ESP Vision’s Early Christmas Present – Version 3.0 on Sale!
During LDI 2009 , I wrote about ESP Visions announcement of Version 3.0 release with the great news that the software will run nativily on a Mac. Well, I just received an email from Lighting and Sound America that ESP Vision has an early Christmas present for everyone! ESP Vision is giving you an early [...]
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Avolites Introduces Tiger Touch Lighting Console
During LDI 2009, I got a chance to stop by and take a close look at Avolites latest lighting desk, the Tiger Touch. The Tiger Touch is a “hybrid” of the of powerful Diamond 4 functionality coupled with the friendly Pearl interface. The desk features a wide screen touch interface that provides an ever evolving [...]
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Lighting and Electronics Introduced the WorkLite LED
Lighting and Electronics out of Wappingers Falls New York introduced a new product the their WorkLite series of fixtures, the WorkLite LED at LDI this year. The WorkLite LED uses 2.5 watt, high intensity white LEDs lamps at 150 lumens per LED. With 18 LEDs, that equals 2,700 lumens of output. The WorkLite produces 6,500 [...]
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The iSquint.net Podcast – Episode 2: The 2009 LDI Post Show Podcast
It took some time, but here it is, the 2nd episode of the iSquint Podcast. Jim from Jimonlight.com and I finally got a chance to sit down after a couple of weeks after the show to put our thoughts down into the 2009 LDI Post Show Podcast. There were quite a few new things introduced, [...]
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Friday Flickr Lighting Porn – SUNY Fredonia
This weeks randomly chosen Friday Flickr Lighting Porn comes from SUNY Fredonia Department of Theatre and Dance. the above images is from the 2007 production of Rocky Horror Show at the Rockefeller Arts Center on the Walter Gloor Mainstage. The Department of Theatre Arts at SUNY Fredonia was officially created in 1972 by founding chairman [...]
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The 2010 iSquint and Jimonlight FAT-OFF Begins
Over the last couple of months you may have noticed that Jimonlight and iSquint have become close allies in bringing you reliable lighting information, coverage of trade shows and all around camaraderie. Along the way Jim and I have become close friends and supporter of each others adventures. With our first meeting at LDI 2009, [...]
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Long Reach Long Riders Saddle Up For 2010
With this past summers ride down and gone in the east, the Long Reach Long Riders are planning their 6th annual ride on the west coast. I was sad to have to miss this years ride as it went straight through my back door. Here is a little more info from the 2009 ride on [...]
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JR Clancy Introduces iRigging iPhone App
I was blown away this afternoon when I received an email from JR Clancy announceing their latest product, iRigging. It is an iPhone app for figuring out rigging calculations and information. Here is more from the press release: It’s never been easier to get the equipment data you need for proper installation and operation of [...]
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Tuesday Twitter Trivia – Lamp Life
Welcome to another Tuesday Twitter Trivia Question. This week I am back on lamps. Their is a lot of buzz in the industry right now about energy efficiency with LEDs. Ad to that the economical situation that the United States is in, everyone is looking ways to save money. Purchasing almost any type of LED [...]
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Mole Richardson Introduces MoleLED
Mole Richardson, one of the oldest lighting company’s has stepped into the LED world this year at LDi with the announcement of their latest fixture, the MoleLED. Mole Richardson is a trusted name in the Film and Video world with the distinguishing pink lights. But don’t let the color throw you off, their fixtures are [...]
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iSquint Holiday Gift Guide for the Theatre Geek
Can you feel that? It’s the gift giving season! There are always great gift giving guides for loved ones, kids, add all kinds of other people in our lives. But what about the techie in all of us? There are a bunch of cool tools and toys out there for the techie and designer in [...]
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Review: Rosco Strobist Gel Collection
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about an interesting product from Rosco Labs, the Rosco Strobist Collection Kit. While this does not have to do directly with Entertainment lighting, it is still worth a mention as a designer we must document our work for our records and our portfolio. Rosco Labs was kind enough [...]
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