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WYSIWYG - experts heap praise on R29

R29 was released to members only earlier this month and quickly received widespread commendation

Details: 14 March 2016

World - Industry response to WYSIWYG R29, the new version of CAST Software's pre-visualisation suite, has been overwhelming, with professionals hailing the release a triumph for productivity and accuracy in event design, says the company.

R29 was released to members only earlier this month and quickly received widespread commendation for the variety of new features that expand the software's potential. Particular attention has paid to the breakthrough Six Degrees of Freedom Camera and Shaded View Selection - next gen functionality acknowledged as having the power to help WYSIWYG professionals 'raise their game'.

The addition of another three degrees of freedom to the WYSIWYG cameras is of importance because it means the orientation of the camera is no longer restricted to a slig

Artistic Licence Engineering launches dVnet

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Artistic Licence Engineering will be launching dVnet, its digital video-to-network converter, at LuxLive 2012 (Earls Court 6-7 November) . Following a preview earlier this year, the full power of dVnet will be shown to remarkable effect on stand J02, where it will be driving a new display/lighting medium.

The latest addition to ALE's Rack Pack range, dVnet is aimed squarely at retail and architectural applications in which a media facade or light sculpture is to be controlled by video, and the complexity of a media server is not required.

dVnet is all a light artist needs to convert a video creation to light. The digital video input is in HDMI format. Configuration is simplicity itself, with less than ten mouse-clicks required to render video to a media wall.

dVnet can also playback any video clip manually loaded onto its internal hard drive, or via the incorporated pla

RockLink is equipped with eight Neutrik etherCON ports

Rock Solid Technologies reveals RockLink

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - Rock Solid Technologies has introduced RockLink, a high performance Gigabit/Fibre Optic Ethernet Switch for the professional entertainment industry. Thanks to its Neutrik etherCON and opticalCON connectors and redundant network with failover abilities, it offers reliable and fast data distribution specifically designed to the requirements of the professional entertainment industry, says the company.

RockLink is equipped with eight Neutrik etherCON ports, optimised for lighting, video or sound network applications and 2 fibre optic ports with Neutrik opticalCON QUAD connectors with rugged sealing cover. Its fibre ports support the OM4 fibre standard, which allows cable lengths of up to 1,100 meters between two switches.

Designed for the professional entertainment market, much detail has gone into securing the network signals, ensuring the show runs smoothly. It offers reli

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 at London's Victoria and Albert Museum

Electrosonic at the V&A Ballgowns exhibition

Details: 14 March 2016

UK - The Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 exhibition at London's Victoria and Albert Museum features over 60 gowns designed for private parties, royal balls, state occasions and opening nights. The newly renovated Fashion Galleries showcase these gowns, and are supported by giant projected images to celebrate over sixty years of a strong British design tradition.

The exhibition was designed by an external designer, Emily Pugh, and the projection system was engineered and installed by Electrosonic.

The exhibition is spread over two floors; the lower level presents the gowns from 1950 to the early 2000s including Princess Diana's 1989 'Elvis Dress' designed by Catherine Walker and a Norman Hartnell gown designed for Elizabeth the Queen Mother; and the upper level displays gowns by contemporary UK-based designers including Roland Mouret, Giles, Erdem, Roksanda Illinci

Melt 2012 was completely sold out months in advance and attended by 20,000 lucky music fans

Robe melts down at Ferropolis

Details: 14 March 2016

Germany - Robe moving lights were utilised on the Main and Gemini Stages at the 2012 Melt Festival, one of the most highly rated indie electronica-meets-rock festivals in Europe.

The event is staged amidst the stunning environs of the Ferropolis peninsula, Gräfenhainichen, an open air museum featuring a selection of giant 20th century industrial machines, like coal mining diggers, that provide a unique skyline.

Lighting equipment for the Main and Gemini stages was supplied by Berlin based TSE AG.

Their brief for the production lighting design was to create rigs that were very flexible and could cater for the vast array of bands and DJs performing over the three days, many of which brought their own lighting designers and specials packages and also hooked in to the 'house' rigs.

TSE AG decided to spec Robe as it is one of the premium brands in their rental inventory, and b

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