News Flashes
Register Now For 2011 CITT Rendez-vous In Victoria
CITT will hold its annual conference, Rendez-vous, this year in Victoria, BC from August 11-13, 2011. The three-day conference offers full days of seminars, workshops, product showcases, and social events, with more intense certification programs and masterclass workshops held two days prior to the conference.
An industry trade show is featured where CITT corporate members present new products and technologies to the attendees. The Annual Conference is also the occasion for the Annual General Meeting of the members and for the Awards Banquet where CITT honours those individuals and companies who have excelled in their field of live performance in Canada.
The keynote speaker for this year’s event is Rae Ackerman, Director of Vancouver Civic Theatres.
For more information or to register, visit www.citt.org.
PL&P Recaps The 2011 PAL Show
Head over to www.professional-lighting.com/multimedia for a video recap from the 2011 edition of The PAL Show, which ran from May 15-16, 2011 at Toronto’s Direct Energy Centre. More info from the event can also be found in the Summer 2011 issue of Professional Lighting & Production.
LIGHTFAIR International 2011 Breaks Record
The 2011 edition of LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) set new records in the newly-expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center. On May 17, opening day, thousands of attendees spread throughout the exhibit hall on LFI’s largest trade show floor to date. LFI welcomed attendees to a show floor with more than 200,000 sq. ft. of space, the largest in its history, showcasing nearly 500 exhibitors.
Visit www.lightfair.com for more information and dates for next year’s edition as they become available.
Project Update
Philips Entertainment Lighting Helps Cornwall Theatre Cut Emissions
Cornwall, UK’s largest professional theatre, Hall for Cornwall, has reduced electrical consumption in its auditorium by as much as 60 per cent following an investment in the brand new Philips Selecon range of SPX luminaires. The move came after the venue hosted a fixture shoot-out in September of last year where the Philips Selecon SPX range was pitted against a number of competitor brands.
“The decision was unanimous,” says Simon Crick, Hall for Cornwall’s head of operations. “The efficiency and brightness of the SPX was so much better than we had anticipated. The fixture delivers excellent, crisp light output — we found them brighter and more comfortable to focus than the other brands. They are also lightweight and thankfully rarely get too hot to handle.”
Upcoming Events
Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition – Guangzhou, China, June 9-12, 2011, 852-2238-9937, FAX 852-2598-8771, www.messefrankfurt.com
InfoComm 2011 – Orlando, FL, Conference: June 11-17, 2011, Exhibits: June 15-17, 2011, 703-273-7200, customerservice@infocomm.org, www.infocomm.org
2011 IES Teachers Of Lighting Workshop – Plympton, MA, June 12-17, 2011, 212-248-5000, FAX 212-248-5017, ies@ies.org, www.ies.org
KOBA 2011 – Seoul, Korea, June 14-17, 2011, +82 2-551-0102, FAX +82 2-551-0103, koba@kobashow.com, www.kobashow.com
Broadcast Asia – Singapore, June 21-24, 2011, +65 6233-6638, FAX +65 6233-6633, lil@sesallworld.com, www.broadcast-asia.com
CITT Rendez-Vous 2011 – Victoria, BC, August 11-13, 2011, 613-482-1165, FAX 613-482-1212, info@citt.org, www.citt.org
Visit www.nor.com/events for more events involving Music, Musical Instruments, Professional Audio, Lighting, & Production.
Product Spotlight
Elation WW Tone High-Output Warm White LED Wash
The WW Tone warm white wash from Elation Professional is a 100-watt DMX LED wash fixture with a 3,000 K colour temperature.
Powered by the new Bridgelux LED source, the WW Tone produces 420 lux/40 foot-candles at 20 ft. without emitting the heat associated with conventional stage lights. It is backed by a five-year LED Engine warranty from the manufacturer. Additionally, the WW Tone runs noiselessly.
The unit comes with a 25-degree lens standard, which produces a 23-degree beam angle and 48-degree field angle. An optional 45-degree lens is also available to yield a 43.5-degree beam angle and 79-degree field angle. The fixture also includes barn doors and a gel frame, allowing its light to be concentrated onto a particular object or area and colour filters to be added.
The unit also features a built-in dimmer and strobe, which can be operated either manually or via DMX control. The fixture can be run in two DMX modes, one- or two-channel.
For more information, contact Intellimix: 514-457-9663, salesinfo@intellimix.com, www.intellimix.com.
Calibre LEDView510 Video Wall Processor
Calibre UK’s LEDView510 video wall processor is a flexible routing switcher and interface for connecting LED screens to almost any HD and SD video source.
It takes the feature set of that product and adds a number of enhancements, most notably a multiple-unit mode with auto-zoom functionality. This allows several LEDView510s to be connected together, each powering its own LED screen. A wall of up to four screens high by four screens wide can be created, with a maximum screen resolution of 7680 x 4800.
LEDView510 can be switched into a projector mode which includes the warp and blend capabilities of HQView520, so it can be used for LED or projection displays as required.
For more information, contact Calibre UK: 800-227-1512, www.calibreuk.com.