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This year saw the introduction of grandMA video as a major part of the scenic landscape. 1,800sq.m of custom made LED netting framed the back of the stage. Four grandMA media servers controlled the screen. "The influence this had on the view was amazing," said Collison, "I've always liked playing with video and lighting, however I've never had the chance to work with it on such a massive screen and have total creative freedom to entwine it into the scenic landscape. Playing between the lighting fixtures and the screens is a lot of fun. On such a big

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The new PixelMax Pro features 288 red, green, blue and amber Luxeon Rebel LEDs - 18 independent RGBA cells in a 3x6 array. This product is designed to offer flexible possibilities across all markets - as it can be used as a high powered wash or a pixellation luminaire.

The PLASA stand will showcase 156 PixelArts and some old favourites, while a half-size mini PixelArt batten will also make its debut.

As a sponsor of the Arcola theatre and a participant in the Mayor's Office Green Theatre Action Programme, PixelRange will also light the Thea

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After its initial preview at ABTT, Zero 88's Orb console is making its international debut. With a combination of theatrical control philosophy and an adaptable hardware platform, Orb provides intuitive control of both generics and moving lights. (Visit www.orbdesk.com for full product information).

Also launching at the show is a theatrical version of Zero 88's popular Jester consoles, bringing the power and flexibility of these consoles to those operating in theatre environments.

LightFactory PC-based console software will also be featured on the stand. New Programming and Playback wings are being launched at the show and visitors to the Zero 88 stand will also get a sneak preview of the latest software enh

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Two of the new products, the DT125 and DT229, are designed for users looking to incorporate the RDM Remote Device Management bi-directional communication extension to the DMX512 standard into their lighting rigs.

RDM is designed to operate over existing DMX cabling, but requires new DMX splitters that can deal with the new communication from the lights back to the lighting controller. Both products are DMX/RDM splitters, DT125 offering one DMX input to five outputs, DT229 offering two DMX inputs with eight outputs. Both products also include a USB connector, allowing easy firmware updates if required as the DMX or RDM standards are revised over time.

The new dmXLAN node 3 extends RDM functionality to DMX carried over Ethernet; the unit is a DMX to ArtNet conversio

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Stage One helped to transform the Platinum Suite into an exclusive invitation-only exhibition area, displaying 19 models including Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti. Stage One's main involvement was blacking out the room, using steel and gauze panels and constructing plinths on which each car was positioned.

The oval plinths were high spec with a seamless black gloss mirrored laminate finish. Attached to each plinth was a totem containing a lightbox graphic that displayed information about the car. Digitally printed double-sided corporate identity banners then topped each totem.

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Located close to Cabinteely Park, eight miles from the centre of Dublin, the Watermint development is a collection of 13 apartments, built using a host of energy-efficient features, including over 400 Greenled LED lamps.

Dublin architecture practice, DMOD, was responsible for obtaining planning permission for the development. Project architect, Gemma Dwyer, explains more about how the development is coming together. "Sustainable design has been at the forefront of d

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The 60 MAC 2000 Wash XB fixtures formed the bulk of the stage's front wash for the National Day event. "With the XB's I'm getting more level on stage and much better control, and the new lens has taken them to a whole new level," says lighting designer Paul Collison."They were sent directly from Martin's Danish headquarters and gave much more control over the 100m throw to the stage.

"The shallow angle of the FOH position caused all sorts of grief last year with excess ambient light being thrown on to the cons

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The mission to move virtual reality into a realm above the standard TelePresence and Access Grid videoconferencing has been led by Professor David Roberts, scientific director of the Centre for Virtual Environments at the University of Salford.

The £1.6m project has a number of stakeholders including Electrosonic, who successfully tendered for the integration. For their precision engineering requirements they turned to Paradigm Audio Visual, who constructed the rear

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No longer just a leading provider of professional lighting equipment to over 80 countries worldwide, in recent years A.C. has extended its vast technology stockholding in response to customers' demand for a single supplier who can meet all their production and project needs.

The name A.C. Entertainment Technologies therefore marks a new era for the company, and encapsulates the wide range of products, accessories, consumables and related services available through A.C.'s dedicated Lighting, Rigging, Audio and Video divisions.

In addition, A.C.'s related services include in-house cable and scrolls manufacturing to order, product training, servicing and after-sales support. S

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Organisers said Marley, who died in 1981, "promoted peace and tolerance in his music". Serbia recently erected a statue of iconic film character Rocky, while Mostar in Bosnia has one of Bruce Lee. Another Serbian village put up a statue to actor Johnny Weissmuller, best known for his depiction of Tarzan. Serbian musician Jovan Matic and veteran Croatian rock star Dado Topic took the covers off the Marley statue at the Rock Village event.

Festival News - A huge blaze at the Reading Festival which spread to 19 vehicles in a car park was started accidently with a barbecue, police have revealed. The fire was under co

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The four day festival featured live musical performances and entertainment to an audience of 10,000 people. Pearce Hire supplied all site power and lighting for bars, food stalls and tower lights for the car parks and campsites. A pair of synchronised generators powered the main stage and the broadcast compound.

An array of Pearce Hire's moving and generic lighting all controlled with Avolites Pearl Desks and ART 2000 dimmers help set the scene across three stages, reflecting the variety of acts performing.

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Roger Van den Plas, segment manager Philips Entertainment Lighting, says: "We are proud that PR Lighting has chosen us as their preferred supplier for the biggest event of the year. In the presence of milliards of people we have demonstrated the innovative Philips lamps that resulted in a state of the art light show."Philips will also contribute to the Beijing 2008 Paralympics later this year.

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HSL has been involved with supplying C venues for several years. Project manager Mike Oates says: "It's great to support the vibrancy, energy and enthusiasm of new theatre, and Edinburgh is a world showcase for some of the best and most innovative future comedy, dance, theatre and musicals."

Lighting for C venues is being co-ordinated by production manager Gareth Edwards and head of technical/chief LX Andrew Grant. Lighting designs for all the different spaces have been created over the years by

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As well as lighting the opening concert by La Scala Philhamonic Orchestra and Chorus and a tribute to Puccini by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, an ETC Congo jr control desk - with a second as backup - was used for Turandot, Tosca, Madam Butterfly and one the composer's lesser known operas, Edgar, which featured a set design by UK artist Roger Dean and costumes designed by his daughter Freyja.

For board operator Federico Canibus, this was the first time he'd used an ETC desk. He says: "After getting into the 'mentality' of the desk's operatio

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At PLASA08, the Philips MSR Gold 1500 FastFit will be on display for the first time, designed in a fixture from Italian manufacturer SGM; the Giotto 1500 family. This new high wattage FastFit lamp concept has an arc gap of 5.5mm and an efficiency of 82 lumens per Watt (which is unparalleled within the industry for this level of lamp wattage), combined with a high colour temperature of 6000° Kelvin and an excellent CRI of 80. Furthermore, the lamp has a flexible power range, dimmable up to 800W.

Since the initial launch of the Philips FastFit system just two-and-a-half years ago, 16 manufacturers have applied the FastFit lamp concept, releasing to date a total of more than 20 fixtures across 10 lamp t

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DWR's Duncan Riley says: "The i-Pix range is something totally different to anything else currently offered by LED manufacturers, and I see massive potential for it in South Africa."

Riley initially came into contact with i-Pix' via SA's leading rental and production company, Gearhouse South Africa, who invested in i-Pix Satellite fixtures shortly after they went into production in 2006. "There's a big future for digital lighting and low energy consumption sources," continued Riley " and the time is now right to offer these very robust, highly tourable products to SA's growing production and performance market. The potential is massive - from theatres to TV productions, corporate events

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Stinebrink notes: "We choose fixtures primarily for how they will incorporate into the overall design. We then consider the reliability of the fixtures - this is the one area that PixelRange has always excelled in. PixelRange are great fixtures, well put together and thought-out for touring applications."

Williams continues: "The speed of LED products that PixelRange has offered us, has allowed us to think of toning in a whole new way - and I am looking forward to the continued development of new fixtures. The main purpose

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Leading the new products is the SpectraLed120 Inground, an enhancement to the SpectraLed footlight fixture developed for the Oslo Opera House. The new product retains the fixture's high-powered five-coloured (RGB-amber-white) LED array and adds motorization, allowing the footlight to vanish from view when not required. When closed, the surface of the fixture can support a load exceeding one tonne.

LDDE will also introduce a new version of its SpectraConnecT5 four-colour (RGB-white) fluorescent batten at a competitive price designed to appeal to architectural projects, TV studios and rental companies.

Alongside these products, LDDE will show two variants of Apollo Design's RightArm motorised lighting yoke. The RightArm Pro is designed to i

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A 5m diameter pool of dancing water fountains was designed and installed by the company, offering a unique spectacle of water, music and lights amongst the greenery of other displays and live entertainment at Bradford's 2008 Garden Magic event.

What was not visible to visitors at Garden Magic was the high level of technology installed within the display - designed to soothe, relax and invigorate its audience with a fully choreographed sequence of movements.

Founder and managing director Byll Elliot says: "Transforming a truly urban space into something quite different for a temporary period has been an exciting challenge. As our team will be on site throughout the duration of Garden Magic, being able to sha

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The Selecon line includes includes the Acclaim, Rama and Arena Fresnels and PCs; the world's largest range of ellipsoidals as represented by Pacific range; Hui, Lui and Aurora Cyc / Floods and the very bright Performer range of Followspots.

The new high frequency, variable voltage 80V Direct DMX Power Supply supplies 80V to energy efficient 1200W lamps for the Pacific range and the Rama 175 High Performance Fresnel resulting in bright white light with the output of, or near to an equivalent 2.0/2.5kW mains voltage luminaire

The Wing range of Wall Washer Floods is Selecon's latest addition to their specialised display lighting range. A single slim-line body design offers

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Carrie Underwood recently co-headlined with fellow Bandit client and country music star, Keith Urban. Award-winning lighting designer, Seth Jackson designed Underwood's rig so that it could coexist with Urban's set. Unlike most co-headline tours, Underwood was joining a production that was already on the road. Designed by Marc Brickman, the Urban show had a specific layout and lighting choices that Jackson said he needed to integrate with.

"After many phone calls, Marc and I got together with Chris Nyfield from Hindsight Studios and put both shows

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The digiFLEX skin is manufactured in 320mm (w) x 160mm (h) tiles which can flex smoothly both horizontally and vertically.

Two further products from the digiLED creative series will also be showcased - the Mirage M40-3 and the Mirage M40-4 high brightness version. The Mirage M40 is a semi transparent and lightweight, large-scale video screen utilizing a 40mm pixel pitch and designed to provide dramatic and dynamic lighting and video effects.

With options for outdoor daylight viewing, the Mirage M40 weighs around 11kg per m2, can be built to any size

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TMB Architectural will present a comprehensive range of products and solutions: Distributed Architectural products include Blues System by Global Design Solutions (GDS); CueServer by Interactive Technologies; curveLED digital light curtain; the new Deja Cue lighting playback and integration processor; Digital Festoon DFS colour changing LED display systems; Falcon xenon fixtures by Alpha One; Leader Light flood and linear LED fixtures; ProAqua submersible custom cables and Tempest all-weather fixture and projection enclosures.

Innovative Film and TV lighting equipment will also be featured. A revolutionary product introduction, on display for the first time anywhere, is the ne