UK - Christie has announced the addition of the DHD800 digital projector to its wide-ranging product line-up. Aimed at the professional market, the Christie DHD800 provides 8,000 ANSI lumens and full HD 1920 x 1080 true native resolution for unparalleled brightness and colour precision in a 1-chip DLP projector. The Christie DHD800 with BrilliantColour offers 10-bit image processing, interchangeable colour wheel, and four-sided edge-blended colour matching.

The successor to the DHD700 digital projector, the DHD800 is designed for use in applications including rental staging, houses of

UK - Liam Kidd has joined the Arcstream AV team in the new role of director of client services to help the company bring a selection of new technologies and products to the market.

Kidd joins Arcstream bringing 22 years experience from previous positions which have included JC Decaux and RBS with a background in business development and marketing.

Neil Dickinson, Arcstream AV's managing director comments, "Liam is a great addition to the Arcstream team, bringing with him experience in AV technology and a passion for what companies can achieve if they use the latest products to

UK - A.C. Special Projects has provided lighting and audio equipment to Brittany Ferries as part of an upgrade of the live entertainment facilities on board their Bretagne and Cap Finistère cruise ferries.

Brittany Ferries are a leading provider of Western Channel ferry routes to Spain and France from the UK and Republic of Ireland. Depending on route and time of year, the ships feature entertainment programmes, including resident music duos, cabaret singers, close-up magic and headlining illusion sets, through to cocktail pianists, tribute acts and DJ sets - even a full pantomime pr

USA - The ESTA Foundation will host the Behind the Scenes Boutique at LDI 2010. The State of Nevada has denied the charity's request to hold a raffle, traditionally one of its largest annual fundraisers. To make up for this loss of income, Behind the Scenes is asking LDI attendees to bring your raffle dollars to the boutique in booth #744 and show your support for your colleagues in need by picking up some special Behind the Scenes swag for yourself or as gifts for family and friends.

Many exciting items will be available for purchase, including the 2010 Holiday Cards, sold in packs o

UK - White Light, now the UK's sole supplier of the PIGI large-format projection system, recently supplied four PIGI 6K projectors with double-rotating scrollers to the 60th Anniversary presentation of the Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo.

The Tattoo's projections were designed, as they have been for the last five years, by Ross Ashton and his new projection practice, The Projection Studio. Once again, Ashton conceived a show that utilised the full 90m width of the walls of Edinburgh Castle as a projection surface for images to complement the action taking place on the Esplanade below.

USA - Barco reports that eight of its Galaxy NW-12 projectors are being used to create a 360-degree, 3D stereoscopic theatre to present the new Lights of Liberty show, a permanent exhibit which opened 29 September 29, 2010 at the Historic Philadelphia Centre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed to teach and inspire visitors from around the world, the 15-minute show portrays the evolution of democracy in the United States through storytelling and theatrical illusion.

The Lights of Liberty show is sponsored by Historical Philadelphia Inc., with the support of Pennsylvan

UK - AV specialist Media Powerhouse has acquired AV and broadcast equipment specialist Clockworxx Limited. Clockworxx was created in 2009 following the merger of Clockwork Capital's Technical Services division and Boxx, the technical staging expert. Clockworxx delivers expert AV design and build services along with facility installations for broadcast. The company also provides project based rentals for the live events industry.

Moving forward, Clockworxx, led by Albert Seaward, will join the Media Powerhouse group of companies further strengthening its audio visual offering. The trad

India - The opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi relied heavily on Barco technology. No less than 32 ultra-bright FLM R22+ projectors lighted up the event, making it an unforgettable experience. In total, 50 of these projectors will be in use during the Games.

The Commonwealth Games are being organized for the 19th time this year - and for the first time ever in India. During the event, thousands of athletes from the members of the Commonwealth of Nations compete against one another in 17 sports and four parasports.

At the start of the ceremony, a huge helium balloon

UK - PSCo has added Louise Hirst to the sales team in the role of business development executive. Hirst has worked in the AV industry for 11 years, starting her career at Saville Audio Visual in York before moving on to Maverick and then Hitachi, working in the digital media arm of the company.

Managing director Stuart Holmes says, "Louise will be focused on ensuring our channel partners understand how our services are tailored to complement the products in our portfolio. She will be an integral part of the sales division of the company, and I am delighted to welcome her on board

UAE - The most prominent exhibit at the recent Cityscape exhibition in Abu Dhabi was a vast model of the government Urban Planning Council's vision for the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the year 2030.

Although it measured a substantial 22m x 18m, its size was not its only remarkable feature. The model formed the centre-piece of a multimedia presentation, launching the master plan for the city as it expands over the next two decades.

An 11m screen carried a short movie running on three edge-blended projectors, with sound tracks in English and Arabic. Simultaneously, a

USA - Barco/High End Systems is now shipping the intellaspot XT-1 full-featured hard-edged moving yoke light.

The intellaspot XT-1 features a powerful optical system, producing an extreme 20,000 lumens output from the 850w HID lamp, while also providing clear projections with a large zoom range of 11°- 55°. It features a fast mechanical iris, variable soft edge, and electronic strobing, in addition to smooth CMY colour mixing and variable CTO. A fixed color wheel allows instant colour choices via easily exchangeable dichroic filters.

Built on an entirely new platform, the in

UK - Following on from the first Hippotizer open day staged by A.C. Entertainment Technologies video division, the exclusive UK & Ireland distributor for Green Hippo products has announced a further rollout of regional open days starting later this year. Dates will be confirmed shortly.

Held in conjunction with Green Hippo at AC-ET's Northern sales office in Leeds, technical staff from both companies were on hand to demonstrate the full functionality of the Hippotizer.

The open day also showcased other new products in A.C. Video's extensive portfolio of leading brands, including the

USA - After a year of planning, and following several other momentum-building events, the North Texas Super Bowl Host Committee staged its spectacular XLV Countdown Live from Cowboys Stadium on Friday10 September. A 60' Daktronics LED video display, provided by Argyle, TX-based GoVision, served as the main backdrop for the jam-packed evening of entertainment.

With more than 200 stars on hand to speak, sing, play or perform during the evening's festivities, every one of the nearly 37,000 attendees wanted a close-up view of the stage. Corporate Magic, the official event producer

UK - XL Events supplied LED Screens and camera systems to Pope Benedict XVI's recent state visit to England and Scotland.

This involved three of the four major sites - Cofton Park in Birmingham for the beatification of the now Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman; Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, celebrating an open air Mass; and for a meeting of religious leaders and school students at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, Surrey.

XL Events was working for production companies WRG in Birmingham and Twickenham and DF Concerts in Glasgow and had been involved in the planning for thi

UK - Stage Electrics hire department continues to invest. The most recent addition has been the Panasonic PT-DZ12000 DLP HD Projectors which produces 12,000 lumens of brightness. To add to this HD setup, the purchase of Analog Way Di-Ventix II multi-layer high resolution vision mixers and Panasonic 65" HD ready plasma screens have also been added to their hire portfolio. At the other end of the scale 20 of the latest Casio 'lamp Free' LED Projectors have been purchased for small presentation work.

Mike Jackson, Head of Live Events commented, "As our clients continue to raise

UK - The Science Museum's award winning biomedical gallery, Who am I?, has been relaunched as part of the museum's centenary celebrations. The exhibition was first opened at the museum in 2000 but, thanks to significant advances in genetics and brain science, the Science Museum has updated and revamped the gallery with the very latest scientific research, interactive exhibits, hands-on experiences and educational show cases which explore what makes us who we are and what makes each of us different.

AV installation company Sarner was appointed as audio visual systems integrator

USA - Liberty AV Solutions has introduced the Intelix DIGI-SCAL-11x2 HD switcher, scaler, and format converter.

As a master distributor of Intelix products, Liberty AV offers the 11x2 device as part of its ongoing commitment to making the transition from analogue to digital that much easier. Packing the power of three different processors into a single RU chassis, the switcher/scaler/format converter provides switching between 11 different AV components, scales these sources up to 720p or 1080p, and converts signals to HDMI to bring seamless integration into any HD environment.

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Australia - Drawing attendees from around the world and broadcast globally via GodTV, the Planetshakers Conference was again a success for the Forefront team who were engaged to provide production management and design for lighting, video, monitor audio and custom motion graphics.

Rob Thorne, of Forefront and lighting designer for the project, asked Phaseshift Productions to make his design come to life for the 2010 Planetshakers Conference held at Melbourne's Hisense Arena.

"Phaseshift did a great job and I love working with them," Rob said. "I've worked with them a

USA - Production Exchange, the new online exchange for AV and rental staging market sub rentals, has announced a partnership with IntelliEvent. As a result of this partnership, current authorised users of IntelliEvent will be able to subscribe to Lite Exchange, Video Exchange or Audio Exchange individually or as a bundled solution. The Production Exchange solutions will be third party applications that integrate seamlessly with IntelliEvent software's current version.

"We are excited to have IntelliEvent as our new technology and co-marketing partner," said Grif Palmer, pres

USA - Christie is showing its new premium 4K DLP Cinema Solaria series projectors at ShowEast in Orlando, FL this week, following its successful preview last month at IBC.

At ShowEast last year, the company introduced the world's first Series II 2K 1.2" DLP Cinema projector, designed around a fast and cost effective 4K upgrade path. Continuing its tradition of innovation and industry firsts, Christie is now offering even more choice for exhibitors with its enhanced 4K solution for premium screens.

"While there are many options available on the market for 4K, Christie is co

UK - Projection artist Ross Ashton of London- based The Projection Studio created artwork and designed a large format video projection system for the Illuminata son et Lumière at Caerphilly Castle.

The commission was from Cadw - the Welsh Assembly Government division responsible for preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Wales, and it is the first time that an entertainment spectacle of this genre has been commissioned for one of their historical monuments. Ashton's 20-minute work depicted the history and stories of the castle, accompanied by an audio track produ

UK - AV specialist Whitwam celebrated its 100th birthday on 7 October with an evening reception, canapés and audio visual showcase, at its premises in Winchester.

The Mayor of Winchester attended to cut the cake and say a few words, as well as over 100 loyal customers and friends of the company gathered over the years. Some ex-staff were also in attendance; some of whom had worked for the company 50 years ago. The event at the new modern premises, with its dramatic lighting and state-of-the-art technology, would have been a far cry from the traditional music shop on Winchester

UK - Compulite's new iControl App for the Apple iPhone and iPod is a powerful application to remotely control and edit basic functions of all Vector and Dlite lighting consoles.

The App provides real-time information of the console through a friendly user interface. By using the iControl App, you are able to control moving lights, conventional lights, create and store cues and libraries, add groups, control highlight and lowlight and more, says the company.

The application also allows you to control Pan and Tilt through an interactive trackball as well the ability to control all par

USA - Swedish image processing and show-control specialist Dataton will showcase its flagship, Dataton Watchout, version 4.2 and Systems Manager at this year's LDI show.

"Watchout has been deployed in the world's most spectacular and ground-breaking projects such as the CBS Upfront Event with Corporate Imaging, the studio set of Minute to Win It and the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. It shows that our technology works flawlessly at the highest level, and we expect a tremendous reception from visitors at LDI," says Fredrik Svahnberg, marketing manager at Dataton.

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