Thomas Hase Describes Using Rosco Gel and LEDs

LEDs and gel, who would have thought about that?  typically when we think LEDs we neglect our old trustworthy and reliable friends, the gel color.  LEDs have color changing abilities right in them, whether that be an RGB, RGBA, RGBW or any other combination of different colored LEDs to change colors right in the fixture.

Not so fast there Mr. Lampy, not all LED fixtures are color mixing.  Look at the new Aledin from Robert Juliat, or the Mac 350 entour fixture.  What do they both have in common, white LEDs.  So we have to go back to our old friend the gel to change the fixtures color.

Thomas Hase, working with production designer David Gallo, evolved a unique view for lighting a production of “The Wiz”.  Rather then using color mixing LEDs, he used Rosco gels to create his colors. Take a look at Rosco’s write up about how Mr. Hase did it.

Elation Announces Color Tone 50 with Philips 50 Watt Lexel LED

Elation Professional is proud to launch a major breakthrough in LED color-mixing with the introduction of the Color Tone 50.  A unique and advanced DMX-controllable LED color changer for staging, entertainment and architectural applications, the Color Tone 50 utilizes the all-new 50-watt Philips Lexel LED module, a revolutionary homogenized LED light source.

Unlike previous RGB LED fixtures that produced colors by combining red, green and blue beams from different LED lamps, all of the Color Tone 50’s color blending is done within its single Philips Lexel module, resulting in superior colors and a whole spectrum of whites that are perfectly even and consistent in tone.  This new technology completely eliminates issues than can sometimes occur with RGB mixing, such as uneven output, discoloration, and “halos” or rings around beam edges.

Featuring comparable color-to-color output to a 500-watt halogen fixture with gels, the Color Tone 50 is ideal for theaters, stage shows, churches, trade shows, displays and architectural use. One of its very attractive features is Selectable Color Temperature from 2,700°K to 6,500°K, which allows users to “dial up” a whole spectrum of whites, from warm to cool to daylight. This, along with its convection-cooled silent operation, makes the Color Tone 50 perfect for television and video key lighting applications as well.

Users will find a whole array of other professional features on the Color Tone 50, including a Linear Electronic Dimmer from 0%-100% and a variable Strobe Effect.  Additionally, there are 8 User Assignable Program Presets, which let users edit and save programs either through the front control panel or an external controller.  Up to 48 program scenes can be saved and then called up and run via a menu on the control panel

The Color Tone 50 can be operated in 3 different modes: DMX, Manual or Stand Alone. When used with a DMX controller, it can be run in either 3- or 7-channel modes.  It features Elation’s exclusive RDMX (Remote DMX Addressing), which allows DMX values to be set from the convenience of a DMX-512 controller.

The Color Tone 50 retails for $1,599.95.  Learn more about the Elation Color Tone 50 by visiting Elation’s website at www.elationlighting.com.

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 Fixtures. Through advanced optical engineering, the SeaChanger Tungsten products now have a flatter field, allowing 10% more light out of the fixture, and enables faster color transitions with new firmware.  The SeaChanger firmware upgrade greatly improves the “snap” transition time, with a full-speed, dual rotation that allows you to choose the shortest path to the color of your choice.  This still preserves the smooth, transition-free fades and silent operation that is the benchmark of the SeaChanger family of products.

Head over to SeaChangers web site, www.seachangeronline.com to learn more about the new and improved tungsten fixture.