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The Netherlands - Kramer Electronics will be showcasing at ISE 2017 two new offerings from theKramer VIA family of wireless presentation & collaboration solutions: VIA GO, an advanced wireless plug-and-present solution and VIAware, a software-only solution for wireless collaboration. The company will display its full range of products and solutions in Booth 1-F20 next to the Europa entrance.
VIA GO lets meeting participants easily and instantlypresent from any tablet, phone or laptop. With both built-in Wi-Fi capabilities and connectivity to wired LAN, VIA GO is easy to install and turns any existing projector or display into a state-of-the-art, BYOD wireless-enabled device.
VIAware is Kramer's new software-only VIA offering for both collaborative meeting environments and education and training. VIAware turns Windows PCs with Windows 10 into fully-featured VIA devi

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The Netherlands - 7thSense Design will be exhibiting a range of new product releases at this year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam. Performance, reliability and flexibility are among the key themes at the 7thSense stand.
A key technology demonstration on the 7thSense stand this year is an 8K x 4K display powered by a single Infinity Media Server running at 60 fps capable of up to 10-bit colour for a superior HDR experience. This product has set a new standard in media serving since its launch earlier in 2016 and is already in operation in prestigious locations worldwide.
John Higgins, senior product manager at 7thSense explains, “We always listen to customer requests and have been working hard to develop and introduce new features and performance capabilities to address some of these wishes. We’re proud to be maintaining our reputation as an i
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The Netherlands - Barco is expanding its F-series projection portfolio for the ProAV market with a rugged laser phosphor model. The F70 projector delivers long lifetime and reliability for fixed installations, ensuring reduced downtime and maintenance, and thus a lower total cost of ownership. Moreover, it provides constant brightness and color over a longer period of time.
The two models set for launch at ISE 2017 offer 4K UHD and WUXGA native resolution and up to 8,000 lumens light output. The F70 will be shipping from Q2 2017 onwards.
“Professionals in the theme park, venue, and visitor attractions industry are continuously looking for ways to wow their audiences and, at the same time, reduce setup time, downtime, and cost,” comments Peter Pauwels, director of strategic marketing at Barco. “The versatile F70 projector meets these demands through its 4K perform

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. will be showcasing many UK-exclusive and other product highlights from their Film & TV sales division’s one-stop inventory of lighting, control and grip solutions, at BSC Expo 2017, Battersea Evolution, London, UK, stand 107, 2-4 February.
The Film & TV division will showcase its wide choice of state of the art LED lighting fixtures, which offer flexible, efficient alternatives to more traditional technologies without loss of quality or volume of output.
A number of leading industry experts agree that the UK-exclusive Chroma-Q brand consistently pushes the technical and creative lighting possibilities of LED technology.
Products showing include the 2016 Cine Gear Expo-winning Space Force variable white soft source, which delivers an output and performance comparable with a traditional 6kW fixture

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World - Underground electronic music duo, Dusky are steadily building a cult following as they play sold out dates, taking in numerous venues in the UK, North America and continental Europe.

Double Knight of Illumination winner, Will Potts designed the visual element of the show, with assistance from lighting director Adam Power. Will said, "Designing a rig which fits into numerous venues was the main consideration for this project. I chose to leave the physical design work flexible and in Adam's hands for the shows. He knows what each fixture has to achieve, so it's up to him to use the spaces and characteristics of each venue to the design's advantage. Having such a flexible approach is the most economical way of scaling the show up and down."

Will and Adam knew exactly what they wanted to achieve with the design, and were open to discussion on which products and process

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Europe - The Space Player, Panasonic's hybrid lighting projector, has been updated with a new content manager and improved brightness.

The new laser projector integrates in to an existing lighting rail system and comes equipped with 2,000 lumens of brightness and a 20,000-hour laser light source, making it suitable for extended use within retail and leisure environments.

The new Space Player (PT-JX200) uses newly developed Content Manager software, which enables simple signage functionality such as timetabled automated operation, content playlists, input switching and brightness level adjustment.

Making use of Panasonic's robust 1-chip DLP Solid Shine laser technology, the Space Player has a filter-less optical engine for fit-and-forget operation. The new JX200 also can colour match between multiple projectors used simultaneously and has the capability to project in an

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UK - British electronic duo Bondax have recently completed a tour which saw them visit venues around the United States before returning to the UK for shows culminating in a headline performance at London's Oval Space.

To create a tourable design for these shows, Bondax turned to designer Owen Pritchard-Smith of London-based Spirit Design. Owen had created a design for previous Bondax shows using lightboxes with the individual letters spelling out their name.

With this tour taking a step up in size and production values, Owen aimed to create a look for the band which incorporated both lighting and video, and offered flexibility for the range of different venues played. He commented, "With the band growing in popularity, we wanted to take the design up a level for this tour. I wanted to retain the focus on the band's name, but use video screens to add more visual elements an

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The Netherlands - Atlona comes to ISE 2017 with an array of problem-solving innovations in AV and IP signal distribution for commercial and residential AV systems. An exciting entry into the control universe highlights its agility as Atlona advances on ISE with its largest exhibit space and broadest AV solutions portfolio to date.

"ISE remains the premier international industry event for systems integrators, consultants, and resellers working across all professional AV verticals," said MD Ronni Guggenheim. "Our expanded exhibit hall presence, and vision for AV innovation, reinforces our commitment to them."

Atlona will present live demonstrations at Stand 5-S92 to showcase several technological advances and industry firsts. This includes the international debut of the award-winning OmniStream, Atlona's first line of AV over IP products. In addition to the booth, there will

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The Netherlands - Calibre will demonstrate to the professional audiovisual market the broad capabilities of their HQUltra 4K presentation scaler-switchers and led screen scalers at ISE 2017 on stand 12.N45 in what was Hall 11 but has now been renamed hall 12 following expansion of the RAI. Calibre will be highlighting several real-world installation scenarios.

"The market has adopted HQUltra because of its ability to switch in under quarter-second and its outstanding low latency halo-free image scaling to produce future-proof, reliable and outstanding image quality," said Tim Brooksbank, CEO at Calibre. "Our technology outperforms the competition in terms of visual information and performance."

Having dedicated areas of the booth for each scaler solution is the best way to communicate the performance benefits of Calibre scaler/switchers for specific applications. The range

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UK - Based on the movie starring Tom Hanks, Michael Rose and Idili Theatricals Limited in association with the Bord Gais Energy Theatre Dublin, is presenting a Theatre Royal Plymouth production of Big The Musical.

The show opened at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in November 2016 to excellent reviews, with shows at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre Dublin running across December and into New Year 2017. The production is directed and choreographed by Morgan Young.

Having worked with the team on a highly successful production of Elf The Musical in 2015, PRG XL Video's theatre account director, Peter Marshall was contacted by Michael Rose to provide lighting and video technology for the new production of Big The Musical.

Preparing for the new show, production manager, Hugh Borthwick visited PRG XL Video's facility at Longbridge, Birmingham. He explains: "Simon

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UK - The contents of the internationally-renowned Fountain Studios in Wembley, north London, will come under the hammer after the recent final of the 2016 X Factor brought the curtain down on 90 years of film and broadcasting history.

The studio has been sold to property developers, and sound and vision equipment, lighting, scenery and memorabilia are all being offered in an online sale between 30 January and 7 February. The sale is being organised by auctioneers Charterfields (www.charterfields.com) and a viewing day is being held on 1 February.

Among the broadcast equipment for sale are Sony HDC cameras, pedestals along with various control units and pan and tilt heads; vision mixers; sound desks and microphones; lighting desks and a large quantity of hoists and pantographs.

In addition, there is also a selection of scenery and drapes, dressing room furniture,

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UK - A.C. Special Projects (AC-SP) has specified, supplied and installed a multi-purpose, energy-efficient LED lighting system for Pearson Hall - a historic community hall in the village of Sonning, Berkshire.

Situated at the heart of the village, the much-loved Victorian building has acted as the local community's social hub since 1889. It continues to be used for all variety of functions and productions, including events linked to the bi-annual Sonning Festival in May.

The project brief for Pearson Hall was to provide a low-cost yet high-performance, multi-purpose lighting solution. Flexibility and energy-efficiency were key. The system not only had to work for everyday activities, but also had to be able to provide a range of sophisticated ambiances through the use of colour, for premium social events.

Thanks to a specification tailor-made for the architectural deta

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UK - Current RMS reports having had a "huge year" in 2016, with major feature releases on display at multiple shows in the UK and US, as well as significant team growth, enabling its team to provide more support to customers worldwide.

To end 2016, the company has revealed a brand new feature, ready for users to have a play with over the Christmas holidays . . .Users can now Clone or Copy & Paste Opportunity Groups across different jobs, which is useful when providing kit for a job with multiple rooms or venues. Rather than having to use the Product Picker to select the same item across multiple jobs, users can now select 'copy' next to the item and paste it onto a different job.

Current RMS will be seeing in 2017 with over 2,100 rental experts onboard, across 1,300 cities worldwide. Major feature releases such as; Simultaneous Scan, Organisation Discounts and a new Costin

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Denmark - As of 1 January, 2017, co-owner Michael Jarl Christensen will replace Tue S. Andersen as CEO of Neets A/S, one of Scandinavia's leading suppliers of intelligent AV solutions.

The Denmark-based company, which produces intelligent and intuitive AV systems for classrooms and conference rooms worldwide, has been run by Tue S. Andersen since its founding. However, on 1 January, the retiring CEO, who developed the first products in his kitchen, will take up the position of board chairman of the company he started nearly 18 years ago.

Since producing its first simple product back in 1999, the vision for Neets has always been to create AV equipment that makes life easier for teachers, speakers, and communicators. The earliest products did this through their simple design based on a recognizable system of buttons, while today's focus is on advanced, intelligent, and, not

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The Netherlands - Panasonic will launch a new 20,000 lumens projector at ISE 2017, a replacement for the PT-DZ21K, Europe's best selling high-brightness projector.

In addition, the company is set to demonstrate its live events capability, with a show combining laser projection technology, 3D mapping and performers interacting with moving projection courtesy of the newly launched PT-RZ31K, a 31,000 lumens laser projector developed for the live market.

Hartmut Kulessa, European projector marketing manager at Panasonic, said: "Our annual showcase is fast becoming a tradition at ISE and this year we will create a live event display, which uses the latest AV techniques and is sure to stop people in their tracks.

"Our relentless innovation in laser technology means we now have a roster of projection products that perfectly position us for the live events market."

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World - Lighting designer Tom Campbell has selected an Avolites Tiger Touch II and backup Quartz to control his lighting design for metal-core band Bullet for my Valentine (BFMV) on their recent worldwide tour in support of their 2015 album Venom.

Last year the popular quartet returned with a show-stopper of a tour, studiously lit, designed and controlled by Campbell who counts Anna Calvi for which he won a Knight Of Illumination Award in 2015, Katy B, Leon Bridges and John Grant in his resume.

"BFMV knew what they wanted from this tour and more importantly what they didn't want," says Campbell, who cites talks over sushi with the band and international skype as the birthplaces of the show's design zeitgeist. "Through these conversations, it became obvious the feel for the show was a big 'classic' rock gig with a modern twist. We wanted to use cutting-edge fixtures

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USA - With ISE 2017 quickly approaching, Atlona has announced the public debut of the AT-UHD-CLSO-840, a versatile eight-input, four-output 4K HDMI and HDBaseT matrix switcher built for videoconferencing, multi-screen presentations, and divisible room installations.

he CLSO-840 offers both local and remote inputs and outputs for flexibility across AV formats and connectivity options, providing a powerful matrix solution for classroom, corporate, and hospitality environments. The matrix switcher will be demonstrated at Stand 5-S92 from February 7-10 at the RAI Exhibition and Conference Centre in Amsterdam.

The new matrix is equipped with five HDMI and three HDBaseT inputs, two HDMI outputs, and two HDBaseT outputs. It is envisioned for use in a variety of meeting room settings, such as videoconferencing suites requiring at least three independent outputs for connections to

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UK - John Young, former head of technical services at Ambassador Theatre Group, has partnered with Gallowglass Training to produce a 'Top 20' suite of training courses for on-site operational staff.

Taking up the role of head of training at Gallowglass Training, Young has compiled a suite of both statutory and technical skills training courses covering all levels of responsibility - from basic Manual Handling to the flagship IOSH Managing Safely four-day course for managers and supervisors.

A specialist trainer in venue and production management, Young has been leading the advisory group working towards the Creative Venue Technician Trailblazer apprenticeship framework, designed for budding technicians in the live performance and screen industries.

"There's been a surge in demand for training from companies wanting to upskill their people and ensure a safe working envi

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The Netherlands - WyreStorm has leveraged its switching expertise in the design of its first HDBaseT 4K UltraHD matrix switchers to include dedicated audio matrix switching. Both 16x16 (MX-1616-HDBT-H2X) and 10x10 (MX-1010-HDBT-H2X) models will be launched at ISE 2017.

The H2X Series of 4K Ultra HD matrix switchers was developed specifically for large, high-end residential and commercial applications requiring multi-source video distribution of the latest 4K HDR content as well as multi-source audio matrix switching to multiple zones.

Addressing the increase in mixed 4K/2K installations, WyreStorm's SmartEDID feature dynamically detects and reacts to display and source capabilities to output the highest possible resolution for each individual source. 4K-2K scaling and frameless switching is also available using the WyreStorm RX-70-4K-SCL HDBaseT scaling receiver also launc

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UK - PRG XL Video, the UK operation of Production Resource Group (PRG), has announced a major investment in ultra-high brightness Panasonic laser projectors.

The new projectors continue the company's policy of investing in innovative new technology. The PT-RZ31K projectors offer a range of benefits over traditional projector technology. Traditional units average 1200 hours of use per lamp, whereas laser modules have a life of around 20,000 hours. The extended life, and subsequent reduction in maintenance make the units more efficient and cost effective to run.

The reduced heat output from the newer light source also means less cooling is required. Fan units in traditional projectors can be noisy, which is a major issue in theatres, galleries, and for corporate events, and so this efficiency makes the new laser models far quieter to operate than their counterparts.

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The Netherlands - Vivitek will show its commitment to developing projection and visual solutions and displays that aid collaboration and boost productivity for both private and public sector organisations.

At the same time, it will reinforce its ambition to provide solutions for meeting rooms and venues of all sizes and for every budget with a raft of products that combine advanced technology, reliability, generous warranties and eco-friendliness. A broad range of Vivitek's solutions will be displayed on its booth, which is located at: 5-R55.

From a projector perspective, Vivitek will show a range of solutions designed to offer high brightness and high resolutions, including laser light source technology, ranging from WUXGA to 4K. Offering about four times the resolution of full HD, fabulous 4K resolution enables viewers to enjoy even the finest of details and vivid, true-

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USA - Since its founding in 2001, Reflect has been at the forefront of creating digital experiences that help their clients maximize sales and strengthen brand loyalty. The company recently relocated its headquarters to a new facility in Richardson, Texas designed to fully showcase the scope of their innovative solutions.

Wanting to make an impact from the moment clients walk in the front door, Reflect created two visually dynamic LED displays using FLEXLite NXG technology from Nashville-based PixelFLEX.

"As we were designing our new facility, we wanted to showcase the innovative technologies we are leading with in the field," began Chas Thornhill, CTS, Reflect's Senior Systems Engineer. "Since our previous location didn't really say a lot about us as a company, we wanted a more modern look and for the space itself to showcase what we do at Reflect. Knowing that the first

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USA - Notorious for their musical improvisation, extended jams and surprise gags, Phish returned to the stage for their annual New Year's Run at the famed Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York.

On 31 December, after performing for three hours, Phish began revealing their surprise New Year's gag at 11:30 pm with a musical production of Petrichor, a track from their latest album Big Boat, accompanied by choreographed dancers, 16 kinetic LED umbrellas that floated above the stage and synthetic rain, made of small crystals, which fell from the ceiling of The Garden.

At the stroke of midnight, as if the kinetic LED umbrella performance wasn't enough, Phish literally made it rain cats and dogs (balloons) as they wished their fans a Happy New Year. With the Garden buried in a mass of colourful balloons and confetti, Phish successfully finished their set with

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USA - Panasonic and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts have announced that Panasonic Visual Systems will be the 'Official Projection Technology' of Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.

As part of a long-term agreement, these Disney properties will have access to the latest in Panasonic's market-leading projectors with advanced image processing and lens solutions.

The aim of pairing Disney's limitless creativity with Panasonic's leading-edge projection technology, is to provide guests of Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort with even more amazing and new entertainment experiences.

"Panasonic is delighted to work with Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort in exploring new ways in which its high-performance projectors may be used to support the Disney storytelling that has captured the hearts of mi

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