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Avid reimagines Media Composer
VIDEO Avid reimagines it’s flagship Media Composer The Avid flagship video editing system, Media Composer, has been redesigned and reimagined for today’s — and tomorrow’s — generation of media makers. With the new Media Composer 2019, aspiring and professional editors, freelancers and journalists will be inspired to work more creatively by taking advantage of a…
Read MoreIntegrate attendance is solid – WorkSafe gives all-clear after set-up incident
by Jason Allen The big news out of Integrate started the day before the show opened. A stand wall that was not yet secured to either the floor or overhead rigging was loaded up with LED panels, with predictable results. The entire thing crashed to the ground, taking a scaff tower with it, and into…
Read MoreMidas globally launches the Heritage-D at Integrate
Pic – The Midas Heritage-D HD96 by Jason Allen The most teased and leaked mixing console of recent times, the Midas Heritage-D HD96 was finally, officially, globally unveiled last night by Midas and NAS at an invite-only function held adjacent to the Integrate tradeshow. You’ve been able to find photos, specs, and details on the…
Read MoreULA Group new Elation Distributor in Australia and New Zealand
Pic : Elation’s Eric Loader and ULA’s Cuono Biviano Elation Professional is pleased to announce that ULA Group has been named the new exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Australia and New Zealand. Established in 1991, ULA Group provides leading entertainment, architectural and LED digital lighting solutions to an extensive portfolio of clients across…
Read MoreRiedel presents Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre with Appreciation Award
Pic L to R: Espen Brynildsen – Technical Solutions Manager, ANZ, Riedel , Michael Walker – Infrastructure & Equipment Manager, MCEC, Cameron O’Neill – Director, APAC, Riedel, John Bell – General Manager, Riedel Over the last two years, the MCEC has become a flagship client for Riedel Communications Australia. Riedel worked with the team at MCEC to…
Read MoreAudio Logistics appointed as Australian distributor for UNiKA
Melbourne-based Audio Logistics has been appointed as the exclusive Australian distributor for Taiwanese pro audio brand UNiKA. Established in 1985, UNiKA manufacture a range of Dante network audio products, DI boxes, audio isolators and contractor tools, which complement existing audio solutions offered by Audio Logistics. “I am extremely impressed with the quality, features and value…
Read MoreComms plus ‘silent’ and live PA for 6,000
NEWS The P.A. People deliver full comms plus ‘silent’ and live PA for 6,000 seat conference At a recent international conference held in Sydney, The P.A. People provided an intricate Clear-Com system, incorporating over 30 desktop panels, 85 FreeSpeak II wireless belt packs and 20 IP transceivers supported by the venue’s fibre network, to provide…
Read MoreBiamp Announces Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio
NEWS Biamp Announces Acquisition of Community Loudspeakers and Apart Audio Biamp have announced the acquisition of Audioprof Group International, parent company of Community Loudspeakers based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Apart Audio based in Antwerp, Belgium from 3d Investors of Gent, Belgium. Founded in 1968 by speaker design pioneer Bruce Howze, Community Loudspeakers has a long…
Read MoreVideo File Formats, Containers and Codecs
VIDEO Video File Formats, Containers and Codecs. Yes… it’s complicated by Simon Byrne. Video is a huge part of events, so reliable playback of video files is essential. Enter Formats, Containers and Codecs. High definition, high quality uncompressed video file sizes are massive, about 650 gigabytes per hour. That is more than 10 gigabytes a…
Read MoreSkegss
ROADSKILLS Skegss by Cat Strom.Photo Credit: Troy Constable After a triumphant showing in this year’s triple j Hottest 100 and a stint touring the country this summer with Laneway Festival, Skegss hit the road once more in support of their debut ARIA #2 album My Own Mess. Skegss are an Australian surf music and garage…
Read MoreThe Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules
HOW TO The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules by Alex Hughes. There seems to be some misguided ideas around what makes a well-programmed lighting show. In recent history, we have seen a rapid jump forward in the way we interact with lights in general. This has meant some of the key features introduced and designed…
Read MoreArkaos Kling-Net
VIDEO Arkaos Kling-Net by Simon Pentz, ULA Group. The Kling-Net protocol was developed and introduced by Arkaos in 2011 to provide a quick and easy way to distribute video information to lighting fixtures over Ethernet. The protocol was specifically developed to be auto configurable so that little to no knowledge of networking protocols, and no…
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