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Big Martin MAC Rig for Large Pippi Ice Show

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Astrid Lindgren’s beloved character, Pippi Longstocking, took to the ice on a large scale production that toured across Sweden prior to the summer. “Pippi - An Adventure on Ice” mixed melody with skating and featured a spectacular set and lighting design. Lighting designer for the tour was Palle Palmé who used a large Martin rig made up of 100+ MAC luminaires to highlight the production, the … [Read more...]

Martin Equips Another AIDA Cruise Ship

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Recently launched AIDAsol a showcase of Martin entertainment and architectural lighting. Chief Lighting Designer Hilton Jones comments The 2,194 passenger capacity AIDAsol is the fifth of seven ships for AIDA Cruises built by the Meyer Shipyards in Germany and is the latest luxury liner to set sail outfitted with Martin Professional entertainment and architectural lighting solutions. The … [Read more...]

Martin P3 System Controller Available in PC Version

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Martin Professional’s award-winning P3 System Controller for LED video screen processing is now available in a PC-based version. The P3-PC is an inexpensive yet full-featured software-only version that can control up to 20,000 pixels using the Ethernet port of the PC it is running on. This powerful addition to the Martin family of P3 System Controllers packs three functions into a single … [Read more...]

Martin to Participate in STLD LED Shootout

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Martin Professional will be participating in the “STLD LED Shootout at PLASA 2011” armed with a selection of LED moving heads and LED display panels optimized for the television market. The Shootout is a partnership between PLASA and the Society of Television Lighting Design and will allow visitors to directly compare LED lighting fixtures in three different areas of a large STLD stand … [Read more...]

Martin LED Panel Communication at TEDxHamburg

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Martin LC Series LED panels were used to visually present tweets as part of an innovative multi-media installation at TEDxHamburg in late May. The event, part of the popular TED non-profit organization’s “Ideas Worth Spreading” public speaking program, took place at Curio House in Hamburg under the theme “Realities Rebuilt.” Some 22m2 of LC Series LED panels were installed in the ceiling of the … [Read more...]