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The key components of Energia, include a series of new loudspeaker systems, with networkable Class D amplifier modules, DSP, cable and power distribution, AVB network hardware with software integration of control, three-dimensional simulation and diagnostics. To ensure reliability and a smooth integration of Adamson's technology, there are three phases involved in the release of the first loudspeaker system in Project Energia.

These are: Phase 1 - Mechanical Field Testing; Phase 2 - Class D Amplifier, Power Distribution and Ground Control Field Testing and Phase 3 - Network and Network hardware Field Testing. In July of 2011, Phase

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And the winners are: Best European Partner: White Light Limited, Best American Partner: A.C.T. Lighting, Inc, Best Asia/Oceania Partner: ULA Group, Best European Partner: Lightpower, Highest OEM Sales: Golden Sea Professional Equipment, Best Debuting OEM: Guangzhou Yajiang Photoelectric, Most Promising OEM: Philips Vari*Lite, Best Installation Asia: Laservision for Marina Bay Sands, Best Installation Asia: ULA Group for Marina Bay Sands, Best Installation Europe: Prolight SP.Z.O.O. for Warsaw Palace of Culture.

Niclas Arvidsson, CEO of Wireless Solution says, "We owe so much of our success to the hard work a

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SHoW DMX Neo features the high data fidelity that the multi-award winning SHoW DMX is noted for, as well as fast 7mS latency, ensuring that wired and wireless DMX sources will appear exactly alike on a production. The extensive on board user interface that professionals prefer allows optimized control over output power, full or limited bandwidth broadcast, and the ability to broadcast less than the full DMX packet to shrink the radio "footprint".

For the users who do not want to manually optimize their broadcast, SHoW DMX Neo also has Neo Adaptive Mode that will select only open radio

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Art-Net is supported by 200-plus international manufacturers, and is one of the protocols of choice in LumenRadio's smart and adaptive CRMXTM wireless lighting control system.

"By upgrading to Art-Net 3, we can be confident our products stay way ahead of the data demand curve," explains LumenRadio's Senior R&D Engineer, Michael Karlsson. "For example, one particular project that I recall used a single network to control a media server and distribute its output to a LED wall. Such a set-up could easily break the limit of many of the Ethernet protocols in common use today."

Wayne Howell, technical director of Artistic

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The stand was busy constantly for all four days of the show, with major interest in the new launches as well as the Robin MMX Spot - the first in the next generation of 'workhorse' 1200 series fixtures - and the ROBIN 300 and 600 Spot, Wash and Beam ranges.

All of these reinforce Robe's ongoing and future commitment to producing smaller, lighter and brighter and genuinely more environmentally conscious technology.

Another major featur

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5 Star's MD Keith Sykes says, "All our shown products were well received, and we received plenty of inquiries as well as finalising some deals during the four days. PLASA is definitely the UK's premier entertainment technology trade show, and once again we saw a good cross section of new contacts as well as existing clients, and generally experienced high visitor quality."

On display was a selection of 5 Star's custom designed and standard case ranges, including a special edition 'Eurotrucker' road trunk, featuring an eye-catching digitally printed 'wrap', which was applied to the exterior and visible on all sides including the bottom.

Also highlighted at the exhibition was a new 'r

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Despite the relatively low cost, each of the models in the MA series is well equipped. Facilities include input signal indicators, an output level meter, a graphic equaliser, announcement chime, siren and VCA remote control of volume using just a standard potentiometer. There are also external mute and chime controls.

The level of inputs three to six are controlled by the priority control volume when inputs one and two, or the chime or sire

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Reflection LEDko is especially suitable in segments of the lighting market particularly attentive to innovation, and which are sensitive to the need for energy savings and reduced maintenance - the real strengths of the Reflection LEDko range, says the company.

Reflection LEDko is a further step in the Coemar strategy: after winning the Award for Innovation at the 2010 Plasa Show in London with its Reflection technology, Coemar now aims to revolutionise the profiler market.

The Reflection LEDko range offers three models - Full Spectrum, VariWhite 3000/7000 K and White 3200 K with interchangeable optics, and Soft Profile with Fresnel or PC lens and Profile Zoom 28°

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SuperNova 2.0 with CRMX Unity had its debut at the show and garnered much interest from a steady stream of visitors to LumenRadio's constantly busy booth. CMRX Unity extends SuperNova's RDM capabilities to wired networks and offers a unified technology and user-interface for systems that utilize a combination of wired and wireless DMX/RDM signal distribution. CRMC Unity also received a nomination for the prestigious PLASA Innovation Awards - a third nomination for LumenRadio that have resulted in two consecutive awards.

The new catalogue released at the show chronicles a broad spectrum of new installations and projects showcasing the versatility and perfor

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The new higher powered light engines available across the full i-Pix BB range of fixtures were particularly well received. Each new BB now emits four times the light output for the same power consumption, and the RGB light engine has been enhanced with a new green LED, improving the colour mixing CIE triangle available across the whole BB range.

The newly launched i-Pix Satellite Mk II, was a hit, also featuring an increased light output, extra functionality and a very handy battery pack for portable situations and challenging locations.

However, the biggest buzz was around the new i-Pix Beamlight which was previewed for the firs

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Officially launched on the stand at a well-attended press call, Kling-Net is a new protocol designed to allow the distribution of real-time video data to remote display devices, such as LEDs or LED panels, over Ethernet.

ArKaos CEO Marco Hinic explained, "We don't want people to feel trapped by technology and are working with leading lighting desk manufacturers to make ArKaos products even more accessible and easy to use. Kling-Net is a major step forward in this about which we are very excited."

The distributor evening, which celebrated this launch alongside a successful year for ArKaos, began with a company presentation which included testimonials from lighting designers for existing ArKaos produc

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"Everyone was thrilled to receive their tokens for a free gobo from the Black Steel Collection of designs," says Goboland UK director, Vicky Fairall, "and some went to extreme measures not to mislay them!". The gobo keyfob tokens were produced to celebrate the newly designed Goboland UK website with its streamlined online ordering system and new Black Steel Collection designs.

"Furthermore, our collaboration with The Projection Studio has resulted in a growing library of Goboland GoboSlides for customers to choose from, with images drawn from The Projection Studio's broad range of source material. Our custom service has gone down particularly well, with orders

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Features include Direct editing (paint style) of matrices in cues, groups and chase effects; Independent mapping of MIDI control change messages; New MIDI learn function to simplify MIDI event setup; New auto patch function for even faster patching; Added support for the new ultraDMX pro 3 Universe USB interface; and an increased Maximum universe count to 150.

The latest version of LightFactory is free to download from http://www.lightfactory.net

(Lee Baldock)

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These high-powered, DMX-controlled LED light sources provide a wide range of professional facilities in a convection cooled die-cast/extruded aluminium chassis. Using an optional conversion kit, the XLR and Powercon connectors can be replaced with cable glands and hard wired cables for IP65 rating and outside use.

The HP3 unit uses 30 3x1W RGB TriLEDs whilst the HP5s use RGBA & W LEDs to provide the widest range of saturated and pastel colours. Up to 6 DMX control modes are available, using from 3 to 7 channels. Selected using the backlit LCD control

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"The launch of the Épix Series marks a bold direction in the world of affordable pixel mapping fixtures for Chauvet," CEO Albert Chauvet said.

Épix Bar and Épix Strip generate intense output due to tri-coloured SMD LEDs, which are set at a pixel pitch of 25 millimeters. Épix Bar has 160 SMD LEDs and is self-contained with built-in operating features, while Épix Strip incorporates 40 SMD LEDs and uses Épix Drive 640 - a separate controller which operates up to 16 Épix Strip fixtures.

The Kling-Net protocol automatically configures real-time video data, thus removing the complexity of setting up standard LED displays an

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Gio fills the mid-range position in the Eos family, between Eos and Ion. It offers the power of full Eos functionality, but in a smaller footprint; it has already been used by programmer Andi Davis on the UK tour of Dirty Dancing, which recently started in Bristol.

Visitors to the ETC stand at the PLASA show queued for a demonstration of the desk, with many going away impressed at the desk's power and versatility; plus, the lower cost of the desk compared to Eos means more budget to spend on other aspects of the lighting, such as fixtures.

On display and available for demonstration were the new ultra bright, high colour, energy efficient Selador Desire LED fixtures - in

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Andy Walters, sales manager, commented, "The stand was busy for the four days and we've had confirmed sales and product demonstrations booked in all our territories. The X-Truss presentation generated a great deal of interest and discussion."

PixelRange participated in the STLD Luminaire shootout, which aimed to discover whether the latest LED fixtures were a match, or p

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Verbatim, a division of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, is the first major brand to offer these Classic A style LED lamps, which offer 75% energy savings over traditional incandescent bulbs and have a service life of 35,000 hours - or around 50 times that of a conventional bulb. To date, most LED lamp manufacturers have only introduced products with screw fittings to address the larger continental European market, or spotlights, both of which Verbatim also manufactures.

There are two B22 lamps, a 6.5W model designed to replace 25W incandescent light bulbs and a 10W versi

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The launch of the company's new digital sound touring console, the CDC Eight, was among the most heavily attended events of the show floor. Press, distributors, dealers, customers and Cadac aficionados crowded onto the company's stand for a glimpse of the new mixer.

Development manager Vincenzo Borrelli stated, "The CDC Eight attracted the most wonderful comments and compliments from professional engineers, installers, theatre technicians and the many Cadac enthusiasts at PL

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Legend 412 is a high performance moving yoke wash with 12 cutting-edge, quad-colorued RGBW LEDs controllable in quadrants. Ultra-compact, it is a multi-purpose unit, capable of an excellent wash, dynamic chases and pixel mapping effects. The incorporation of white emitters makes for better colour rendering while the calibration of LEDs ensures the visual uniformity of output, says the company.

Q-Wash 560Z-LED is a lightweight, LED moving yoke wash light with an impressive six-to-32-degree zoom range, isuitable for highlighting specific areas or for floodin

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Designed as a complement to the award-winning Aledin 630 Profile, the industry's first LED profile which the company launched at PLASA last year, the Aledin Wash is based around the same 85W LED light source. Aledin Wash benefits from the optical and mechanical excellence of all Robert Juliat luminaires with excellent light output and durable construction.

Available in a choice of two colour temperatures (3500K and 5800K) Aledin Wash is suitable for a whole spectrum of uses, in appearance and performance blending perfectly into existing rigs across studio, theatre, architectural and event markets. Its flicker-free, dimmable ballast and variable beam angles compound this as a perfect unit for television studios where it is already proving a great hit.

Lionel Garraud, Robert Juli

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The Coemar LED profiler can use interchangeable optics Profile and Soft Profile with PC or Fresnel lens and generating a homogeneous beam of light without the multi-coloured shadows typical of traditional LED technology, thanks to the patented and award winning Reflection technology, says the company.

Three models are available (FullSpectrum, White 3200 K and VariWhite 3000/7000 K), with three types of optics (Profile Zoom 28/40° HD, Soft Profile PC and Fresnel). They are particularly suitable for television use as well as for the uniform beam quality. Because of its versatility Reflection LEDko is also suitable for the lighting of museums,

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The White Light Zone, in the heart of Earls Court 2, featured not just White Light itself, but also the many companies whose products White Light distributes: ArKaos, Coemar, Galaxia, i-Pix, JB Lighting, Look Solutions, LSC, Prism Projection, Rainbow Colour Changers, Robert Juliat, the RSC Lightlock and Wireless Solution, plus new White Light Family members CITC, Core Lighting, EVOled, Interactive Technologies, Leader Light and SeaChanger.

The White Light Zone featured a number of new products, including the new A30 media server and Kling-Net LED network control system from ArKaos, the Reflection LEDko LED profil

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"We couldn't be more pleased to announce the availability of the AllFrame for purchase," says Carl Bader, president and CEO, Aviom. "Having just celebrated our 10th year in the industry, we look forward to continuing to offer streamlined solutions for our customers and that includes the AllFrame. The system was designed with customer research in mind to help make digital more affordable and flexible, keeping analogue cabling to a minimum and reducing system complexity and labour costs."

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