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Axon is High End Systems' new media server, offering all the graphics engine capabilities of DL.2 but in a rack-mount version. The new v1.3 software includes all the new features of DL.2 and Axon shown at the LDI 2006 trade show including Enhanced Collage Generator, expansion of the Collage Generator up to 8x8 arrays with increased resolution, and a number of new effects. It also includes many software improvements including a number of networking improvements for the DL.2 and the Content Management Application (CMA), the company says. All new DL.2s and Axon media servers will ship from High End Systems with this new software release.

Scott Blair, HES director of digital lighting dev

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The TW1 fixture won the award "due to its surprising combination of classic Tungsten source with advanced moving head technology". Nearly five hundred professionals from the entertainment technology sector attended the fourth annual awards ceremony held at the Juan Carlos I Trade Fairground (Madrid Trade Fairs Institute - IFEMA) on 7 November. On hand in Madrid to accept the award on behalf of Martin Professional's Spanish representative, Ecler, was Luis Barrado.

The MAC TW1 is a powerful 1200W Tungsten wash fixture with features such as a twin lens zoom system, full CMY colour mixing, motorised zoom and choice of internal or external elec

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NDYLight specified Megabay Lighting Enterprises, a certified member of the Luxeon Lighting Network, to create a relaxed, stylish environment through the creative use of light, while taking advantage of the stunning views of the city.

As the new lounge is surrounded by glass on three sides, lighting design director, Susan Lambert, had the challenge of minimising the amount of interior light being reflected back into the lounge. To achieve this, NDYLight's solution for the Executive Lounge incorporates Luxeon LEDS on both the interior and exterior. These are used to highlight individual elements of the design.

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The new DTP160 offers a powerful 640 x 480 resolution 160mm graphical user interface. The device incorporates the Windows CE operating system and display graphics are easily created using standard HTML authoring tools such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver, providing design flexibility of custom user pages.

The Touchscreen is a part of Dynalite's Revolution range, and incorporates an innovative clip-on cover facility, the DTP160 will accommodate fascia options of virtually any architectural surface medium, providing designers with unrivalled décor matching capability.

Also new is Dynalite's powerful suite of PC software DLightIII, which combines intuitive user control features with monitoring and reporting faciliti

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Bandit UK's chief executive, Lester Cobrin, says: "The initial contact was made in August and the lines of communication between myself, Bryan and Scott were so good that this tour was wrapped up, finalised and put to bed quicker than ever. It's been an absolute pleasure and privilege working with the PCD's production team and I'm already looking forward to the next opportunity."

Warner wanted to make the stage resemble a disco in keeping with the up-tempo pace of the PCD's set. A veteran of

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The first significant show uniting the two companies was back at the start of the 2006 festival season in May - for the BBC's Radio One Big Weekend in Dundee, where HSL supplied most of Electric Fly's lighting hardware requirements. Jevons says: "I was really impressed, so we've continued to develop a very fruitful working relationship" . He works closely with HSL's live music project manager, Mike Oates.

This was followed by MTV's Pimp My Ride in Manchester, where HSL supplied all lighting fixtures - moving and generic, rigging and control as a dry hire.

"Well prepped gear is absolutely essential when you're working like this with a supply company," says Jevons. "W

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Shirley says that the Coemar Infinity lights play a substantial role ion lighting the backdrop scenery. By operating the lights with the zoom open, the Coemar Infinity lights provide an even, soft zoom. Shirley adds that "the colour-mixing abilities are phenomenal."

The atomic strobes are placed asymmetrically, enabling very intricate chases top be performed. The Martin Atomic Colors and Color Kinetics Colorblasts also prove to be beneficial by adding texture and colour to the drum kit.

This is the second collaboration this year between B

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Students of architectural lighting from around the world teamed with prominent lighting designers to create six intriguing architectural lighting environments around the city. Martin Architectural, whose manufacturing facility is located in Frederikshavn, was strongly represented, both in terms of personnel and lighting fixtures. The six lighting environmentsare outlined below.

Kattegat Silo - lighting design by Jesper Garde Kongshaug (Denmark): The recently renovated Kattegat Silo is the first building you see when entering Frederikshavn. Triggered by the arrival and departure of ferries, a range color mixing Exterior 600 and Exterior 1200

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"Besides looking for a new fixture we were looking for something that is less power consuming than the 2K," says Joel Wojcik. "It's basically half the power draw with almost the same output. And the speed is incredible."

Of the 18 MAC 700 Profiles only two grace an overhead truss with the rest on staggered T's two, four and six feet below the truss. "It gives the multi layer look without the trouble," Wojcik says. "All our li

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Entec's systems engineer Stef Serpagli confirms that the system has been pushed to astonishing limits with the exceptionally high SPL levels demanded by the Tool sonic experience, "It's basically on 11 all the time, and it's holding up really well!"

The most common configuration for the arrays is 12 J-8 tops and four J-12s a side for the main hangs, plus six C4 tops, flown two wide, and four C4 subs per side as the side hangs to give 180 degree coverage. For Wembley, the main hangs were increased by four J-8s per side - adding up to the most J-Series that Entec has hung to date. Sub bass is provided by 14 J-Subs and 12 B2s, run in cardioid mode, arranged in a delayed

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A carefully selected assortment of video clips, graphics and animations are critical to the show. Off the Wall's video designer and manager Paul Barker has produced a full show's worth of material.

The DS 5000 DT is being looked after by LD Paddy Sollitt and his crew, and Zig Zag is also supplying all of the lighting equipment and lasers. In addition to projecting the video (stored on a separate video machine with VGA signal sent to the DS5000), the DigitalSpot 5000's onboard digital media server is also being util

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Super Vision will drop its pending claim of infringement against Color Kinetics with respect to US patent #4,962,687, known as the '687 patent, in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Color Kinetics will drop its declaratory judgement claim of non-infringement of the '687 patent filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Color Kinetics will grant Super Vision a royalty bearing license to its worldwide patent portfolio,

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During the pre-programming phase, lighting designer Günther Jäckle and his team used grandMA 3D. For the actual shows, 3 x grandMA full-size, 1 x grandMA ultra-light, 2 x grandMA mediaPC with grandMA video and 7 x NSPs were employed. Connected via fibre optic cable they controlled the complex network. In total 24 x VL3500 and VL3000, 24 x VL2416, 8 x Robert Juliat Aramis, 15 x 8-Light Blinder with Rainbow Colour Changers, 6 x Publitec beaMover and a wide range of high-class LEDs were used.

The set consisted of two centre-stages connected b

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