Vivid Sydney highlights include: the lighting of the iconic Sydney Opera House sails; 3D mapping projections on Customs House and the Museum of Contemporary Art; interactive light sculptures and installations; public talks, d
Brand experience agency, SSG Create, producers of the global event, brought in XL Events for the London launch to provide projection, media servers, plasma screens, HD camera system/PPU, and HD recording system.
To unveil the new device, XL Events provided a two projector blend using XL's new Barco HDF-W26 units on to a screen behind the presenter.
This front projection was particularly challenging due to the requirement not to cast any shadows from the prese
The festival site will be Pendley Activity Meadow - owned by event sponsor Pendley Manor - with a capacity of 7000 for each of the two nights. The programme fo
TEDx is a series of events organised in the style of TED, a non-profit organisation devoted to "ideas worth spreading". It started out as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment and Design. Since then its scope has become
SCAN has over 25 years of experience in providing PC based solutions to the audio and video markets and will focus primarily on supplying small format AV switchers such as the VR-3 AV Mixer, VR-5 AV Mixer & Recorder and V-40HD Multi For
SquareZero previously created holograms to tour as part of the Abbaworld Touring Exhibition, but the new holograms will be even more lifelike than their previous incarnations, having been created using advanced motion capture techniques, followed by full CGI builds and rigging in 3D. Fans will be able to perform alongside the band in the museum, and performanc
The Xavity Audio platform for Xilinx Spartan-6 is the first end station platform/product to enter AVnu Alliance's Pro A (professional audio) certification tests for conformance and interoperability (
The line-up of international stars included music artists Ryan Adams, Kasabian, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Paul Weller as well as comedy stars Russell Brand and Noel Fielding.
Flown above the stage, XL supplied an 8m x 4.5m Lighthouse R7
The new D4K models are the first projectors to combine 4K resolution, high frame rates at 60 frames per second (fps) and three-chip DLP technology. Both the Christie D4K2560 (25,000 centre lumens) and Christie D4K3560 (35,000 centre lumens) provide razor-sharp image detail - and video with smoother motion and trans
Jan Markus Jahn, director of visual systems solutions business unit of Panasonic Systems Communication Company, explains "Panasonic will show display solutions that are at the very forefront of new technology and sh
For the first time at the Berlin finale, a Christie YK200 and Christie MicroTiles were
The Ayrshire rockers' sixth studio album has been their first to take the Number One slot creating huge excitement. The sold out tour featured a set created by show designer / director Misty Buckley, an intricate tree-like structure at first glance which at second squint could morph into of a pair of lungs, complete with the arterial / branch complexity of both structures. This set
"The theme of '3' - reflecting the album and tour titles - was very important, and dictated much of the layout of LED fingers and stage graphics," says Thompson. "The Ai is being used to power a mixture of live camera feeds, video an
The CPL team headed by Simon Haydon and Lee Gruszeckyj worked closely with Jeff Whiteley from the show's producers, Inteva Productions, for the event, staged in Hall 1 of the Telford International Centre.
Inteva Productions has worked with CPL on this event since 2008 when it was a one day show for 3000 delegates. As the s
The new 8mm product is lightweight, low profile and silent in operation due to its fan-less design. With full outdoor brightness and high contrast to ensure optimal operation in direct sunlight, the product has been specifically developed by LiveDots in consultation with CT to service the companies growing portfolio of high profile sports events.
The C8 investment follows CT's successful introduction
The sessions will provide an overview of the latest features of the Titan V7 and Ai Media Server as part of the Lighting and Video - the Integration, the Benefits, the Future presented by Avolites Media.
"We will be introducing the latest cool features, including 'AVTO MAP', making mapping tourable; 'wow factor' rotational mapping; and o
The system was conceived in early December as Stewart was flying back from a client visit in Tampa. "Their directive was to 'push the design envelope' and at 30,000ft, inspiration hit," explains Davis.
Chroma-Q's new award-winning Inspire high output, RGBW colour-changing LED House Light and AutoLED II ultra-bright (16,430 lumens) daylight white LED moving head fixture will share their UK tradeshow debut at PLASA Focus 2013. Also on s
The huge tour, which saw Justin Fletcher MBE bring together his favourite CBeebies characters for the very first time, was a brand new Easter egg-stravaganza!
The spectacular rock and roly-poly show, which toured UK arenas across the three week Easter school holiday, playing up to three shows per day, included Robert The Robot and Little Monster from Justin's House.
The main upstage screen was made up of XL'
The show was originally a large format projection extravaganza created by Ashton and projected onto two buildings in the Castle's main courtyard for two short festival events in 2010 and 2011. This proved so popular and accessible that CADW wanted to integrate it as a lasting tribute to the colo
To display logos and character images from the movie, the design called for vertical LED "banners" which towered above the waiting crowds in the Square's gardens. Each banner was 3m high and mounted on a 2m high plinth to ensure that the LED was visible from all around the cinema.
XL Events supplied 147 tiles of Pixled FX-11 outdoor LED which was rigged
ESL will be exclusively responsible for promoting, distributing and servicing ArKaos Pro's stage and stadium media servers as well as the ArKaos MediaMaster Express and Pro software across the whole of France.
Established in 1992, and with offices in Montpellier and Paris, ESL introduced the first comprehensive catalogue of stage lighting in France and has prov
With more and more of its customers also requiring hardware solutions for multi-screen shows and installations, the link with Calibre UK was a natural progression, according to Prosound's technical director, Mark Malherbe: "Our reputation ha
The Pixled F-12 and F-30 screen has been specified by the tour's production designer Paul Normandale, who's worked with XL on many previous occasions including Coldplay's 2012 Mylo Xyloto tour, when he first used the then just launched F-12 surface.
"It was faultless," he comments. "It's always a pleasure dealing with Phil Mercer and XL - everything is very smooth and easy.&qu
