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A.C. Special Projects at the ARC Show 2011

A.C. Special Projects gears up for the Arc Show 2011.

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - A.C. Special Projects will be exhibiting a range of architectural products including static and moving head LED units, as well as conventional spotlights that offer performance and flexibility normally associated with theatrical lighting, at the Arc Show 2011.

The specialist lighting, audio & AV equipment sales and installation company will be showing the latest architectural solutions from Chroma-Q, Spotlight, GLP, Teclumen and Pufferfish.

The Spotlight Mini range provides all the performance normally associated with theatrical fixtures in a modified, compact design for use in architectural applications. With a choice of 230v, low voltage and HID lamps, the fixtures are designed for accent lighting of window displays, shops, hotels and museums.

Teclumen offers a range of

One of the key sites of 2010 was the old mill in Uppsala's city centre

Uppsala festival of light returns

Details: 14 March 2016

Sweden - In 2008 a new lighting event took place in Uppsala, Sweden in which various objects around the city - buildings, statues and trees - were illuminated by different lighting designers and architects.

A guided tour of 4 km was created to view the lighting installations, an event that took great care in promoting the city after dark. The event also promoted public health by getting people out at night to walk around and experience the town in a different light.

As the project was greatly appreciated and was a huge success, the Uppsala Municipality decided to make the event a bi

White Light transformed the atrium of Selfridges' central London store for the Christmas period

Mirrorballs transform Selfridges central atrium

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - White Light transformed the atrium of Selfridges' central London store for the Christmas period with the installation of a collection of strategically placed giant mirrorballs.

For this project, it was decided that the normal rotation of the mirrorballs wasn't enough - they also travel up and down through the atrium, courtesy of TRG Rigging. White Light's team therefore installed moving lights around the outside of the atrium, programmed to follow the movement of each ball.

Installation work took place over five nights. Coemar's Infinity Spot M was chosen for its high light out

New year, new PLASA

Details: 14 March 2016

UK / USA - The New Year sees the launch of the enlarged PLASA trade association, following the formal merger between industry trade bodies ESTA and PLASA on 1 January.

The merger has created one of the largest networks serving the industry worldwide. Operating from regional offices in Europe and North America, PLASA now has a membership of 1100 businesses, organizations and individuals working across the entertainment, events and installation industries, giving it a substantial worldwide industry voice.

The move also greatly strengthens PLASA's position of leadership in the developm

TV One debuts dual channel processors

Details: 14 March 2016

UK / The Netherlands - TV One will be demonstrating the C2-8000 Series, a new range of dual channel processors with universal inputs and three internal scaling engines at ISE 2011. Using TV One's CORIO 2 Technology, these smart units provide bi-directional conversion of up to 12 inputs of digital and/or analogue video and also include features such as seamless switching, dual picture-in-picture windowing, chroma and luma keying, logo insertion, Tri/Bi-level sync Genlock input, scalable background and more.

The C2-8000 System features multiple DVI-U input modules that accept DVI, RGB,

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