Who Wrote that Cue, HAL?
AI has explosive potential, and just like dynamite, it needs to be handled with extreme caution.
Product News, June 2023
New products from ADJ, ArKaos, Astera, Avolites, Ayrton, ChamSys, CHAUVET, City Theatrical, Claypaky, Creamsource, disguise, Elation, GLP, Obsidian Control Systems, Pangolin / KVANT Lasers, and Robe.
Projectors
Detailed specs for Barco’s UDM-4K30, Christie’s M 4K25 RGB, Epson’s EB-PU2220B 3LCD Large Venue Laser Projector, and Panasonic Connect’s PT-RQ25KU Series 3-Chip DLP™ Laser Projector.
Pathway DMeXit Emergency Lighting Control Solution
Pathway Connectivity has developed a DMX emergency lighting control solution, the Pathway Connectivity DMeXit, for operators of theaters, houses of worship and other public spaces.
Nationwide Video: 12G-SDI 4K Fly-Pack
Nationwide Video, a leading provider of cross-rental equipment to the rental and staging industry, has expanded its inventory with the addition of 12G SDI 4K Fly-Packs—pre-wired mobile video production units. Here’s an in-depth look.
In the Volume: News
A look at frame:work’s LA Conference for the Creative Video Community this August; disguise and ZeroSpace Announce New Spout Integration; and the presentation of ROE Visual’s Ruby LED panels, GhostFrame, and Vizrt’s Viz Engine 5 at NAB 2023.
Phil Galler, CTO for NEP Virtual Studio
PLSN’s Michael S. Eddy chats with NEP Virtual Studios’ Phil Galler on the state of the virtual production industry.
Remote Collaboration
The problem that many remote teams face is they have no choice but to jump between cloud-based tools from different companies. With disguise Cloud, this process is greatly simplified.
Virtual Production Pipeline at Drexel University
Nick Jushchyshyn, program director of Digital Media and Virtual Production at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, discusses his use of Blackmagic Design technologies as part of the program’s virtual production workflow.
Training at Nationwide University
Nationwide Video, with facilities across North America, is a leading provider of cross-rental equipment to the live entertainment and event rental and staging industry. Their Nationwide University (NWU) provides training industrywide for technicians and video engineers to get up to speed on a variety of video equipment and workflows.
The Backseat Lovers
When The Backseat Lovers stopped off for a two-night stand in Northern CA, PLSN spoke to Production Designer Meagan Metcalf and Lighting Programmer and Director Gerry Dintelman about the show design.
Spiritbox ‘The Eternal Blue’ Tour
The Canadian heavy metal band Spiritbox recently finished their first headlining tour of North America, ‘The Eternal Blue Tour.’ Co-Creative Directors Lenny Sasso (also handling lighting design) and Drew Mercadante (who is also screens producer) fill us in on how the visuals came together for the well-received tour.