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Sony Develops New 4K Memory Player PMW-PZ1
SYDNEY, 11 March 2015 – Sony today announced a new 4K SxS memory player, the PMW-PZ1, a high quality and cost-effective playback solution for 4K shooting and post-production applications. The PMW-PZ1 features multi-format playback capability for 4K (24p to 60p) and HD video, supporting a variety of formats including XAVC Intra & Long, MPEG HD422…
Read MoreROSS VIDEO TEAMS WITH MEDIATEC ASIA PACIFIC
Ross Video teams up with Mediatec Asia Pacific from Melbourne, Australia – as the newest Ross openTruck partner. openTruck provides a standardized yet customizable blueprint for a new generation of cost-effective remote production vehicles, and offers partnerships with equipment manufacturers, system integrators, truck builders, mobile producers and freelance operators. Mediatec provisions video and broadcast services…
Read MoreAT Intro IP Mic
Audio-Technica has bridged the gap between audio and IT with the first wired microphone that transmits audio and control data over a Dante™ network. The new Audio-Technica ATND971 cardioid condenser boundary network microphone is a true plug-and-play solution using the very low latency Dante™ network protocol and because it is a network device with its…
Read MoreMARTIN AUDIO MLA TAMES TARONGA
Entertainment Installations’ twilight concerts from the middle of a Sydney zoo The Twilight at Taronga concerts in Sydney have become a summer family-outing staple, since they began over ten years ago. This year there are 17 weekend concerts over a two month period, featuring acts such as Rufus Wainwright, Belle & Sebastian and Conor Oberst, along with a number local Australian artists.…
Read MoreEvolution D1 Wireless is here!
Following the very positive response at its launch during NAMM 2015 last month, the first stocks have hit our warehouse. Sennheiser’s Evolution D1 is a range of digital wireless microphone systems that has been designed specifically for musicians, to let bands go wireless the easy way. With systems for vocals or for instruments, a…
Read MoreNew Clay Paky Stormy Fixtures Join Slipknot Tour
USA – Masked rockers Slipknot are making headlines with a fifth album release, the addition of new band members, their Knotfest concert series and the launch of the “Prepare for Hell” tour. Clay Paky Stormys are along for the wild ride. The band just marked the debut of their fifth studio album, “.5: The Gray…
Read MoreWhere has the Safety gone?
Guest Blog, by Roderick van Gelder In July 2012 I proudly announced the incorporation of Event Safety Alliance Australia at the Entech ‘Safety Seminar’ in Melbourne. In July this year I had to announce at the Entech ‘Safety Seminar’ that the Event Safety Alliance Australia was no more. After two years of hard work by…
Read MoreVale Mark Fisher, LD
Lighting Designer Mark Fisher passed away early this week. He was one of the top practitioners in the touring world. TPI Magazine said this: “Mark Fisher — a name synonymous with the evolution of live…
Read MoreStaging Connections swap debt for shares
At presstime Staging Connections Group shareholders were expected to approve issue of up to 49% of the firm’s shares to its bank, NAB. In exchange for the shares the NAB will forgive $20 million in debt, which will reduce total bank debt from $70 million to $50 million. The move values the entire firm at…
Read MoreCopy Vertec PA for Car Dealer
Audio and Lighting equipment from China and elsewhere that looks very similar to established brands is nothing new. So at first glance the 8 drop of PA each side at The Kite Festival in Redcliffe (Qld) looked like a regular JBL Vertec. But it was badged CVR – and it sounded different to Vertec. CX…
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