Advanced Shading, Inc

Stay home and go big. The Dual Format Imager, the ultimate big screen masking system.

Da-Lite adds to its ever expanding line of precision home theater projection screen options with the introduction of the new Dual Format Imager. Designed to partner with Da-Lite’s larger fixed frame home theater projection screens, the Dual Format Imager allows sizes up to 220” of diagonal viewing. That’s over 18 feet of diagonal projection screen entertainment! Choose from either the Cinemascope to HDTV Dual Format, or the HDTV to NTSC Video Dual Format. With either choice, you get fingertip control that’s as easy as reaching for your remote.

Pair the Dual Format Imager with Da-Lite’s Cinema Contour, Da-Snap or Imager fixed frame projection screens that are available in 13 fabric choices in either front or rear projection styles. Combined with the new Dual Format Imager masking system, you can specify a Da-Lite home theater projection screen that’s the perfect Da-Lite home theater solution and give your customers the format choices they desire.

With standard electric operation and wall mounted switch or optional remote control,and Da-Lite’s proprietary “Stay-Flat” masking system design, the Dual Format Imager is the newest solution for ultra-large home theater installations that require easy video format selection.

 Advanced Shading sells and installs Da-Lite screens. For a small selection of Da-Lite products, please click here.

Working on your own rollershade project? We have the tools to help you on our webshop. But which clutch and tube combination should you choose? Use this handy chart to figure out the right gear based on the shade width, height, and fabric weight. Note that the recommendations are based on minimums, so there’s no harm in using heavier duty clutches than needed.

For your own pdf guide on how to choose the right clutch and tube, click here.

Sivoia® QS is the next generation of shading technology from Lutron, and the ideal solution for total light control.  The Sivoia QS shading product family includes roller shades, drapery tracks, and skylight shades.  Its simplified wiring and common communication language allow for easy integration with Lutron lighting controls, including the GRAFIK Eye® QS and Quantum systems.  Control electric and daylight at the touch of a button. 

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Measuring your windows for shades is easy! Just grab a pen, some paper, and a steel measuring tape, and you’ll be ready to order your custom made shades.

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Silent Gliss products are created by Swiss engineers who are continually releasing exceptional and  innovative new products. Marketed for high-end home and commercial applications, Silent Gliss can cover any window with custom made window treatments to customer’s exact specifications. While bent and recessed drapery tracks are a specialty, Silent Gliss are known for their roller shade systems, verticals, and skylight shades as well.

For a quote, please contact us today.

Silent Gliss parts are available in our online store.

Lutron Electronics has been around since 1961, after releasing a product that was revolutionary at the time, a dimmer switch. Now Lutron is know worldwide for excellence in all aspects of light control and has gained ground as a favorite option for motorized shading systems. The Sivoia QED (Quiet Electronic Drive) line, a reliable and easy control system that can be fully integrated with existing home control systems is likely our most popular product. Lutron recently released the QS system which boasts advanced control options including a wireless control setup.

Lutron motorized systems can be used for roman shades, roller shades, and drapery tracks. Lutron offers a wide variety of fabrics for any application, whether you reqiuire privacy, blackout, or sheer window coverings.

For a quote, please contact us today.

Lutron parts are available in our online store.

One job we’re particularly proud of is an installation at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. The aim was to provide a double layer of treatments to provide blackout shading for multimedia presentations in the museum’s ornate Samsung Hall. The picture below shows the resulting effectiveness of this roller shade system. Decorative roman shades were later installed to finish the look.

The shades pictured are 180″ x 180″ with a fixed 180″ x 96″ arch above, and are the Silent Gliss 4840 roller system which are ideal for situations where you need very large window coverings but can’t get power to motorized shades.

With widths as large as 200″ and a height of up to 240″, these rollershades can be operated with ease, thanks to the patented planetary gear reduction system.