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.

Update: New SeaChanger Nemo Family Member

We have received a couple of notes about our post from yesterday about the new Nemo family member from SeaChanger.  Some smart cookies in the industry have noticed that the Tempest Lighting Storm 5050 outdoor enclosure is WAY close to the rendering of the new Nemo family member from SeaChanger.  Does is mean that Ocean Thin Films is not producing the enclosure?  Doesn’t sound that far off as they don’t produce the light fixture for the SeaChanger color engine.

We threw together a photo comparing the Tempest Lighting Storm 5050 enclosure and the new Nemo family member for you to decide. What do you think? Let us know in the comment section.

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.

Rumor Mill: New Dichroic Filters in the Works

We have heard through the grape vine that there may be a new line up of Dichroic Color filters on it’s way into the market in the coming months.  Ocean Thin Films, the makers of the color mixing engine, the SeaChanger, have been over heard talking about releasing their color filters into the market.

Ocean Thin Films produces their own dichroic filers that they use with in the SeaChanger color mixing engine.  It seems like a logical move to produce individual color filters for use in the lighting industry.

Details have on color matching current gel colors have not be mentioned.  As well as an expected release date, pricing. We have learned that these filters will fit with in the iris slot of most commonly used ellipsoidals.

Makers of the SeaChanger Form a New Company, Ocean Thin Films

We received a press release the other day that Ocean Optics, the makers of the SeaChanger for the Source 4 ellipsoidal has form a new company, Ocean Thin Films.The new company is still a division of the Health Optics & Photonics Division of Halma Holdings, Inc.Management and operations of the new company still remain intact with no personnel changes.

Read more from the Press Release:

Dunedin, FL (March 30, 2009) – The Thin Films Division of Ocean Optics, the industry leader in miniature photonics, has become a separate company. Ocean Thin Films (www.oceanthinfilms.com), as the new entity will be known, designs and manufactures patented dichroic filters and precision options for scientific and defense applications, metrology and entertainment technology.

Established in 1999 as a division within Ocean Optics, Ocean Thin Films designs and produces high-volume dichroic optical filters, which are used to selectively transmit light according to its wavelength. These precision filters and other optical components can be integrated into applications such as color-changing light for architectural and entertainment installations, CCD camera and spectral imaging for scientific instrumentation, and targeting for defense applications. In November 2008, Ocean Thin Films acquired the Golden, Colo., operation of Oerlikon Optics USA, which bolstered the company’s offering in optical components and subassemblies for instrumentation used in the life sciences, medical applications and other scientific applications.