Lightwright 5 started shipping September 1st and many lighting users have already received their copy and started using it. If you haven't seen LW5 yet, watch John talk about its many new features in this video.

PLASA 2009 was held this year from September 13- 16 at London's Earls Court. We saw friends from all over the world and showed our new products. We've spent a lot of time in Europe this year supporting our dealers and lighting users, and in fact, this was our fifth trade show in Europe this year.

We use the iW Blast TR Lighting Kits to light our City Theatrical training videos. They are easy to use and set up in seconds. This tutorial, provided to us by Canada's CBC, was developed to help lighting practitioners learn to use the iW Blast fixture in TV lighting. We think you will find it informative. Our thanks to Brad Dickson of the CBC for making us aware of it.

The use of RDM (Remote Device Management) is growing at a faster rate as more manufacturers are releasing RDM lighting equipment. We asked RDM expert Peter Willis to tell us what is driving this increasing rate of change and what it will mean to lighting users.