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ZZYZX, Inc. is proud to announce the next generation in its lighting pre-visualization software with Vision 3.0.  Being shown for the first time at LDI 2008 in Las Vegas, Vision 3.0 has a number of new features that have been requested by the lighting community.  Most significant is Vision 3.0’s ability to run natively on the Mac OSX without the need for Parallels or Bootcamp.  Vision 3.0 is a true native Mac version of ESP Vision.  Flexibility in its development allows it to run on any system running Mac OS X 10.4.1 or greater, and any video card that supports OpenGL 1.4 or greater.  This includes both Intel chipsets and legacy Motorola chipset Macintosh computers, including the Mac Book, Mac Book Pro, iMac, Mac mini, and PowerPC computers. 

 

 

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ESP Vision was selected to provide lighting pre-visualization software and support for use in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games.  Using Vision 2.3, the lighting designers in Beijing pre-programmed 2,000+ moving head lights in 120+ universes.  Utilizing 3 ESP Vision systems, controlled by multiple GrandMA lighting consoles, Mr. Sha Xiao Lan was tasked with the daunting challenge of preparing a memorable and technically superior lighting design for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies with a limited amount of on-site time. In addition, a 4^th Vision system was utilized to pre-program the Orbital Head projectors used during the ceremonies.

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In a recent article published in Live Design, George Panait discusses ESP Vision's critical role in the lighting design and pre-production process for all productions in this beautiful and historic venue. 

Read the full story at
http://livedesignonline.com/theatre/tech_our_house_0908/

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