COLOGNE – The Swiss visual communication agency Christen Visuelle Gestaltung was recently awarded the first Public Xaver.11 award for their creative work on "zug bewegt", an interactive film panorama showing the Swiss canton Zug. The Public Xaver award aims to honour the best Swiss live communication project. The interactive installation "zug bewegt" had been used for both the LUGA exhibition in Lucerne and the MUBA in Basel.
Read More »POTTSTOWN, PA – Upstage Video recently ramped up their already extensive inventory of Daktronics modular LED video gear with the additon of 75 Daktronics PST-12HD panels from Media Visions, a Birmingham, Tenn., based rental company.
"Our clients are demanding larger and larger displays, so we were in the market to increase our inventory," said Doug Murray, President of Upstage Video. "I am familiar with the Daktronics product and the people that ran it from Media Visions. The gear is in pristine condition, looks brand new and without the financial challenges a new purchase might present… it was the ideal choice for us."
Read More »LOS ANGLES, CA – American DJ's ADJ University offers online video courses that show site visitors how to get the most out of the company's lighting and audio gear. American DJ started ADJ University to provide DJs with real-world insights and advice. The video courses are designed to give an overview and also some tips and tricks on adding lighting and special effects to any type of live event.
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Flogos – soap-based, lighter-than-air foam logos that float indoors or outdoors though the air, are usually made from machines weighing 350-400 lbs. and measuring 2 to 3 feet square and transported in road cases that are more than 6 feet high. SnowMasters Special Effects (a.k.a. Global Special Effects, Inc.) now offers a suitcase-sized alternative, Flogos-Lite Portable Series, weighing just 70 lbs. and measuring 13 inches tall in transport configuration.
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DALLAS – Edwin L Schmitt II, stage lighting technician at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, died April 9, 2011 due to complications following a heart attack. He was 57.
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Brighton, Sussex – Luke George, 26, joins the team this month as a Technical Design Consultant, reporting directly to the Visual Acuity board. Despite his tender years, George is an InfoComm CTS-qualified professional who joins after spells with Creative Technology, Roger Preston & Partners and, most recently, Mark Johnson Consultants.
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ZHUHAI, China – Martin Manufacturing Zhuhai Ltd, Martin Professional's production facility in China, has received ISO 14001 certification, an emblem of efforts taken to minimize the plant's harmful impact on the environment.
Read More »Chief, an AV mounting solutions company, announces that its new Interactive Short Throw Mount. This new solution integrates Chief's award-winning Short Throw Projector Mount Line with eBeam Technology from Luidia, Inc. Existing whiteboards and writing surfaces are transformed into interactive platforms, with projection that can be scaled anywhere from 48"-94" diagonally, depending on needs.
Read More »American Lighting announced three new high performance additions to its LED Wall Washer product family – the Linear LED RGB Wall Washer, the Linear Warm White LED Wall Washer and the Warm White LED Wall Washer. Used for architectural, façade and event lighting the LED lighting solutions provide warm white and colorful illuminations while cutting energy bills and maintenance costs.
Read More »HAWTHORNE, NY — BTX Technologies announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with AFL to cater to the broadcast and pro A/V industries across the U.S. Under the agreement, BTX will promote and sell a wide variety of AFL's fusion splicing kits and related equipment, including connectors and test equipment.
Read More »NEW YORK – BSR E1.41 – 201x, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources, has been posted for public review through June 21, 2011. E1.41 offers recommendations for measuring and reporting the output of LED luminaires used in the live entertainment industry, with emphasis on color and color rendering. Current methods for luminaire output measurement assume the use of broad-band emitters, which LEDs are not.
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LONDON, UK – At the Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, Coemar debute their latest product, the Reflection Ledko, a new series of LED profilers. The new series of profilers, to which was applied Reflection technology (patent pending, awarded for innovation at the London Plasa 2010), revolutionises the product performance while adding important benefits including:
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