EuroVision 2013 – More Eyegasm For Your Viewing Pleasure
Words cannot express how much I want to go to Eurovision! I’ll keep the copy light here. Just take in the beauty of Eurovision and wish for a gig like this some day! Here is a bit of the gear list. WARNING: Put a pillow on your desk to prevent jaw dropping injuries. You can [...]
EuroVision 2013 – DEAR GOD!!1
EuroVision Song Contest happens about this time every single year since 1956. Every year, I see the Press Releases and photos and I am BLOWN AWAY. We typically don’t cover productions on iSquint, but something like this… We just have to! Info and photos are still rolling in from this past weekends production/performance. We’ll start [...]
Vectorworks Launches New Mobile App – Nomad
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc.has released a new version of the Vectorworks Cloud Services mobile application, Vectorworks Nomad 2.0. The 2.0 version of Vectorworks Nomad lets users view, share, measure and annotate files. Enhancements include new redline drawing shapes, a sheet layer sidebar palette, angle and path measurement modes, improved download and upload performance and improved annotation [...]
Help Paint Birmingham With LASERS!
Do you like Art? How about Lasers? A very creative individual, both artistically and technology wise has combined his two passion in to a pretty awesome project! Aron Altmark has been playing with projections, lasers and his fascination of graffiti art for a number of years. He is bringing his art back to his hometown [...]
Vari-Lite Releases 2D & 3D Symbols of Entire Line of VL Products
How important is drafting to you? Foolish question right? Have you ever drafted a plot using the “standard” symbols from your CAD supplier and found you wanted something a little bit more representational of your moving lights? Say, Vari-Lite’s line of fixtures? For me, I like to see a little more detail in my plot [...]
Halloween 2012
Halloween has to be one of my favorite “holidays” of the year. Weird thing is I don’t do costumes anymore. And if some one does ask what I am, it is always an LD. I think I love Halloween because of the candy! But the really reason, I get to light up my house with [...]
New iOS App: ShowTool Swatch
Daniel Murfin, the UK App developer for the lighting industry has recently released a new app to the iTunes App Store, ShowTool Swatch. You may remember some of the other great apps from Daniel, ShowTool LD and ShowTool SM. ShowTool Swatch brings your gel swatch book to life. It’s the easiest and most beautiful way [...]
More Details on Vectorworks Cloud Service
How does the old saying go… “Get your head out of the clouds”. Clearly the good folks at Nemetschek, (the makers of Vectorworks) said screw that! I couldn’t agree more with them. Living in the cloud is nice! What does it mean though? A few weeks ago, Nemestschek sent out a teaser video about their [...]
Martin Makes Fixture Library Available in Vectorworks
Looks like Martin is celebrating their 25th anniversary by giving out gifts! Martin has made available an updated version of their product line for Vectorworks Spotlight. Here is more from the Press Release: Martin Professional product developer Simon Allan has put together an updated library of Vectorworks lighting instrument symbols and has made them freely [...]
Vectorworks Releases Entertainment and Lighting Design with Vectorworks Spotlight, First Edition
Perfect timing! If you are a student looking to enter the 2012 Student Lighting Design Competition, Kevin Lee Allen’s new book, Entertainment and Lighting Design with Vectorworks Spotlight, First Edition might just be what you are looking for! Not only in Kevin Lee Allen one of our judges for the SLDC, he is also an [...]
Capture Sweden Releases Student Edition of Visualiser Software
Capture Sweden starts off 2012 by releasing the popular 3D visualiser Capture Polar in a new package for lighting students. The so called Student Edition of Capture Polar is a limited version of Capture, but it’s free! Sales manager Lasse Berg explains – “The demo version of Capture has been downloaded by more than 30 [...]
Nemetschek Releases Vectorworks 2012
Wow, I am just a bit behind. PLASA took a whole lot out of me! Almost two weeks later and I am still recovering! While over in London, Nemetschek announced their latest version of Vectorworks, version 2012. Side note, I love the version numbering as of late guys! Version 2012 brings updates to their entire [...]