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Laser
F/X On-line Newsletter - Special Reports
Trade
Show
Cambridge Technology Inc
Martina Casey - mcasey@camtech.com
109 Smith Place, Cambridge, MA USA 02138
Tel: 617-441-0600 Fax: 617-497-8800
http://www.camtech.com/
Cambridge Technology offers the most extensive line of closed
loop galvanometer based optical scanners commercially available
today! Whatever your application, Cambridge Technology has several
price/performance options available to you. Our diversity of product
and performance has enabled Cambridge Technology to become a recognized
technology leader in laser show scanning systems.
Cambridge showed their new 6210 scanners which are much smaller than
the popular 6800HP scanners, and are said to be significantly
faster.
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Laser F/X and Spectronika
L. Michael Roberts
http://www.LaserFX.com
Laser F/X was showing copies of the ever-popular "Laser
F/X: The Light Show Handbook" at their
table.
Spectronika manufactures low cost
air-cooled copper vapour lasers ideal for clubs and outdoor events.
The pulsed Copper Vapour laser has a manufacturers suggested price
of $7,000 US$ (ex-works) and runs for 600 - 650 hours before a
simple low cost tube replacement is required. Replacement tubes cost
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MDG Fog & Smoke
Marc Gringras
5639 Christoph Colomb, Montreal, Quebec Canada H2S 2E8
Tel: 514- 272-6040 Fax: 514-722-3229
http://www.mdgfog.com/
MDG offers a range of fog/smoke
generators that are ideal for laser applications. Our units can
provide an even haze with long "hang time" perfect for
laser beams in venues ranging from small rooms and halls to vast
stadiums.
Our award-winning Atmosphere unit is ideal for corporate events
where unobtrusive and unnoticeable haze is required.
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MediaLas Laserproducts GmbH
Dirk Baur - info@medialas.com
Neue Rottenburger Str. 37, DE-72379 Hechingen Germany
Tel: +49-7471-91661
http://www.medialas.de
MediaLas is a manufacturer and distributor of
professional laser show products. From our award winning 30K Catweazle LC
scanners, to our plug & play Catweazle Pro displays, we offer scanning
solutions to meet your needs at very reasonable prices. We also supply a
full line of DPSS diode lasers, fibre optics components and systems, our
CatSafe scan fail detection boards and many other optomechanical components
to meet your laser show needs.
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MediaLas showed the new CatSafe scan
fail detection system (pictured at left) which features NEOS
compatible DB25 colour signal output with internal PCAOM shut down
in the event of scan failure.
ILDA standard input with integrated connectors for use with both CTI
scanners and Catweazle scanners make this board very simple to
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New Method Lasers Inc.,
Bob Ash
10530 - 72nd St. N., #706, Largo, Florida USA 33777
Tel: 813-545-0376 Fax: 813-547-1760
http://www.laser-light-show.com
Manufacturer and wholesale distributor of laser
light show equipment. Products include beamtable components,
Full-Auto and X29 laser controllers, new and used laser systems,
Cambridge scanners and NEOS PCAOMs.
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Bob Ash was unfortunately unable to be at the
conference due to last minute scheduling problems. He sent
literature on the new Eye Magic scanners that are said to do 30K PPS
at 54 degrees and up to 50K PPS at smaller angles. The scanners are
also available with large mirrors (up to 8mm X 16mm) and an optional
X/Y/Blanking mount.
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Pangolin Laser Systems
Patrick Murphy - mail@pangolin.com
771 South Kirkman Road, Suite 113, Orlando, Florida USA. 32811
Tel: 407-299-2088 Fax: 407-299-6066
http://www.pangolin.com
Pangolin makes the world's most popular laser
show software for professional use, Lasershow Designer for Windows.
LD has won more industry awards (ILDA and Laser FX/Brewster), and is
used to create more award-winning shows (1997-2000) than any other
laser show software. LD is powerful yet easy to use, making it the
best value in laser show software. New for 2000 is LD2000
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On display was Pangolin's LD2000 system offering a PCI slot
based interface, full ILDA standard DB25 output and DMX output to
control ILDA DMX Standard laser projectors as well as other DMX
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Matthews Technological Machining
Phillip Matthews
Unit # 4, 41 Courtland Ave., Concord, Ontario Canada L4K 3T3
Tel: 905-669-9210 Fax: 905-669-4109
Matthews Technological Machining is an Ontario
Corporation providing laser light system platforms, and modular,
interchangeable opto-mechanical components and assemblies to the
laser show industry.
MTM was showing a modular expandable projector system. The
design features modular sections of beam table with 5 outputs each,
a grating module with two outputs. The modules are made in standard
sizes and are interchangeable in a mix-and-match fashion. A full
complement of modules can be configured to meet the ILDA standards
for a DMX controlled ISP. This allows a laserist to start out small
and add more modules and effects as time and budget permits.
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PPrometheus Photonics
Karl Rothweiler
4331 E. Western Star Blvd., Phoenix, Arizona USA 85044
480-345-6540
Prometheus Photonics showed their
OptiKlenz kit which contains a complete range of cleaning materials
for laser maintenance and a new OptiAid kit. The OptiAid is a small
version with basic cleaning supplies designed to be put in a toolbox
or in the laser case for on-site laser and projector optics
cleaning.
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Scanner Rodeo
Greg Makhov of LSDI answering questions
during the Scanner Rodeo
Greg Makhov of Lighting
Systems Design, Inc. was delayed by installation commitments so the
Scanner Rodeo was moved to the Trade Show rather then being presented as a
seminar. This proved to be a popular move as participants had more time to
interact with Greg and to have him answer complex questions with live
demonstrations. Greg set up side by side comparisons of different types of
scanning systems using the same graphics signals. Participants were able to
see and compare for themselves the performance of various types of high
speed scanning systems.
LaserFest
After
some free time, laserists again convened in the Halton A & B Halls for
the LaserFest. An excellent buffet dinner was complemented by a wine service
Sponsored by Pangolin
Laser Systems.
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After
the dinner, our guest laserist, Kelly Sticksel,
showed a selection of his works with commentary on the creative
aspects of the shows.
Kelly Sticksel is the founder of Magic
Fire LaserShows, a Dallas, Texas based laser entertainment
company. Established in 1997, Magic Fire has grown at a
dramatic clip and now maintains an impressive clientele that
includes several Fortune 500 companies and municipalities across the
country. Magic Fire is also the founding member of the North
American Laser Entertainment Group, an elite group of laser
entertainment and hardware support companies located around the
country who share Magic Fire's commitment to excellence and customer
service.
Additionally, Magic Fire has
established strategic partnerships with several entertainment
companies that enable Magic Fire to provide its clients with full
production services that include indoor and outdoor pyrotechnics,
traditional and intelligent lighting, concert sound and staging and
complete event production. Magic Fire has become a one-stop
shop for event conception and production.
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Kelly Sticksel was born and
raised in Dallas, Texas. He developed his interest in lasers
during middle school physics classes and quickly become a laser
hobbyist. Although his career took him into the banking
industry, his laser bug began to grow, fuelled by annual visits to
Paramount's touring Pink Floyd laser show and repeated visits to
Laserium shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Unhappy behind the desk, Kelly began assembling a
group of investors who shared his ideals and believed in the Magic
Fire concept. These professionals, including senior marketing
executives from Intel Corporation and Frito-Lay, would later become
Magic Fire's Board of Directors. In March of 1999, Sticksel retired
from the banking industry as a result of growing business at Magic
Fire. The concept of a "professional" laser company, run
by experienced and established business leaders had proven quite
successful and the business had taken off with vigour. That
first nine months of business culminated in five large-scale outdoor
pyro/laser/light spectaculars around the country on New Years Eve to
celebrate the coming of the new millennium.
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After
Kellys's video and laser presentation, a variety of laser modules were
played back from ADAT for the enjoyment of all Including some favourites
from years gone by, and last year's Brewster Award winners. The party broke
up around 01:00 and the crew set about tearing down and packing the systems.
Quick Links to Report
Pages
In order to present as many pictures
as possible, we have broken this special report down into a number of pages
to speed access. Most of these are large pages with many images so please be
patient while they download.
Laser
F/X 2000 Report -
Introduction and background
Friday
19 May - Behind
the scenes
Saturday
20 May - The
Pangolin School and Open House
Sunday
21 May A -
Seminars
DMX
Seminar Handout -
By Bill Benner
Sunday
21 May B -
Brewster Awards
Monday
22 May - Trade
Show and LaserFest
Candid
Camera - A
selection of 12 photos (very large page)
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