ILDA Awards are considered to be one of the highest honors in the laser light show and laser entertainment industry. And at the 2016 ILDA Conference and Awards Ceremony in Baltimore, Maryland (that just concluded), Pangolin and their clients once again won the vast majority of ILDA awards received. Setting a firm precedent yet again, that Pangolin is the industry standard when it comes to laser light show equipment, and technology.
Pangolin’s new FB4 Laser Show Media Server took home the first place award for technical achievement this year. ILDA technical achievement awards recognize outstanding technologies released into the marketplace, and FB4 certainly set a new benchmark in this regard. FB4 is the world’s first “media server for laser shows” and this new network laser show control platform offers laserists a variety of new benefits, including:
Support for all major lighting and laser protocols: Network, DMX, ArtNet, ILDA, Stand-alone with RTC (real time clock).
Full color OLED display – for direct control of all projector settings (including colors, geometry, safety, and more).
Convenient integration and setup options…
FB4 can be build inside of any standard laser show projector.
Or FB4 can be used externally, with an existing ILDA laser show projector.
When working with FB4, it makes it easy for laser show production companies to add lasers into any multimedia show setup (due to the amount of industry protocols FB4 supports). In addition, FB4 vastly reduces the amount of cabling needed to create multiple projector laser displays, while also making it easier to control more lasers, from a single control station.
FB4 also has huge implications for lighting designers who wish to work with lasers, as it makes control of a laser show from a lighting console easier than ever. Due to the fact that FB4 supports both ArtNet and DMX, and that it can be integrated directly inside of a laser show projector, it allows lighting designers to easily control lasers like a standard lighting fixture. Something our colleagues in the lighting community, have wanted for a long time.
You can find more information about FB4, using the following links below:
FB4 product overview
Lasers with FB4
Video of Pangolin Laser show projectors and FB4
Pangolin’s new BEYOND laser show software, also took home the 2nd place award for technical achievement at this year’s ILDA Award Ceremony. BEYOND is a revolutionary new laser show control and design software, that is helping client’s around the world create high end professional laser and multimedia displays. The software is packed with a variety of new and exciting features, including:
Support for all major lighting and laser protocols (ArtNet, DMX, SMPTE, MIDI, OSC, and ILDA)
Advanced “LIVE” laser control settings
True multi-media timeline (laser, video, DMX lighting, pyro, audio, and more)
Powerful effect engine – with more effects possible
Visualization support (WYSIWYG, Realizzer, Capture, Light Converse)
Powerful color palette training system
Enhanced geometric correction tools
Interactive laser display engine
Scripting and customization tools
For custom user interfaces
And the ability to map out any console, MIDI or DMX device
3D animation, drawing and modeling program
Support for 3D Studio MAX, Cinema 4D, Blender, MAYA, etc.
Enhanced frame editor and drawing program – Like Photoshop for lasers
Powerful abstract generator
Integrated Pangolin Cloud – the “iTunes” for laser shows
With hundreds of FREE laser shows
And thousands of FREE pieces of laser clipart available.
You can find more information about BEYOND, using the following links below:
BEYOND information page
BEYOND overview video
Pangolin client’s also won the vast majority of ILDA Awards received, for laser shows, and laser productions. Awards won by Pangolin clients were in the following categories:
Beam/Atmospheric Show – for a single XY scanner pair
Beam/Atmospheric Show – for multiple scanner projectors
Laser Graphic shows
Beams and Screen shows
Nightclub, Disco and Music Festival shows
Corporate laser shows
Live Stage Laser shows
Edited Film / TV / Video laser shows
Multimedia Laser Shows
Laser Fine Art
Innovative Laser Show applications
Laser Photography
Live “Laser Jockey” performance
Pangolin is proud of our clients who take the innovations we develop, and go out into the field creating stunning works of laser art. Below you can see professional laser entertainment companies, all of whom use Pangolin technology and took home ILDA Awards at this year’s conference:
Dream Laser Russia
VisuTek EU
Maxim Ishchik
Lightline Lasertechnik
LaserTech Canada
KVANT
Dynamic Lasers
ER Productions
Future Weapons Lighting
Illuminatus Lasers
Visual Sensation Laser Shows and Technologies
Laservision
LaserNet
Lightwave International