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CX141 | OCTOBER 2018 $7.50AU LIGHTING | AUDIO | VIDEO | STAGING | INTEGRATION CREATIVE MAPPING WITH TDC’S PETE LYNN THE BIG PICTURE MAP ANTARCTICA PROJECTION FROM PROJECTOR TO PLATE ISSUE BORDERLESS PROJECTION NEWS REGULARS ROAD TEST ROADSKILLS FEATURES Monitor City go Andy Stewart Sennheiser Digital Queens of the Steve Devine: Adamson D6000 wireless Stone Age Compliance Pt 3. Simon Byrne Lexair bring Acme CM-300ZRI Golden Features Bruce Jackson, The DMXking to Oz Jenny Barrett Book. On The Road Elation Proteus Hybrid With Elvis Chroma-Q LED for How To Auckland Human Analytics AV’s New Frontier ChamSys Training Soundscape_01_210x60_270318.indd 1 28.03.18 16:39 Today’s high-noise environments. Tomorrow’s spectrum shrinkage. Axient Digital responds by completely rethinking RF technology, delivering uncompromising wireless performance — anywhere, every time. Find out how at shure.com/axientdigital © 2018 Shure Incorporated Distributed by www.jands.com.au CX ADEAxientDigitalSilence.indd :0 pm CONTENTS NEWS Monitor City to Cover the Big Stages with Adamson 8 Lexair bring NZ’s DMXking to Australia 7 ChamSys Training 6 Chroma-Q LED House Lighting 6 NEW GEAR 10 FEATURES 20 Questions with David Henderson 14 Bruce Jackson – The Book On The Road With Elvis 16 Compliance: Part Three by Steve Devine 18 Human Analytics – AV’s New Frontier by avt’s Graham Barrett 20 FEATURES Creative Projection Mapping with TDC’s Pete Lynn 22 Antarctica - While You Were Sleeping 24 Choosing the Best Projector 26 Technology Engages Students in Learning 27 From Projector to Plate Encore Serve Up A Sensory Feast 30 3D Modular Panels for Projection Mapping 32 Borderless projection in the age of LED 34 Video Projection History - The Talaria 28 ROADSKILLS Queens of the Stone Age 40 Golden Features 36 REGULARS Andy Stewart: Listen Here Five Reasons For, Five Against (Part I) 44 Simon Byrne Let there be Projected Light 47 How To: The Psychology Of Colour - Lighting the Stage 50 * Cover Photo – TDC Opera House, provided by TDC Published by Juliusmedia Group Pty ltd CAN 134170460 Jenny Barrett under licence from CX Network Pty Ltd ACN 153165167. 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GET LOUD CMI Audio & Harman supporting the rental and touring industry. facebook.com/jblprofessionalaustralia | instagram.com/jbl_professional_ausPty Music & Audio Ltd Proudly distributed Australia wide by CMI Audio.cmi.com.au Contact: [email protected] | (03) 9315 2244 NEWS Panoramic view of Victory Convention Centre, Auckland. “The other thing we also improved was the light Chroma-Q Inspire House Lighting for levels in the building. When we did a survey of the original installation, there was an average reading Auckland’s Victory Convention Centre. of between 50 and 70 LUX, whereas the room is now operating evenly at around 200-plus LUX, for a There are plenty of jokes about changing light bulbs, “We did some research and modelling and went quarter of the power. but they usually don’t involve 80 fittings. However, back to them with a few different options using the “And the other side of this too, was the heat that was the brief for Nick Abel and Mike Jones, the Chroma-Q Inspire multi-purpose creative lighting calculations. There is a serious reduction in heat managing directors of New Zealand’s LS Group, range. It was the light fixture best suited to their output from the lighting by the change.” when they were contacted by the management of needs because of its ability to run white light, but Auckland’s Victory Convention Centre. also run RGB as well, to give them a full colour Nick says the Chroma-Q range has a lot to offer wash.” a facility such as the Victory Convention Centre. The Centre is a house of worship that also features a Size, output and the fact the fittings are convection- beautiful timber-lined 2200-seat, tiered auditorium, Nick says the Chroma-Q LED range also offers cooled rather than using fans, were all part of the which is often used for concerts, conferences, major energy savings, which is another reason the reason for the choice. symposiums, small exhibitions and expos. client signed off on that choice. The new system is drawing around a quarter of the power that the LS Group mainly used the Chroma-Q Inspire XT for “They approached us late last year to look at old system used, and while the cost of installing the job. It’s a relatively new fitting but has one of the options to upgrade their house lighting systems to LED fittings is higher than simply replacing the highest quality RGBW colour mixing capabilities LED from the old incandescent system, which was incandescent bulbs, the new system will pay for on the market. The lights were sourced from installed in the Eighties when the Centre was built,” itself in time, because of the lower energy cost. Jands (New Zealand) Limited, as part of a working Nick says. relationship that has been in existence for 10 years. Gold Coast (ULA Queensland Office) Basic training: 16th October Advanced: 17th October Sydney (ULA New South Wales Office) Basic training: 23rd October Spring training is finally here! Advanced: 24th October Always wanted professional ChamSys platform Spaces are limited, so booking is essential. 1300 852 476 | ulagroup.com training? Well during the month of October, Email [email protected] to secure your ChamSys are doing just that! space in the class. 6 | AUGUST 2018 NEWS Stage view of seating. “The main thing was finding the right fitting, for the The project involved 80 lights and the installation machine around and getting everything level took a size, the weight restrictions, for the fact we wanted took around three weeks. According to Nick, the real bit longer than we expected.” something quiet, without fans, as well as a high challenge came when they discovered the floor of The new system has been in operation since April output,” Nick says. the Centre has a slope of about five degrees. this year and Nick says the feedback from the “The XT must be one of the highest output fittings “We had to get a special machine to do the job – a Centre’s management and clients has been 100 per of that type available right now. It’s versatile, flexible spider, which is like a cherry picker with a fully cent positive. and probably the best bang for the client’s buck, for adjustable leg system so you can level it out to what we wanted to achieve.” get up to the fittings. The process of moving the Lexair Brings DMXking to Australia Lexair Entertainment is pleased to announce that configuration software is and we’ve barely scratched us and I look forward to a productive relationship” they are the new Australian distributor for DMXking. the surface of what they’re capable of.” he said. Designed and manufactured in New Zealand, Across the range DMXking’s products tick all the “Being able to offer such a feature packed range DMXking focusses solely on DMX512 products, with boxes for functionality that the Australian Market which competes with the big names on specification high quality & high specification being their calling demands. Their LED pixel control products are but priced to beat the lesser known brands is a card. unique in their level of functionality alongside user win-win for us” commented Tony further. “Best “We first used DMXking products for LED pixel configurable USB-DMX devices that support the of all DMXking is developed, manufactured and control projects as a solution with Green Hippo Enttec Pro protocol and a range of Ethernet DMX supported by a great team in Auckland, New Media Servers” said Tony Lukeman, Product Nodes with flexible ArtNet, sACN, RDM, a plethora Zealand. Being an owner operated company Manager at Lexair. “The LeDMX4 Pro drivers which of DMX merging functionality and onboard show ourselves we love to work with other small each have the capacity to run up to 8,160 RGB recording. companies to grow our businesses together.” pixels or 16 universes of DMX over ArtNet or sACN DMXking’s Managing Director Jason Kyle is excited If you’d like to know more about DMXking are an ideal way to harness some of the hundreds to be represented in the Australian market after please contact Lexair on 0477 539 222 of universes available per server with Hippo V4’s some time. “For many years we’ve wanted an or [email protected]. pixel mapper. We have been really impressed at Australian distributor but have never found the right how versatile and intuitive the DMXking network company. I’m very pleased that Lexair approached LIGHTING | AUDIO | VIDEO | STAGING | INTEGRATION 7 NEWS Adrian Barnard and Matt Dufty. the MF, and a NH4TA2 4” diaphragm / 1.5” exit Melbourne production and install company compression driver in the HF. Its modular aircraft- grade steel Autolock rigging system mounts onto Monitor City have joined the rapidly growing the patent-pending skeletal structure, which houses the ultra-efficient mid-high components coaxially world-wide list of Adamson PA rental houses mounted on Adamson’s modified E12 Co-Linear Drive Module.