The Palms is a $265 million resort just off the Strip with a diverse mix of top end entertainment venues under one roof. High above the Vegas Strip, Ghost Bar is an open-air venue with unparalleled views. The lounge boasts 12ft. glass walls and a glass floor on the ope
John Rigney, president of Large Screen Video, commented: "We are very excited to have this product in our arsenal. Everyone who sees it goes 'Wow, that's cool!' It's clear that Versa Tile's innovative and unique nature will keep our inventory very busy."
Since its launch last year, Versa Tile has received numerous industry awards and has been featured on the Super Bowl half-time show and a variety of other events. Large Screen Video is a rental and staging company specializing in LED display products and has offices isCalifornia, Texas, and Florida.
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Each tile contains 48 pixels which are individually addressable RGB LEDs featuring a Beadlight diffusion screen (patents pending). The Bead light technology (patents pending) employed within the system was originally developed for the aerospace industry to gain the advantages of LED lighting such as low power consumption and low heat emission, without the disadvantage of directional glare often associated with LED's.
The battens are connected to a controller, which are supplied with one batten communication card capable of
Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of companies said: "American DJ is always striving to make the latest lighting technology available to our core customers - mobile DJs, working bands and small clubs, these lighting users were telling us they wanted to join the trend to moving head effects, but without having to pay a thousand dollars or more for a fixture. So we came up with the idea of designing a moving head with a less expensive halogen lamp. The DJ Spot 250 provides sufficient brightness for the average DJ or club's needs, plus it's got 360-degree moving head rotation, DMX compatibility and all th
Equipped with a total of 136 DMX channels, the DMX Operator Pro utilizes 128 of its channels for intelligent lighting control and eight for par can Dimming/On/Off. Designed to offer the convenience of total lighting control from a single board, the DMX Operator Pro is great for small- to-mid-size theatres, concerts, churches, touring companies, or any stage production where both parcans and DMX special effects are used.
"In the past, if you wanted a multi-functional controller that could handle both DMX effects and parcan dimming, you basically had to buy a large stage board that could cost up to s
With the help of Martin color changing projection, Tokyo City Keiba is continuing to change the horse track's entertainment concept. In 2003, a new entertainment facility called L-Wing was opened with restaurants, indoor gardens and color projection from Martin Architectural Exterior luminaries enriching the gamblers' visit. One result has been that women are now starting to visit the racetrack to enjoy the atmosphere.
At dusk L-Wing delights the crowd with colour changing projection, and during the Twinkle Race L-Wing paints the paddock in soft shades projected by several exterior lights. Delicate colors, kept dis
New features include inhibitive sub-masters, track and fill cue editing, a media window providing graphical browsing and selection of digital media content, and a high resolution encoder mode for precision control of 16-bit parameters. Other enhancements include luminaire type-specific parameter labelling in the console status windows and timing/function filter displays, expansion of DMX512 support to over 700 universes (using external Virtuoso Ethernet Nodes), and expansion of the Beam Palette to 200 selects. The Virtuoso SV 5.0 upgrade is now available exclusively for purchase through VLPS Lighting Services.
EtaBeta's other brands include Opti, and Neil Rice was on hand to demonstrate the Opti range - new products included a clip-on gear-driven 50mm effects cassette for the company's range of projectors, and a variable speed Solar and K4 wheel rotator, which is also operable via the same remote IR controller which Opti introduced recently for its range of slide/gobo autochangers Also from Opti was a new clock projection attachment which now includes a
Among its other launches were the ColorSpot 575E AT - an electronic ballast version of its popular ColorSpot 575 AT, offering flicker-free operation, enhanced light output, extended lamp life, power-saving mode for economy and reduced weight, while the same large LCD display and Ethernet connection add to its user-fri
Martin Architectural say that this year's stand will be unconventional and experiential, a statement of the company's passion for dynamic light. With customized themes, seasonal colour changes, interactive zones, music and graphics - Martin will draw upon its knowledge of theatre and performance. Martin believe that in creating a space that generates curiosity through a degree of interactivity, it is recognizing an educational element to their mission. The stand will be comfortable and inviting, with the intention of illustrating dynamic light's ability to change architecture by developing bet
Lighting Logic's Mick Cocker worked closely with Brit School technical manager Andrew Smith to design and specify exactly the right equipment for the studio. The space is used constantly by students from the School's Media Department for project creation, and also by students and staff from other courses. Cocker has worked on two previous Brit School installation projects.
A major feature of the installation is a flexible Manfrotto IFF Top Rail advanced studio suspension grid system. This tracking mechanism is movable, allowing all overhead lighting fixtures to be moved around the studio quickly and easily without using cumbersome and complex access gear. Effectively
New to Martin's DJ product range is the Mania PR1 high precision gobo projector. This 250W unit can take steel or glass (D-size) gobos, and offers adjustable gobo rotation speed and a colour slot for interchangeable colour filters. Also new for the DJ market, the EF1i is a 100W fixture which comb
High End Systems (HES; Austin, TX) is now segmenting its Media Server products into Catalyst Pro and Catalyst DV offerings. In 2003, HES introduced the Catalyst Pro v3.0 Media Server, featuring four video layers and twin outputs. Now designers also have the option of the Catalyst DV v1.0 Media Server and Software, which offers three crossfadable video layers and one output, sized for many new budgets and projects. The Catalyst DV v1.0 Media Server and Software has RS232 and RS422 serial control capabilities, allowing it to control a multitude of video switchers and playback devices.
Catalyst DV v1.0 Media Server gives the user the ability to apply more than 80 visual and colour effects to digit
"In previous years, the show depended heavily on a conventional rig with 3K and 5K Fresnels," said lighting designer Matt Endicott of Cornerstone. "For the first time, I requested a full line of Vari-Lite products, complete with VL 3000 Spot luminaires, VL 2000 Spot luminaires, VL 1000 TS, VL5 Wash luminaires, and VL6 Spot luminaires, because we were really blown away by the performance and flexibility of these lights. The s
A bespoke solution designed for the National Theatre in London is now offered as standard - a 6 x 2.5kW dimming pack switchable to 3 x 5kW.
Also from Coemar, the ShowColor 3200K and ShowColor 1200 have a halogen lamp and a discharge lamp with electronic ballast respectively. These moving head spotlights are designed for stage and TV studio applications, and form part of a new range of luminaires engineered to provide maximum light output from the source, say Coemar. Both offer colour mixing via an "innovative radial CMY system", while the discharge version additionally offers a strobe effect.
The iWash LED brings LED technology to Coemar's moving head fixtures. Addi
