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Elation DARTZ for KISS “End of the Road” World Tour
NEWS Elation DARTZ for KISS “End of the Road” World Tour Photos: Todd Kaplan Legendary rockers KISS launched their farewell “End of the Road” world tour in Vancouver in late January and use a multitude of Elation DARTZ 360 effects as key visuals in the dynamic, multi-sensory show. More than 40 years on and…
Read MoreA Traveller’s Tale: Flying High on the A380
DUNK”S WORLD A Traveller’s Tale: Flying High on the A380 by Duncan Fry. I see on the news that Airbus is ceasing production of its jumbo-riffic giant of the skies – the A380, citing changing tastes in passenger’s plane requirements. It turns out it’s a bit thirsty, and needs to be full of passengers…
Read MoreThe World Before Digital Pixels
PIXELS The World Before Digital Pixels by Simon Byrne. Before DVI, HDMI, SDI and Video over IP, we operated strictly in an analogue world. All video signals and displays were analogue. We didn’t talk pixels. We were more interested in “horizontal scan rate”, cable, distribution and amplifier bandwidth, as well as voltage loss…
Read MoreThis is a Pixel-Free Zone
Listen Here This is a Pixel-Free Zone by Andy Stewart. If you’re looking for info on pixels here, like: what is their relative size to an ant, what happens when you smash one in the Large Hadron Collider, or how large can a pixel get before it’s visible from space, and so on, please…
Read MoreGETshow 2019 Present a Fantastic Light and Sound Show
A super large show for light and sound fans will be in Guangzhou, China on 8th May to 11th May! It will gather the big names in entertainment industry to present a grand and splendid feast, where you can see the star lineup. All you are interested in will be at GETshow 2019! NEW ENTERTAINMENT,…
Read MoreROAD TEST: Listen Everywhere
ROAD TEST Listen Everywhere by Jason Owen. Jason Owen is the Managing Director of D2N, an Australian owned company specialising in wired and wireless communications and audio solutions, RF over fibre, ACMA licence planning, and RF engineering. Listen Everywhere audio servers can stream from two to 16 different channels of audio over WiFi to…
Read MoreImaging Science Foundation
PIXELS Imaging Science Foundation Australian Seminars 2019 AVPro and Audio Visual Distributors – AV Distributors are thrilled to be bringing the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) Level III Seminar to Australia in 2019. Since day one, the goal of the ISF has been to deliver the ultimate picture quality throughout any video system. Working alongside…
Read MoreChameleon Battle the Elements on West Side Story
After eight years of Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (HOSH), Opera Australia presented West Side Story, the first musical to be performed on the iconic harbour-side stage. For every one of the nine productions over the years, Chameleon Touring Systems has been an integral part of the design process, supplying lighting and crew for what can…
Read MoreSkills We Had, Skills You Have
LOUNGE BITES Skills We Had, Skills You Have A random series from a 70s veteran by Julius Grafton. Coming from the distant past there were skills we acquired and skills we needed, along with knowledge we gained. The same applies of working crew today – obviously – since if you can’t set up…
Read MoreRÜFÜS DU SOL
ROADSKILLS RÜFÜS DU SOL by Cat Strom. Photos – Derek Rickert RÜFÜS DU SOL’s years of intensive touring has helped pave the way for the Solace live show, crafted through years of varied live experience for the band. Sydney three-piece band RÜFÜS DU SOL are back on the road in Australia with their ‘Solace’…
Read MoreSennheiser RF Workshops For Perth and Adelaide in May
Sennheiser Australia is hosting full-day workshops in Perth and Adelaide to provide customers and audio professionals with a greater understanding of wireless technologies. Sennheiser’s RF Experts will be providing free in-depth radio frequency training throughout the new course this May 2019, which is packed with new content and speakers. The experts will be exploring the…
Read MoreMultiView- Multiple Users, Multiple Independent Viewpoints
PIXELS MultiView- Multiple Users, Multiple Independent Viewpoints What do we mean by “Multi-View”? We’ve all seen stereoscopic, “3D” images, where our left and right eyes see different views, the effect being that we get a perception of distance and depth. In these conventional 3D installations, everyone sees the same images, no matter where they…
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