Section: Moving Lights

Barco Enhances DML-1200 with Axon Media Server

Digital and automated lighting pioneer Barco announced today the release of a fully optimized digital lighting package that harnesses the high brightness and DLP®-quality video capabilities of the DML-1200 digital light and combines it with Axon Media Server. This improved solution offers tour companies, corporate events managers and fixed installations, [...]

Convert a MAC 2000 Wash into a MAC 2000 Beam Without Magic, Just a Conversion Kit

Martin Professional has now made it possible to easily convert two of the most advanced wash lights on the market – the Martin MAC 2000 Wash XB and MAC 2000 Wash – into a powerful beam fixture with an inexpensive conversion kit that installs in minutes.
Ideal for any large scale event where both beam and [...]

SeaChanger Improves the Tungsten SeaChanger Fixture

Fast speeds and more light output… YES PLEASE! SeaChanger just announced these updates to their tungsten color mixing fixture add-on to the ETC Source four.  Increased light output and fast color mixing, how can you go wrong?  Here is more from the official press release.
SeaChanger has improved upon its flagship product line, the SeaChanger Tungsten [...]

Vari-Lite Shipping New VL550 Wash & VL1100 ERS Fixtures

I got super excited when I saw this email hit the inbox, Vari-Lite shipping new fixtures?!? What did I miss?!  Turns out Vari-Lite re-tooled and configured the VL500 Wash and VL100 ERS fixtures with design enhancements and eco-friendly technologies and gave them updated part numbers.  Here is more from the official press release:
Philips Vari-Lite is [...]

Mega-Lite Announces Axis Tri-LED Moving Light

Mega Systems out of Texas recently announced the arrival of their latest product, the Axis Tri-LED moving head fixture.  The fixture packs in 90, 3 watt tri-color RGB LEDs in just 26 pounds total weight.  The Axis Tri-LED is switchable between 110v or 220v and draws just 2.95amps and uses 247 watts of power.
The fixture uses 12 [...]

Elation Announces E Spot LED Moving Light

The new E Spot LED from Elation Professional has got a lot of people buzzing about just what the “E” in its name stands for. “Energy Efficient” is one likely guess, because this compact LED-powered DMX spot fixture produces an output that’s brighter than a typical 150-watt discharge lamp, yet it uses less than [...]

Elation Professional Announces Design Spot LED Mover

Elation Professional recently announced the arrival of another moving light to their Design Spot series of lights, the Deign Spot LED.  The Design Spot LED is an LED-powered version of Elation’s popular Design Spot 250 Pro DMX moving head.
At 48.5 lbs./22 kilograms, the Elation Design Spot LED weighs less than the original Design Spot 250 [...]

Book Review: Automated Lighting, 2nd Edition By Richard Cadena

Back at USITT 2010 in Kansas City, I got a chance to catch up with the Electron Magician himself, Mr. Richard Cadena. I am always in awe when around Mr. Cadena.  Not only is he a wealth of knowledge on lighting, but the entire industry as well. During our talk, I mentioned that I would [...]

GLP Introduces Volks|Light LED Moving Head

GLP or German Light Products has been steadily releasing new LED fixtures this year.  If the pace keeps up, they will have brought six new fixtures to the market by the end of the year.  This time around, GLP introduces their Volks|Light LED moving head. The Volks|Light uses 60 Luxeon Rebel high power LED’s with [...]

City Theatrical Announces Vari-Lite VLX Accessories

City Theatrical just put out their March Newsletter with a bit of interesting news.  Looks like City Theatrical is starting to make accessories for Vari-Lite’s VLX LED moving Light. In the announcement of the Vari-Lite accessories, City details why and how they come up with lighting accessories for different types of lights.  A pretty interesting [...]

Barco/High End Welcomes Intellaspot XT-1 at ProLight + Sound

Barco/High End Systems just announced their offerings at ProLight + Sound this morning. One of the new offerings form the company is the new Intellaspot XT-1.  They also announced a new hybrid switcher and mixer for video/ lighting controller, the SDI-DMX Mixer Pro. Here is more from the press release.
Two new product announcements round out [...]

Martin Has Even More Coming at ProLight + Sound

This week has been all about Martin’s rumored new control surface which is being officially announced next week at ProLight + Sound.  It all started with a little video and then some more details about the desk.  Well, it looks like that is not all that Martin is announncing next week.  They have a couple [...]