Germany - The new version of RMS, RMSAnywhere will be demonstrated at the upcoming Prolight and Sound exhibition in Frankfurt next week.

RMSAnywhere is a completely new build software-package, which operates entirely online. It allows for easy, safe access over the internet to all data needed for planning and calculating equipment, crew and transports.

There will be no need to install anything locally, an internet connection and a browser is all you need to work with RMSAnywhere.

RMSAnywhere supports Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari. This also allows Mac-users to use the software without any problems.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - The A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) stand at Frankfurt (E63, hall 9.0) will feature a selection of leading brands including Chroma-Q, Jands and PixelRange.

The AC-ET stand will provide the EMEA tradeshow unveiling of the new Jands Vista L5 flagship media and lighting control console. The design includes a 21" HD Wacom pen tablet display, which makes it easy to manage today's mix of moving lights, media servers and LEDs. To celebrate the launch, there is a competition to win a MacBook Pro running the Vista v2 software (www.jandsvista.com/L5). A selection of other models from the extensive Vista control range will also be featured.

Also showing on the AC-ET stand is the Chroma-Q range of LED lighting solutions. Latest additions include the new Studio Force D (6,100K CCT daylight) and V (3,000K - 6,100K CCT variable) white light sources.

Both versions are

Germany - After wide-ranging practical tests, Movecat is presenting exclusively at Prolight+Sound 2012 Version 2 of its I-Motion software.

The update includes numerous new features. Among them are an optimized graphic display, freely configurable page views for a clearer overview when large numbers of drives are involved, additional safety-relevant indicators, and enhanced performance through the integration of a powerful database.

Further, with I-Motion V2 an expanded cue functionality is possible. Movecat calls this 'Multi-drive'. One of the advantages of Multi-drive is the multiple selection and deselection of individual hoists in a cue, which makes simpler programming of complex show sequences possible.

This new version of the software will be supplied with the I-Motion controllers Expert-T II, Basic and Basic-S from March onwards. An upgrade is available for existing I-

Germany - Just in time for Prolight+Sound 2012, Sommer Cable is presenting two new product ranges under the Cardinal DVM brand.

The DVM120 Series consists of seven different problem fixers and audio tools for professional live and studio applications. All devices have the same "indestructible, well-conceived and no-compromise housing design" made of a solid 3mm extruded profile.

Due to the front and connection plates recessed by 18mm all controls and connectors - including the active components - are optimally protected against boot kicks etc in the tough daily routine on stage or in the studio

All active devices are equipped with an internal power supply, suitable for operating voltages between 90 and 240V (50/60HZ). The mains supply is provided via a high-quality combined IEC switch/fuse unit. The supplied locking IEC power cord ensures safe contact making.

Qua

Germany - Electrovision reports that it is now taking orders for the much anticipated new Behringer 'Powered by Midas' X32 Digital Mixing Console, which will begin shipping this summer.

Richard Fox, managing director of Electrovision comments, "To say we're excited about this game-changing mixing console from Behringer is an understatement. The technology in this product has only been seen in high-end models until now and we are anticipating a huge response with early pre-orders from customers eager to buy this affordable digital mixer at analogue prices. "

The X32 allows the audio engineer to focus on the event, instead of "navigating a vast sea of knobs, buttons and menus like most other live digital mixers". X32 has 40 processing channels and 25 mix buses, all equipped with high quality signal processing (dynamics, EQ and inserts), which can be configure

USA - BrightSign was once again asked by Digital Signage Expo (DSE) management to create a dramatic, synchronised video arch for the entry to the trade show's exhibition hall. Measuring almost 20ft across and 8ft high, this year's arch featured 18 BrightSign network-enabled HD1010 solid-state digital sign controllers that delivered fully synchronised HD videos to 18 LCD displays.

BrightSign demonstrated how easy and affordable it is to deploy BrightSign synchronised video walls and interactive touchscreens, as well as simple looping and multi-zoned displays, during DSE 2012 in Las Vegas.

"We are excited to have a great host of products that deliver a fully integrated solution for this year's digital entrance unit project, where we incorporate solutions utilising BrightSign media players, Philips Commercial Displays, Peerless-AV mounts and Flixio Studios content," sai

Germany - Just four weeks after the first MA onPC command wings have arrived at worldwide MA Lighting distributors for presentation purposes, MA Lighting reports the start of shipping its new product to the market.

The MA onPC command wing paves the way for mobile use of the highly flexible and powerful grandMA2 control system, says the company. In combination with the free-of-charge grandMA2 onPC software, the MA onPC command wing is a portable 2,048 parameter control solution that can be used in virtually any location - all at an affordable price.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - Doughty Engineering is introducing three new products at ProLight+Sound 2012, two of them designed specifically for smaller television studios.

Being seen for the first time is Doughty's all steel Beam Clamp which, with a wide adjustment range of up to 200mm, makes a flexible and versatile rigging point for hoisting equipment, pulley blocks or loads. With a forged eye and a central threaded spindle for easy attachment and safe and secure grip, the Beam Clamp has a safe working load of 1000kg.

Complementing Doughty's Quick Trigger range of clamps, the Baby Quick Trigger clamp is intended for use on smaller truss sizes, adjustable to diameters of 25mm up to 38mm. With TUV approval pending, the Baby Quick Trigger clamp will be available in polished aluminium or satin black.

Doughty is using ProLight+Sound (Hall 9.0, stand E91) to preview its new, lightweight spring Pa

Germany - At ProLight&Sound. Green Hippo will be releasing a service pack for the current 3.2 build of its award winning Hippotizer software. The release includes improvements to many of the popular components and contains over 80 minor fixes over the current release.

New features and New Hardware will also be on show, including I/O panels and the latest in 3G HD/SDI input cards as well as requested features such as keystone on each layer and a new Tap Tempo feature in Beat Bridge. Several new effects and Generators have also been added.

"Prolight and Sound is a great opportunity for us to catch up with our users both old and new and showcase the new features and improvements we have. We are looking forward to seeing our distributors from around the world at this key show and are excited to be sharing a stand with our exclusive German distributors. This allows us to show

Germany - High End Systems will be hosting a new competition at Prolight +Sound next week. The first ever Battle of the Hogs competition will take place daily on the High End Systems stand.

The Battle of the Hogs competition showcases the showmanship, timing and talent of Wholehog programmers and operators. Each participant will have 90 seconds to perform on the main console in the performance section of the High End Systems / Arcus booth. Utilizing state of the art lighting equipment such as Technospot, TechnoArc, trackspot Bolt and DLV Digital Lights, the contestants will demonstrate their individual playback abilities on a Road Hog Full Boar lighting console. Each round will feature various tracks of music to ensure the battles are energetic and fierce.

The competition will take place daily from 21-23 March at the following times: 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 3pm, 4pm and

Germany - LED screen manufacturer Pixled will show its new Pixled F-10 i/o multi-purpose product on Booth E17, Hall 9 of the Prolight+Sound exhibition in Frankfurt.

This latest innovation from Pixled is a truly 'all-round' 10.4 mm pitch screen surface populated with three in one SMD chips that can be used indoors, outdoors or be rigged horizontally - and covered - to become a dynamic dancefloor and under-floor or stage effect.

The standard F-10 i/o tile is fully Indoor use ready. It is a mesh surface and therefore transparent, and excellent for creative indoor work including scenic elements - and also for IMAG displays. The tile dimensions are 50 x 50 cm each of which is super lightweight at only 7 Kg! (28 Kg/sqm)

For outdoor use, Pixled offers optional 'clickable outdoor shaders' which are quickly fitted onto the mesh tiles and include blank panels to 'close' the modules an

UK- In addition to inspHire's easy to use Hire Management Solutions, dedicated to continual product development, inspHire will be demonstrating new features including inspHire's new user-friendly Hire Management Dashboards at this years PSE Expo.

inspHire Dashboards provide key, real time, information in a simple, easy to read, graphical format for all areas of the business - whether it's live hire and analytical information for the Hire Manager or a snapshot of items due for preventative maintenance or breakdown for the workshop. inspHire Dashboards can also be accessed whilst on the move via inspHire-iX, inspHire's mobile application, which was demonstrated at last years exhibition.

inspHire's easy to use software solution is tailored to meet the specific needs of the portable sanitation market and is used by industry specialists such as Elliotts, D-Tox and Simply Loos.

Ke

UK - New at PLASA Focus: Leeds 2012 from Sennheiser UK is the XS Wireless Series, an entry-level series of wireless microphone package designed for users who want to go wireless effortlessly, but still have the guarantee of great quality sound.

These robust units are simple to operate, feature transmitters that have a battery life of up to 10 hours, while a switching bandwidth of up to 24 MHz allows for flexibility in the choice of frequencies. The series is comprised of two vocal sets, an instrument set and presentation sets with lavalier microphone or a headmic.

eRack, meanwhile, is an all-in-one, cost effective solution from Sennheiser UK that provides users with a fully assembled, ready to use, four channel evolution G3 wireless system, which includes the 19" rack, an ASA 1 antenna, power supply, plus all other accessories required, and is custom prepared with four ev

Germany - Aside from its range of lighting equipment for theatre, opera and corporate event markets, Robert Juliat will be previewing two new profile ranges at Prolight + Sound 2012 in readiness for their launch later in the year.

On the stand will be the Lancelot 4000W HTI stadium effects projector, the successful 1800W MSR Victor followspot and, just to show that LED has not completely replaced tungsten, the Cink 325LF 2000W tungsten Fresnel which adds the 'traditional touch' to any lighting design. And, one year after the first occasion, the Robert Juliat stand will be lit using the low power, high output, award-winning Aledin fixtures.

After successfully introducing the first framing spotlight with integrated LED light engine in 2010, Robert Juliat is now previewing two innovative ranges of profile spots that combine excellent dimming with homogenous projection quality.

Germany - In the new ilumo range of LED Spotlights the way in which the colour engine handles colour palettes has solved the old problem of intermediate colour being outputted by the LED Fixture during the fade when changing between colours, says Lumonic.

Lumonic, based in Manchester UK, believe they may well be the first company to offer the professional lighting engineer a virtually 'seamless fade' when moving from colour to colour.

This technological breakthrough affords a new level of control and creativity, says the company.

The ilumo ZOOM LED Spot is now in production and will be featured at ProLight+Sound on the Sonoss Stand F45, Hall 9.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - ArKaos will bring two new innovations at this year's Prolight+Sound - the ArKaos Hub, an intelligent network monitor software for media servers running MediaMaster Pro and a new revolutionary Video Mapping Software making its first public appearance at the show.

ArKaos Hub is an application specifically designed to monitor the state of multiple servers running MediaMaster in Fixture Mode. It can also send configurable commands to any video switchers connected to Ethernet using a TCP/IP address.

However, ArKaos Hub's key function is as a real-time backup system that gives instantaneous protection against server failure.

Currently, a backup system requires two servers running ArKaos MediaMaster simultaneously with the same set of visuals and receiving the same DMX commands to produce the same video stream. Any failure of a server necessitates a physical rewiring of t

Sweden - LumenRadio reports that all Robe's Robin 1200 LEDWash product will come with the award-winning CRMX technology as standard.

Robe's track record as a constant innovator also influenced their choice of a wireless technology partner. Not only did they demand the most reliable and best performing wireless system, but their R&D team also wanted to the stretch the envelope by finding a partner that was at the forefront of developing such emerging technologies as RDM (Remote Device Management), RDM over Art-Net and Streaming ACN. An exclusive development program with LumenRadio based on a customized version of the CRMX technology platform became the obvious choice.

"We have collaborated with Robe for over two years and the partnership was a natural step for both companies. The Robin fixtures have truly established themselves as market leading products in their category.

Germany - Out Board will be exhibiting at Frankfurt ProLight&Sound with TiMax distributor Pro Audio-Technik in Hall 8, Stand A01, and will demonstrate the TiMax SoundHub S-Version's "unparalleled combination of sound effects editing and management and wide range of showcontrol trigger and event interfaces".

Aimed at theatre and live events sound designers as well as museum and attraction integrators, the new S-Version features include multitrack Timeline cue programming, clip editing, looping, timeslip, volume-profiling and archiving, plus the object-based delay-pan programming pioneered by TiMax.

Also presented will be the new Touring Version TiMax Tracker configuration, what has recently been purchased by premier German event production company Neumann & Muller. This market-leading performer-tracking system follows actors, presenters, attraction visitors and confer

Germany - Version 2.14 is the next major release of the powerful LED control software MADRIX. The update includes four new prime features as well as various other improvements. All of which users can get for free. MADRIX 2.14 is now available for download at www.madrix.com and will be officially introduced at Prolight+Sound this week ( booth A08 in Hall 11.0)

SCE Graph - Showtime, a new stock effect has been added to the built-in graphics and render engine. "The possibilities of this effect alone and in combination with other effects are simply staggering," says the company."Users can expect dozens of customizable options to create stunning new visuals. Graphs never looked so good."

CITP is a widely-known way of communication between media servers and lighting desks or visualizers. When supported by the device, users can now use CITP v1.0 to display preview

Germany - XLNT CyberMotion, billed as the world's first fully integrated mobile motion control system, will be on display at ProLight+Sound in Hall 9.0 on Stand F61. The system is designed "to change the philosophy of motion control with new creative possibilities".

XLNT CyberMotion offers a complete range of mobile motion control products designed specifically for the entertainment industry. Developed by XLNT Advanced Technologies, state of the art technology was used to create a series of SIL3 certified intercompatible road-ready products "for breathtaking shows and cost efficient global concert touring".

Intelligent, variable speed chain hoists, winches, trolley beams and other (custom) motion control mechanics, instantly add movement and velocity to permanent installations, multi-purpose venues, concert touring and theatre, TV or event productions of an

Germany - Hall Stage will be exhibiting at ProLight+Sound in Frankfurt this week on Stand F82, Hall9.0.

Amongst the products on show will be the new Chaindrive system for T60 & T70 track systems, which enables heavy curtain motorisation through tight & complex curves, even in 'rearfold' format - without the need for additional & expensive 'off-stage' storage space.

Also on the stand will be samples of Skydeck wire grid floor systems (Hall Stage has recently completed a 1,200 square metre Skydeck installation in the UK) and the acoustically tested and analysed range of acouStac acoustic banners and rollers.

(Jim Evans)

Germany - Interal T.C., the Dutch manufacturer of trusses for sale and dry hire, will launch its new heavy duty P100 Protruss at this year's ProLight+Sound tradeshow in Frankfurt, alongside its complete product portfolio of Protruss and Intertruss.

P100 Protruss, the latest product to benefit from the company's new automated fabrication process, is a heavy duty truss for the most demanding applications. The P100 has undergone a battery of tests and stress analysis, and even passed a load test that saw a 4.8m span support a 14 tonne point load with flying colors, to verify the theoretical calculations in real life.

Interal T.C. has taken a huge leap in the area of producing and dry-hiring aluminium trusses since it was established in 2003, and this year sees its automated fabrication system running at full force, bringing an unprecedented level of quality and consistency to the

Germany - LumenRadio will once again showcase the latest product innovations at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt this week. In Hall 11.0, stand A61 (part of the LMP lounge), the latest releases of the award winning products CRMX Nova and CRMX SuperNova will be displayed and available for demonstration. Also, the new LumenRadio spring 2012 product catalogue will be released with product updates, new installations and new partnerships. Prolight+Sound will also be the first exhibition to feature the new stand featuring typical Swedish elements.

Updated and improved CRMX Nova products and CRMX SuperNova 2.1 brings full CRMX Unity integration for both wireless and wired RDM, DMX and Ethernet merging capabilities and enhanced RDM functionality as well as an improved user interface and stability. The already impressive list of supported Ethernet protocols grows even longer with the latest a

UK - Support for KNX systems has been radically transformed with a recent, major update to Stardraw.com's award-winning system control platform, Stardraw Control. KNX is a standardised (EN 50090, ISO/IEC 14543) network communications protocol for intelligent buildings and the successor to, and convergence of, three previous standards: the European Home Systems Protocol (EHS), BatiBUS, and the European Installation Bus (EIB or Instabus).

Previously, individual KNX devices would be shown in Stardraw Control's topology view: ideal for smaller systems, but more complicated when the system contains perhaps hundreds of devices.

To enhance usability for larger systems, Stardraw Control now includes a compound or 'multi-device' driver for KNX systems so that a single object in the topology view can now represent, control and monitor an unlimited number of physical devices. As a result

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