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14 March 2016

Daktronics manufactured and designed two vertical displays, featuring the latest LED video technology that replaced fixed banners, previously used for promotion. The displays are approximately 11.8m high by 2.7m wide with pixels on 23mm spacing.

Three custom, curved LED displays were also installed horizontally, mimicking the façade of the building, the displays measure approximately 1.83m high by 25m wide.

"I'm proud to have worked with this historical theatre on such an amazing project," said Alain Castelbou, Daktronics France, sales manager. "Everything looks great. It couldn't have turned out any better."

Every hour a theme will repeat on the two vertical displays. The content will relate to the c

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14 March 2016

Swisspor is a leading manufacturer of insulation and sealing technologies for the building and construction industry. The high profile event included two evenings of a gala dinner followed by live entertainment, each attended by up to 1000 people drawn from a selection of Swisspor's clients, staff and management, business contacts, local politicians and others. A stage was erected in one of the factory's new Production Halls and each evening's show culminated in a performance by the popular Pepe Lienhard Orchestra.

Kern was responsible for the lighting and media design, operation and programming for the event. He w

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The LC Plus is a modular system of semi-transparent LED video panels with new generation technology that closely integrates light, video and set design for new possibilities in indoor and outdoor staging.

The LC Plus is driven by Martin's P3-100 System Controller, an ultra robust unit for advanced video signal processing and integration with lighting control.

FlexDOT is a lightweight yet bright string of LED pixels that allows designers to break free from the flat, rectangular format of conventional LED displays and create

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To complement this, Artistic Licence has produced a Technical Focus brochure reflecting these areas of technology, which is full of information covering the functions and features of a number of products and brings readers up to speed on the latest versions on offer. It also gives working examples, within project settings, of is

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Launched in a blaze of publicity and spectacular fireworks in October last year, the 59m wide by 4.8m high 360º Martin Professional LED screen that encircles the top of the BT Tower is controlled by Adtec signEdje HD media players.

In a concept devised between BT and communications agency Imagination, the screen is the highest in Europe and its content includes information, advertising and messages, together with the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics.

The screen has a display resolution of 120 x 1475 pixels, with a signEdje player driving the LED display processor via a DVI switching matrix at a resolutio

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Since its 1986 debut at London's Her Majesty's Theatre, where it continues to play, The Phantom of the Opera has been seen in more than 25 countries and by more than 100m people. Love Never Dies continues the story of the Phantom, following his move across the Atlantic to haunt the fairgrounds of Coney Island.

To meet the challenge of bringing the story to life and matching the success of the first Phantom, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has assembled a creative team with an impressive track record, including lyricist Glenn Slater (The Little Mermaid, Sister Act), director Jack O'Brien (Hairspray, The Full Monty, The Coast of Utopia), designer Bob Crowley (The Histor

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Still owned and operated by Cherokee Nation despite its new name, the casino was looking to give itself a facelift, when the branding and renovation opportunity with Hard Rock arose. Along with the obvious advantages of aligning itself with the world-famous pop culture icon came the challenge of assimilating $2 million worth of rock music memorabilia and other Hard Rock design parameters into the casino's Native American roots.

Nowhere was this blending of the old and new played out more dramatically than on a large plastic light sculpture that hangs over seven banks of slot machines in the casino's 125,000sq.ft gaming area. Designed in a Native A

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From the outset, the plan for replacing the lighting was simple: conserve the party spirit of the place by remaining as simple as possible. Therefore, the aim was to replace the old lighting kit while reducing the number of sources. It was, however, very important to lose neither the effects of the traditional ACL projectors nor the sensation of the power of the light provided by all of the projectors.

In order to meet different expectations, two types of products have been installed on ei

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Season of Light is an annual light-art festival in Helsinki. During the dark winter month of January, two façade light performances gave the country's capital an exciting atmosphere. Both installations, Reflections at Senate Square and Oratoribus at Parliament House, were created by lighting designer Mikki Kunttu.

The performance at Senate Square is a 15-minute story, projected on the façade of Helsinki Cathedral. Reflections is a voyage through time into the past and onwards into a world of fantasy. Senate Square and its surroundings return to the year 1852 when the St Nicholas church - now Helsinki Cathedral - was inaugurated. Starting wi

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The venue features three bars and a dining room with a capacity of nearly 1400. The decor introduces large black & white chequered tiles and semi circular booths, bringing a chic 1970's society feel to the environment.

The Robe fixtures were specified by Craig Burridge, technical director for St James Holdings, the parent company of Bellini Grande and the project's AV systems and lighting designer.

The lights were supplied by Robe South East Asia, and follow on from the successful installation of over 200 Robe moving lights and LED fixtures into leading Singapore nightclub St James Power Station in 2007, also spec'd by Burridge.

The main stage at the Bellini Gr

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RFW, owned and managed by Fragille Wade, formerly of Dubai-based Protec, has tied up with SES to sell its products to an already extensive client base in the region.

Fragille Wade commented: "Having worked with SES's products for many years, I was pleased to be able to represent them in the region and supply a market that has an insatiable appetite for quality distribution equipment. There has been a significant gap in the market here for some time which we hope to be able to fill with a wide range of Power Products which we will hold in stock at our new warehouse in Dubai. We will be adding to our product range over the coming months and will be a one stop shop for the production and e

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14 March 2016

Tricolor LEDs (3-in-1 RGB) mixes colour at the lens before it leaves the fixture, resulting in no multicolour fringe shadows, a more uniform distribution of colour and a broader range of color choices, a level of quality that architects, LDs and installers will appreciate, says the company.

Tripix offers an extended colour gamut from pastels to saturates that are difficult to achieve with other tricolor fixtures.

The Tripix range comes with a choice of narrow, medium and wide diffuser options and the module is tiltable for precise optical aiming. The custom-designed lens system gives very narrow beam angles that have been difficult to achieve with tricolor LED fixtures in the past.

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The LEDtronics luminaires offer up to 300% longer lifespan compared to fluorescent lamps, using up to 50% less energy than standard fluorescent 2ftx 2ft (600mm x 600mm) panels, without compromising on performance. The CLL2X2-400-TPW-001W provides a bright beam of 1,840 lumens, with an efficie

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The most dramatic feature on the home page is the continuous loop of flash photos of some recent Acclaim installations, including the über-chic TAO nightclub, located in the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, which utilises Acclaim's X-Ball, X-Cube and X-Bar product; and the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA, where Acclaim X-Bar 500s were built into each sequential 24" square cutout that accents the structure's shape.

"Our new website was designed to make it easier for o

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Robe Lighting has a new operations director and sales director, while LED manufacturer and sister company Anolis gets a new sales director.

"This will help take Robe and Anolis to new levels of quality and excellence, and continue the trends of innovation and service that has made both companies so successful," states Robe's owner/founder and CEO, Josef Valchar.

Harry von den Stemmen takes the position of sales director at Robe Lighting. Von den Stemmen has been an integral part of the Robe management team for the last seven years as international sales manager, and has been instrumental in developing the worldwide distributor network which now spans 120 countries.

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The show is the biggest song contest in the world for performers aged 10 to 15, who each compose their own music and lyrics. The theme of this year's show was Tree of Life based on the artwork of renowned Ukrainian folk art painter Maria Primachenko. Lighting designer Per Sundin created the lighting scheme using a wide array of colour and effects to compliment the theme. The staging incorporated circles, curved LED walls and strong lighting.

Clay Paky Alpha Beam 1500 fixtures were the main workhorse fixture, with 18 placed at the

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This follows an increasing awareness of and interest in i-Pix' BB range of products in the region over the last two years, together with their use and specification on several high profile projects by leading lighting designers including Svend Pedersen, Mark Cunniffe and Billy Aidie.

DLC Dubai was formed in 1993 and will be supporting all companies in the region who are using i-Pix products for shows, events, permanent and temporary installations and those working on the numerous government projects.

Completing this deal with DLC means that i-Pix products are now available across all continents. While the distribution network continues to expand, the Middle East was the last piece in a strategic geographical jigsaw giving customers a truly global sales and support network.<

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14 March 2016

The LED T8 Tubes are designed to replace the equivalent Cathode Fluorescent tubes (CFT) available in markets today. Using lower wattage compared with the original products, the T8 LED has the same structure and style of traditional CFT tubes but delivers a brighter performance per watt, with less heat radiation and few of the pitfalls faced by traditional CFT tubes.

There are no toxic gasses present in the design and the tubes are robust and weatherproof. The LED T8 Tubes can be used for general everyday use, for indoor applications.

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Genielux allows users around the world to locate pro video, audio, and lighting rental and sales inventory from companies who sign up online and place their inventory to Genielux. The application features proprietary code that can identify model numbers regardless of format, which was specifically written for Genielux. "We spent 10 months developing code that can match what an iPhone user may type in and match them correctly to our vendors. We're amazed how accurate the results are," said Michael Zinman, president of The Zinman Co.

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With 22 years of industry experience, Hoey has held similar positions with High End Systems and Vari*Lite in the past. "I am very excited about coming onboard with Robe," he states. "The product line offers the choice of a wide and dynamic range of lighting tools for all types of applications, and Robe's reputation for innovation is one of its great strengths."

Hoey will be based in Austin, Texas, and will spend considerable time on the road visiting clients and contacts and actively demonstrating the kit.

Robe Lighting (US) CEO David Srba states, "It is great to have someone of Sean's calibre join our team. It will allow us to serve the production and rental customers better than ever, combined with outstanding product reliability and a diverse range of technology spann

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14 March 2016

Having seen demonstrations of the ChromaPowerPix200 fixtures at the presentation days hosted by Pulsar at the Richard Martin Lighting facility, lighting director for Blue Peter, Lee Allen opted to use a number of the fixtures in their different configurations to suit his requirements for the music performance by The Saturdays during the show.

A total of eight fixtures were configured and supplied for the show by Richard Martin Lighting, lighting rental specialists who hold a substantial inventory of Pulsar ChromaRange LED fixtures.

Six of the ChromaPowerPix200 fixtures used as a large centre piece to the set were flown behind the band utilising the steel cable hanging arrangement that providing a quick riggin

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As rapid advances in LED technology continue, Zhaga will enable interchangeability between products made by diverse manufacturers. Interchangeability is achieved by defining interfaces for a variety of application-specific light engines. Zhaga standards will cover the physical dimensions, as well as the photometric, electrical and thermal behaviour of LED light engines.

Zhaga is being formed for the benefit of the consumers in the expectation that standardisation will prevent market fragmentation into incompat

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The installation company in charge of the project, Dansk Video Center, needed a reliable and powerful lighting fixture, which could blend discretely with the architectural features of the Bella Centre outside façade. A long-throw vividly coloured beam was required to enhance the horizontal concrete tunnel which embellishes the main entrance of the conference centre along with the entrance itself.

The technical features of Griven's Graphite 600 were recognised as the most suitable for this prestigious installation and Griven d