Live Design Magazine [primary-term] press release archives: The city that never sleeps put on a Fourth of July show that extended well beyond the 37th Annual Macy's Fireworks Spectacular to the Empire State Building (ESB) where a grandMA2 console and an MA VPU plus video processing unit controlled a dazzling pixel-mapped lighting display on the landmark. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting in North America.
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This reminds me of when this past summer when I was working at a lighting company and we did a show around a skyscraper as well. I'm always amazed by the capabilities of an MA2 board. I have limited training on one, but even what I do know is incredible. The ability to do bitmap effects, pixel mapping, bump/beat sequences, etc so easily really brings complex lighting designs into perspective for me. I used to go to these crazy shows and wonder how they ever accomplished such a feat with the lighting, but now i know. With the right console and a good design idea, you can really create anything.
Pixel mapping has always been something that has interested me. Primarily working in sound prior to college I did not have much time to work with the technology necessary to preform these amazing shows. Reading this article even furthered my desire to learn more about this field. I look forward to reading more about this in the years to come and seeing how this method advances through the years.
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