This is the second software release by the recently re-organized Hog development team, following just two months after the release of v1.3.5. Since the departure of several developers in January, High End Systems has been quick to build a new development team. While several of the original developers still occupy the London office, most of the new team is based in the
As an event which allows lighting designers, manufacturers and suppliers to meet and discuss ideas, the previous Showlight was described by one lighting designer as "the best industry event I've ever attended". Taking place every four years, each time at a different location, Showlight is organized by lighting professionals for lighting professionals. In 2001, with more than 42 exhibitors, over 300 delegates from the world of entertainment lighting passed through Showlight's doors.
They were treated to an impressive array of speakers, i
The structure is designed to provide shade over a 72,000sq.ft outdoor plaza, and also to serve as a media platform to showcase fashion. At night, The Cloud's skin, an aluminium frame covered with sheet metal, becomes a projection screen. Martin luminaires are used to paint the surface in various colour shades while 6,000W PIGI projectors provide advertising content onto The Cloud. Four large LED screens totaling 30 x 160ft sit below the structure.
Martin's Las Vegas office head Tim Brennan worked with Adam Steyh of lighti
Imre Pesti, general director of Budapest-based Raymax said: "We required a lighting solution that offered a lower power requirement than traditional lighting sources so that we could eliminate forced cooling and noise. Lumileds' Luxeon LEDs combine the brightness of conventional lighting with the small footprint, long life and other advantages of LEDs. The Luxeon last the fixture's lifetime so there is no requirement for specialist disassembly or cleaning [and] there are no openings on the body of the fixture.
Each fixture utilizes 90 Luxeon LEDs in blue, green, amber and red to create a fast and fl
The deal to make the Italian brand's new fixtures available to Siyan came via a deal with SGM's UK distributor Lightfactor, as Siyan's Bryan Leitch was keen to put the lights through their paces. The sold out event took over the whole of the Earls Court complex, Leitch designed an overall rig to illuminate both for the live event and for the TV, incorporating a large main stage in Earls Court 1, the Battle stage in the same room - 'behind' the FOH position, and extensive
![Pasquale "Paco" Toscano with his Wholehog III at the opera.](/newsarchive/images/news/db/00c/258/00c2584870tn.jpg "Pasquale "Paco" Toscano with his Wholehog III at the opera.")
LD Marco Macrini and lighting director Pasquale 'Paco' Toscano have specified 36 High End Systems X.Spots. Toscano commented: "X.Spot is a very good spot, powerful and silent. They're also using High End Systems 12 Cyberlight Litho automated luminaires. Lighting is supplied by A-Team Service.
This show marks Toscano's first time with a Wholehog III, in fact he has only used its predecessor - a Wholehog II - a couple of times to carry out simple functions. He continues: "I am not a Hog user, so when the A-Team Service asked me if I would like to use a
The second new addition, the Pork Chopper, is an economical method of increasing the total number of control channels of a Flying Pig Systems Wholehog II con
LD Nick Richings design included both conventional and automated lighting. The automated rig from The Moving Light Company includes 10 Martin Mac500s, 10 Martin Mac2000 Profile and eight Vari-Lite VL2000 Wash units. The conventional rig features over 100 ETC Source Four profile spots with 10°, 19°, 25°, 36° and 50° lenses, the 10° units using 750W lamps; 40 Par 64s, 12 Selecon Pacific 90°, 20 Strand Prelude fresnels, 10 Thomas four-cell battens and eight Thomas two-circuit MR16 battens. Control is from a Wholehog II console with two 48-
CEZ Arena - owned by the City of Ostrava - is used frequently for high profile ice hockey events - one of the most popular spectator sports in the Czech Republic. The new technical infrastructure has now put Ostrava centre stage in the world of ice hockey, and the first major sporting event to make use of the new lighting rig was the recent International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships. InterSono won the contract after the project was put out to competitiv
In his role as product marketing manager, Keen will be responsible for managing new product development projects as well as spearheading the launch of new IGBT dimming products to the market. He will also be responsible for the creation of sales and marketing materials and will assist with product training.
Prior to joining Entertainment Technology, Keen spent three years as Northeast Region field project coordinator for ETC. He also spent 10 years as lighting designer for academic and professional theat
DHA Lighting can meet practically any gobo needs, whether a production requires a single metal gobo from its library of over 1,100 de
D-Rent recently employed its stable of MACs on a son et lumiere, Magisch Antwerpen, a sound and light spectacular held every spring in the port city of Antwerp. Some 18,000 people crowded the city hall square to see the show, which featured 28 MAC 2000 Profiles, 18 MAC 600s, 72 MAC 250s and other intelligent lights in a visual extravaganza that included effects and colour-washing across the city hall and square.
For a mid-winter fest held in a large Belgian open-air museum, event promoter Croissant Bleu produced a circus show called Station
The Effects Company's Martin Blake explains: "Artfag designed the system with multiple machines hanging from the trussing, with Ducting Adaptors attached to direct the airflow downwards, coupled with numerous machines at floor-level. The complete system was DMX-controlled from the main desk via Aromatech DMX Modules." Blake added: "The Effects Company originally supplied a selection of essences and the final essence chosen by Beyoncé was 'Musk' - as it was not specifically male or female."
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It is the brainchild of entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen - a co-founder of Microsoft. The Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility for creative industry professionals in the music, art and film worlds. The unique mix of facilities will allow projects to be carried out under one roof, as they have all the necessary technical facilities for recording and production.
Housed in the two basement floors of The Hospital, The Studio is Europe's first end-to-end High Definitio
Pulsar also says the stainless steel IP68-rated ChromaScape has now started shipping: aimed at use in saline and chlorinated water, it has also been ETL-approved for use in swimming pools. Finally, coming soon from Pulsar is a new ChromaMR16Range.
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Steele previously served as the VP of sales for DuraLED and developed numerous national account relationships in his efforts to introduce LED technology to the sign industry. Steele will focus on pursuing major account opportunities for Super Vision's LED Border-Light and FlexLED products. Both product lines are LED alternatives for many traditional neon applications including perimeter building outline and backlit or illuminated channel letters.
Brett Kingstone, Super Vision's president and CEO said: "We are pleased to have someone of Richard's knowledge and calibre join our sign team. All of us at Super Vision look forward to supporting Richard and his clients w
Dove Net's own application, The Project System, offers systems integrators a fully featured administration program
Products will include the hugely popular PixelPAR 90 and the Pixelline 1044 batten. The roadshow will stop at some of the best-known lighting rental companies in the country. The routing was planned to get a good geographical spread and make catching it for the day as easy and convenient as possible. Those hosting the roadshows will have a chance to invite their customer base plus selected lighting designers and programmers.
Cameron comments: "Roadshows are a great opportunity to demonstrate the new products to existing Pixel Range u
To accomplish this he turned to Nigel Hodgson of Core Design, who in turn enlisted Mark Brown of Marquee Installations. Hodgson's brief was to get the ground floor bar fully functioning as a multi-purpose chameleon venue in its own right - from an early breakfast and coffee operation through to a pre-club feeder. "As well as the interior design our brief was to re-design the flow round the entire building to enable it to function as a single unit," says Hodgson. T
The eight VL3000 Spot fixtures are placed on the mid-truss, evenly spaced and alternating with the VL5 units. Because the automated rig is a scaled-down version of the rig he will use for the forthcoming North American tour, Nicol was somewhat limited in his design. But he plans to use this first run of dates to get a better idea of his design for the rest of the world tour. One thing that will car
The deal is part of ongoing expansion plans by Wales-based i-Vision, which includes the launch of 'Lumos' - a new range of LED products. i-Vision chose the Richard Schahl Group because they're one of the leading German lighting practitioners, with a dedicated LED division and an excellent reputation in the architectural, commercial and industrial sectors. The deal was finalized at the recent Light & Building exhibition in Frankfurt.
i-Vision's LED business has been very active in Ireland over the last two years, particu
"Our brief was to transform the look of the building, bringing it to life" comments Jason Larcombe, lighting designer for White Light Events, "and at the same time to use lighting to support and enhance the drama of the show. Up until one week before the l
"We'll shoot the scene on 35mm film in super fast speed, about 225 frames per second from a Wilcam," explained veteran director of photography Harry Dawson. "We're extending time out to get the full effects of the water and the actors' emotions, translating about 75 seconds of real time footage to 15 minutes screen time which will loop all day long at the Nationa
As well as excavating the basement and adding a major extension to accommodate new teaching facilities for the School's Music and ICT departments, the original church hall has been completely refurbished so that it can function as a multi-purpose venue. The hall now serves as a high-tech lecture theatre for school assemblies and conferences, a performance and rehearsals venue for school music and drama productions, and a place for the church congregation's weekly services and functions.
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