Posts by DanGr
Joan Room Booking
NEW GEAR Joan Room Booking The only battery-powered Room Booking Panel out there, with months of battery life on a single charge and zero cables. Joan elevates your office experience and efficiency from the time the meeting is scheduled to the moment you take it. With ultra-low power consumption, Joan is 99% more energy efficient…
Read MoreNovaStar MBOX600
NEW GEAR NovaStar MBOX600 The MBOX600 is a standalone multimedia player and LED controller which includes a built-in LED sending card for a HD screen, ports for a brightness sensor, temperature sensor and GSM option, and is made for applications that require custom software to run media on an LED screen. Running on either Windows…
Read MoreHolograms – A User’s Guide to Blowing Minds
TECHNOLOGY Holograms – A User’s Guide to Blowing Minds From CX Magazine – August 2017 Whether you call it a ‘hologram’ or the ‘Pepper’s Ghost’ illusion, projecting video that looks three-dimensional on-stage is now part of the production repertoire. While the technique was first described in the 16th century and popularised in the 19th, we now…
Read MoreAllen & Heath Avantis
NEW GEAR Allen & Heath Avantis The third mixer based on Allen & Heath’s 96kHz XCVI FPGA engine, Avantis is a 64 channel / 42 configurable bus console, with dual Full HD touchscreens, a super-flexible workflow with Continuity UI, extensive I/O options, add-on processing from their dLive mixing system, and a rugged full metal chassis.…
Read MoreProjection in CX Magazine
FEATURE In case you missed – here are individual story links from our October feature on Projection, plus a selection of further reading on the topic from CX Magazine … THE PROJECTION ISSUE – October 2019: The Electric Canvas – White Night Reimagined by Jason AllenColour Quality in Projection by Simon ByrneRiver of Light by…
Read MoreETC Augment3d at Integrate
More Than Just Pre-Visualisation by Alex Hughes. Pre-visualisation and the process of the pre-programming of lighting in general have not really evolved from the days of the first release of the popular visualisation platform known as Wysiwyg. Over the years the only real improvement that has truly been constant ongoing innovation has been the overall…
Read MoreColour Quality in Projection
PROJECTION by Simon Byrne. As you are no doubt aware, all the colours we perceive are a mixture of three primary colours – red, green, and blue. The human eye has three types of colour receptors called cones that are conveniently sensitive to the redder, greener, and bluer wavelengths. Talking of wavelengths, different colours of…
Read MoreImmersive Listening
LISTEN HERE by Andy Stewart. Sometimes it pays to push aside everything you think you know about audio, turn off the studio lights, the computer screen and your phone, and listen deeply to some of your favourite music. Setting aside time for your own listening pleasure is not only a must for your own sanity,…
Read MoreThe Perfect Projection Surface for Blending
PROJECTION The Perfect Projection Surface for Blending Applications Is there an ideal projection surface for blended shows? by Norbert Schmiedeberg, Managing Director, ITI-Image Group Front Projection Images L-R: Gain and distribution of a Grey surface; Gain and distribution of a high-gain surface; Gain and distribution of Matt white Front projection is easy. Most Matt White…
Read MoreLuminex GigaCore Switches & LumiNode DMX Nodes
ROADTEST Luminex GigaCore Switches & LumiNode DMX Nodes by Ash Nuendorf, High Impact Lighting. Ash Nuendorf has been in professional lighting for more than 14 years, and established High Impact Lighting in 2015. High Impact Lighting work on a wide range of shows, from classical to rock concerts, the worship sector, and have recently covered…
Read MoreMotoGP Appoints Audio-Technica
NEWS MotoGP Appoints Audio-Technica as its Microphone Services Solutions Provider Audio-Technica has announced its recent appointment as official Microphone Services Solution Provider to MotoGP who are the organisers of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing Championship. Dorna Sports S.L., the commercial rights holder of MotoGP, made the appointment. Successful tests resulted in Dorna Sports’ decision to…
Read MoreFleetwood Mac
ROADSKILLS Fleetwood Mac by Cat Strom.Photo Credits: Ashley Mar It’s been all change in the Fleetwood Mac camp with Lindsey Buckingham replaced by Neil Finn of Crowded House and Mike Campbell of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and their long-time lighting designer replaced by Paul Normandale who also designed the set and video content for…
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