Opening in 2012 at a total cost of £15m, the new visitor attraction will celebrate Southampton's 2,000-year history as a global maritime port. It will be housed in the city's Grade II Old Magistrates Court and completed in April 2012, in time to commemorate the centenary of the Titanic leaving Southampton. It is anticipated that over 120,000 visitors each year will visit the attraction and imme
On behalf of the Bristol-based TV production company Iambic, Dutch facilities company UNITED was charged with recording the concert. The challenges for Bolke Burnaby Lautier, manager operations sports and events, and his approximately 55-strong team were many, and included a very tight set-up schedule and the need to record the show in 3D format, so
The nTouch 180 and nTouch 60 feature full-colour, resistive touch-screen panels that measure approximately 7" (180 mm) and 2.4" (60 mm) diagonally, respectively. The nTouch panels display and control projects hosted on a MediaMatrix NION or nControl processor.
Based on an Intel Atom N270 CPU, the nTouch 180 controller runs an e
CT has committed to a spend of over US$ 11m across their European and US operations which will result in a phased delivery of a number of products based on the existing C Series platform but with significant technical enhancements developed by Barco in consultation with CT.
The first product, the C5, which will be available to CT at the end of2011, is a new black face, indoor display offering a 10% resolution premium over the most established 6mm products on the market. A flown
ECA2 - a French-based company specialising in creating and producing major events and shows around the world - designed and produced Mangrove Groove show, with probably the world's largest aquatic stage which covers an area of 5,600sqm.
Every evening, up to 5,000 spectators can celebrate the return of the birds "in an amazing decor dedicated to the mangrove". The artistic and technological c
James Gordon of DiGiCo will chair the meeting and introduce a number of members who will outline their own experiences, before things move to an open discussion to see how members can share information and how PLASA can provide practical support.
The meeting, which is free to attend, will take place in the Roberts Bu
Located in downtown Dallas, the Convention Centre plays host to a variety of events and installs ranging from exhibitions and museums to cultural centres and concerts. This month saw Halls D-F taken over by technology companies and churches of different denominations and sizes. Presented by Church Production magazine and Worship Facilities magazine the exhibition provided an opportunity for key people from both s
Neets Control - AlFa is the company's largest and most sophisticated system as well as the first dedicated 19" rack mount AV controller in the Neets product range. Developed with ease of installation in mind, the AlFa provides comprehensive AV system control in advanced auditoriums and conference rooms with only one touch of a button.
Neets Control - AlFa is controlled from an Apple iOS or Android touch device or by computers with Safar
With a total surface area of 500sq.m, the new branch hosts a large showroom displaying Christie's latest technologies and products, including projectors and videowalls. It
The installation comprises 24 x 5 panels of Lighthouse's new Impact 12 and measures 18.5 m (w) x 5.8m (h). This innovative solution has 6000 nits of brightness, which makes it suitable for viewing behind glass and in direct sunlight, as at Portal Way, and the large pane
The P-6 is a high resolution lightweight dynamic tile, offering 2000 Nits of brightness, available with either white or black faced SMD's, and a true 6 mm, budget friendly product, suitable for rental and staging companies and fixed installations.
Flex-10 is a newly developed ultra-thin flexible display module, currently available in 6 and 10 mm resolutions for convex and concave fixed installations. The bendable Flex-10 LED display opens many new possibilities for LED usage,
The live music video production specialist has been involved with this high profile event for several years, and XL's Chris Saunders was project managing for the third year running.
The show included a dynamic, star studded line up of artists performing live, including Lady GaGa, Coldplay, Bruno Mars, Jesse J, Justin Bieber, the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Selina Gomez,
Lumière 2011 features the work of dozens of artists, lighting designers and community groups in 35 installations, bringing a "sparkle of magic" to the medieval city.
Says Ashton, "It's a real testament to the piece and very flattering to be asked back with the same show. It's also extremely
Thanks to the production team led by Rob Wyatt of Artisan Design, visitors to the park are able to gain a much better understanding of how Edmonton developed through the ages; from the ice age, man inhabiting the planet, Canadian first peoples to the arrival of early settlers and coming up to the date of the Capitol Theatre on the 1920's street and life in Edmonton in the 1920's.
The project is centred arou
The structure is designed to accommodate sporting events, concerts, exhibitions and theatrical performances. Therefore the lighting had to be versatile to adapt to different types of events.
The technical requirements of the client regarding the lighting design, foresaw several important points that had to be met. The choice of equipment was carried out through a careful selection, comparing various brands
Tsinghua University, China's famous school of higher education and internationally recognised as one of the leading universities in mainland China, is located on the west side of Beijing and surrounded by beautiful scenery.
The university is well known in China for its famous alumni, such as the President, Hu Jingtao, the Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Yang Zhenning, and many other scientists and writers.
To mark 2011 as the centennial anniversary for Tsinghua, a ceremony was staged on 24
The event was a g kaleidoscope of lights, video, sound and lasers delighting approximately 17,000 visitors. The multimedia-based event told the story of the development of the automobile and provided a glimpse into its future.
The celebration featured 80 automobiles with an accompanying or
UK-based specialist LED manufacturer i-Pix launched the new Satellite Mk II LED 'brick' lightsource at the 2011 PLASA Light & Sound exhibition in September.
This was five years after the launch of the original Satellite, which was the then new company's debut product, and rapidly became a trend-setting massive best seller worldwide.
The increase, which was announced in the latest London 2012 quarterly economic report by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), comes from the £9.3bn public purse, which is in theory meant for building, infrastructure and security, while the ceremonies is paid for from the privately-raised funds of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games - money raised from the IOC, ticket sales and sponsorship.
Projected onto the King's Castle's turrets were a variety of themed images - ghosts, skeletons, jack-o'-lanterns and bats - up to six images per luminaire with creative options such as image rotation, dynamic focus and dimming. The Ext
After securing the contract to provide well over 200 dnp Supernova Core optical screens for primary and secondary schools in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the company will be showcasing the power of this front projection platform - possibly in 3D as well as 2D.
Paradigm AV also represents GestureTek, gesture-controlled technology in the UK - which is proving increasingly popular in schools, particularly those with special educational needs.
One of the more recent innovations
As of Monday 21 November, Etra has started looking after key accounts across this territory and he has already added his own touch, by implementing a few new strategies. Green Hippo's sales director James Heron comments, "We are very pleased to be welcoming Tom into the team full time and feel that his skills and knowledge of Hippotizer will be a great asset to the department and a driving force in generating new business for the company."
Etra, has been with Green Hippo for t
Some 2 500 guests from across the country attended the Herbalife Southern Africa Extravaganza, a three day event hosted at the Emperor's Palace Conference Centre in November. Multi-Media were the technical suppliers and used their Robin 300s, hiring a few additional units from MJ Event Gear, for the show. "The units were very responsive, bright, power efficient and the saturation in colour," commented Tim Fish from Multi-Media.
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