MELBOURNE, Australia – Blackmagic Design noted that singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke’s performance with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was captured in 4K using its Micro Studio Camera 4Ks and Studio Camera 4Ks.
NEW YORK – For the Streaming Media East conference, held in New York May 16-17, video production provider Mobeon used Roland V-1SDI switchers to help stream the event’s activities, in the main room plus five breakout rooms.
MONTREAL – SESQUI’s 360° cinematic dome tour kicks off on June 21 in Toronto, and will carry on through August, travelling through communities all over Ontario. SESQUI programming offers a variety of events, bringing together technical innovation and art in celebration of Canada’s heritage, landscape and people. Réalisations is proud to have been part of SESQUI’s 360 Technical Innovation Team, providing design expertise in the production of filming rigs, auto calibration and playback systems as well design of the mobile dome theatre.
LOS ANGELES — Building on his experience in the IT industry, and from aiding businesses and educational institutions with the integration of technology as a value-added reseller, Aaron Booker founded Varvid – the company name a clue to its role as a value-added reseller (“VAR-“) and provider of video services (“-vid”) for corporate, education and worship clients.
SYDNEY – Barco noted that Technical Direction Company (TDC) was the first company to receive and use Barco’s UDX laser projectors. TDC has deployed the projector for Vivid Sydney (pictured here) and other projects.
CYPRESS, CA – For over 30 years, Imagecraft Productions has worked in the entertainment industry as a full-service rental house. The Los Angeles-area company has worked on productions for many major broadcast networks, including ABC, NBC, ET, E!, Comedy Central, HGTV, MTV, A&E and Food Network. Recently, the rental house invested in a number of FOR-A® video production solutions for flypack use, including an HVS-2000 video switcher (pictured here), FA-1010 signal processor, MV-4200 multi-viewer and MFR-5000 router.
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LONDON, UK,– Phil Blue, Sales Manager at Green Hippo, joined with DWR Distribution, a leading player in the installation sector, to deliver a week-long training program to Green Hippo’s South African distributor’s client base. Sessions were led by Phil with logistical and technical support from DWR’s local staff. First stop on the Republic of South Africa schedule was Cape Town, where Phil gave an illuminating session, including using DWR’s Hippotizer Boreal and Karst set-up to take attendees through ZooKeeper – Hippotizer’s interface, which allows for real-time control of the engine and all its components.
LONDON – Digital and live production specialists Really Creative Media invested over £300,000 (+$383,550) in Panasonic’s latest laser projectors for its busy summer of touring and fashion events.
MOSCOW – LiveSignal.Ru, the broadcaster of the Warface Championships in Moscow, has selected Slomo.tv’s Blackjack AT/3G servers to provide all replays during its programs.
ORLANDO – LianTronics’ special exhibits at InfoComm 2017 included the company’s VL1.2 fine-pitch LED video wall (pictured here), their RA1 fine-pitch rental LED display, their RA3T outdoor LED display and a simulation of a broadcasting studio.
HARBIN, China – Christie and its China-based partner, Wincomn Technology, have teamed up to provide visitors to the Harbin Wanda Cultural Tourism City, located in the capital of Heilongjiang Province in northeast China, with memorable visual experiences. More than 100 Christie projectors are being used for two major attractions, including the Flyover Heilongjiang flight simulation ride pictured here.
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ORLANDO – Epson has expanded its range of projectors using laser-phosphor technologies. New products targeting the rental and staging, corporate, education, and installation markets include their BrightLink Pro 1470Ui, BrightLink 710Ui and PowerLite 700U ultra short-throw laser displays.