USA - For the third season in a row, Kieran Healy is the designer responsible for the stunning lighting display on the live hit talent show, American Idol. VLPS Lighting Services is providing the full lighting package, including the digital lighting. Utilizing the soon to be released Virtuoso EX1 media server, a combination of EX1's abstract and graphical 3D digital images are manipulated and controlled from a Virtuoso DX2 console and projected onto LED and plasma screens during each performance.

"Every season I try to make the lighting better and keep the looks different and dynamic," notes Healy. "By using the EX1, we obviously added impact because we're able to play around with the digital images and integrate them with lighting. The digital content library on the EX1 is pretty extensive so we've been able to use terrific images to light and set the background for all the performers and their various music styles," he continued.

The Virtuoso EX1 media server is available from next month for sale or rental from VLPS Lighting Services exclusively.

(Sarah Rushton-Read)


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