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iSquint LDI 2010 T-Shirt Phrase Contest
It has been a request by you guys for the longest time, an iSquint t-shirt. LDI 2010 will be the r Read more
Review: Martin M1 Lighting Desk
At ProLight + Sound this year, Martin Professional announced to the world their latest control product, the M1 Lighting Desk. Martin is boasting the M1 as the next generation of Lighting control in the lighting industry. With the form and function of the M1, it is pretty clear why they say that.
The M1 is a [...]
Revision of ACN Standards Up for Review
All right, all you control freaks, (I mean that in a good way), get your thinking caps on. The ESTA Technical Standards Program just announced that the revisions of the ACN or Architecture for Control Networks protocol documents are up for public review.
If you are smart and can understand the documents, ESTA is calling on [...]
Review: Luminair for iPad
When rumors of the Apple iPad started to become serious and it came to realization, everyone went crazy with excitement. One company in our industry, Synthe FX, also became excited about the idea of the iPad and started making big plans. Synthe FX is the developer of the “lighting desk in your pocket,” or Luminair, [...]
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Book Review: Automated Lighting, 2nd Edition By Richard Cadena
Back at USITT 2010 in Kansas City, I got a chance to catch up with the Electron Magician himself, Mr. Richard Cadena. I am always in awe when around Mr. Cadena. Not only is he a wealth of knowledge on lighting, but the entire industry as well. During our talk, I mentioned that I would [...]
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Review: ORB Lighting Desk from Zero 88
Back in April 2009, Zero 88 announced the release of their flag ship lighting desk, the ORB. Ever since then, the ORB desk has been slowly making its way into the U.S. market. It was first shown state-side at LDI in Orlando, Florida last fall. That’s where I was first introduced to the ORB. Since [...]
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Review: A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition
Towards the end of 2009, Steve Shelley, noted lighting designer and drafting template guru, released the second edition to his book, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting (published by Focal Press). Soon after the release of Mr. Shelley’s book, Focal Press was kind enough to send me a copy of the book to review.
Hands down this [...]
Review: Lex Products Slim Dimmer
Back in October, I mentioned that Lex Products announced and released a new portable dimmer, the 1.8kw Slim Dimmer. I recently had a chance to do a review of the Slim Dimmer. But before I get into the meat of the review, lets take a look at some of the details and specifications of [...]
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Review: Setwear Cold Weather Gloves
With Winter in full swing, it is time to be prepared for the winter wonder land working conditions outside. If you are from the north half of the states, you have already experienced the bitterness of Jack Frost nipping at your finger tips. Working in the cold can do quite a number on your hands. [...]
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Review: Wybron’s iPhone App, Moiré Gobo Library
We bring you a review from one of our good friends and contributing writers here on iSquint, Larry Zoll from Zoll Design. Larry has spent some time using the Wybron’s latest iPhone app the Moiré Gobo Library app and has provided us with a detailed review.
Wybron’s Moiré Gobo Library app for the iPhone provides an [...]
Review: Compulite Dlite Compact Lighting Console
We are looking at the Dlite Compact Lighting Console from Compulite. The fellas at Creative Stage Lighting, the US distributors of the Compulite consoles, was kind enough to send us a demo unit to review for our readers.
The Dlite series of consoles is geared towards medium sized venues with limited budgets, but some advanced feature [...]
WYSIWYG Release 24: Virtual Lighting Designer Heaven
Jim Hutchison from JinOnLight.com was kind enough to allow us to re-print parts of his recent review of WYSIWYG Release 24 by CAST Software. WYSIWYG, (What You See Is What You Get). is a Pre-Visualization software package to plan and design your lights for theatre, events, concerts, whatever, WELL before loading in a single piece [...]
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Review: ETC Element Lighting Console
At USITT this year, Electronic Theatre Controls announced the birth of their latest addition to the EOS line of lighting consoles, the Element. Since that announcement, we have been reporting updates on the progress and anticipated ship dates. To further update the progress of the Element, ETC has already begun to take orders through their [...]
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