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KL PAR FC™ to debut on Elation ON TOUR
Visitors to Elation’s upcoming ON TOUR road show will be the first in the US to check out in person the company’s new full-color LED PAR light, the KL PAR FC™. Optimized for the specific requirements of broadcast, the modern day PAR light with a classic design will be available for on-site demos in each city along the tour starting with the kickoff stop June 14th in Minneapolis.
This highly effective key, fill, and area wash light source houses an efficient 280W RGBMA LED engine with CCT adjustments possible from 2,400K – 8,500K. The unit produces the finest quality of light with high CRI (92) and TLCI (95) values and output up to 11,000 field lumens – equivalent to existing 750W tungsten PAR fixtures.
Elation product specialists will be available at each stop of the tour to demo the KL PAR FC, along with products in the Artiste™, Proteus™ and Fuze™ product lines, as well as other KL™ series products. Lighting control solutions from Obsidian Control Systems, as well as Magmatic brand atmospheric effects, will also be on hand.
Just Add Power Video-Over-IP Solutions Now Supported by Enado’s V5 Controller Software With QR Code Functionality
Just Add Power today announced that its leading video-over-IP distribution solutions are now supported by Enado’s V5 controller software. Ideal for commercial, enterprise, and BYOD applications, this integration provides any number of users with contactless control over a Just Add Power system on their personal devices — while offering online programming capabilities to integrators — by simply scanning a QR code.
Unlike traditional control systems, Enado control interfaces can be viewed on any smartphone, tablet, or PC running a compatible web browser. There is no need to download an app or invest in specialized hardware. With the V5 software’s QR code functionality, users can access the control interface for a Just Add Power system with their own devices, and use them to switch sources, power displays on and off, set a video wall configuration or tiler layout, manage a Warp Engine transmitter, and more. In addition, with Enado’s online programming capabilities, integrators can dramatically reduce service calls by remotely maintaining the system.
Industry Reacts With Excitement to NDI® 5
Several major technology providers in the professional AV and broadcast industries have reacted with excitement to the NDI 5 announcement on Wednesday, June 2. NDI®, is a Vizrt Group brand and the world’s most widely adopted software-defined IP video standard. NDI 5 allows anyone to easily share live, high quality, low latency video with anyone else in real time, using billions of devices.
Further indication of excitement behind NDI 5 is highlighted by NDI’s limited time offer of 10,000 free downloads of the NDI®∣HX Camera app for smartphone users. The 10,000 free downloads were consumed in less than 2 hours on Wednesday following the announcement. NDI later announced that both the iOS and Android NDI∣HX Camera app will be 50% off (U$9.99) through June 16th, 2021.
NDI® 5 and Adobe® Creative Cloud® Remove All Physical Distance Between Video Editor and Playout
NDI®, a Vizrt Group brand, unveiled NDI version 5 – a true revolution in video storytelling that turns the whole world into your studio. From the planet’s largest broadcasters to billions of everyday smartphone users with a story to tell, NDI 5 makes it possible, for the first time in history, to connect to any device, in any location, anywhere in the world – and transmit live video to wherever you are. Physical studios can connect to ones in the cloud and remote video production effectively becomes local.
NDI for Adobe® Creative Cloud® enables editors and producers to bring Adobe Premiere® Pro into their local live productions’ workflows and collaboration for review and approval. With NDI 5, these workflows open up beyond the local area network so editors and artists can use NDI for live production and collaboration across multiple offices and locations – including their homes.
InGear Raises the Curtain on the LIVE! Interactive Virtual Event Platform for the Pro AV and Custom Install Markets
InGear today announced that it is now offering the LIVE! end-to-end interactive virtual event platform as a service to the pro-AV and custom-install markets. A dynamic, customizable, and economical alternative to conventional trade shows and conferences, LIVE! is a new kind of online experience designed to deliver everything people value about live events — real interactivity and meaningful engagement among participants — with a dedicated production team to handle all of the details, from event planning and promotion to post-event follow up and analytics.
“Even with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, virtual events are here for the foreseeable future,” said Veronica Esbona, president of InGear. “For some, this may not seem like great news. After all, as a replacement for trade shows, conferences, or business meetings, video conferencing platforms have thus far been disappointing because they lack what people actually like about attending live events — the human connection. However, by enabling real interactivity among participants, that is exactly what LIVE! is designed to deliver. The result is the first virtual platform that puts people first, supported by a team dedicated to making every event a success.”
PreSonus Studio Monitors Now Bundled with Extensive Software Suite
PreSonus® is well-known for honoring the Louisiana tradition of lagniappe: giving something a little extra, a bonus. In that spirit, all PreSonus customers who purchase Eris®-series, R-series, Sceptre®-series, and Temblor®-series studio monitors and subwoofers after March 1, 2021, can now receive a software bundle that includes special versions of the company’s Studio One® Prime DAW and Studio Magic Suite for macOS® and Windows®. This is a permanent addition, not a temporary offer.
Studio One Prime is the entry-level version of PreSonus’ award-winning recording and production software, with unlimited track count and a selection of Native effects and virtual instrument plug-ins. This version of Studio One Prime has been modified to enable use with the Studio Magic Suite software bundle, which includes plug-in effects and virtual instruments in VST, AU (Mac), and AAX formats; lessons; and more—an amazing value worth more than $1,000.
NDI® 5 Moves Video & Audio Anywhere In The World – For Free
NDI®, a Vizrt Group brand, today unveiled NDI version 5 – a true revolution in video storytelling that turns the whole world into your studio. From the planet’s largest broadcasters to billions of smartphone users with a story to tell, NDI 5 makes it possible, for the first time in history, to connect to any device, in any location, anywhere in the world – allowing it to work with almost any video application in the world. Physical studios can connect to ones in the cloud and remote video production effectively becomes local.
“NDI is designed to harness the massive creative potential of software and networks, allowing anyone to work with video – and have fun doing it. All devices in the world are already connected. Now with NDI 5, you can easily build shows and share video between them, for free,” said Dr. Andrew Cross, president of Research and Development for the Vizrt Group.
New Updates Available for all Waves SoundGrid Applications
Waves Audio, the world’s leading developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plugins, announces new updates for all Waves SoundGrid® applications: the eMotion LV1 live mixer and the SuperRack plugin chainer for live sound processing, and the SoundGrid Studio and StudioRack applications for low-latency recording and mixing in the studio.
The new updates add integrated monitoring sync between SoundGrid Studio and two DAWs, REAPER and Bitwig Studio; support for the Waves MyMon personal monitor mixing app in SoundGrid Studio; graphic interface resizing options for all apps, including eMotion LV1 and SuperRack; and more new features and improvements.
PreSonus Re-creates Retro Mix Legends with New Mix Engine Effects Plug-ins
PreSonus® is now shipping Retro Mix Legends, a collection of three Mix Engine Effects plug-ins for the company’s popular Studio One® Professional DAW. Retro Mix Legends is the followup to PreSonus’ groundbreaking CTC-1 Pro Console Shaper Mix Engine FX plug-ins, significantly expanding PreSonus’ Mix Engine Effects library. The three plug-ins—Alpine Desk, Brit Console, and Porta Cassette—may be purchased individually or as a bundle and are also included in a PreSonus Sphere membership.
Mix Engine FX is a plug-in paradigm exclusive to Studio One Professional that can subtly alter or completely transform Studio One’s native mix engine. In contrast to conventional plug-ins that must be inserted independently on each channel, with limited or no interaction between channels, activating a Mix Engine Effect on any bus in Studio One will simultaneously affect and cross-process all channels feeding that bus, using one plug-in. Thanks to State Space Modeling technology and the Mix Engine FX architecture, these plug-ins deliver thorough and true-to-life emulations of real hardware behavior, including inter-channel crosstalk, noise, drive, saturation, and character. Any bus, including the main stereo bus, can have its own Mix Engine FX assigned, allowing for limitless sonic possibilities.
