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Our Open House Day

     Last week we hosted an Open House event, where we invited you into our headquarters to meet our crew and see what we have been up to lately. We had an overwhelming response, with a lot of attendees and a huge amount of enthusiasm for some of our new gear. It was great to see some familiar faces as well as meet some new ones!                       A particular highlight from the event was the Australian launch of the brand-new Infinity FX 402 bar (see the video on INSTAGRAM). ...

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Melbourne’s historic Plaza Ballroom lighting goes LED

Melbourne’s historic Plaza Ballroom lighting goes LED.   A striking fusion of heritage elegance and modern lighting technology, the historic Plaza Ballroom at the Regent Theatre has entered a bold new era of illumination.                   Built in 1929 and meticulously restored in the 1990s, the Plaza Ballroom is renowned for its opulent Spanish Rococo design, featuring a grand staircase, high ceilings, intricate plasterwork, red carpets, blue silk windows, and spectacular chandeliers. As part of the heritage-listed Regent Theatre, the ballroom presents a unique blend of architectural and theatrical lighting challenges, demanding both ...

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Next Generation Furion Fixtures now in HIRE

The Next Generation of Infinity Furion has arrived.   Clearlight Shows are now pleased to introduce a range of next generation Infinity Furion Moving Spots and Profiles into our rental inventory. The Infinity Furion S402 Spot and Infinity Furion P402 Profile improve on the already existing Infinity Furion Moving light fixtures that have been serving us well in the hire department since their introduction in late 2019.   Compared to their predecessors, these next generation units are smaller, lighter and IP65 rated. However, still retain and improve on the same fixture characteristics as their earlier counterparts, making combining the old ...

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ProLight + Sound 2024

Recently our general manager Martin Bowman travelled to Frankfurt for the 2024 ProLight+Sound expo. It was a whirlwind trip of just one week, but Martin managed to fit in a lot, even a bit of sightseeing around Frankfurt and a day trip to Strasbourg, France – as well as catching up with our top European suppliers Highlite Group and Capture Sweden both of whom are celebrating their 30 year trading anniversary this year! It was celebrations all round. PL+S is an excellent experience to see everything that is available for our industry in the one location. It provides broad networking ...

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Lampy Console

  The Showtec LAMPY light controllers from Highlite International make running your show easy, fast, and fun to operate. Offering a strong set of features for use with conventional and intelligent fixtures, control your lights with the very user-friendly and an intuitive control interface. By adding an external HD touchscreen to compliment the onboard 10.1” screen, selection of groups, presets, fixture view, virtual playbacks, cue-list window, and DMX output windows, is right at the tip of your fingers.    Available in the range are 2 models: the LAMPY 20 with 10 multifunctional faders; and the LAMPY 40 with 30 multifunctional ...

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Highlite Artecta at Wyndham Art Prize

Wyndham Art Prize x Clearlight Shows Recently Clearlight was asked to come and assess if we could help the Wyndham Cultural Centre get their lights in tip top shape for the annual Art Prize exhibition. We were keen to help and knew there was a tight deadline on the installation as the prize opening was in a few days. John was able to supply some Highlite Artecta Trenton GU10 track light fixtures to complete the space just in time for the opening. The Artecta Trenton GU10 Track Light is a track fixture with GU10 socket, suitable for a 3-phase track ...

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Capture 2022 Update

Capture 2022 Update – What’s New?     In the 2022 update Capture have introduced new features for enhanced modelling detail, paperwork accuracy and customisation, and livelier visualisation. The new cabling tool now makes it possible to draw and calculate the cable runs required by your design. Trusses have been revised featuring more detailed models and even custom loaded ones. The library has been separated from the installer and the process for updating the library happens within Capture. A new measuring mode is now available including multi-point measurement capabilities. You can also load your own SVG files as plot symbols ...

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Infinity IFX-640

Infinity iFX-640 Clearlight Shows introduces the new Infinity iFX-640 effect moving head from Highlite International with 6×40 W RGBW LEDs and individual pixel control. This creative eye-candy lighting fixture is fit to create perfectly stunning effects with its 4 dimmer curves, continuously bi-rotating front lens, circular prism (flower effect) and strobe function. With the iFX-640 you can create nice colours, from punchy saturates to smooth pastels and whites. It’s also possible to seamlessly transition from a narrow 5° beam to a wide 36° wash due to its motorised zoom. The motorised diffraction blades at the front of the light opening ...

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Chimp Lighting Console Updates

News in the Chimp Console Range from Highlite   Highlite International have released a new software update to coincide with the new products available to use with the Infinity Chimp Lighting Console range. This latest version builds on the powerful, but simple to use operating experience and takes that to the next level of performance and output. Now the Infinity Chimp Lighting Console can compete towards the top end of the market leaders for performance, without the expected price tag that goes with it. The development of the Infinity Chimp Lighting Console software is an ever-evolving process, and the Highlite ...

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Stage Lighting Hire and More….

LIGHTING CONSOLES HIRE  ||  MOVING LIGHTS FOR HIRE  ||  LED LIGHTS HIRE  ||  RIGGING FOR HIRE  ||  SEE MORE HIRE                   Lighting Hire in Melbourne   Did you know? Clearlight Shows offers a range of lighting hire options for various applications. We offer stage lighting hire, event lighting hire, production lighting hire, gallery lighting hire and many more lighting hire options.   If you want to hire lights in Melbourne, Clearlight Shows is your one stop shop for lighting hire. We also offer a range of extra consumables to complement your hire ...

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