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 06.04.09 SHOWBEAM 2.5 Debuts on Three Tours |
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| Description: Digital and automated lighting pioneer Three premiere band tours — No Doubt, The Crystal Method and the upcoming Aerosmith tour -- are all debuting Barco's new High End Systems’ SHOWBEAM 2.5 in their shows.
The SHOWBEAM 2.5 is a new 2500-watt automated wash luminaire that features the revolutionary Twin Beam™ technology, allowing two hard-edge beams to exit the fixture on command. Features include variable control over the Twin Beam’s deviation and rotation speed, all with little brightness degradation, the ability to add incremental color to the Twin Beam using the CMY color mixing system, and a unique LED tracking system encircling the lens.
Butch Allen, No Doubt’s Lighting Designer, said, “These lights are amazing. Well done!” Tour lighting contractor Epic Production Technologies is supplying six SHOWBEAM 2.5 fixtures, along with six HES DL.3 Digital Lights. No Doubt’s North American tour started on May 2.
“I love the colors,” said Lawrence “Loz” Upton, The Crystal Method’s Lighting Designer. “First of all, you can use SHOWBEAM 2.5 as a very powerful wash light, and I especially love the colors with the ring of LEDs. It works really well in the show with our circular trussing. The next thing is, at a moment’s notice, you can turn on the Twin Beam effect, and it’s pretty hallucinogenic,” continued Upton. “You go from a beam focus, and then all of a sudden, you’ve got this crazy two-beam focus that comes in, which is just awesome, and it also has a cool oscillation effect. Ours is an effects-driven show, and SHOWBEAM 2.5 adds to the layers of looks to match our layers of sound. Barco’s High End lighting products are very innovative, and personally, they work well for me.”
Delicate Productions is the lighting contractor for The Crystal Method’s tour. In addition to SHOWBEAM 2.5, the tour includes SHOWGUN, StudioPix and Axon Media servers, plus CLM projectors — and all controlled from a Wholehog 3 console and DMX Processor 8000. The Crystal Method’s North American tour began on May 5.
Aerosmith’s North American tour starts on June 10. “SHOWBEAM 2.5 will work out great in my design,” said Bryan Hartley, Aerosmith’s Lighting Designer. “I needed a strong wash light and the Twin Beam is really cool. Plus, it has the LED ring, which gives it a SHOWGUN look. I’ll have ten SHOWBEAMs in my rig for the tour, and I’m psyched.”
Hartley will control the lighting with a Wholehog 3 console and a DMX Processor 8000. Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) is supplying the SHOWBEAM 2.5s to Epic Production Technologies, the lighting contractor.
“Barco’s High End Systems knows what designers want,” noted CSL’s George Studnicky IV. “Another year goes by and they bring another innovation and benchmark to the table. It’s a very exciting time to be in our industry. With the further development of LEDs and the automated lighting market, there’s a custom design to every show you see. The SHOWBEAM 2.5 with the Twin Beam and the internal wash lens truly add to this ability.”
“We are very pleased that our new wash light is being specified, and adding excitement to the stages of these top tours,” said Chris Colpaert, VP Creative Lighting for Barco North America. “As the touring season hits the heights this summer, look for SHOWBEAM 2.5 and other Barco lighting and control products to make more headlines.”
| | Date Posted: June 4 2009 |
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| 04.29.09 New Software Released for DL.3, Axon |
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| Description: Digital and Automated Lighting pioneer Barco announced today that new software is now available for the High End Systems Digital Lighting family, including the DL.3 Digital Light and the Axon media server.
The v1.5 software release expands feature functionality and provides a host of improvements and updates. Major features include frame blending for smooth, slow motion playback, and the expansion of Collage Generator™ capability, which allows users to create a setup that is 16 fixtures wide by eight fixtures high. A new Segmented Collage feature enables advanced users to pre-slice their content in order to create large collages with very high overall resolutions.
Another new feature is automatic content encoding validation. This unique process scans content as it is being loaded into the system, in order to ensure correct encoding, trouble-free playback, and the elimination of performance issues that might result from encoding errors.
Other features include new Graphic Effects, PAL support for the SDI input, plus support for HD-SDI cards in the Axon media server. In addition, the Content Management Application (CMA) now displays more detailed data, such as movie length, resolution, frame rate and frame count.
“Version 1.5 is an exciting release that brings a number of often-requested and powerful features to our users,” notes Chris Colpaert, VP of Creative Lighting. “These features open even more creative possibilities for the product family and its ease of use. Our team is already hard at work on our next major release which will bring even more exciting capabilities to the product line.”
The v1.5 software is now available for free download at http://www.highend.com/support/digital_lighting/dl3.asp
| | Date Posted: April 29 2009 |
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| 04.09.09 Barco Announces New High End Systems Automated Wash Luminaire |
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| Description: Barco announces the debut of the SHOWBEAM™ 2.5, a new High End Systems automated wash luminaire that features a jointly developed Philips MSR 2500-watt lamp source. A smooth field, soft-edge illumination is produced using a new radial lenticular homogenizing lens system that provides a signature look on stage. In addition, the dedicated wash light includes a user changeable fixed color wheel, a variable CTO, a full CMY color mixing system, and the ability to produce an 11-degree fixed hard-edge profile with fast color change and Electronic Strobe. The profile can be rapidly zoomed from 11 to 33 degrees.
The SHOWBEAM 2.5 also features a revolutionary patent pending effect, the Twin Beam™. In this effect, two discrete hard-edge beams exit the fixture on command, with variable control over the twin beam deviation and rotation speed — all with little brightness degradation. The Twin Beam can also be varied by adding incremental color via the CMY color mixing system. SHOWBEAM 2.5 incorporates the renowned LED tracking system that encircles the lens, a feature that debuted with its SHOWGUN predecessor.
“The engineering team set out on a mission to produce a new automated wash light, with earth-shattering light output,” noted CTO Creative Lighting Richard Belliveau. “We more than accomplished that goal, while including some never-before-seen visuals that will be sure to excite today’s audiences.”
SHOWBEAM 2.5 made its sneak preview debut in October 2008 at LDI in Las Vegas. The fixture, which begins shipping in April, was shown April 1-4 at the Pro Light & Sound Show in Frankfurt, Germany.
| | Date Posted: April 9 2009 |
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| 05.15.07 DL.2 Demo May 24-25 in Houston |
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| Description: High End Systems and StageLight Inc. are hosting a two-day Light Lab featuring DL.2 Digital Light demos May 24-25 in Houston.
All interested persons are invited to join us during one of two sessions held each day from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 2-4:30 p.m. on that Thursday and Friday. Location is at StageLight's office at 3355 W. 11th St., Houston, TX 77008.
Please RSVP by clicking on the link at http://www.stagelight.com/?pgid=15&subid=60 | | Date Posted: May 15 2007 |
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| 05.15.07 Road Hog Console now shipping |
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| Description: Road Hog, the newest lighting console in the Wholehog® Family, is now shipping from High End Systems' Austin, TX headquarters. Priced for lower budgets, the Road Hog has received great response in the marketplace since its recent debut at the Prolight + Sound Show in Frankfurt.
Equipped with Flying Pig Systems renowned Wholehog software and 2048 channels of DMX, the Road Hog console allows programmers to easily create, manage, edit and play back lighting looks to enhance any production environment, be it night clubs, corporate shows, houses of worship or smaller touring gigs.
Go to www.highend.com for more Road Hog specs. | | Date Posted: May 15 2007 |
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| 03.27.07 HES to Host Miami Open House |
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| Description: High End Systems invites all industry professionals to an Open House Event April 17-18 at Stage Equipment and Lighting (SEAL) in Miami.
Join us from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for HES product demos. We'll provide drinks and appetizers as well.
SEAL is located at 12250 NE 13th Court, Miami, FL 33161; phone for directions is 305-891-2010.
We request that you RSVP if possible to RSVP@highend.com and let us know which day you would like to attend, so that we can plan for food accordingly.
| | Date Posted: March 27 2007 |
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| 03.21.07 HES Debuts New Product at Prolight + Sound |
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| Description: High End Systems Inc. is debuting a major new product at the Prolight + Sound exhibition March 28-31 in Frankfurt, Germany. Industry professionals are invited to view the new product starting with the trade show opening on March 28 in Hall 9.0 at the Arcus Light Booth #B 74/76 – HES’ German distributor. More information will also be available to the media and will be posted at www.highend.com on that day.
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Media contact:
Debi Moen, HES marketing communications specialist, phone 512-836-2242 1204; email debi_moen@highend.com
| | Date Posted: March 21 2007 |
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| 02.02.07 HES London Open House Set |
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| Description: High End Systems to Host London Open House
All are invited to High End Systems' Open House of new products on Wednesday, Feb. 28-Thursday, March 1 in London, UK.
We'll offer drinks and refreshments all day (1100-1800 hours) with a complimentary lunch buffet available from 1230-1430 each day. We're demonstrating DL.2s and its new software features, Wholehog 3 and Hog iPC consoles, all three models of Studio Command (700w, 1200w and Halogen), and Catalyst and Axon Media Servers.
Location is at the Red Stage at Dukes Island Studios on Dukes Road, Western Avenue, London W3 0SL.
Please RSVP so that we can get an approximate head count by emailing RSVP@highend.com and note London in the subject field.
| | Date Posted: February 2 2007 |
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| 01.08.07 HES Sets San Francisco Open House |
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| Description: High End Systems invites all interested persons to an Open House event Feb. 7-8 in San Francisco.
Join us at the Nob Hill Masonic Center at 1111 California St. each day from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for refreshments and product demos. We'll be showing the DL.2, Axon Media Server, Hog iPC console and Studio Command 700s and 1200s.
Please RSVP, with San Francisco in your subject line, by emailing RSVP@highend.com so that we can plan for appropriate food and beverages.
| | Date Posted: January 8 2007 |
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| 01.08.07 HES Sets Washington DC Open House |
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| Description: High End Systems invites all interested persons to an Open House Jan. 15-16 in Washington, D.C.
The HES event takes place at the Gonda Theater in the Davis Performing Arts Center at Georgetown University, 27th & Osts NW, Washington, DC 20057. Hours are Jan. 15, 3-7 p.m. and Jan. 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
We'll show DL.2, Axon Media Server, Studio Command 700s and 1200s, Hog iPC and the Catalyst v4 Media Server.
Visit with HES staffers and enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres. An RSVP is requested so that we can plan for the appropriate number of guests.
Please RSVP by emailing RSVP@highend.com and put Washington DC as the subject. | | Date Posted: January 8 2007 |
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