Arkaos Video Content Management

Video Arkaos Video Content Management by Simon Pentz, ULA Group. MediaMaster uses a library system of folders and files to help organize your content and allow for quick selection of media as required. The Library is made up of 256 folders, each of which can contain up to 255 media clips or visual effects, although…

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Avid reimagines Media Composer

VIDEO Avid reimagines it’s flagship Media Composer The Avid flagship video editing system, Media Composer, has been redesigned and reimagined for today’s — and tomorrow’s — generation of media makers. With the new Media Composer 2019, aspiring and professional editors, freelancers and journalists will be inspired to work more creatively by taking advantage of a…

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Audio Logistics appointed as Australian distributor for UNiKA

Melbourne-based Audio Logistics has been appointed as the exclusive Australian distributor for Taiwanese pro audio brand UNiKA. Established in 1985, UNiKA manufacture a range of Dante network audio products, DI boxes, audio isolators and contractor tools, which complement existing audio solutions offered by Audio Logistics. “I am extremely impressed with the quality, features and value…

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Comms plus ‘silent’ and live PA for 6,000

NEWS The P.A. People deliver full comms plus ‘silent’ and live PA for 6,000 seat conference At a recent international conference held in Sydney, The P.A. People provided an intricate Clear-Com system, incorporating over 30 desktop panels, 85 FreeSpeak II wireless belt packs and 20 IP transceivers supported by the venue’s fibre network, to provide…

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Video File Formats, Containers and Codecs

VIDEO Video File Formats, Containers and Codecs. Yes… it’s complicated by Simon Byrne. Video is a huge part of events, so reliable playback of video files is essential. Enter Formats, Containers and Codecs. High definition, high quality uncompressed video file sizes are massive, about 650 gigabytes per hour. That is more than 10 gigabytes a…

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Skegss

ROADSKILLS Skegss by Cat Strom.Photo Credit: Troy Constable After a triumphant showing in this year’s triple j Hottest 100 and a stint touring the country this summer with Laneway Festival, Skegss hit the road once more in support of their debut ARIA #2 album My Own Mess. Skegss are an Australian surf music and garage…

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The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules

HOW TO The Unofficial Lighting Programmer’s Golden Rules by Alex Hughes. There seems to be some misguided ideas around what makes a well-programmed lighting show. In recent history, we have seen a rapid jump forward in the way we interact with lights in general. This has meant some of the key features introduced and designed…

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Arkaos Kling-Net

VIDEO Arkaos Kling-Net by Simon Pentz, ULA Group. The Kling-Net protocol was developed and introduced by Arkaos in 2011 to provide a quick and easy way to distribute video information to lighting fixtures over Ethernet. The protocol was specifically developed to be auto configurable so that little to no knowledge of networking protocols, and no…

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How To Shoot On A Submarine

VIDEO How To Shoot On A Submarine by Simon Davies, Director of Photography at SDDP. Step 1: Watch ‘Das Boot’. Step 2: Haze. Step 3: Thank Astera for making Titan Tubes! I recently wrapped on a short film, part of which was set on a submarine. We shot on the HMAS Otama, built in 1978…

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International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference

TRADESHOWS International Flavour at the ETNZ Conference by Jenny Barrett. In response to requests from membership to bring what’s happening around the rest of the world to New Zealand, ETNZ served up an array of workshops and keynote speakers with a strong international flavour, laced with a smattering of issues of local concern: health and…

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Astera AX1

ROAD TEST Astera AX1 by Steven Hill and Darren Russell. Steven Hill is Lighting Director at Sightline, a Sydney-based event production company. Sightline specialise in vision and large-scale productions, providing service at all stage of the events process, from pre-production and visualisation, through to content creation, installation, operation, and pack down. Applications The Astera AX1…

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A Wicked Production

VIDEO A Wicked Production by Cat Strom. As more and more video and projection technology is used in theatre, the role of the set designer is changing. While the technologies become cheaper and more readily available, shows have embraced the latest digital technology, to the point where video is now just one part of a…

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