NASHVILLE, TN – DWP Live, founded by industry veteran Danny Whetstone in 2007, has launched DWP Rents, which gives customers access to a variety of video projection gear including Pandoras Box media servers and Barco projectors. A recent addition to the company’s inventory is Barco’s Encore 2 4K screen management system, pictured here.
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AMSTERDAM – Green Hippo will be holding a free video conference Feb. 10, 2015, during Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), which runs from Feb. 10-12, 2015. The hands-on instruction will cover features included in the company’s Hippotizer V4 media servers and AViary Video Tools.
LEEDS, UK – Omni Pictures used d3 for the first time on its Theatre of Illumination light show, a white light projection mapping of Leed’s iconic Civic Hall. “d3 really came into it’s own in the mapping for me: the fine tuning and edge blending between all the sources was superb. We had a limited amount of time to get setup, only one night before, and without d3 I don’t think we could have realized it,” said director Will Simpson.
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SPICELAND, IN – Draper, Inc. has announced its TecVision XH900X Grey projection viewing surface has been certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) for excellent color reproduction and fidelity. XH900X Grey performs very well in moderate ambient light, is well suited for high resolution content, and is 4K ready. This latest announcement means the entire TecVision Engineered Surface Technology line is now ISF certified.
Read More »GIG HARBOR, WA – Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church recently converted the visual platform in their main worship space from a traditional projector and screen system to Elation EZ Series LED video screens. Church leaders initially looked at two 15,000 lumen projectors as replacements for a pair of aging 10K lumen projectors but opted for the Elation video screens instead. Agility AVL installed the gear.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – For Original, a comedy tour featuring Danish comedian Andreas Bo, lighting designer and technician Malte Hauge got involved early on as preparations for the tour got underway, collaborating on the format and scenography with technical consultant Thomas Scharling and Bo himself. Their design features three SGM LED screen surfaces rather than one big video wall.
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BIRMINGHAM, UK – For the second year, Creative Technology (CT) supplied the AV services used on the catwalk at the week-long Clothes Show Live event. The annual Clothes Show Live exhibition provides five days’ worth of all things fashion and beauty with up to six shows a day.
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LONDON – A stage design with multiple curtain reveals and a massive 22×12 meter LED wall requires a massive amount of planning and visualization. For Helene Fischers Farbenspiel Tournee 2014, Pixway used d3 provide visualisations, pre-programming and sequencing for the show as well as supplying the d3 servers to control the show.
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NEW YORK CITY – Ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is an honor that puts companies in the spotlight. However, on December 11, when it was the Lending Club Corporation’s turn to launch their initial public offering and first day of trading on the NYSE, they wanted something extra. Michael Ahern Productions brought in video equipment rental company Pete’s Big TVs to help.
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BUCHAREST – Instead of 555 candles on a cake, the city celebrated by lighting up the expansive facade of the Palace of Parliament with large-format video projection. Hungarian videomapping specialist Maxin1osity took on the large-scale challenge, relying upon image processing technology from Germany-based coolux to get the job done.
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VERACRUZ, Mexico – The Museo Naval recently reopened with new audio, video and interactive exhibits powered by Alcorn McBride show controllers, lighting controllers and audio and video players. Mexico City-based Tecnologia EDD (TEDD) specified and installed the gear.
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LONDON – For recent red carpet events including premieres for The Hobbit on Dec. 1 (pictured here) and Interstellar on Oct. 29 (pictured below), Digital Insanity’s Richard Bagshaw used Hippotizer media servers to create memorable visual effects. Hippotizer manufacturer Green Hippo provided details on each of these red carpet events.
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