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Sommer Cable Octopus Hybrid PUR 443

Sommer Cable Octopus Hybrid PUR 443 and 244

Sommer Cable is offering its new Octopus Hybrid PUR 443 fiber-optical hybrid cable line, pictured left, for control applications or for transmitting AES/EBU (or DMX) signals. Along with the 443, which combines four OM3 multi-mode fiber optics with three power supply wires and two signal pairs, the company is also offering its reworked Octopus Hybrid PUR 244, pictured below right, with two single-mode fiber optic lines and two power wires plus two signal pairs. Both the PUR 443 and 244 are touted for their light weight, compact size and rugged design features.

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Octo-Pouch

Dirty Rigger Octo-Pouch

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK – The Dirty Rigger Octo-Pouch is designed for tool convenience, especially when working in the rig. The Octo-Pouch offers a durable 600 x 600 denier polyester nylon construction with a built-in buckle system to securely attach tools directly to the pouch, ready for quick release when required. The built-in draw-string closure net keeps smaller tools secure in the main center pocket. More tools can be attached on the multiple metal D-rings positioned around the pouch.

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StageTek single deck

Wenger StageTek Staging

OWATONNA, MN — Wenger Corporation’s new StageTek staging was designed to offer the user more benefits over its older product line. The StageTek staging assembles quickly without tools, folding frames or other cumbersome understructure. The decks are 20 percent lighter than comparably sized Wenger Versalite decks and feature integrated hand grips that require 40 percent less grip strength to handle. Assembly time is also reduced.

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Vectorworks Available in Japanese Language Version

COLUMIA, MD —Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announces the Japanese-language version of the Vectorworks 2013 line of design software, including Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Fundamentals, Landmark, Spotlight and Renderworks. The “Vectorworks 2013 Caravan” launch events are free and will take place throughout Japan in January.

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dVnet from Artistic Licence Engineering

Artistic Licence Engineering’s dVnet

HARROW, Middlesex, UK – Artistic Licence Engineering’s dVnet is a new digital video-to-network converter.  The latest addition to ALE’s Rack Pack range, dVnet is aimed at retail and architectural applications in which a media facade or light sculpture is to be controlled by video, and the complexity of a media server is not required.

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RevEAL Profile Junior

Prism Projection RevEAL Profile Junior

SULLY, IA — Prism Projection’s recently introduced RevEAL Profile Junior is a compact 10,000 lumen LED profile spot whose size and weight are similar to conventional tungsten-sourced ellipsoidals, yet its output exceeds conventional 575W ellipsoidals. This new compact design of the Profile Junior is offered in three versions: a tunable 2,800-6,500K, 3200K and 5600K white light.

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J.R. Clancy/Niscon SceneControl 5000

J.R. Clancy/Niscon SceneControl 5000

The SceneControl 5000 stage automation control system developed by J.R. Clancy and Niscon is designed to serve as a single common control platform for a wide range of stage machinery. The system offers multi-level cueing, submaster control, free and locked groups and an unlimited numbers of axes. Cues, stored show files, and concurrent axes in motion are all unrestricted. The system also can be used for flying performers. Three new operator consoles are available. Password-protected access levels keep unauthorized users out of the system, while offsite secure access allows for remote diagnostics.

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Zeus Media Server from Elation Professional

Zeus Media Server from Elation Professional

Elation’s Zeus Media Server is designed to serve as a full-scale media server with two full HD outputs and an Arkaos Media Master Pro 3.0 engine that lets users program and play visuals from any DMX lighting desk, MIDI controller or as a stand-alone unit. Along with Arkaos’ Kling-Net protocol, which automatically configures and distributes real-time video data to remote display devices by pixel and lets users achieve perfect time synchronization with many types of display devices, the Zeus Media Server does away with the expensive hardware converters previously required to send video data.

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Cast R30

Cast Releases wysiwyg R30

TORONTO, CANADA – Cast Software has today released wysiwyg R30, the latest edition of its industry standard lighting design and pre-visualization suite. R30 is available to download now from the Members Only Area of the Cast website. The release follows a successful beta-testing period which saw one tester put the new software to use on an undisclosed high-profile project.

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Kinesys LibraWatch across multiple devices

Kinesys LibraWatch Load Monitoring App

HAMPTON, MIDDLESEX, UK – Automation specialist Kinesys launches LibraWATCH, a new free multi-platform load-monitoring software app which works with Windows, Apple Mac iOS and Android operating systems. Once installed on a computer, tablet or smartphone, LibraWATCH enables the load data of a rigged installation – using compatible Kinesys products – to be seen in tabular, graphical or plan formats. Users have the freedom to move freely around the venue or working space and still have direct access to load data on a flown rig.

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Device Virtualization

VenueMagic Device Virtualization

AGUA DULCE, CA – VenueMagic, a platform of Show Control software, adds Device Virtualization to its Classic, DMX+AV, and SC+ versions making swapping fixtures faster and easier. Device Virtualization allows a specific device’s behavior and actions to be applied to a different device, allowing easier programming of different hardware and quicker swapping of problematic hardware.

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