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Bombay Bicycle Club Tours U.K. with XL Video Projections

Bombay Bicycle Club Tours U.K. with XL Video Projections

LONDON – XL Video supplied projection and Catalyst control for the recent UK tour by indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club. Incorporating video into their live tour for the first time, LD Squib took visual influences from the work of photographer Eadweard Muybridge and utilized early stop-motion animation techniques and stylization. With projection being central to the show, two Panasonic PT-DZ21K 20K projectors were utilized, overlaid to optimize the brightness, with the set circles treated as one large surface, and all the content programed in to one of XLs Catalyst media servers.

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Ayrton launched its Radical range of RGBW LED fixtures along with its NandoBeam S6 fixture at Prolight+Sound 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany in mid-March.

Ayrton Radical Series RGBW LED Fixtures

Ayrton’s new Radical Series promises to combine a honed and streamlined appearance with a very narrow and intense beam, advanced thermal management and impressive output suited for use in arenas and stadiums as well as smaller venues. Most of the fixtures in the line (except for the WildBeam-R and IntelliPix-R) were kept under wraps until their launch at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany. The other models in the R Series include the MagicPanel-R, MagicBlade-R and the MagicRing-R9.

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Chauvet Professional COLORdash Par-Hex 12

Chauvet Professional’s COLORdash Par-Hex 12 light contains 12 10-watt “Hex” LEDs, each with six colors – red, green, blue, amber, white and UV. The addition of UV lets the light to function as a straight ultraviolet light or, alternately, be used to produce an iridescent sheen.

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NAB 2014: Christie Joins HDBaseT Alliance, Unveils New HDBaseT-enabled Projectors

LAS VEGAS – Christie has joined HDBaseT Alliance and integrated the technology into its Q series projectors allowing for all-in-one connectivity between HD video sources and remote displays through a single cable. Powered by the Valens chipset, HDBaseT has become a global digital connectivity standard with a large and varied product ecosystem that includes video distribution equipment, displays, projectors and AV receivers from more than 90 manufacturers.

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Dennis Mirabella

ProTapes Names Dennis Mirabella Director of A&E Business Unit

NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — ProTapes & Specialties promoted Dennis Mirabella to director of the company’s Arts & Entertainment Business Unit. Mirabella, a 32-year company veteran, has served the company in a variety of roles, most recently as business unit manager. In his new role, Mirabella will oversee the A&E business unit and also serve on the company’s Operations Management Team (OMT).

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ADJ Event Bar Q4

ADJ’s Event Bar Q4, a four-head X-Y bar pin-spot system, adds white to the RGB (red, green and blue) LED color mixing system. 10W CREE quad-color (RGBW: 4-in-1) LEDs power the fixtures, which can pan and tilt independently with a 5-degree beam angle. The unit is fully controllable via DMX allowing integration into a larger synchronized lighting display.

Clay Paky Technology Supports Lighting Design

In cooperation with the Italian Lighting Designers Network, Clay Paky makes the Ventura Lambrate district shine during Milan Design Week with a series of temporary lighting installations. The NaturaLED lighting itinerary aims to guide visitors through a true lighting experience involving variations in light intensity and color. 

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Elation DW Fresnel and DW Profile Dynamic White Light LED

Elation Professional’s new DW Fresnel and DW Profile offer variable white light for broadcast or theatre environments. Their output is adjustable from warm white tungsten to cool white daylight, and beam control via zoom and beam framing/shaping make them highly effective directional white light luminaires. Powered by a 250W, 100,000 hour white LED engine, they feature low-noise cooling for operation in noise sensitive environments.

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ETC LED Luminaires Light Up The National Film And Sound Archive Of Australia

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia in Canberra recently renovated its 114-seat Theatrette, expanding the stage, creating a new seating design and installing new audio/visual technology. The refurbishment also included an update to the venue’s lighting system, adding a number of ETC Source Four LED and Selador LED luminaires, all controlled by an ETC SmartFade lighting desk.

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