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14 March 2016

Stage One was asked to provide six giant tracking front projection screens, each a different shape and size, with the largest 14m high by 10m wide. They also provided two 20m long back wall screens, a further screen that lifted and another that folded down. All of these screens overlapped to form a collectively massive tracking projection surface.

"These were the biggest screens that I have ever seen in over 25 years in the industry and once in place they formed an awesome sight," said Steve Dolan, pr

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Ashton's carefully crafted mix of colour and precision lighting transformed the imposing 38m tall monument, built to commemorate the foundation of the German Empire after the Franco Prussian war in 1883, into a symbol of European peace and harmony.

Ashton was first approached at the beginning of the year to contribute a work to the festival by its curator and co-ordinator Helmut M. Bien, who already had Germania in mind as a site. Says Ashton "It was a huge honour to be invited to the Rheinpartie, and even more so to specifically be asked to work on a such a key site with the historic and strategic relevance of Germania.&quo

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14 March 2016

The announcement comes on the back of long-term strategic reviews conducted by both Associations who believe that uniting as one body will lead to a stronger voice for members, the enhancement of existing initiatives and an expansion of the range of benefits and services.

The proposed merger has the full backing of both the ESTA Board of Directors and the PLASA Executive Committee who voted on the proposal this Summer and who will formally recommend the move to their respective memberships, subject to due diligence being completed successfully, during the Spring/Summer of 2010. If both memberships vote to go ahead, the first stage of t

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14 March 2016

Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supported Lumacoustics by providing the hardware to create "the world's largest graffiti wall". CPL supplied technical support as well as Barco FLMHD20 projectors, Barco DVI matrix switching equipment and fibre optic links to ensure top quality signal paths around the outdoor site on the Harbourside in Bristol.

The project involved firing two projectors side by side to cover a 26m x 10m canvas across the Lloyd's headquarters building. The system primarily was driven by Lumacoustics' custom software YrWall wh

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14 March 2016

projectiondesign has emerged as an industry leader in the creation, development, design and manufacture of high-quality projectors for specialist professional, industrial and private sector applications. The company currently has 135 employees, including in-house product testing, research & development in electronic, optical and mechanical system design, and has shown strong growth since being established in 2001.

"projectiondesign is an exciting growth company, and is an attractive opportunity for Herkules. We have been familiar with the company for some time now an

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14 March 2016

President Abela is the patron of the charity, the largest on the island - and with an enthusiastic audience of 12,000 packing into the Malta Conference and Convention Centre (MFCC), this was one of the largest ever indoor events to date on the island.

The concert, under the music direction of Sigmund Mifsud included specially orchestrated versions of rock classics by Queen, the Beach Boys, the Eagles, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple plus instrumental pieces performed by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Also appearing onstage w

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Rental director Mike Nield comments: "This is another addition to the ever developing rental fleet and comes in response to clients looking for access to these very high powered projectors from a trade partner. We have invested in the two most advanced products available to the rental market at the moment and the initial uptake has been phenomenal."

(Jim Evans)

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The mammoth logistical exercise will involve the company transporting a variety systems, from LCD screen to video walls, tens of thousands of miles between October and December.

DB's European shows include EXPOMIL 2009, in Bucharest (18-21 October), which will showcase military technology, as well as Food Ingredients Europe 2009, in Frankfurt, (17-19 November), a global event for the food and beverage industry.

Meanwhile, in the Middle East, DB will be at the Dubai Airshow, (15-19 November), which will include supplying AV systems for the BAE Systems, as part of its ongoing contract with design company RapierGroup.

Furthest to travel for DB will be two shows in South East Asia - Seoul Airshow 2009 (20-25 October) and LIMA 2009

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The Blue Note Mystery is a visual extravaganza that transports spectators into a magical realm of sound and music, taking place every evening, in front of a 5,000-seat open-air amphitheatre at Futuroscope's lake. The 25-minute show, which takes place on a 7,000sq.m aquatic stage, includes an array of technical features including pyrotechnic effects, water effects, lasers, shrouds of mist, a multitude of twinkling lights, gigantic flames and more. During the show, giant images are projected onto two 25m and one 35m high water screens.

One Medialon Manager PRO and one Medialon Manage

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Housed in a compact Kramer MegaTOOLS enclosure, the VP-420 supports widescreen resolutions and scales and outputs computer graphics video resolutions from VGA (640 x 480) up to WUXGA (1900 x 1200), component video signals of 480i, 480p, 575i and 576p resolution and HDTV signals of 720p, 1080i and 1080p resolution. The unit is suitable for displaying computer graphics video on displays designed for video use or for displaying HDTV video on displays that only have 15-pin HD connectors available.

The VP-420 features an on-screen display (OSD) for con

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14 March 2016

The Digital Signage Product of the Yearhonour was awarded to Digital Projection for its innovative fireproof, dustproof and waterproof XTP?HD 300 projector. The fully IP65 certificated projector was originally designed to meet London Underground's rigorous safety and quality requirements for a cross?track digital signage projection system.

TV One received the Systems Product of the Yearfor its 1T-C2-750 Dual DVI Scaler. Steven Mattingly, managing director of TV One, was there to collect the award and states, "It is a privilege and an honour to accept this award on behalf of TV One. We are extremely proud to receive it.

"The CORIO2 Technology behind the 1T-C2-750 is among the best scaling

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The equipment included high and medium resolution LED screens, Catalyst and Hippotizer digital media servers plus control, spherical projection system, cameras and IMAG PPU and 17 crew.

XL supplied Coldplay's video equipment for the third our running and right from the start of this one in June 2008. The account was project managed by Des Fallon, who said, "It has been a pleasure to be work with Coldplay again, on all 159 shows."

The LED video elements were scaled up dramatically for the stadium shows, most noticeably with the addition of 550sq.m of XL's F30 SMD screen, which formed an elegant elongated 54m wide by 12m high arched backdrop traversing the whole of the upstage area. The Arch

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The brief from event producers, Smyle Creative, was to provide the biggest projection display ever seen at the 15,000-capacity venue, and AV specialists QED duly obliged, filling the massive 34.5m wide by 11.9m high Harkness Hall projection canvas by deploying six Christie Roadster HD18K projectors - flown off a 25m high truss, high above the audience, via their own fast-fit custom-designed rigging system.

This tour de force enabled a host of motivational speakers (including Bootcamp founder Andrew Reynolds) to address aspiring entrepreneurs in an event held annually by the millionaire. Previously Wembley Conference Centre, The Bournemouth International Centre and The Brighton Centre have hosted Bootcamp b

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The Christie Roadie HD+35K is the flagship product in Christie's three-chip DLP line, with native 2048x1080 HD resolution and 10-bit image processing. "There is no comparison in terms of resolution, brightness and performance," says George Tsintzouras, director of product management at Christie.

The Christie Roadie HD+35K is built for the road: it sets up quickly and easily and is tough enough to withstand frequent installs. New to this model is a

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14 March 2016

YOU! The Experience, located in the Museum's Abbott Hall, is one of the first and most comprehensive exhibitions that showcases the connection between the human mind, body and spirit in the 21st century. The 15,000sq.ft exhibit provides a hands-on opportunity to explore and optimize your personal health, fitness and well-being. The 13ft tall Giant Heart is a focal point of the exhibit, and allows guests to see different interior and exterior views of this amazing virtual organ-and it can even beat in time with guest's own pulse.

Ian Macpherson, co-founder and director at 7thSense, offers this overview of the Giant Heart's AV des

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ShowTex Netherlands created a stage element that features throughout the show. The original ShowTex curtain was designed by stage and television veteran Eric Goossens.

Goossens reports: "I wanted to use a pattern that had significance for South Africans, a design that immediately put you in the atmosphere of the culture without feeling like you stepped into a souvenir shop. The bold black pattern with transparent openings in between creates depth onstage but also becomes a perfect prop for helping to tell the story. The dark lines can function as prison bars, and a dividing line between Mandela and his freedom."

(Jim Evans)

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Capitol House Productions managed the production for the seminar area, which featured the latest fashion in hairdressing, cutting and colouring techniques, including a simultaneous seven hairstyle tutorial from the Toni & Guy Artistic Team.

The audience of over 1,000 people watched the action on two 103" Panasonic Plasmas, sourced on screenlifters from PSCo and built into a set, flanking the hairdressers on stage. Once the hairdressers in each seminar had finished their cuts, a fashion show of the model's haircuts would complete the effect and give the styles instant wearability.

Amanda Murray of Capitol House Productions headed up the team and explained, "The seminar attendees need a very sharp image reproduction for the video content on stage. We chose these screens because they can produce a perfect image on a very large scale, enabling the audience to see even the ti

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14 March 2016

"What started out as a light show with a central screen on the first series of Australian Idol has now evolved into a 'big' light show involving several video screens accessed by media servers all of which are linked to the lighting console.

"When ArKaos released its new version of MediaMaster this year I decided it had everything I needed to take this show through the 2009 season.

"I am using two Power Macs to give me three video feeds. The first Power Mac is feeding the 6-mm main screen and the 28-mm video floor. I decided to run

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The Christie CP2220 is the first in the new series of digital cinema projectors that also includes the Christie CP2210 and the Christie CP2230. The Christie CP4220 and the Christie CP4230, also introduced in June, are the company's premium 4K projec

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The Gearhouse crew was led by Bill Lawford who collaborated closely with Simon Roche, logistics manager from production company VWV, together with an international production team primarily from the UK, including lighting designer/director Gurdip Mahal, moving light programmer/operator Ross Williams, FOH sound engineer Derrick Zieba and screens director Chris Saunders from XL Video UK.

Gearhouse also asked UK lighting rental company HSL to supply additional lighting equipment and technician Tim Oliver for the event. Gearhouse has a long standing relati

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Performance enhancements include Improved redraw of views when 'File Attachment' is visible in the Master PB Cue sheet; 'Update dialog' now opens faster for large show files on VxWorks consoles; 'Graphic Time-line Editing' is now faster, while the CPU requirement of the Graphic Time Line itself has been reduced by two-thirds.

Among the bug fixes, system settings are loaded correctly on Compulite mode in VxWorks Consoles, enhancements to the Hippo v3 thumbnail integration, plus fixes to the highlight/lowlight palette and fixture cloning.

New features include the ability to load ASCII show files (in the USITT Standard Protocol only) directly to the Vector via the Vector 'Open' menu, and t

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Hutchinson says: "Brothers in Blood deals with very emotive issues; it's set in Cape Town in the nineties and deals with people trapped in the crossfire of the vigilante groups of the time of which Pagad was the best known.

"I've known Greg Hamonn, the director; for a long time but it was the first time we'd worked together and it proved to be a really good worki

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For the award, the panel of judges noted, "7thSense takes the gong for its Delta Media Server for the simple reason that it has 'steadily grown its market, and Delta's capabilities, to make it a force in a worldwide a-v market."

Ian Macpherson, co-founder and director at 7thSense, adds, "We're proud to have our Delta Media Server product recognised at our first ever AV Awards and it strengthens our worldwide efforts to further innovate and propel our business forward."

(Jim Evans)

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The delegation was co-ordinated by Rainer Sprinzl, managing director sales and marketing at COMM-TEC, dnp's German distributors.

dnp's Anker Haldan comments, "Our products need to be seen and experienced in order to truly understand the benefits they provide in terms of the viewer experience."

The two-day course set out to prove the concept Seeing is Believing, and was divided into theoretical and workshop sessions.

dnp used their showroom facilities to demonstrate the different rear and front projection screen types while the company's product management team elaborated on (and tested) the theoretical background, using the concept of 'eyegonomics'. "This gave participants an in depth u