Multiform to Unveil New Gll Products at Shanghai Pro Light & Sound 2010
Multiform will be announcing the latest additions to their range of LED lighting fixtures on the booth of their international distributor Adelto Ltd. (Hall W1 No. 1E86) at the Shanghai Pro Light & Sound show October 12 -15.
The new Gll products are designed for indoor or outdoor use with an IP65 rating. The HP3 uses single chip RGB LEDs to provide a very bright light source.ThenewHP5modelsincorporateRGBAW LEDs to provide the widest range of colours. All models use Neutrik XLR5 and PowerCon connectors and a conversion kit to replace these with PG9/11 fittings for outdoor use.
MultiSpot GII-HP3
This new 72W – 2950lm TriLED version of the 2nd generation MultiSpot HP is the right choice where narrow beam angles are not needed, but the colour consistency at short distances is a requirement. Focussing on only RGB as the source colours, the total brightness of this unit is very impressive. It features a Flexible DMX control scheme with 4 different control modes, RGB and HSL, with either combined or separated dimmer/strobe channels.
MultiSpot GII-HP5
This 70W – 2600lm 2nd generation MultiSpot HP comes with a wide colour range, 6 DMX control modes, powerful RGBAW LED panel, advanced HSL colour mixing control and a large user friendly LCD display. It is one of the few fixtures in the market to provide narrow beam angles due to its discrete LED design. At the same time, the unique honeycomb louver improves colour consistency.
MultiWall GII-HP5
The 60W – 3150lm 2nd generation MultiWall HP shares its spot-light brothers’ wide colour range, powerful RGBAW LED panel, advanced HSL colour mixing control and a large, user friendly LCD display. A new, unique cooling system provides for the first time, extended life-time expectation for a convection cooled linear fixture.
To learn more about The new GII series of LEDs from Multiform, visit their website at www.multiform-lighting.com. I hope we get to see these at LDI in the Apollo Design booth as they are the US distributor!
Wrap Up of the Apollo Big City Bash – Washington D.C.
Editors Note: I would like to welcome John Hathcock to iSquint as a guest writer. From time to time, you will see write ups from John starting today with his write up on the Apollo Design Big City Bash Washington, D.C. Thanks John and welcome!
Yesterday was The Apollo Design Big City Bash that hit Washington, DC. Hosted in the aptly picked Chesapeake Room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, the BCB was a hit. Guests were greeted at the door by Rita LeFavour from Apollo and a stack of sandwiches that would make Jered from Subway jealous and taken on a tour of the Apollo product line.
Starting at the entrance was a plasma screen running Apollo’s sister company, Blue Pony’s demo DVD. Blue Pony offers users custom video clips, footage for digital signage, promo clips, etc. Basically Blue Pony is the digital side of the gobo wheel and your DL-3’s best friend! Moving on from there was Apollo’s gel display featuring their exclusive perf-gel (prepunched for hand tearing) and gel wraps (fluorescent tube wraps that can be installed without removing the bulbs). The gel wraps are a personal favorite, big improvement!
Next up was Apollo’s bread and butter: custom and stock gobos. Let me tell you right now, we can put the debate on quality to rest. Lasers are the highest quality manufacturing process you can get and Apollo just proved it. On the display table was an M sized B&W SuperResolution Glass gobo that looked like a line breakup, oh if only! Rich Dale hands me a jeweler’s magnifier and said take a look. OK, why not. It was a multi-page article printed from Wikipedia. It was fully legible and I was blown away! Lets see and etched gobo do that!
After I recovered from my awe, I moved on to the first of the new offerings from Apollo: The Multiform LED’s. Apollo is the exclusive US distributor for the Multiform Multispot 1009 and the Multibeam 1018. Both units are available in a brushed silver finish with a free-standing yoke, on-board effects, 3-pin DMX, and Master/Slave functionality. The Multispot features 9, 1w RGB Edixeon emitters with a blended output at a standard 30 degree field. The fixture is compact and virtually silent even with a small cooling fan. I am also betting its intentionally designed to fit inside 12in box truss with the shape of the fixture. The Multibeam 1018 is the big brother with 18, 1w RGB Edixeon emitters and a more box like frame. Both units have an excellent output for their price range and are set to compete against the offerings of Chauvet and Elation with the reputation of Apollo backing them up!
The next table featured Apollo’s Color Scroller and gate effects lines. In recent years Apollo has closed the gap in the scroller market and (at least in my opinion) come out ahead of its competition. Leading the pack is the MXR color mixing scroller with dual CYM strings. Its newest cousin and recent upgrade is the Smart Color Pro series. The SC Pro’s replace the standard versions as an industry leading design and feature set that places them squarely in the competition’s path. The best feature, you can change the scroll’s from the front window without any dis assembly! Both the MXR’s and the SC Pro’s feature 4-pin DMX/power connections and LED addressing screens (NO MORE DIP SWITCHES!!!). The MXR’s feature a 7.5in rear aperture and the SC Pro’s are available in 5.25in, 7.25in and 10in aperture sizes to cover all the fixtures in the market.
The final table featured the last of the new lines for Apollo, the Spotlight series of fixtures. Designed primarily for architectural uses, the Spotlight series fills in an excellent niche that will help your clientele find that perfect look for their space. Starting the line is the miniFresnel with a 7.5 to 53 degree beam, available in halogen or arc lamp. The miniFresnel features an excellent light field in a nice, compact design. Next up were the miniProfile Spot and miniProfile Zoom. Both available in halogen or arc lamp, they feature excellent, clean gobo projection in an attractive, small package. Rich even mentioned that a gobo rotator will be available soon for the zoom fixture.
Moving on there was probably the most unique piece, the miniPAR. At first I was like, its a pin spot…but it is so much more than that. If the Chinese import pin spots are the BJ’s wholesale of the lighting world, these fixtures are the Nordstroms! This is the pin spot you want to hang in the Ritz Carlton, walk away and not worry about them calling you for replacements. Best part: It’s got a dimmable transformer!
Rounding out the lot were two entries that were a little surprising: the D1000 cyc light and the miniLED. The D1000’s are a totally new approach the the conventional cyc. Using the industry standard lamps, the D1000 takes the cyc light and makes it user friendly again. After a rather interesting look from Rich, I placed my hand on the back of the fixture while turned on. First thing that popped in my head was “I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. I will face my fear…” But it wasn’t necessary. The fixture was just slightly warm, but not a threat. Focus was a breeze, there is a knob on the back you pull out and the fixture slides up and down.
Last but not least, the miniLED. These are truly impressive little lights. Featuring a matrix of 5 x 3w RGB leds, they have a nice even output and a fully blended color mix. Designed for use by either DMX (5-pin) or a nice sized hand held remote, these fixtures would be just as at home in a museum as over your local pub counter. They are the perfect closing piece to the new line.
Apollo’s done it again. They have taken a niche market and expanded and revitalized it. I can’t wait to see what will come out of the “horse’s mouth” next! Oh, and did I mention there’s cinnamon gum now?
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Multiform Lighting to Announce New LED Products at ProLight + Sound
ProLight + Sound must be right around the corner, more and more product announcements are coming out of the wood work. I just received a press release from Multiform Lighting, an LED manufacture that is distributed by Apollo Design here in the states, that they will be announcing and showing off a couple of new LED products at ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt Germany.
First up, they will be adding a new range of LED products that are aimed a the architainment market, the AmbiLED Range.
AmbiStrip -3C/M
The AmbiStrip is a medium-sized RGB LED strip light, designed to provide colour mixing outline/edge illumination to suspended ceilings, bar counters, frosted glass elements and other indirect lighting applications. Designed to be driven by a 24V constant voltage power supply like the AmbiLED APS series for control of colour and brightness they use 140 LEDs consuming 8.3W/m.
Available in lengths of 1000, 500 and 250mm to accommodate various mounting setups, the LED strips are housed in a 30mm dia PC tube with molded end caps allowing tubes to be installed end to end. The AmbiStrips can also be linked using 4 core cable and are supplied with clip-on wall holders for simple installation.
AmbiPower – APS060W
The AmbiLED range of LED ambient lighting fixtures is brought to life with power and control via the AmbiPower range of intelligent power supplies. The entry-level model APS060W combines a power supply with DMX-control for distributed RGB LED lighting systems that are centrally controlled. The wall-mount shape and terminal block connections makes this core unit the lighting installer’s perfect solution. A single AmbiPower 60W unit can drive up to 7m of AmbiStrip lighting. Using 4 Channel DMX control, the unit includes 19 preset colours and 17 chases for stand alone operation and can also be used with most other 24V RGB LED lighting sources and displays.
MultiBar – LS4195
A budget priced portable LED stage lighting system for Small Bands, Dance Groups, Exhibition Displays and Mobile DJs.The MultiBar comprises 4 MultiSpot Ell RGB fixtures, mounted on a 1m. extruded aluminium cross bar housing a 16 Channel DMX controlled power supply. The sophisticated switched mode power supply has 4 Internal and 3 DMX modes allowing stand alone operation or remote control by a DMX desk.Designed to be mounted on a 35mm dia. tripod stand, or suspended from a truss or lighting bar, it has a mains input of 90-250 V 50/60 Hz and will operate in most countries of the world. The MultiBar LS4195 is supplied in a road proof flight case, with compartments for an optional LC400F footswitch and a MultiLED LC300H controller.
MultiSpot Ell LS1195
The Multispot ECO-II is a medium-power RGB LED light source with an output of 342 lumens and the successor to our proven entry-level model Multispot Eco. The upgrade includes a different R:G:B ratio for better colour mixing performance, and a switch mode power supply for improved energy saving and less heat emission, thus enhancing environmental protection. Specifically targeting fixed installations, it is available in three colour finishes – grey, black and white.
MultiSpot HP LS1009
The Multispot HP is a versatile 685 lumen LED lighting fixture with a space saving shape. Neatly fitting within most box trusses, this unit becomes a quiet, bright truss warmer in addition to uplighting walls and spotlighting features. Architectural and commercial projects will benefit from the sleek design and low maintenance the MultiSpot HP offers. The use of a medium-density array of 9 x 3W MulTriCell © LED devices, which are forced-air cooled using Multiform’s unique DSC technology, allows a much higher brightness and light consistency than any standard LED fixture, but provides quieter operation with less need for airflow by the temperature-controlled cooling fan.
MultiBeam HP LS1018
The MuliBeam HP provides twice the light output of the smaller MultiSpot HP unit, while maintaining the sleek design favored in many architectural applications. Event producers will appreciate the smooth, even colour washes the MultiBeam HP produces for uplighting walls and tents. Rugged and durable for rental and event companies, the MultiBeam HP uses 18 x 3W MuiTriCell ©LED devices to produce a uniform, fringe free colour output. Using 4 Channel DMX control, it also offers 19 preset colours and 17 chase patterns for stand alone operation.
In addition to these new products, Multiform will also have on display the MultiSpot, MultiWash, MultiFlood and MultiWall LED fixtures and the MiltiLED and MultiFoot controllers. If you are attending ProLighting + Sound this week, stop by the Multiform stand at E04 in Hall 11. You can read more about Multiform and their products by visiting their web site at www.multiform-lighting.com.
Apollo Design Big City Bash – Hotlanta
I LOVE attending events where the latest gear is on display and I get a closer hands on view of it. Apollo Design has just announced their next upcoming event, the Big City Bash Atlanta. Apollo Design will be taking over the Overlook #1 room at the Courtyard Atlanta Vinings, on the northeast side of Atlanta to show of and let us get a hands-on feel for some of their latest products.
More from the Press Release:
Please join us for hands-on demonstrations of Apollo’s complete lineup of entertainment lighting products, including the exciting new Spotlight Architectural Fixtures, Multiform LEDs, and Smart Color PRO scroller. Combined with our color filters, clean laser produced gobos, and numerous other lighting effect accessories, Apollo now offers even more solutions for your 2010 lighting projects. Come check them all out!
If you haven’t heard, Apollo Design is the North American Distributor for Spotlight and Multiform and will have their latest products on hand to play with. if you didn’t get a chance to see these new fixtures at LDI, the Bigh City Bash is a perfect time and place to see not only the new stuff, but all of Apollo Design’s other great products.
When:
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Where:
Courtyard Atlanta Vinings
2857 Paces Ferry Road SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
Room: Overlook #1
If you can make it to the Big City Bash Atlanta, please be sure to let Apollo Design know by RSVP. If you do attend the show, please be sure to say hi to KC for me. If you ever have any questions about Apollo gear, KC knows it all!
Apollo Design Set to Enter LED Market
Apollo Design is preparing to announce their entry into the LED market at LDI next week. Apollo has secured the exclusive US distribution rights to English brand, Multiform Lighting LED fixtures. The photo left is of the Multiform 1009 Spot which sports 9 – 1 watt RGB Edixeon LEDs for 27 watts of LED goodness.
The other Multiform LED fixture not shown is the 1018 Wash fixture which sports 18 – 1 watt RGB Edixeon LEDs for 54 watts of LED goodness. Both the 1009 and 1018 run off 4 channels of DMX and are auto sensing between 85-250v. Each fixture has a standard beam angle of 40 degrees and contained in a rugged aluminum extrusion shell.
Apollo Design has also secured the Exclusive US distribution rights for an Italian manufacture, Spotlight Srl and their upscale MINI line of architectural lighting fixtures and LED fixtures.
All of the Multiform and Sportlight Srl fixtures will be on display at the Apollo Design booth, 643 at the LDI Show.