 71 countries. As official projection partner, Christie is screening almost all (99 percent) of the films digitally, with a growing number in 4K.
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