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ArKaos GrandVJ 1.5

ArKaos GrandVJ 1.5

ArKaos’ GrandVJ 1.5 lets VJs compose up to eight layers of video on the fly and includes two major new features: Transitions and ArKaos Connect VST. The 37 new transitions are distributed across the following groups: eight Fades, three Blinds, six Masks, four Distortions, three 3Ds, two Pixelizations, seven Rectangles, one Slide, one Swipe and two Waves.

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GLAAD Media Awards

GLAAD Media Awards Supported by Scharff Weisberg, VAI

NEW YORK — WorldStage companies Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications Inc. (VAI) teamed for the third year to support Tencue Productions with audio, lighting and video for the 22nd annual Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards at New York City’s Marriott Marquis Time Square.

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Wing LED Wall Washer from Philips Selecon

Wing LED Wall Washer from Philips Selecon

The Wing LED Wall Washer from Philips Selecon evenly lights walls more than 3 meters in height without risking damage to exhibited items with UV or infrared radiation. There are two modules. The first is a “warm white” (50,000hrs, 69lm/watt) fixture, dimmable via local touch switch (cycle up/down) control or via Dali control, for a high quality white light. The second is a RGB/Tuneable White (35,000hrs, 29lm/watt) controlled via DMX (RDM address). It lets users fine-tune the color temperature and intensity, and users can match it to ambient light levels, warming as night falls, or switched to transform a space with vibrant color for special events.

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PR-5000 Beam

PR-5000 Spot, PR-5000 Beam

PR Lighting’s PR-5000 Beam (pictured here, with 6° beam angle) and PR-5000 Spot (wide beam angle; 10°-67° linearly adjustable zoom) are based around a 1500W Philips or Osram discharge lamp. Both fixtures have fast strobes, rotating and fixed gobos, DMX wireless receivers and firmware that can be updated via a computer.

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CBS Upfront for Two and a Half Men, photo by Matt Ellar

Pete’s Big TVs Adds Visual Boost to CBS Upfront

NEW YORK — How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Pete’s Big TVs/Performance Video got there recently because they’ve had lots of practice doing TV upfronts — TV network presentations of the upcoming fall season of shows. Upfronts give advertisers the chance to pledge their ad support ahead of time, and the media gets a preview of what’s premiering in the new season.

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Gearhouse SA Joins AV Alliance

JOHANNESBURG — Gearhouse South Africa recently joined the AV Alliance comprised of 29 companies in 25 different countries. Set up in Europe to meet a request from a global corporation, the AV Alliance companies are independently managed but agree to abide by a comprehensive catalog of qualitative criteria to ensure standards of consistency when supporting events.

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