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Astro 200 LED Followspot from LDR/Canto USA

Astro 200 LED Followspot from LDR/Canto USA

Luci della Ribalta (LDR) introduced the Astro 200 LED Followspot at the LDI show last month. The 200W LED chip (with a 3200K or 5600K color temperature) promises to deliver comparable output to a 1kW TH followspot while being able to dim the light to 0.001% with one channel only. The Astro 200 LED was one of three featured products at LDI, joining the company’s Canto 2000 TH and Canto 1500 MSR models in Las Vegas. LDR was also marking its first year with U.S. distributor Canto USA.

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Christie Q Series Projectors

Christie Q Series Projectors

Christie recently expanded their Q Series projector line with three new models. The new Christie DWX851-Q, Christie DHD851-Q, and Christie DWU851-Q models deliver 7900, 7500 and 7900 ANSI lumens respectively and are usable in either single or dual-lamp mode.

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BandAid30 Gets Visual Boost with Large-Format Projection on British Houses of Parliament by London-Based The Projection Studio. Photo by Ross Ashton

BandAid30 Gets Visual Boost with Projection on British Houses of Parliament

LONDON — With just 24 hours notice, The Projection Studio delivered a full projection design to enable a giant image of the BandAid30 music video to appear on the facade of the Houses of Parliament on Sunday, Dec. 7. It was the first time a full motion video has been projected onto this landmark building. The song is helping to raise funds and awareness in BandAid30’s ongoing fight against Ebola.

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Just a Bunch of Roadies provided supplies including One World Futbols in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The relief organization is preparing to help with Typhoon Hagupit as well.

JABOR Preparing to Assist as Typhoon Hagupit Hits Philippines

TACLOBAN, The Philippines — On Nov. 9, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (a.ka. Yolanda), one of the most powerful storms in recorded history, slammed into the Philippines, killing more than 6,300 and leaving an estimated 4 million homeless while also knocking out much of the island nation’s transportation and communications infrastructure.

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Sommer Cable Transit MC 1031

Sommer Cable’s hybrid Transit MC 1031 is designed to handle 10 Gbit network, power and HD-SDI-compliant video transmission duties simultaneously. Built for reliability, the shielded cable is well suited for use in conference and building technology, in OB vans as well as in mobile broadcasting at large events.

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For the World Circus Festival IDOL 2014, which took place at The Great Moscow Circus from Sept. 10-14, the lighting rig included a variety of Martin lighting fixtures. Photo by Elena Blednykh

World Circus Festival “IDOL 2014” Lit with Martin Gear

MOSCOW, Russia — For the World Circus Festival “IDOL 2014,” which took place at The Great Moscow Circus from Sept. 10-14, the lighting rig included a variety of Martin lighting fixtures: 64 MAC 101s, 20 MAC Viper Profiles, 24 MAC Auras, 12 MAC III Washes, six MAC III Performances and 10 MAC III AirFXs. Also supporting the looks: 12 Atomic 3000 DMXs with Atomic Colors, two Glaciator X-Streams, a Jem Hydra with 12 heads, and six Jem K1 Hazers with six AF-1 fans.

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CHAUVET Pantano Church

Pantano Christian Church Using Chauvet Professional Gear

TUCSON, AZ – Pantano Christian Church already had a good lighting system, when its leaders concluded that “good” lighting wasn’t quite good enough when it came to creating the kind of engaging worship experience they wanted to offer their congregation. So they contacted house of worship design/build firm CCI Solutions of Olympia, WA to implement a comprehensive lighting and audio upgrade at their church.

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2014 Rocking The Daisies Festival in South Africa Lit with Robe Fixtures

2014 Rocking The Daisies Festival in South Africa Lit with Robe Fixtures

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – For Electronic Dome stage at the 2014 Rocking The Daisies Festival here, Kilowatt AV provided a variety of Robe fixtures including 12 Pointes, 18 LEDWash 600s, 36 LEDBeam 100s – all from Robe’s ROBIN range – along with 12 Robe ColorSpot 700E ATs and 18 Robe LEDForce 18 LED PARs. It was the fourth year that Kilowatt has been involved with the event, staged every year at Cloof Wine Estate in Darling, South Africa.

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