UK - The CometFlame, distributed by Le Maitre, is "a spectacular new machine which produces incredible flames up to 6mhigh and is designed for both outdoor and indoor use". It fires for five seconds at a time and can be set to fire in high frequency or at preselected intervals. Further, the flame can set at five different firing angles - 45, 22, 0, 22 and 45 degrees - to create different effects.

A feature of the system is that unlike other models, the flames can be produced in multiple colours, with six colour fluids in the range: red, green, yellow, blue, purple and orange.

The CometFlame doesn't need any gas, which means there is no need for any external pressure vessels containing gas or CO2. The absence of gas makes the system much safer and enables it to be used in environments where gas systems may not be used. No special license is required to operate the sys

UK - PR Lighting has announced the release of its new XS 1200 Spot - a versatile, bright moving head, with rapid beam movement. Its power is due to the use of a 1200W short arc discharge lamp, which is optimised by the super-efficient optical system, says the company.

The XS 1200 is fully featured, with smooth CYM colour mixing system with macro function, six dichroic colour filters (plus white) and linear CTO, as well as five indexable rotating gobos and seven fixed gobos plus white (all easily interchangeable). There is a motorised 12°-22° linear zoom, extended to fixed 26° (16-bit adjustment).

Other features include: DMX controlled, linearly adjustable focus (8- or 16-bit); 0-100% linearly adjustable dimmer and 5-100% adjustable iris; 1 linear lens, two frosts and one prism (bi-directionally, rotatable, indexable); effect wheel with one CTC, one CTO, one bi-colo

UK - At ABTT 2011, A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) will highlight a selection of new theatrical solutions from the many brands it distributes - including Jands, Chroma-Q, GLP, Spotlight, Shure, Sennheiser, Prolyte, Litec, Columbus McKinnon, Green Hippo and many more.

Staff from AC-ET's specialist sales divisions will be on hand to discuss the company's one-stop service, which includes a stockholding of new and used equipment encompassing over 200 brands, one of the industry's largest custom colour filter and cable manufacturing facilities, product servicing and repairs, and a round the clock emergency delivery service during evenings and weekends.

As the exclusive UK supplier for Chroma-Q, AC-ET's Lighting division officially launches the new Studio Force V (Variable white 2,900K - 6,000K CCT) and Studio Force D (Daylight white 6,000K CCT) white LED fixtures.

The new

USA - Outline will showcase its iMode intelligent digital loudspeaker control platform at InfoComm 2011. iMode technology embeds a Linux-based CPU - with integrated DSP chip, parameter control software and web server - right into its powered speaker systems, thereby streamlining setup and control by eliminating the outboard gear between the console and power amplifier. Winner of a PLASA Innovation Award in 2010, iMode represents the next step in the marriage of loudspeakers, amplifiers and IT, says the company.

"When looking at what the next logical step should be for advancing digital parameter control for its self-powered loudspeakers, Outline decided to go to an entirely different level than anyone in the market by developing iMode," says Tom Bensen, senior vice-president and managing director of Outline North America.

"Not content with simply adding a DSP ch

UK - At ABTT 2011, Martin Professional will be displaying its broad portfolio of lighting and video display products specifically designed to enhance theatre environments.

The EC-20 LED display panel combines the image quality and precision of conventional high resolution screens (20mm pixel pitch) with the creativity and low weight of mesh type screens. The EC-20 is semi-transparent and is designed for fast setup and teardown in combination with maximum flexibility and easy serviceability.

The MACIII Performance is a high-output profile moving head with a new interleaved framing system with full crossover of each blade and industry-first continuous rotation for new projection, framing and effects possibilities. It is available as a stand-alone fixture or as an easy-to-swap module that installs in minutes on any MAC III Profile, eliminating the need to invest in two separate f

USA - A flat LED par, a LED bar with a wireless infrared remote and a mini LED par with smooth RGBW colour mixing are among the new LED lighting fixtures American DJ will be introducing at InfoComm 2011 in Orlando next week.

The Micro Wash LED Mini Par's features include flicker-free operation, DMX-512, strobing, electronic dimming and a three-button DMX display on the rear panel. Its dual bracket system enables the Micro Wash LED Mini Par to be hung or set on the ground, allowing it to be used for a multitude of applications, including performances, retail lighting and table spotting.

Flat Par TRI18 is an ultra-bright, slim par can with 18 3-watt TRI LEDs (3-in-1 RGB), designed for performance stages where traditional par cans would emit a lot of heat on to performers. This professional "low profile" LED par can does not cast any RGB shadows and features seven diffe

UK - At ABTT 2011 A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) will showcase and discuss examples of the many leading performance lighting, audio and AV system installations provided by the company.

ACSP's team of experienced project managers handle all aspects of a project from the initial design concept through to the finished system, including assisting with the specification, equipment supply, installation, commissioning and programming, or any part thereof.

ACSP has access to over 200 quality brands, including popular theatrical ranges from Chroma-Q, Jands, Spotlight, ETC, Philips Selecon, Pulsar, Sennheiser, Shure, Soundcraft, Allen & Heath, JBL, Andolite, J&C Joel, Litec, Prolyte Group and Doughty.

Once systems are operational, ACSP also offers a range of tailored service contracts to ensure installations "continue to deliver the highest level of performance".

(Jim Evans)

USA - At this year's InfoComm, Meyer Sound is featuring live presentations of the Constellation acoustic system, D-Mitri digital audio platform, and recently introduced loudspeakers including the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker and MINA line array loudspeaker.

In Meyer Sound's demo room, visitors will experience the sonic fidelity and power packed in the compact MINA line array loudspeaker along with the JM-1P arrayable loudspeaker, which allows pinpoint control of horizontal coverage in stand-alone or arrayed configurations. The demonstrations will also include the D-Mitri digital audio platform, which employs the AVB (Audio/Video Bridging) standards. D-Mitri will showcase its pivotal role as a comprehensive AV production solution by controlling not only dynamic surround sound effects but also complex lighting effects and video cues.

On the show floor, another schedule of listeni

India - The run of international trade shows continued for Robe with PALM Expo at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai where Robe exhibited on the stand of its distributor, Integrated Entertainment Solutions (IES).

The show was extremely busy and saw a full range of the latest Robe products demonstrated including the MMX Spot, the Robin 600 series including the LEDWash 600, the ColorSpot & Wash 2500E AT Series and the new DigitalSpot 3500DT.

Robe Lighting was represented at the exhibition by sales director Harry von den Stemmen and Middle East regional sales manager Elie Batah, with Petr Vanek on hand for technical support and live demonstrations.

(Jim Evans)

USA - Penn-Elcom is launching its new Penn Guard polyurea spray coating for speaker cabinets in two conveniently sized packages, ensuring that speaker manufacturers of all sizes will be able to benefit from its use, in addition to the larger manufacturers, many of whom have been using the finish as a standard for some time.

Penn Guard is a two-part spray, and is now available in two different sizes to suit all customer needs - 55 gallon drums and five gallon pails.

Special equipment is required to mix the two components (the polyurea and the activator). Penn offers several choices of application equipment for both high or low volume outputs.

Penn Guard's now increased accessibility dovetails into Penn-Elcom's range of speaker cabinet grills, hardware, accessories and Fane component speakers, says the company.

(Jim Evans)

USA - At InfoComm 201, Outline will show the Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. iMode which is designed for small-to medium-sized systems for touring or fixed installations.

"Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. iMode is the most advanced system of its type on the market," says Tom Bensen, senior vice-president and managing director of Outline North America. "Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. delivers a compact form, self powered, vertical line array system that is lightweight, easy to haul, easy to aim and contains not only a power amplifier, but the DSP engine iMode.

"Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. iMode receives its signal directly from the console without any outboard EQ, compression or crossover units. This saves on hauling, inventory and considerably streamlines system wiring. We believe Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. iMode will have a significant impact on the industry."

Users can control a Mini-COM.P.A.S.S .iMode sound

Germany - After a successful launch at ProLight+Sound 2011, XLNT CyberMotion makes its Showtech début this week.

CyberMotion, developed by XLNT Advanced Technologies, is designed not only to change the philosophy of motion control but to open the horizons of stage engineering to new creative potential, says the company.

XLNT CyberMotion is a complete range of motion products designed specifically for the entertainment industry. SIL3 certified technology is used to create a series of intercompatible products to "create breathtaking shows and installations" as well as the durability for cost efficient global touring.

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

UK - Gruv Gear has announced the V-Cart Solo, a multi-position personal utility cart, which has a 230 kg load capacity, and yet folds down to be small, compact and easy to store.

The V-Cart Solo is designed for creative professionals, including musicians, DJs, photographers, cinematographer, filmmakers, studio engineers, audio/video techs and stage crews.

Andrew Richardson, managing director of Adam Hall UK says, "The V-Cart Solo is incredibly versatile and has a huge load carrying capacity. It's the perfect vehicle for equipment transportation needs."

The V-Cart Solo comes with a range of accessories including flat bungee bands, grip tape, carpeted puzzle decks and an extra large extension frame.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Spotlight will show a selection of its extensive range of theatrical lighting fixtures and accessories at the 2011 ABTT exhibition in London this week, where it will have its own dedicated section on the stand of K distributor, A.C Entertainment Technologies.

The Spotlight display will feature a preview of the Midi LED Zoom RGBW Profile 200W fixture and Midi LED Zoom RGBW Wash 200W - a 'twin' version of the successful Midi LED Zoom RGBW Wash 100W offering double the brightness and coverage. The high intensity LED module features an adjustable zoom from 12° to 50°. With the combination of RGB and white LEDs, it can generate a near infinite mix of colours as well as pre-determined whites ranging from 2900K to 6000K, says the company.

The Spotlight Pole Operated theatrical lighting range is designed for educational establishments, amateur theatres, conference auditor

UK - Released at the ABTT show are products from the new Opus 9 range of loudspeakers from Opus Audio Technologies.

Utilising Opus Audio's Pistonic Wave Integration Technology, the new Opus 9 range covers high quality reproduction loudspeakers, from the T950 with its 85 degree conical coverage and 900W of full range power, through the smaller T925 with wider coverage but slightly lower power handling, to the T900 mid/high only unit.

The T800 continues the tradition of the former PSD800T whilst the smallest conical dispersion cabinet in the range currently is the T300.

Coupled with the powerful, yet lightweight sub bass cabinets ranging from the T115 through to the T218, the Opus 9 range looks set to provide a versatile series of components for touring and installation applications, says the company.

The first pair of T950 cabinets has been installed in the Spa Grand Hall i

USA - Audinate announced the introduction of Dante Netspander at InfoComm 2011 this week.

Dante Netspander allows scalable digital A/V networks to be built without current constraints. For the first time, Dante Netspander makes it possible to deliver tightly synchronised networked audio across subnets in a Layer 3 TCP/IP routed network, says the company. In addition Dante Netspander uses Dante's zero configuration networking capabilities to enable devices in a routed network to be discovered and easily managed. Dante Netspander will be made available as a powerful software application that runs on target PC platforms specified by Audinate.

"A/V design consultants and contractors have been requesting solutions to route synchronized audio across subnets for large scale enterprise solutions such as campus-wide networks, universities, hospitals, theme parks, convention center

UK - 10K is to launch what it believes is "the world's first real-time professional wireless Audio and DMX wireless solution "at the ABTT Show in London this week.

Featuring concurrent transmission and reception of 48kH, 16bit audio and 512 DMX channels, the tri-Wi system will find favour with companies who need to send either or both signals at distances up to, or in excess of, 2.3km using the less cluttered, registration free, 5GHz band, says the company. Additionally, by employing Open SSL encryption to offer secure, tap proof transmission, the tri-Wi system allows users to improve signal security as well as save costs when compared to cable solutions.

The tri-Wi system comprises of two main components, the tri-Wi transmitter and the tri-Wi receiver [Rx]. An optional Repeater unit is available where greater distances are required. The Tx unit features a pair of th

USA - Christie unveiled at InfoComm 2011 the newest members of its MicroTiles solutions family, the Christie i-Kit touch interactivity kit, powered by Baanto ShadowSense, and the Christie JumpStart software and media server.

The Christie i-Kit, billed as "a breakthrough multi-touch interactivity kit suitable for large format displays", attaches to the perimeter of any large arrayed display up to 16 x 6, including Christie MicroTiles, allowing multiple users to interact simultaneously with a rectangular video wall with sufficient resolution and speed to support finger-based gestures.

Easy to install and operate, the Christie JumpStart is an affordable and high performance front-end content solution suitable for delivering informative and attractive content to 5-10 megapixel tiled digital displays such as Christie MicroTiles.

(Jim Evans)

UK - Orbital Sound is highlighting a line-up of new products from its extensive portfolio of international brands at ABTT 2011 in London this week.

On display is the new two-channel HME DX210 digital intercom system, as well as intercom systems from Clear-Com, with the brand now exclusively distributed in the UK by Orbital and being shown on its stand for the first time. From Zaxcom, Orbital is demonstrating the company's third-generation TRX900LT digital wireless transmitter, complete with new user-selectable filters that emulate a more traditional analogue sound when required, without losing all the benefits of digital transmission and clarity.

Orbital is also highlighting the extensive T-Series line arrays from d&b audiotechnik, as an authorised sales and installation partner, together with the new White Range product lines.

Added to these curtain-raisers is the newly reb

UK - A.C Entertainment Technologies Video division and real-time media display experts, Green Hippo joined forces at the 2011 Museums & Heritage exhibition to show for the first time in the UK the new JigSaw stand-alone software.

Held in the Brompton Hall of London's Earls Court exhibition centre, the show attracted a wide range of visitors - including AV professionals and designers from the world of museums, tourist attractions, heritage venues, theme parks and edutainment - who turned out in impressive numbers to see the latest technologies, products and services available for their industry.

A.C. Video is the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for the innovative range of Green Hippo media server products, however the specific focus of the collaboration was to showcase JigSaw, a brand new multi-screen management system developed by Green Hippo.

JigSaw is a software contr

USA - Wybron has introduced the newest Cygnus family member - Cygnus Incite 375WProfile. Boasting a 6400 lumen field, while only consuming a maximum of 375 watts, the Incite offers as much as 10 x the brightness of competing fixtures, says the company.

"Incite packs all the features you'd expect to find in today's fixture package, consisting of self-contained power supply, colour changer and dimmer into one energy efficient, incredibly reliable, cost effective profile light.", states John Sondericker, Wybron VP of research and development.

"In keeping with Wybron's dedication to quality, special attention was paid to features that many other manufacturers overlook. One of these features is a quiet, advanced thermal management system that ensures optimal output and consistent colour over longer life spans. In fact, it's so cool you can print your own gobos."

USA - At InfoComm 2011, Biamp Systems has released Vocia 1.3. Designed for facilities where audio reliability and scalability are paramount, the EN 54- and ISO 9001:2008-compliant Vocia 1.3 adds increased functionality to its decentralised, network-based system architecture and continues to be an ideal solution for a critical paging system in North America and critical paging and life safety paging systems elsewhere in the world, the company says.

Vocia 1.3 introduces four new amplifiers to the full family of paging product line. These small amplifiers are ideal for projects that have areas to be covered with small zones or provide local analogue inputs. Underscoring the importance of reliability, Vocia's new failover module adds comprehensive failover capability, with 7:1 or dual 3:1 failover, complementing the already built-in, device-to-device and 1:1 channel failover capabil

USA - Kai Knox Technologies and Scott Almand Designs have announced the launch of Shock Boxx, billed as "the first-ever pre-rig lighting truss shock system". This product "protects expensive truss-mounted lighting and video equipment as it's transported around the world, finally providing a solution to a common and costly challenge for the touring market".

This technology is the result of a collaboration between Heather Roberts of Kai Knox Technologies and Scott Almand of Scott Almand Designs. Their combined 30 years experience in the entertainment industry and their passion for meeting client needs with innovative solutions inspired them to design Shock Boxx.

"In this economy, extending the life of expensive equipment is more important than ever," says Roberts. "Crossing your fingers and hoping that all your gear arrives in tact just doesn't

USA - Outline debuted its iMode iPad/iPad 2 App at InfoComm 2011 last week. iMode technology embeds a Linux-based CPU - with integrated DSP chip, parameter control software and webserver - right into its powered speaker systems, thereby streamlining setup and control by eliminating the outboard gear between the console and power amplifier. The new iMode Control App allows anyone with an iPad or iPad 2 to control the extensive pallet of iMode functions via the Web.

"With the introduction of the iMode Intelligent Digital Loudspeaker Control Platform currently incorporated into the Mini-COM.P.A.S.S. line array and iSM monitor speaker systems, Outline has developed a control App to bring iMode power to the iPad/iPad 2 user," says Tom Bensen, senior vice-president and managing director ofOutline North America.

"Because of the massive global success of the iPad as the

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