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Features include Direct editing (paint style) of matrices in cues, groups and chase effects; Independent mapping of MIDI control change messages; New MIDI learn function to simplify MIDI event setup; New auto patch function for even faster patching; Added support for the new ultraDMX pro 3 Universe USB interface; and an increased Maximum universe count to 150.

The latest version of LightFactory is free to download from http://www.lightfactory.net

(Lee Baldock)

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These high-powered, DMX-controlled LED light sources provide a wide range of professional facilities in a convection cooled die-cast/extruded aluminium chassis. Using an optional conversion kit, the XLR and Powercon connectors can be replaced with cable glands and hard wired cables for IP65 rating and outside use.

The HP3 unit uses 30 3x1W RGB TriLEDs whilst the HP5s use RGBA & W LEDs to provide the widest range of saturated and pastel colours. Up to 6 DMX control modes are available, using from 3 to 7 channels. Selected using the backlit LCD control

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This is BBC Northern Ireland's largest OB event of the year and was one of four planned regional concerts that are linked live in to their coverage of the world famous spectacle of the Last Night of the Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall.

It was the second consecutive year that PSI had been involved in the BBC NI event as a major equipment supplier. The show was staged in at Castle Park, Bangor, and featured the Ulster Orchestra plus special guests, presented by Noel Thompson and Claire McCollum.

Staging:

The stage was supplied by Star Events. It measured 19m wide by 14m deep with 8m of headroom, from which PSI sub hung a 15m x 12m box truss for all the lighting positions. They also flew a 4m

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"The launch of the Épix Series marks a bold direction in the world of affordable pixel mapping fixtures for Chauvet," CEO Albert Chauvet said.

Épix Bar and Épix Strip generate intense output due to tri-coloured SMD LEDs, which are set at a pixel pitch of 25 millimeters. Épix Bar has 160 SMD LEDs and is self-contained with built-in operating features, while Épix Strip incorporates 40 SMD LEDs and uses Épix Drive 640 - a separate controller which operates up to 16 Épix Strip fixtures.

The Kling-Net protocol automatically configures real-time video data, thus removing the complexity of setting up standard LED displays an

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14 March 2016

The dance floor, found in the middle of the bustling restaurant, features a square truss that mirrors its dimensions below. Placed in the centre of the truss are four Vue 6.1, six Derby X and two Hemisphere 5 effect lights - working overtime to the beat of the five resident DJs, who play nightly.

Surrounding the truss square are 10 LED Shadow blacklights, six hanging along the perimeter while the other four fan out in a half moon, mimicking the stairs to the dance floor below. On the crescent's outskirts are four Q-Spot 160-LED moving heads, which run down the centre of the club. Two Swarm 4 effect lights hang from the ceiling at the front of the restaurant and shine through the windows,

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The 2011 summer European festival tour hit 20 major music festivals and one-offs beginning in Rome and ending in Hungary, drawing legions of fans to their monumental catalogue of releases and dynamic, marathon live shows.

Steve Baird, longtime wysiwyg User and lighting designer for the band comments, "Festival tours are always lots of fun. Knowing that I had the challenge of never getting the same lighting system twice, I needed to decide whether to busk, or run my show cue to cue style.

"For Dream Theater, I built a show cue to cue, using spot, wash and LED type moving fixtures with wysiwyg R27. After I programmed the initial

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Gio fills the mid-range position in the Eos family, between Eos and Ion. It offers the power of full Eos functionality, but in a smaller footprint; it has already been used by programmer Andi Davis on the UK tour of Dirty Dancing, which recently started in Bristol.

Visitors to the ETC stand at the PLASA show queued for a demonstration of the desk, with many going away impressed at the desk's power and versatility; plus, the lower cost of the desk compared to Eos means more budget to spend on other aspects of the lighting, such as fixtures.

On display and available for demonstration were the new ultra bright, high colour, energy efficient Selador Desire LED fixtures - in

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Making the presentation, Mark Engel, president of Rosco, said, "Last year, our 100th anniversary, we reflected on the wonderful collaborations we've had with designers and craftspeople over the years - Rick Fisher and Supergel 313 Light Relief Yellow included. As we look forward to our next century together, our commitment to you as artists and people is just beginning. Since Supergel 313's introduction, each year we have donated the proceeds from its worldwide sales to Light Relief. Thanks to your use of that great colour, this year's contribution brings Rosco's support to this extraordinary cause to just over $25,000."

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Machu Picchu, also known as the Lost City of the Incas, is perhaps the most familiar icon of the Inca World located 2,430m above sea level on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley. Not the easiest site for a lighting installation.

The celebration involved lighting the historic city with a vast array of colour from high atop the mountains. Two W-DMX F-1 G4 Transmitters and Receivers were used to send signal to 40 Vari*Lite VL3500 Washes, 20 Vari*Lite VL3000 Spots, 20 Atomic 3000 strobes and 2 Strong Super Trouper 2K follow spots. Lighting designer was Gian Franco Di Vitto and Andres Cuadros was

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Olympic Countdown - The London Philharmonic Orchestra has finished recording more than 200 national anthems for the Olympic and Paralympic Games next year. The epic challenge took 52 recording hours at Abbey Road Studios and finished with Zimbabwe on Sunday. The orchestra had on

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Comprising 26 RJ 611SX, 16 RJ 614SX, eight RJ 711SX2 and eight RJ 714SX2 Profiles, the total of 58 units were supplied to Esplanade by local Robert Juliat distributor, Total Solution Marketing Pte.

Esplanade's technical manager for lighting, Milton Arnold, says, "Robert Juliat was already in place at Esplanade when it opened in 2002. We have been happy to explore Robert Juliat solutions when we make changes to our equipment line. Of course each project involves a testing and comparison procedure. This time our target was the Theatre's FOH lighting positions. We did considerable testing to finally arrive at the conc

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Andy Walters, sales manager, commented, "The stand was busy for the four days and we've had confirmed sales and product demonstrations booked in all our territories. The X-Truss presentation generated a great deal of interest and discussion."

PixelRange participated in the STLD Luminaire shootout, which aimed to discover whether the latest LED fixtures were a match, or p

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14 March 2016

Verbatim, a division of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, is the first major brand to offer these Classic A style LED lamps, which offer 75% energy savings over traditional incandescent bulbs and have a service life of 35,000 hours - or around 50 times that of a conventional bulb. To date, most LED lamp manufacturers have only introduced products with screw fittings to address the larger continental European market, or spotlights, both of which Verbatim also manufactures.

There are two B22 lamps, a 6.5W model designed to replace 25W incandescent light bulbs and a 10W versi

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Bailey comes to Martin from an LED lighting manufacturer where she worked as a key account manager. Prior to that, she worked for an architectural design practice, handling key London redevelopment and new build projects. With a tertiary qualification in lighting design, she also has experience as a lighting designer at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia, where she originates, and has also worked as a technician and console operator in the entertainment and live events business.

Leif Orkelbog-Andresen, business area manager for Martin EMEA Projects, commented on the new hire, stating, "I have no doubt that El

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Legend 412 is a high performance moving yoke wash with 12 cutting-edge, quad-colorued RGBW LEDs controllable in quadrants. Ultra-compact, it is a multi-purpose unit, capable of an excellent wash, dynamic chases and pixel mapping effects. The incorporation of white emitters makes for better colour rendering while the calibration of LEDs ensures the visual uniformity of output, says the company.

Q-Wash 560Z-LED is a lightweight, LED moving yoke wash light with an impressive six-to-32-degree zoom range, isuitable for highlighting specific areas or for floodin

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Designed as a complement to the award-winning Aledin 630 Profile, the industry's first LED profile which the company launched at PLASA last year, the Aledin Wash is based around the same 85W LED light source. Aledin Wash benefits from the optical and mechanical excellence of all Robert Juliat luminaires with excellent light output and durable construction.

Available in a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K and 5800K) Aledin Wash is suitable for a whole spectrum of uses, in appearance and performance blending perfectly into existing rigs across studio, theatre, architectural and event markets. Its flicker-free, dimmable ballast and variable beam angles compound this as a perfect unit for television studios where it is already proving a great hit.

Lionel Garraud, Robert Juli

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The Coemar LED profiler can use interchangeable optics Profile and Soft Profile with PC or Fresnel lens and generating a homogeneous beam of light without the multi-coloured shadows typical of traditional LED technology, thanks to the patented and award winning Reflection technology, says the company.

Three models are available (FullSpectrum, White 3200 K and VariWhite 3000/7000 K), with three types of optics (Profile Zoom 28/40° HD, Soft Profile PC and Fresnel). They are particularly suitable for television use as well as for the uniform beam quality. Because of its versatility Reflection LEDko is also suitable for the lighting of museums,

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14 March 2016

The White Light Zone, in the heart of Earls Court 2, featured not just White Light itself, but also the many companies whose products White Light distributes: ArKaos, Coemar, Galaxia, i-Pix, JB Lighting, Look Solutions, LSC, Prism Projection, Rainbow Colour Changers, Robert Juliat, the RSC Lightlock and Wireless Solution, plus new White Light Family members CITC, Core Lighting, EVOled, Interactive Technologies, Leader Light and SeaChanger.

The White Light Zone featured a number of new products, including the new A30 media server and Kling-Net LED network control system from ArKaos, the Reflection LEDko LED profil

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Kenny used the powerful XB fixtures' full 63,000 lumens of brightness from a 50ft trim height to light the large stage and audience at venues across America, including Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Miami, Dallas and Seattle, before moving to Pasadena for two weeks of 'bootcamp' in which contestants selected at auditions refined their performances. The LC Series LED panels were used as side screens on the live show and as back projection in the bootcamp.

(Jim Evans)

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Spread across a large six-acre site at the apex of the golden triangle of Jaipur, Agra and Delhi, Kingdom of Dreams boasts venues of international standard, namely the Nautanki Mahal and Showshaa theatres, and a cultural and cuisine area known as Culture Gully.

Nautanki Mahal is an 848-seat auditorium with an ornate facade designed like a palace that serves as the park's main entertainment space. Consulting lighting designer for the theatre is well-respected German LD Jerry Appelt, who also designed the lighting for the theatre's debut show, Zangoora - the Gypsy Prince, an extravagant cinematic and theatrical musical billed as "the biggest Bollywo

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"Our design philosophy is to develop products that are technically superlative in functionality and that also combine the desired physical and handling characteristics with aesthetic appeal."

The management team leading Lumonic includes Dr James A Powell whose reputation in LED Applied Technology is recognised throughout the industry. "James's technology created some of the most innovative lighting products to hit the LED Entertainment market in recent years," says Edwards. "It was his electronics, software and LED technology that was behind both the iconic '1044' and Par 90 products." More recently, Powell's electronics technology has been behind the LED ligh

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Prominent landmarks will be illuminated using Philips' innovative and environmentally-friendly LED technology to raise awareness about the importance of breast health and early detection to millions worldwide. These landmarks, along with numerous others that will be lit pink worldwide, join together as part of The Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative and stand as symbols of hope and empowerment, encouraging all to "Connect. Communicate. Conquer. For a Future Free of Breast Cancer".

The 2011 BCA Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative marks a dozen years of casting a bright light on a disease that, if localised and detected early, is 90% curable.

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On view for the first time was the GlowUp, a portable, battery-powered uplight that solves the logistical headache of running cables at events - reducing set-up time and saving money. The wireless colour changer is intended for temporary architectural applications where access to power is limited or where cables represent a safety issue - in public access areas, exhibitions, conferences, weddings, trade shows and shopping centres.

Joining the ranks of the Alpha range for the first time was the Alpha Spot QWO 800, a compact 800W spotlight packed with artistic features for the most discerning of designers: an animation wheel for creating life-like projections; a self-focusing zoom with 7° to 55° range; and the new Dyna-Cue Creator, capabl

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Robe moving lights played their part in the slickly choreographed musical chronology that accompanied a presentation of Toyota SA's achievements since 1961, when the late Dr Albert Wessels imported the first Toyopet Stout pick-up trucks (popularly known as 'bakkies' in SA) into the country.

The show's creative director and designer was Laurence Sale from Inhouse Productions, who asked Johannesburg based corporate lighting specialists DNG to provide the full technical production - lighting, sound, video and stagin