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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | ||||||||
Song by the Beatles from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | ||||||||
Released | 1 June 1967 | |||||||
Recorded | 1 March 1967 EMI Studios, London |
Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||||||
Length | 3:28 | |||||||
Label | Parlophone R6022 | |||||||
Writer | Lennon–McCartney | |||||||
Producer | George Martin | |||||||
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band track listing | ||||||||
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney,[1] for the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[2] This album became the biggest selling album of the 1960s and remains today the biggest selling studio album in India, among other countries.
Lennon's son, Julian, inspired the song with a nursery school drawing he called "Lucy — in the sky with diamonds". Shortly after the song's release, speculation arose that the first letter of each of the title nouns intentionally spelled LSD.[3] Although Lennon denied it, the BBC banned the song. In a 2004 interview, Paul McCartney said that the song is about LSD, stating, "A song like 'Got to Get You into My Life', that's directly about pot, although everyone missed it at the time ... Day Tripper", he says, "that's one about acid. 'Lucy in the Sky,' that's pretty obvious. There's others that make subtle hints about drugs, but, you know, it's easy to overestimate the influence of drugs on the Beatles' music."[4]
Most of the song is in simple triple metre (3/4 time), but the chorus is in 4/4 time. The song modulates between musical keys, using the key of A major for verses, B♭ major for the pre-chorus, and G major for the chorus.[5] It is sung by Lennon over an increasingly complicated underlying arrangement which features a tamboura, played by George Harrison, lead electric guitar put through a Leslie speaker, played by Lennon, and a counter melody on Lowrey organ played by McCartney and taped with a special organ stop sounding "not unlike a celeste".[6] Session tapes from the initial 1 March 1967 recording of this song reveal Lennon originally sang the line "Cellophane flowers of yellow and green" as a broken phrase, but McCartney suggested that he sing it more fluidly to improve the song.[7]
Title and lyrics[edit]
Julian's drawing[edit]
Lennon's inspiration for the song came when his son, Julian, showed him a nursery school drawing he called "Lucy — in the Sky with Diamonds", depicting his classmate, Lucy O'Donnell (later Lucy Vodden), who died in 2009. Julian Lennon said, "I don't know why I called it that or why it stood out from all my other drawings, but I obviously had an affection for Lucy at that age. I used to show dad everything I'd built or painted at school, and this one sparked off the idea..."[8][9][10] O'Donnell (now Vodden), in a BBC radio interview in 2007, said, "I remember Julian and I both doing pictures on a double-sided easel, throwing paint at each other, much to the horror of the classroom attendant ... Julian had painted a picture and on that particular day his father turned up with the chauffeur to pick him up from school."[11] Lennon said he was surprised at the idea that the song title was a hidden reference to LSD.[3]
It was purely unconscious that it came out to be LSD. Until someone pointed it out, I never even thought of it. I mean, who would ever bother to look at initials of a title? It's not an acid song. The imagery was Alice in the boat.
Lennon had read and admired the works of Lewis Carroll, and the title of Julian's drawing reminded him of a passage in Through the Looking Glass in which Alice floats in a "boat beneath a sunny sky." Lennon drew on some of the images in Carroll's Through the Looking Glass and Alice in Wonderland when he wrote the lyrics for "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds".[12]
Lennon's original handwritten lyrics sold at auction in 2011 for $230,000.[13]
Rolling Stone magazine described the song as "Lennon's lavish daydream"[14] and music critic Richie Unterberger said "'Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds' was one of the best songs on The Beatles' famous Sgt. Pepper album, and one of the classic songs of psychedelia as a whole. There are few other songs that so successfully evoke a dream world, in both the sonic textures and words." [15] In a review for the BBC, Chris Jones described the song as "nursery rhyme surrealism" that contributed to Sgt. Pepper's "revolutionary ... sonic carpet that enveloped the ears and sent the listener spinning into other realms." [16]
In later interviews, Lennon expressed disappointment with the Beatles' arrangement of the recording, complaining that inadequate time was taken to fully develop his initial idea for the song. He also said that he had not sung it very well. "I was so nervous I couldn't sing," he told journalist Ray Connolly, "but I like the lyrics."[17]
The song has the distinction of being the first Beatles recording to be referenced by the group themselves: the second verse of Lennon's "I Am the Walrus", released on Magical Mystery Tour at the end of 1967, contains the lyric "see how they fly, like Lucy in the sky, see how they run..." In November 1967 John Fred and his Playboy Band released a parody/tribute song called "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)"[18] which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks and reached the number one spot in a number of other countries around the world.[19]
The Dream Theater song "Octavarium" contains three song names:
- Sailing on the seven seize the day tripper diem's ready
- Jack the ripper Owens Wilson Phillips and my supper's ready
- Lucy in the sky with diamond Dave's not here I come to save the
- day...
Pink Floyd namechecks "Lucy in the sky" on "Let There Be More Light", the opening song on A Saucerful of Secrets (1968). The lyrics are by Roger Waters.
It was played by the Grateful Dead from 1993, and subsequently played by The Dead.
Porcupine Tree's debut album On the Sunday of Life released in 1991 features the song "Footprints" directly referring to the song. Its chorus contains the lyrics: "tangerine trees and marmalade skies! And plasticine porters with looking-glass ties!"[citation needed]
A 3.2 million year-old, 40% complete fossil skeleton of an Australopithecus afarensis specimen discovered in 1974 was named "Lucy" because the Beatles song was being played loudly and repeatedly on a tape recorder in the camp. The phrase "Lucy in the skies" became "Lucy in disguise" to the anthropologists, because they initially did not understand the impact of their discovery.[20]
The White dwarf star BPM 37093, which contains a core of crystallised carbon roughly 4000 km in diameter, is informally named "Lucy" as a tribute to the Beatles song.[21]
One of the main characters of Hiro Mashima's manga Fairy Tail, Lucy Heartfilia, takes her name from the song.[22]
Jim Carrey's character in the film Mr. Popper's Penguins uses the first two lines of the song as a sales pitch to describe the establishment that his company plans on building to take the place of an old restaurant.
In Runaways, Karolina Dean temporarily used Lucy in the Sky as her alias and later on, Xavin tells her that he told the band at their wedding to play "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" because it reminded him of her.
In the American TV series Fringe, the character Peter Bishop uses the line "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in episode 4 of season 1, "The Arrival".
In the 2001 film I Am Sam, Sam (Sean Penn) names his daughter (Dakota Fanning) "Lucy Diamond Dawson" after the song. Beatles song covers and references are prominent throughout the film.
In Angela Robinson's short movie D.E.B.S., one of the main characters is named Lucy in the Sky. In the feature film, D.E.B.S., based on the short, the character is named Lucy Diamond.
The song "La Fee Verte" by British rock band Kasabian contains the lyric "I see Lucy in the sky, Telling me I'm high."
Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller samples the opening chords of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in the outro to the song "Desperado" off of his 2012 mixtape Macadelic.
The Swedish rock band Royal Republic mentioned "Lucy in the sky" in their song "Full Steam Spacemachine"
- "I love to lie with Lucy in the sky, no one can ever know"
Also, in Veronica Maggio's song "Jag kommer", the second line of the song says "I'm Lucy in the Sky, I'm high above the clouds."
The instrumentation on the track is:[23]
- John Lennon – double-tracked vocal, acoustic guitar, piano
- Paul McCartney – harmony vocal, bass guitar, Lowrey organ
- George Harrison – lead guitar, sitar, tambura
- Ringo Starr – drums, maracas
Cover versions[edit]
Elton John[edit]
This section needs additional citations for verification. (May 2010) |
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | ||||
Single by Elton John | ||||
B-side | "One Day (At a Time)" | |||
Released | 18 November 1974 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
Length | 6:16 5:54 (7" version) |
Label | MCA (US/Canada) DJM Records |
Writer(s) | Lennon–McCartney | |||
Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
Elton John singles chronology | ||||
In 1974, Elton John released a cover version as a single. Recorded at the Caribou Ranch, it featured backing vocals and guitar by John Lennon under the pseudonym Dr. Winston O'Boogie (Winston being Lennon's middle name). The single topped the US Billboard pop charts for two weeks in January 1975 as well as the Canadian RPM national singles chart for four weeks spanning January and February, eventually. The B-Side of the single was also a John Lennon composition, "One Day (At a Time)", a song from Lennon's 1973 album Mind Games. As with the A-Side, Lennon appears on the B-Side, playing guitar. In the US it was certified Gold on 29 January 1975 by the RIAA.[citation needed] As of 2013, Elton is the only artist to have a Beatles' cover reach #1.
During their collaboration, Elton John appeared on John Lennon's song "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night". Lennon promised to appear live with Elton at Madison Square Garden if "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" became a #1 single.[24] It did, and on Thanksgiving Night, 28 November 1974, Lennon kept his promise. They performed "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night", and "I Saw Her Standing There".
In introducing "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Elton John said he believed it to be "one of the best songs ever written." The Lennon-sung "I Saw Her Standing There" (credited to the Elton John Band featuring John Lennon) was originally released in 1975 on the B-Side of Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom" single. In 1981, all three live songs were issued on 28th November 1974, an Elton John EP.[25] In 1990, the three songs were made available on the Lennon box set. In 1996, they were also included on the remastered edition of Elton John's Here and There album. Elton John once stated that "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song that I never do in a set at a concert simply because it reminds me too much of John Lennon. This is the same with Empty Garden." It was a part of his repertoire until 1976.
It also appeared on the 1976 musical documentary, All This and World War II.
Chart (1974-1975) | Peak position |
Canadian RPM Top Singles[26] | 1 |
Germany (Media Control AG)[27] | 31 |
Italy (FIMI)[28] | 31 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] | 11 |
UK (Official Charts Company)[30] | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[31] | 1 |
- In 1968, William Shatner on The Transformed Man
- In 1977, the London Symphony Orchestra on Classic Rock
- In 1978, Natalie Cole on the album Natalie Live!
- In 1978, Stargard in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- In 1987, The Hooters as a B-Side to "Johnny B."
- In 1988, The Christians on the charity compilation album Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father
- In 1988, Frank Zappa parodied the song in live concerts as "Louisiana Hooker with Herpes", with lyrics about Jimmy Swaggart and his sex scandal
- In 1992, Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids parodied the song as "Luci in the Sky with Demons" on the cassette tape The Family Jams
- In 2001, The Black Crowes on the soundtrack of the movie I Am Sam
- In 2003, Hyde on the single "Horizon"
- In 2005, Katie Melua on Piece by Piece
- In 2006, PUFFY on the "Hataraku Otoko" single, for the anime series Hataraki Man
- In 2007, Bono and The Edge performed the song on the Across the Universe soundtrack
- In 2009, Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band
- In 2009, Cheap Trick released Sgt. Pepper Live, which included the song
- In 2009, Cobra Starship released Living in The Sky With Diamonds, a reference to the song
- In 2011, Veronica Maggio released single "Jag kommer", which includes a reference to the song
- In 2012, Mac Miller released "Desperado", which samples the song in its outro
- Elton John - lead and backing vocals, piano, mellotron, harpsichord
- John Lennon - backing vocals, lead guitar
- Davey Johnstone - rhythm guitar
- Dee Murray - bass guitar
- Nigel Olsson - drums
- Ray Cooper - tambourine, bells
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- ^ Everett, Walter. The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver through the Anthology. Oxford University Press, USA, 1999, p. 104
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- ^ Anon. "Judy in Disguise Lyrics by John Fred". CD Universe. CD Universe/Muze Inc. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Hawtin, Steve. "Song title 888 - Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)". tsort.info. tsort. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ Johanson & Edey 1981, p. 22.
- ^ Aguilar, David. "This Valentine's Day, Give The Woman Who Has Everything The Galaxy's Largest Diamond" (Press release). Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Mashima, Hiro (2008). Fairy Tail, Volume 2. Del Rey Manga. ISBN 978-0-345-50330-5.
- ^ MacDonald 2005, p. 240.
- ^ Sheff 2000, p. 31.
- ^ "Elton John Band Featuring John Lennon And Muscle Shoals Horns, The* - 28th November, 1974 at Discogs". Discogs.com. 28 November 1974. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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- The Beatles (2000). The Beatles Anthology. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-2684-8.
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- Johanson, Donald Carl; Edey, Maitland (1981). Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind. St Albans: Granada. ISBN 0-586-08437-1.
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- MacDonald, Ian (2005). Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties (Second Revised ed.). London: Pimlico (Rand). ISBN 1-84413-828-3.
- Miles, Barry (1997). Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-5249-6.
- Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.
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Preceded by "Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy |
US Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Elton John version) 4 January 1975 (two weeks) |
Succeeded by "Mandy" by Barry Manilow |
Preceded by "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas |
Canadian RPM number-one single (Elton John version) 11 January 1975 (four weeks) |
Succeeded by "Please Mr. Postman" by The Carpenters |


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Grocery Helper
100 - 500 downloads
- Useful
- Lots of categories
- No brands, no item's photos
Grocery Helper - Lite allows you to design your own shopping list
It's time to forget paper and pencil. Shopping list now are smart, since they could be design and viewed from your mobile device. This is the purpose of Grocery Helper. A simple tool to generate shopping list at your whim.
First off, you have to select among all the categories those items you want to buy. Then, you unit must be selected (g, gallons, can, case, etc) as well as the quantity. You also can choose the store where you're going to buy it. By default there are 4: Costco, Sams Club, Walmart and Whole Food. You cannot set the place if you don't want it. Repeat this process with all the items you want to buy. In case there isn't a category or an item in the default list, you can easily add it. Finally, several several shopping list can be created, sorting them by issues, for instance. Lists can be edited at any time, even after generated.
The idea behind this app is really useful. The interface isn't as intuitive as expected. It should be more visual, easy to handle, including photos as well as brand's names.
Grocery Helper has been developed by DoNetIdeas, an emerging developer focused on smart apps that make our day-by-day easier.
* Pre-loaded grocery lists include hundreds of common items. You can easily customize them to your needs
* Inventory level icons give you visualized indication of how much each item is left
* Doing inventory is so simple. You just click on the icon and choose the level from a popupGenerate/update shopping list from inventory list by one click
* Update inventory lists from shopping list after you are done shoppingMass change allows you to edit multiple items quickly (full version only)
* Group by location or store to make checking inventory and shopping easier
* Online list editor allows you to edit your list from desktop computer
Previous release notes:
Fix unit disappearing issue when click on inventory level to edit quantity
Fix list saving issue when notes for items have apostrophe
Remove network access in full version
Fix price display issue
Fix "Force Close" bug when check off items in group by store/location
Fix list renaming issue
12/27/2011 - Version 1.1.1
• Minor bug fixes
Fix "Force Close" and other minor bugs
12/16/2011 - Version 1.1.0
• Fix store display issue when sending shopping list
• Allow sending list as text message
• Other minor bug fixes and improvement
Full version only. Separate purchase of GroceryHelperSyncProvider is required)
• Sync and backup lists to server
• Share lists between users
Separate drag/drop re-ordering to its own mode. It is under "Sort Manually" now
Recompile for latest Android OS
Allow user to choose dark or light theme(Android 3.0+ and full version only)
Other bug fixes
Some lists where this application appears: Reviewed by Emmanuel Lund.
Exactly what I needed! Love the preloaded lists! A word of advise to everybody, download their chore checklist too! These devs have some kick butt apps!

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What are you doing with your time? You can't hoard it. You can't get more of it. And you've got the same amount of it as the next person.
So let's deal with reality. Someone who really does love you very much deposits into your bank of time 86,400 seconds every single day. That someone is God. And the condition is that you must spend it. You can't save up time today and apply it toward tomorrow—there's no such thing as a 27-hour day. Each and every day, you have the opportunity to invest your precious commodity of time.I like the way Paul wrote about this in Ephesians 5:15-17, NIV:"Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is."
In our limited amount of time, we spend it following something or someone. Who are you following with your time? Who or what are you giving your time to?


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Happy birthday, KAK! I hope you and the kitties are having a wonderful day!
Happy birthday, KAK! I hope you and the kitties are having a wonderful day!
Yikes! I've been Boo'd ... right off of the stage!
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(Romans 8:28)
I've been defrosted-- Thanks, Sana
I hope the kats are spoiling YOU today!!!
No matter what anyone does, someone some where will be offended some how!!!!
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Happy Birthday KAK I hope it's a good one for you.
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Men, it has been well said, think in herds. It will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one."
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Death thought about it.
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Stefan Helmreich
Associate professor of anthropology
areas of expertise:
anthropology, law and science professional ethics, engineering education, women in science
Stefan Helmreich received his BA from University of California, Los Angeles (anthropology, 1989) and his MA and PhD from Stanford University (anthropology, 1995). He has worked as a postdoctoral associate in science and technology studies at Cornell University, an external faculty fellow at the Center for the Critical Analysis of Contemporary Culture at Rutgers University, and as assistant professor of science and society at New York University.
Helmreich's anthropological research centers on contemporary biologists puzzling through the conceptual and technical boundaries of the category of life itself. He has written extensively on Artificial Life, a field dedicated to the computer simulation of living systems, notably in
Silicon Second Nature: Culturing Artificial Life in a Digital World
(University of California Press, 1998), which in 2001 won the Diana Forsythe Book Prize from the American Anthropological Association.
He recently finished work on a book about how scientific portraits of the oceans are transforming as marine biologists reimagine the sea through the language and techniques of genomics, bioinformatics, biotechnology, biodiversity mapping and systems modeling. Titled
Alien Ocean: An Anthropology of Marine Biology and the Limits of Life
, the monograph zeroes in on recent work in marine microbiology, reporting on fieldwork undertaken with scientists at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and in areas of the open ocean outside national sovereignty.
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Three Reasons to Install a Runco Home Theater
Friday, July 12, 2013
Three Reasons to Install a Runco Home Theater
After years of coveting and contemplating, I am finally installing a proper front-projection Runco system into my own home. I don't want to make too many lame excuses for being behind my colleagues and friends in having a theater, but I finally have a room where I can control the light and have the wall space to accommodate a theater and construction has begun. I will provide additional progress updates as it continues, but needless to say, myself and my family are very excited!
Which leads me to the discussion today, why install a Runco home theater? As a self-described technology geek, I had always wanted a theater, but the reason that we pulled the trigger was more about my role as a Mom and Wife, than as the VP of marketing for Planar and Runco. Here are the three, very personal reasons, why I wanted a Runco theater in my home.
3. Nothing beats diagonal inches for family movie night
We have a long-standing Friday night tradition of getting pizza and "watching something upstairs." Recently, we have enjoyed a beautiful Runco Vistage 63" flat panel and I have nothing but good things to say about that display. Absolutely beautiful! However, due to the layout of the room, my daughter (who is seven and quite petite at that) could only see the screen when the sofa was reclined and she was sitting in one particular place at the table. It was less accessible for her than it was for others in the family. So, now we are looking forward to watching movies or "So You Think You Can Dance?" episodes on an 110" screen for a more immersive experience that can be viewed from any portion of the room. That 110" Stewart screen is a whopping 300% bigger than the Vistage in terms of square inches (5,167 vs 1,695) and those extra diagonal inches have a huge impact.
2. It makes my home a destination for our friends
For years, my husband has participated in a Sunday night "Men's Movie Night." They go to some shoot-em-up movie that nobody's wife wants to see and love every minute of it (well, except for the sticky floors, uncomfortable seats, and noisy patrons). If nothing of interest was in the theaters (and that is often the case), they'd meet up in someone's home to watch a BluRay instead. Due to the set-up we had, our home was always on the list (I mentioned earlier how incredible movies looked our Runco display). But with this new set-up, our house will be the preferred location for these home cinema experiences.
Sure, I am in the professional video business and having nice displays at home is an occupational hazard, but now that will be apparent from the moment someone walks into the room and sees the impressive QuantumColor Q-750d on the ceiling and screen on the wall. We choose not to put it in the back of the room, although we could have with the equally-fabulous Ultra version, because we wanted the room to be a spokesperson for Runco. It will get lots of deserved attention and I have already heard my husband giving an impassioned explanation to our friends about the benefits of Runco's Infinilight LED illumination system and Runco SmartColor. Which, I must admit, is a proud moment!
1. It makes my home a destination for my kids' friends
Friends of mine, whom I consider particularly good at this impossible job called "raising kids," have expressed to me time and time again the importance of knowing your children and their friends as they grow. This is especially true during the teenage years, where the influence of peers is so pronounced. My children are still in elementary school, but even now I see the impact of their friends on their choices and attitudes. And frankly, I want to continue to know them, and their friends, and have an influence as long as I can. Having a home theater is the kind of thing that will bring kids to our house. We will stock the fridge in the back of the room with snacks and beverages. We will have great movies and shows available. We will create the kind of environment in our media room that makes our house the place to be on a Friday or Saturday night.
These are just some of the reasons that we are now working on the theater. We know that it is an investment that will pay dividends for our family and friends for years to come.
Stay tuned for more updates on the theater and for pictures of the finished room, coming soon!
Introducing the Runco QuantumColor Q-650i: Unsurpassed performance in an energy-efficient package
Tuesday, August 23, 2011Runco is proud to announce an addition to the Runco QuantumColor™ Q-650i. This LED theater projector utilizes lampless technology which uses 70% less power than lamp-based projection and requires no maintenance. In addition, the Q-650i pairs QuantumColor's revolutionary technological advancements, like Runco SmartColor™and InstantOn™ to create an energy-efficient system, without mercury or lead, that delivers must-see projection performance. This combination makes the Q-650i the perfect solution for dedicated theaters.
The QuantumColor™Q-650i offers the largest color gamut ever available in home theater projection combining Runco's Personal Color Equalizer™ proprietary color management with the ability to measure ColorContrast™, enabling colors to be 'turned up' to achieve greater realism and dimensionality. The result is an unsurpassed visual experience that must be seen to be understood.
For enhanced customization and aesthetic appeal the Q-650i can be customized with Runco's ColourPalette™ design options to create a truly one-of-a-kind projector aligned with the aesthetic of the luxury home.
Knowledge is Power!
Thursday, July 28, 2011Digital media is evolving. Designers and architects are looking beyond traditional uses like way finding and advertising. Using digital media in place of traditional print artwork to create a living space or configuring displays in a free-standing sculpture are just a few of the innovative and remarkable ways to move beyond the big black box. Even with mainstream media wall installations, you can transform a space or achieve business objectives in new and dynamic ways.
Planar (Runco's parent company) can help get you started in digital media design by offering an opportunity to learn the basics of designing media walls through our free online training course: Designing Media Walls: Imagery, video, and information on digital canvases. The one-hour course provides a primer on media wall technology, reviewing key specification items, components, a list of design considerations, case studies and a review of media wall trends. Upon course completion you are eligible to earn AIA (American Institute of Architects) and state credit and qualify for HSW. Register today!
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