Mystery ETC Image , New Fixture On It’s Way?

We received an interesting email this afternoon for one our moles deep within the bowels of Middleton.  We were sent to an interesting link directing us to ETC’s website with just the above image.  Very little was said within the email about the photo, so we cannot say exactly what we are seeing here.

All well know is that almost every lighting manufacturer out there is pushing their R&D departments to produce a reliable alternative energy source ellipsoidal.  So might this be a shot of a “Source 4” LED or Plasma light source? Is this the huge announcement we are waiting to hear at LDI this year?

When we learn more, we will certainly update you here. And yes, we have “hidden” the link in the image as to help protect our source.  The above image has not been altered in any way other then our watermark.

Nautilus Makes SeaChangers Website

Just over a week ago, we got wind of some more information about the latest color mixing lighting fixture from SeaChanger, the Nautilus. SeaChanger has just recently added the Nautilus to their website with more details about the outdoor rated color mixing fixture.

The Nautilus is the latest in the SeaChanger line of dichroic color changers designed to deliver an energy-efficient class of high intensity lighting, using proven plasma technology. Nautilus is the first outdoor color engine with a LIFI® plasma source that delivers 10,000 lumens out of the fixture while using only 320 watts of power. The LIFI® source leads a new class of solid-state plasma light sources that combine the best features of solid-state electronics and full spectrum plasma emitters.  The results are long-life, energy efficiency and complete color spectrum for general and specialty lighting applications.

With a lamp life of 15,000 hours, Nautilus is the perfect solution for hard-to-reach installations, domes, atria and theme parks. The Nautilus has a CRI of 92, making it an ideal fixture for museum and gallery lighting. The weather-ready Nautilus, with an IP54 rating, is perfectly suited for lighting applications in theme parks, zoos, gardens and outdoor festivals.

Pricing and availability on the Nautilus has not been released yet, but we have heard from reliable sources that the Nautilus will be splashing down down at LDI this year in Orlando, FL.  If you are attending LDI, be sure to stop by SeaChangers booth, 321. Can’t wait till LDI to learn more about the Nautilus, visit SeaChangers website at www.seachangeronline.com.

SeaChanger Has a Leak, But Not the Nautilus

We received an interesting note from our leak deep with in the Largo Florida headquarters of SeaChanger with more information on the Newest Nemo Family member, the Nautilus.  Late last week we mentioned the Facebook announcement of the image that SeaChanger posted about the Nautilus.  Some eagle eyed readers pointed out that the image to the right looked a lot like the Tempest Lighting Storm outdoor enclosure.

Well, our leak has provided us with even more details:

The Nautilus is the latest in the SeaChanger line of dichroic color changers designed to deliver an energy-efficient class of high intensity lighting, using proven plasma technology. Nautilus is the first outdoor color engine with a LIFI® plasma source that delivers 10,000 lumens out of the fixture while using only 320 watts of power. The LIFI® source leads a new class of solid-state plasma light sources that combine the best features of solid-state electronics and full spectrum plasma emitters.  The results are long-life, energy efficiency and complete color spectrum for general and specialty lighting applications.

With a lamp life of 15,000 hours, Nautilus is the perfect solution for hard-to-reach installations, domes, atria and theme parks. The Nautilus has a CRI of 92, making it an ideal fixture for museum and gallery lighting. The weather-ready Nautilus, with an IP54 rating, is perfectly suited for lighting applications in theme parks, zoos, gardens and outdoor festivals. Using patented dichroic filter technology, Nautilus creates millions of rich and reproducible colors with white-to-full saturation color transitions in less than one second.  The filters provide higher transmission efficiency than gels and other materials, and are resistant to temperature and humidity. Versions are available to suit any application in architectural and landscape lighting.

Nautilus is a product of SeaChanger, based out of Largo, FL, who created a milestone in the evolution of theatrical lighting — the CYMxG color changer for ETC Source Four Ellipsoidals. Through unique, patented processes, the ESTA, LFI Innovation and NAB Mario Award winning SeaChanger line of fixtures yields the most robust and highest transmission dichroics available. You control the color, intensity and saturation of theatrical and studio lighting with unprecedented levels of precision and ease.

Look for more information to come with the official release of the Nautilus at LDI this year in Orlando Florida.  You can get more information about the Nautilus by visiting SeaChangers web site at www.seachangeronline.com.

SeaChanger Plans to Announce New Nemo to the Family

We just saw on twitter that Ocean Thin Film, the makes of the CMYG mixing color engine the SeaChanger is gearing up to announce a new member to the Nemo Family of lighting fixtures.  We learned this morning from @SeaChangerET of this by clicking through to their Facebook page. The only thing mentioned on the Facebook page is that is belongs to the Nemo Family and is an Outdoor rated fixture and that it will be on display at LDI next month in the SeaChanger booth.

Since it is in the Nemo family of products, we are assumeing that this new outdoor fixture uses the LIFI Plasma source lamp with a lamp rating of 15,000 lamp hours, a CRI rating of 90+, and draws 285 watts of power.  We hope to hear more about this well before LDI.