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14 March 2016

The Commonwealth Games are being organized for the 19th time this year - and for the first time ever in India. During the event, thousands of athletes from the members of the Commonwealth of Nations compete against one another in 17 sports and four parasports.

At the start of the ceremony, a huge helium balloon lifted up from the centre of the jam-packed stadium with colourful puppets dangling from it to welcome the spectators. The aerostat, which is said to be the biggest helium balloon in the world (40 x 80 x 12 m), has a 360-degree projection surface. The lighting on the field of play was reflected on i

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Managing director Stuart Holmes says, "Louise will be focused on ensuring our channel partners understand how our services are tailored to complement the products in our portfolio. She will be an integral part of the sales division of the company, and I am delighted to welcome her on board."

(Jim Evans)

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Although it measured a substantial 22m x 18m, its size was not its only remarkable feature. The model formed the centre-piece of a multimedia presentation, launching the master plan for the city as it expands over the next two decades.

An 11m screen carried a short movie running on three edge-blended projectors, with sound tracks in English and Arabic. Simultaneously, a grid of 16 ceiling-mounted projectors brought the model to life. The synchronised show highlighted areas featured in the movie, animated the transport links, and used moving graphics to create an absorbing and exciting multimedia experience.

The technology, designed and installed by London visual

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The intellaspot XT-1 features a powerful optical system, producing an extreme 20,000 lumens output from the 850w HID lamp, while also providing clear projections with a large zoom range of 11°- 55°. It features a fast mechanical iris, variable soft edge, and electronic strobing, in addition to smooth CMY colour mixing and variable CTO. A fixed color wheel allows instant colour choices via easily exchangeable dichroic filters.

Built on an entirely new platform, the intellaspot XT-1 is an energy-efficient fixture that conforms to modern "greening" principles, says the company. A battery-controlled full colour LCD menu system enables fixture addressing without having to power up the unit. Low ambient noise, Remote Device Management (RDM), Art-Net, and wi

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Held in conjunction with Green Hippo at AC-ET's Northern sales office in Leeds, technical staff from both companies were on hand to demonstrate the full functionality of the Hippotizer.

The open day also showcased other new products in A.C. Video's extensive portfolio of leading brands, including the innovative Pufferfish PufferSphere high impact display system featuring a 360° spherical viewing window and the Christie Projection line-up including the latest in the popular M-Series range.

(Jim Evans)

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With more than 200 stars on hand to speak, sing, play or perform during the evening's festivities, every one of the nearly 37,000 attendees wanted a close-up view of the stage. Corporate Magic, the official event producer of the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee, enlisted the expertise of GoVision to construct and provide the LED centerpiece to do just that.

"Only the lower tier of the stadium was used during the event to provide an intimate feel in the massive venue," said Chris Curtis, president

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This involved three of the four major sites - Cofton Park in Birmingham for the beatification of the now Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman; Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, celebrating an open air Mass; and for a meeting of religious leaders and school students at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, Surrey.

XL Events was working for production companies WRG in Birmingham and Twickenham and DF Concerts in Glasgow and had been involved in the planning for this project for over seven months. XL's Guy Vellacott was lead project manager for the Papel visit and also co-ordinated the site at Cofton Park, with XL's Steve Greetham and Dave Lawrence taking care of Glasgow and Twickenham respectively.

Says Vellacott, "The production requests were both spe

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Mike Jackson, Head of Live Events commented, "As our clients continue to raise the bar, we continue to raise our game. Our investment into the latest video technologies puts our hire equipment in the top end of the market with the ability to deploy equipment on high end production work and for any scale of events, from meetings and presentations to major AGM's and exhibitions

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AV installation company Sarner was appointed as audio visual systems integrator for the detailed design, installation and commissioning of AV services of the exhibition following a tender process. The project, which was supported by the principal funder, Wellcome Trust, and major sponsors, GlaxoSmithKline and Life Technologies Foundation, took a total of five months from tender

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As a master distributor of Intelix products, Liberty AV offers the 11x2 device as part of its ongoing commitment to making the transition from analogue to digital that much easier. Packing the power of three different processors into a single RU chassis, the switcher/scaler/format converter provides switching between 11 different AV components, scales these sources up to 720p or 1080p, and converts signals to HDMI to bring seamless integration into any HD environment.

Outfitted with composite video, S-Video, component video, VGA, and stereo audio inputs, as well as DVI, HDMI, and optical audio inputs, the DIGI-SCAL-11x2 offers a generous template of control ranging from that found on the front panel to other choices of either IR, RS232, or a wireless remote that ship

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Rob Thorne, of Forefront and lighting designer for the project, asked Phaseshift Productions to make his design come to life for the 2010 Planetshakers Conference held at Melbourne's Hisense Arena.

"Phaseshift did a great job and I love working with them," Rob said. "I've worked with them a few times and they've always been very good."

With six weeks preparation consisting of 3D lighting programming and video content creation, the whole production setup went into Hisense arena in just one day. Restrictions on venue availability meant that the crew only had a very short time fram

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"We are excited to have IntelliEvent as our new technology and co-marketing partner," said Grif Palmer, president of Production Exchange. "IntelliEvent has a great track record of providing AV and Lighting rental companies the technology to run their operations. The partnership we have created will enable IntelliEvent customers to access three exchanges (lighting, audio and video) that can drive reve

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At ShowEast last year, the company introduced the world's first Series II 2K 1.2" DLP Cinema projector, designed around a fast and cost effective 4K upgrade path. Continuing its tradition of innovation and industry firsts, Christie is now offering even more choice for exhibitors with its enhanced 4K solution for premium screens.

"While there are many options available on the market for 4K, Christie is committed to designing products for exhibition that will protect their technology investment now and well into the future," comments Brian Claypool, senior product manager, entertainment solutions for Christie. "Our engineers continue to push the envelope with technology advancements that wi

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The commission was from Cadw - the Welsh Assembly Government division responsible for preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Wales, and it is the first time that an entertainment spectacle of this genre has been commissioned for one of their historical monuments. Ashton's 20-minute work depicted the history and stories of the castle, accompanied by an audio track produced by sound artist Karen Monid. It ran twice nightly for two weeks to a paying audience.

Working at Caerphilly Castle was a "fantastic" experience says Ashton, who in doing so added another landmark building to his portfolio of world class site specific locations. Caerphilly is the larg

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The Mayor of Winchester attended to cut the cake and say a few words, as well as over 100 loyal customers and friends of the company gathered over the years. Some ex-staff were also in attendance; some of whom had worked for the company 50 years ago. The event at the new modern premises, with its dramatic lighting and state-of-the-art technology, would have been a far cry from the traditional music shop on Winchester high street, where they had worked many years ago, says the company.

Nowadays the company is a specialist audio visual supplier with clients such as Westminster Abbey, St George's Chapel - Windsor Castle, The Royal Society and the National Police Improvement Authority.

"We are very proud of

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The App provides real-time information of the console through a friendly user interface. By using the iControl App, you are able to control moving lights, conventional lights, create and store cues and libraries, add groups, control highlight and lowlight and more, says the company.

The application also allows you to control Pan and Tilt through an interactive trackball as well the ability to control all parameters using an interactive wheel, all from a remote location anywhere within your local area network.

(Jim Evans)

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"Watchout has been deployed in the world's most spectacular and ground-breaking projects such as the CBS Upfront Event with Corporate Imaging, the studio set of Minute to Win It and the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. It shows that our technology works flawlessly at the highest level, and we expect a tremendous reception from visitors at LDI," says Fredrik Svahnberg, marketing manager at Dataton.

"Creative designers, producers, technology directors, visual specialists and production staff attending the show are invited not only to see the latest technology on the Dataton booth but also to register for the hands-on and intensive training at the Live Design Projection Master Classes edu

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"We're all looking forward to some very positive results during the remainder of this year and on into 2011," Dace said, commenting on the appointment. "By focusing on executing our sales strategies in each of their respective regions, David and Dan will continue to send a cohesive message to our manufacturer's reps and fulfill the mandates of a world-class marketing plan. With David's addition to the Liberty roster of associates, one of the most talented sales teams in the business just got even better."

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Based in Bangkok, this centre has been designed and managed by Rightman Co, a company specialised in exhibition designing and set-up.

Advance Technology Contracting Co, a Thai-based AV system integrator, was in charge of supplying the AV equipment and turning into life Rightman Co's creations.

A Medialon control system has been integrated by ATC. "Medialon Manager software is the best AV interactive control system solution", declares Noppharit Neansa-ard, AV and lighting specialist for ATC. "It al

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Pawel joins projectiondesign from 2x3 in Poland where he held numerous roles in international trade, commercial direction and sales.

Thierry Ollivier, regional manager, France, Russia, CEE & CIS of projectiondesign explains, "Having Pawel on our team is a great asset. His knowledge, experience and contacts in central and eastern Europe puts projectiondesign at a great advantage. We're growing at a fast pace in this region and with this local support it will only increase our presence."

(Jim Evans)

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Coolux Media Systems, with locations in the USA, Germany and China is the producer of the award-winning Pandoras Box media and show control system, the solution for realtime video editing and image processing. Pandoras Box Media Servers and Players are a scalable network system with access to all common control protocols from within their Media Net platform.

Gilray Densham, president of CAST comments, "The mantra of both Coolux and CAST Software is to listen to our customers and then to develop / innovate solutions that work for them. Such was the case with wysiwyg R24's new CITP Protocol for Video which made

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Christie will show three heavy hitters from its diverse portfolio, presenting the award winning MicroTiles displays in both column and array configurations, including a 3 x 8 wall as a centrepiece.

The manufacturer will also give exposure to its new DWU670-E 1-chip DLP widescreen projector. Suited to mid-to large-sized boardrooms, breakout rooms, churches and classrooms, visitors can experience the exceptional brightness of this compact, WUXGA, 6000 ANSI lumens projector - with its single or twin-lamp options via the 2066mm x 1125mm projection screen.

Finally, advanced image processing will be under the

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The Coca-Cola Store is a part of the World of Coca-Cola experience, where visitors can choose from a vast array of decorative items, apparel, accessories, and one-of-a-kind art pieces, and even Style Your Own bottle of Coca-Cola. "The Coca-Cola Store is really a fun place to visit, and the video screens are an important part of the experience," observes Christopher Blum, account manager at Ford AV for the project. "It's always packed, and they needed to creat

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"I have been running my own sound engineering business since 1985. The company's main activity is the installation and servicing of commercial and professional sound systems and audio-visual equipment although there is also a largely under-developed hire business as well. Over the years I have built up a solid client-base including churches, holiday parks, theme parks, sports and leisure facilities, pubs, clubs, hotels, government buildings and many more. I also carry out sub-contract work for various national companies as their 'local' engineer.

"Originally based in Falmouth, I relocated to Launceston in 2004 on the Devon/Cornwall border to be more central to my clien