Light Plot Deconstructed Contest Part 2 on Jimonlight

iSquint and Jimonlight.com have been running a contest during the month of October in two parts for Gregg Hillmar’s latest book, Light Plot Deconstructed.  The first part of the contest was held here on iSquint and the second part on jimonlight.com.  Jimonlight’s part of the contest stops tomorrow, Friday October 30 at midnight.  You still have time to enter the contest by leaving a comment on Jimonlight’s contest page.  All you have to do is leave your name, email address, (which is not published) and a note.

Jim will be announcing the winner after the contest is over. Learn more about Light Plot Deconstructed by reading our review here on iSquint. If you don’t win, you can pick up a copy of Gregg’s book at his website, www.lightplotdeconstructed.com.

Light Plot Deconstructed Contest – Only 2 Days Left

That’s right everyone, only today, (Thursday) and Friday are left to enter the first part of the iSquint.net and JimOnLight.com Light Plot Deconstructed contest! The first part of the contest concludes on Friday, October 16 at Midnight est!  Make sure to visit the contest post located here and leave a comment to enter the contest. We will be announcing the winner of the first part of the contest on Monday, October 16.

Also, starting on Monday, October 19, JimOnLight.com will be running the second part of the Light Plot Deconstructed contest.  So if you didn’t win on iSquint.net, you have a second chance to win on JimOnLight.com.

For more information on Light Plot Deconstructed, see our review here on iSquint. Can’t wait to to see if you win from iSquint.net and JimOnLight.com, you can purchase your copy from www.lightplotdeconstructed.com for $40.

Again, to enter the contest, leave a comment here. Commenting have been closed on this posting.

Contest Update: One Week Left to Enter For Light Plot Deconstructed Book

That’s right, there is just ONE more week left to enter to win a signed copy of Gregg Hillmar’s book, Light Plot Deconstructed from iSquint.net and JimOnLight.com!

JimOnLight and Isquint are running a contest the month of October for two chances to win a signed copy of Light Plot Deconstructed.  The first book is being given away here on iSquint by leaving a comment on the original contest announcement here, (comments on this announcement have been turned off). The first winner will be announced on Monday, October 19, the same day the second part of the contest starts on JimOnLight.com for the second chance to win.

For more information on Light Plot Deconstructed, see our review here on iSquint. Again, to enter the contesst, leave a comment here.

Update: New SeaChanger Nemo Family Member

We have received a couple of notes about our post from yesterday about the new Nemo family member from SeaChanger.  Some smart cookies in the industry have noticed that the Tempest Lighting Storm 5050 outdoor enclosure is WAY close to the rendering of the new Nemo family member from SeaChanger.  Does is mean that Ocean Thin Films is not producing the enclosure?  Doesn’t sound that far off as they don’t produce the light fixture for the SeaChanger color engine.

We threw together a photo comparing the Tempest Lighting Storm 5050 enclosure and the new Nemo family member for you to decide. What do you think? Let us know in the comment section.

Update: Wanna Save Some Money?

So who doesn’t like saving money? No one, just as we thought!

We just heard back from Steve Shelley, the author of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition, That Focal Press is offering a 20% discount on his latest book for the month of October. The means you save $9.99 of the cover price of $49.95!  It is very simple to order and receive your discount.

Visit www.focalpress.com to order Steve’s book, and the book to your cart and when you are ready to check out, in the first step of the process, there will be a box that says Promotional Codes.  Enter the following code: YT007, (that’s Y-T-zero-zero-seven), and poof, $9.99 in savings!

Wholehog Console Software Updated Released

We learned from Cat West of ConsoleTrainer.com that Flying Pig Systems has just released a software update to their line of consoles.  Visit the download page to learn more about the release notes and to download the correct update for your console.

via @consolecat

UFT Contest – 10 Days Left to Enter!

There are less then 10 days to enter to win the Ultimate Focus Tool Contest from StageJunk.com!!!  Be sure to visit the contest page here to submit your entry and to learn more.  The winning entry will be announced on May 15, 2009.  The contest is open to US resident.  No purchase is necessary. There is no limit on entries per user.

Update: Lightwright 5 Right Around the Corner

We just received a note from City Theatrical, the US distributor of Lightwright, that version 5 release is right around the corner. The software update was announced around the time of LDI 2008 and has been in beta testing since then.  There have been some major upgrades to the software that have been sought after for a while in the program.

The update is expected to start to shipping mid may.  Click though to City Theatricals website with more information, feature listing and some nice looking screen shots of the update.  We have not heard a definitive answer on pricing yet, but the current retail price for the full version is $449.95 and $184.50 for the upgrade from a previous version.

Rumor Mill: Axon Media Server Update Soon

We have heard through the grape vein the Highend Systems is getting ready to release an update to the Axon Media servers, DL.2 and DL.3 fixtures.  When the update will be released has not been confirmed but rumors are aloft that the update should hit the street with in the month.

Some of the new features in v1.5 include:

• New Graphic Effects include: , UVtoTransparent, HStoGray, HStoTransparent, Textureshift, LensGrid
• Additional CMA info added. The details view in the CMA now displays: Movie Length, Resolution, Frame Rate, Frame Count
• Segmented Collage New Collage mode added to allow for pre-sliced content for each fixture so that very high resolution Collages are available.
• SDI PAL capabilities added. DL.3 and Axon can now select between NTSC and PAL inputs.
• Content Encoding Scanning.
• Frame Blending slow motion playback.

For more information on the DL.2, DL.3 and the Axon Media Servers, visit Highends website at www.highend.com.

USITT09 Photo Gallery Updated

Close of another day of setup, meetings, and catching up with friends at USITT in Cincinnati.  Only one more day till USITT Stage Expo opens at 9:30am.  Things are shaping up and looking good on the show floor.  We have only a few photos to add to the USITT Photo Gallery today.

Be sure to keep checking the gallery though out the conference and stage expo as we will be adding more and more images through out the week.