GLP’s JDC1 New Moto: Be Aggressive, Be, Be Aggressive

Remember back in high school, being at a football or basketball game when the cheerleaders would chant, Be Aggressive, Be, Be, Aggressive? That is what the new mode for the GLP JDC1 Strobe reminds me of. As if the JDC1 wasn’t bright enough, GLP made available a software update that takes the strobe to MAX POWER.

The new mode, Aggressive, increases output by 180% when the RGB color plates are not being used. Is any one else’s eyes starting to water just thinking about that?

Here is Aggressive Mode explained by GLP:

The new JDC1 software version (1.71) comes with a new feature: The Aggressive Mode!This new mode enables a significant increase to the flash output for all existing JDC1 units in the market.In ‘Aggressive Mode’, the flash rate and duration are controlled as in normal flash mode. However, if the intensity on the RGB plates is below 100%, the extra available power is now pushed to the white beam LED’s in the tube section of the fixture.This gives an even more powerful beam flash than in the other flash modes, approx. twice as bright!In this mode, if the RGB plate LED’s are at zero intensity, it will give maximum beam flash intensity. If you increase the RGB plate output, the beam intensity will be balanced to give the best performance from the available power of the fixture. If you set the RGB plate intensity to maximum on all three colors, the beam output will be the same as in normal flash mode.

To learn more about the Aggressive mode for the JDC1, visit GLP’s website at www.germanlightproducts.com.

GLP Prepares to Launch Impression SpotOne LED Profile Moving Head

GLP or German Light Products is preparing to launch their latest LED moving lighting into the market, the Impression SpotOne.  The SpotOne was shown at LDI 2010 in Las Vegas. A few short months after, GLP is ramping up production and preparing to release the SpotOne into the wild.

The SpotOne is a 400 watt RGB LED chipset producing close to the same output as a 700w discharge lamp.  All the while only a max of 400 watts of power. The fixture is auto sensing from 100-240v and 50-60Hz.

The SpotOne had 8 or 16 bit resolution with 24 channels of DMX in basic mode or up to 33 channels in extended mode. The fixture include not only 3 pin in/out, but 5 pin in/out and a Neutrik Ethercon connection for Art-Net.

Features included in the SpotOne:

• Motorized zoom: 10-32
• Full RGB mixing
• Gobo wheel 2: 5 x glass, 2 x metal; rotating and indexable
• Effect wheel
• Iris
• Prism, rotating, indexable and interchangeable
• Mechanical dimming from 0% – 100%
• Mechanical shutters

GLP has yet to update their website with the SpotOne.  Look for the fixture to start shipping in early February. Visit www.glp.de to learn more about the Impression line up of fixtures.