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In the continuing effort to release quarterly software updates to the Hog 4 operating system, High End Systems has released Hog 4 OS v3.12 software.

Hog 4 OS v3.12 brings support for ETCnomad Dongle/Gadget II, as well as minor improvements including XML Import/Export of custom fixtures, Carallon-sourced fixtures, Custom Lock Screen Image & hiding of PIN dialog and Capture Presentation CITP connectivity (requires Capture 2019).

The Cardinia Cultural Centre sits south-east of Melbourne, on the rapidly expanding corridor that links the city to Gippsland. It recently underwent stage one of a three-stage upgrade programme, which adds an art gallery, dance studio, expanded foyer facilities, and a bigger car park. The lighting department have got their upgrade in early, adding a High End Systems Full Boar 4 and Playback Wing 4 to take care of control duties in their 356 capacity proscenium arch theatre.

Alistair Swanson & Alex Woodmansey, Co-Directors at Light Innovations review the LeDMX4 Pro pixel controllers from DMXking.

Melbourne’s RMIT University is justifiably well-known for its provision of excellent training to future lighting, sound, and production workers. Its delivery of Diplomas, Certificate IVs, and short courses in Live Production and Technical Services are an exemplar in the sector, and its graduates find themselves welcomed by professionals on their entry into the workforce. Live Production and Technical Services Programme Coordinator Rebekah Naim delivers up-to-date lighting training to her students, and ensures that their tech skills are relevant. That’s why she recently updated RMIT’s teaching equipment with two High End Systems HedgeHog 4X lighting consoles.

Obsidian Control Systems has introduced the first two lighting control products under the ONYX™ lighting control platform, the extremely powerful NX 2™ and the portable NX Wing™.

NX 2™: The powerful NX 2™ is the ultimate compact yet fully-integrated lighting controller. As a member of the innovative ONYX platform from Obsidian Control Systems, the NX 2 is feature rich and never restricted in its capabilities.

Lexair Entertainment is pleased to announce that they are the new Australian distributor for DMXking. Designed and Manufactured in New Zealand, DMXking focusses solely on DMX512 products, with high quality & high specification being their calling card.

High End Systems has released Hog 4 OS v3.9.0, the latest software update for the Hog 4 lighting console family. This update offers significant new features and enhancements, including a Linux Upgrade, Master Control Sets, a New Fixture Builder and External Monitor Orientation and Position Options.

 

Central Audio Visual are headquartered in Thebarton, a stone’s throw from Adelaide’s CBD. A family owned and operated AV company, they work in many major venues in SA, and pride themselves on providing the best gear, technicians and customer service to the corporate, events, exhibitions, broadcast, and sporting markets. Being the in-house AV providers at prestigious venues like Adelaide Oval, Central AV needed lighting control that’s fast, flexible, robust, and reliable, which is why they’ve added a High End Systems Full Boar 4 to their existing Hog 4 inventory.

32 Hundred Lighting’s Managing Director Iain Reed has been a busy man; he’s recently overseen huge installations he created during Vivid Sydney, including the gigantic ‘Harbour Lights’ project that used GPS to coordinate lighting changes on commercial ships and Sydney ferries covered in LEDs as they move through the harbour.

He also collaborated with artist Joe Cox on ‘Colours of Remembrance’, lighting King’s Cross’s El Alamein Fountain as part of the multiple installations and sculptures in the precinct. Both projects made excellent use of the dazzlingly bright TMB Solaris Flare IP, the IP65 rated wash that kicks out (appropriately) 32,000 lumens!

Novatech have given their 12 IP65-rated Elation Proteus Hybrid fixtures some serious punishment over the last few months. First, they left them outside for five weeks in Adelaide, copping the full heat of an SA summer. They then migrated north for four weeks on the beach at The Gold Coast.

The Roundhouse at The University of New South Wales Kensington campus has been hosting major rock gigs, corporate functions, and student parties for five decades. Recently re-opening after a major refurbishment, the heritage venue now sports an updated and refreshed lighting rig driven by High End System’s flagship Hog 4. Seasoned road dogs and freelancers now feel right at home every time they step up to the FOH control position.