American DJ Announces Remote Controlled RGB LED Fixtures
Looking to cut the cables and still have some color? American DJ has the perfect solution for you. They just announced four new LED fixtures that cut the DMX cable and operate off a hand held infrared remote control.
The first two fixtures are RGB LED par cans, the PRO38B LED RC and the PRO64B LED RC. Both of the par cans use high power 1 watt LEDs. The PRO38 has 12 LEDs while the PRO64 doubles that at 24 LEDs. The LEDs are evenly split between red, green and blue. Both fixtures offer 30 degree beam spread and 50,000 lamp hours and just 15 watts of power usage for the PRO38 and 30 watts for the PRO64.
American DJ also introduced to color bar fixtures, the Mega Bar 50RGB RC and the Mega Bar LED RC. Both of the Mega Bar fixtures offers a mixture of red, green and blue LEDs to wash almost any surface you can thing of with almost any color of the spectrum. Additionally, American DJ is stating that the Mega Bar LED fixtures offer 100,000 lamp hours and only draws 30 watts of power.
All four of the LED RC fixtures comes with a hand held wireless infrared RC remote controller that gives you the ability to change any of the fixtures color with presets or manually all from a “tv” style remote. Now don’t think you can sit back of house and control fixtures in a lay-z-boy. The remote has a maximum distance of 15 feet.
Learn more about the LED RC fixtures by visiting American DJ web site at www.americandj.com.
Lycian Introduces High Efficient 1250KB Follow Spot
Way back when at LDI 2010, Lycian introduced a brand new high efficient follow spot, the 1250KB. How is it so efficient? It uses a 1200 watt, 80 volt Philips Hi-Brite, Fast-fit quartz lamp and produces a 3250k temperature beam with no color correction needed.
At 50 feet, the 1250KB is able to put up 225 foot candles in flood and 415 foot candles in spot. Move the 1250KB back to 125 feet and the it able to put out 36 foot candles in flood and 66 foot candles in spot.
Since the 1250KB uses a 1200 watt lamp, plugging into a 15amp circuit is not a problem. At 114 pounds and measuring in at 51″ long, the 1250KB can be considered a mid sized follow spot perfect for high schools, medium sized churches and can fit in theatre coves or almost any box boom position. Lycian also mentions that the 1250KB is ideal for HI-DEF TV since it is flicker-free and has smooth fading.
The 1250KB also features a Nichrome iris, a 6 color, self-canceling color boomerang and of course a heavy duty folding base.
You can learn more about the Lycian 1250KB follow spot by visiting their web site at www.lycian.com.
Martin Professional Introduces IP66 LED Fixture: Tripix Wash
Martin Professional announces the latest addition to its very popular Tripix Range™ of products – the Tripix Wash™.
The Tripix Wash is a stylish IP66 lighting fixture with superb color mixing, thanks to pre-mixed LEDs and custom lenses, which eliminate unwanted color separation. The result is no color shadows and a broad palette, including stunning whites, subtle pastels and vibrant saturated colors.
The Tripix Wash is ideal for installations such as flood lighting the sides of buildings or uplighting applications requiring high output (1400 lumens) from a narrow source. Available in very narrow, narrow, medium or wide beam angles, the Tripix Wash also works seamlessly with the existing Tripix linear fixtures – Tripix 300 and 1200™.
All Tripix fixtures can run in parallel on the same line of slim and robust cabling from a choice of indoor or outdoor IP66 power supplies. Control is very easy using either standard DMX or sixty-four prebuilt standalone programs.
You can learn more about the Martin Tripix LED by visiting their website at www.martin.com.
Futurelight Introduces New PHS-210 Moving Profile
Futurelight welcomes the PHS-200 successor, the PHS-210. In the past eight years it has been proven a thousand times: The PHS-200 is Futurelight’s reliable starter model – notably for light engineers with professional ambitions. The new PHS-210 will follow this tradition with an updated technology. It is available from now on.
An important renewal: the readjustment to a 16-bit resolution for pan and tilt movements. The mechanic dimmer forms another upgrade. The number of LED channels, however, has been kept at moderate dimensions. Eleven are only three DMX channels more than the predecessor offered. According to this approach, comfortable working with smaller-sized DMX controllers is still possible.
An enhanced running smoothness as well as quicker gobo and color changes can also be put on the list of positive modifications. The device’s design has been carefully adapted to that of its “big brother” PHS-280.
With the power of its 250-watt illuminant, the PHS-210 reaches a brightness level of 21,000 lux at a distance of 2.5 meters. A performance which is definitely able to take up the competitors’ pace. An optional upload box enables easy software updates via DMX link.
The PHS-210 has been developed for the use in discotheques and on small and middle-sized stages. According to that, the 56 programmed scenes surely don’t come amiss. Thanks to the spot’s low weight of less than 20 kilos it makes only modest demands of mechanics of respective event locations.
You can learn more about the Futurelight PHS-210 moving light by visiting www.steinigke.com.
Rosco Introduces LitePad Axiom and LitePad HO+
Last week, Rosco Labs introduced the newest member to the LitePad family, the LitePad Axiom. Back at LDI 2010, you got a sneak peak of the Axiom from Chad Tiller giving a quick run through of the 100 years of Rosco. In the video, Chad mentioned some of the latest products that Rosco is preparing to announce and one of them is The LitePad Axiom.
The LitePad Axiom has a steel and aluminum housing is designed not only to protect the light source, but to make a variety of mounting solutions quick and easy. The back of the housing has a universal mounting system allowing the LitePad Axiom to be affixed with brackets to C-Stands or mounted with Velcro, rubber bands or other conventional methods. The housing includes a gel slot for adding Roscolux or Cinegel color or diffusion.
An interior connection in the LitePad unit assures secure electrical connection. The slim profile, low heat and power consumption and outstanding quality of light make LitePad Axiom an excellent choice for professionals everywhere.
The new Axiom also features two color temperatures, daylight (approx. 5800K) and tungsten (approx. 3800K). With tungsten and daylight LitePads, which have equal light output, there is no need to color correct your LitePad, losing valuable light intensity. LitePad’s minimum green content allows for high color rendering and great film and digital photography.
LITEPAD HO+
LitePad HO+ looks and performs similar to the current LitePad HO fixtures. HO+ continues to allow photographers and filmmakers to hide, tape, Velcro and rubber band LitePads in the areas they need that extra kiss of soft, indirect light. The upgraded differences between LitePad HO and Litepad HO+ are: LED’s on ALL edges, interior connector and the number one requested upgrade – now available in Daylight or Tungsten balanced units.
Except for the larger 12″x12″ & 24″x24″ units, most of the original LitePads only had LED’s on two edges. LitePad HO+ fixtures have LED’s on all four edges no matter what the size. This change becomes particularly significant for the 6″x6″ and 6″x12″ sizes. Those two units had the same number of LED’s as their thinner 3″x6″ and 3″x12″ counterparts; meaning that even though they were larger they didn’t generate significantly more light, they just illuminated more surface area of the unit. Now that these two HO+ units have LED’s on all four edges – they are noticeably brighter and much more useful. In my opinion – the 6″x6″ unit is the perfect light choice to mount directly to smaller cameras and the 6″x12″ Axiom just became the most efficient and useful unit of the range.
To learn more about the LitePad Axiom and the LitePad HO+, visit Rosco’s web site at www.rosco.com.
Barco launches Rear-Projected Dome Technology and 10 Megapixel Simulation Projector
Building on the expertise gained with liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) display technology, Barco took the next step up in projection to remain at the forefront of simulation technology in terms of projecting the most realistic imagery available. This resulted in the SIM 10 projector, which offers a 10 megapixel (4096×2400) resolution, making it the only projector of its kind currently in the market for flight training.
The SIM 10 projector is the imaging heart of another Barco innovation, the 360° rear-projected dome. Designed from the ground up by Barco, including all mechanical components and screens, the dome offers a contrast of 25:1 and an average resolution that is always better than 4 arcmin/OLP. It is a customizable design, and fits into rooms as low as 14 feet high.
The Black Tank Introduces the BrickBlaster PRO LED Fixture
This is a perfect example of how big tradeshows are and how much I miss due to that fact. A month after LDI, I have been turned on to a new LED fixture that was introduced at the show, the BrickBlaster Pro from The Black Tank.
There are two versions of the BrickBlaster Pro, the RGBW and the Warm/Cool White fixture. The first thing that stuck me about the fixtures is the ability to transfer the LED boards between fixtures! Say you need more RGBW fixtures, change out the Warm/Cool White LED board on a fixture, and change it to an RGBW LED board. How cool is that?!
One BrickBlaster is 4″ cubed and draws just 50 watts of power, put puts out 1200 lumens per “brick”. Using latest Rebel LED technology and an innovative, patent pending, management system, it is capable of outputting 1200 Lumens cool while doing it.
The BRICKBLASTER PRO can be controlled using two universes of full speed 8 or 16 bit DMX512 or by selecting internal preprogrammed effects using the rear mounted LCD panel. A fixture set in Manual or Color Wash mode will output DMX allowing for multi-light synchronization. These options make the BRICKBLASTER PRO ideal for users with or without an external control source. Additional features include, automatic thermal shut down, flicker-free operation, low noise fan, 120VAC Neutrik Powercon Input, 5-Pin DMX connections, LCD control panel with intuitive user interface, three user selectable tungsten dimming curves and many more.
This BRICKBLASTER PRO is designed to allow for field replacement of key components including the LED module, power supply, control board and fan. The fixture is sold individually or in custom ruggedized, watertight road cases in two or eight pack bundles. To fit all applications, the BRICKBLASTER PRO also comes standard with three different holographic light shaping diffusing films: 20, 40 and 60 degree are included with each light.
I highly recommend jumping over to The Black Tank’s website, www.theblacktank.com, and checking out the 2 minute video about the BrickBlaster fixtures. While there, learn more about the fixtures and how to pick one up.
TheatreFace.com is Reviewing SeaChangers Nemo & Tungsten Fixture – Ask Your Questions NOW
Jacob Coakley, the Editor of Stage Direction Magazine started up a website almost a year ago for us theatre folks called TheatreFace.com. As you might be able to tell from the site name, it is where theatre people can come together and talk about what we know and love… THEATRE! Think of TheatreFace as that other social networking site that everyone is on, but just for us and minus Mafia Wars and Farmville, (THANK GOODNESS!). Although, I would like to see Theatre Wars or Stagecraftville, that might be fun!
One neat thing that TheatreFace has done is organized gear reviews. Month long gear reviews! What happens is each month, a member of Theatre Face is sent a product to review. The user puts it through some test and does everything they can think of to learn everything about the product. They post their finds, but it doesn’t stop there. The entire community on TheatreFace is called in and asked for their questions, test and anything else they can think of to learn more about the fixture. How cool is that???
This months product that TheatreFace is reviewing is the SeaChanger plasma light fixture, the Nemo and the SeaChanger Tungsten Wash Fixture. Stephen Ellison is leading the charge on this one and is asking for your questions, and test that you would like to see performed on the fixtures. If you have ever wondered if these fixtures could do something, I HIGHLY encourage you to head over to TheatreFace.com and add your questions to the discussion. The more we collaborate on these reviews, the more we all benefit and learn more about the products.
If you are not a TheatreFace member yet, don’t worry, registering for the site is a “Painless Process” and of course is FREE! Thanks Jacob for this great review process! Love the site and of course I heart Stage Directions!
Lex Products Offers Custom Printing on EverGrip Cables
Lex Products can now provide custom legend printing up to 50 characters on your choice of EverGrip˙ overmolded or traditional LSC19 pin multi-cable assemblies.
Build brand identity, deter theft and prevent mixing of cables by printing your company name, phone number, part numbers or other important information spaced every 2 ft. along the entire length of cable.
The bold type 1/8″ characters are printed in sky blue ink for high visibility.
Custom legend printing can be provided on 12/14, 12/18, 14/14, and 16/18 multi-cable extensions at no additional charge with a minimum order of 1000 ft. of cable.
To learn more about custom labeling on EverGrip products, visit Lex’s website at www.lexproducts.com.
Coolux Releases Version 4.7 for Pandora’s Box
The Pandoras Box Version 4.7 software update features some major improvements like the groundbreaking FluidFrame™ Technology, the new Pandoras Box Warper and Windows 7 compatibility. This latest version of Pandoras Box is more versatile and powerful than ever before.
NEW FluidFrame
FluidFrame Technology addresses a common topic in live video processing as well as signal processing in general. Imagine you run genlocked HD-SDI Streams @59.94hz and output them at 60hz via DVI.
With FluidFrame Technology Coolux has created a solution that offers a smooth cross-conversion that can take any input and output frame rate, supporting both interlaced and progressive sources and clips.
FluidFrame Technology is a new powerful feature for both 2D and Stereo3D (S3D), it supports 50/60 fps videos and live streams with Pandoras Box Servers. Coolux’s proprietary encoder now supports 1920×1080@60p and 1920×1080@50p.
NEW ScreenMask
The new Warper allows the user to create cut outs and mask while painting onto the projected surface from within PB Warp. The new zoom and pan features allow precise texture based warping.
NEW Windows 7 compatibility
Both the Coolux Pandoras Box Manager and the Pandoras Box Player are now fully compatible with the Windows 7 operating system.
Learn more about version 4.7 by visiting Coolux website at www.coolux.de.
Elation Releases TVL2000 White LED Mixing Fixture
Back at LDI, I got a sneak peak at Elation’s newest LED product for the TV and Film market, the TVL2000. Don’t let the name frighten you, TVL2000 sounds like some killer robot from the Simpsons or Futurama, but no, it’s not, it’s just LED!
Elation designed the TVL2000 to be the “ultimate LED broadcast light,” the fixture is equipped with 450 cool white and 450 warm white LEDs that can be combined to adjust color temperature from 3200°K to 6500°K. The unit provides a 30° beam angle standard and produces up to 98 foot candles @ a 10’ throw.
Using either onboard controls or a standard DMX-512 controller, operators can blend the LEDs to create any shade of white, from cool natural daylight to soft warm tungsten – or anything in between. The versatile TVL2000 makes it possible to instantly customize studio lighting to complement any skin tone or production environment with a soft, even white output. The panel also features full 0-100% dimming capabilities, so users can fade in and out and control the intensity of the light. A 4-way barn door system around the LED source allows light to be directed precisely to the desired area of illumination, and a magnetic gel/filter holder allows users to add frost or diffusion easily.
The TVL2000 features a dual yoke design, ideal for mounting on a stand, hanging in the lighting grid or floor positioning. It has built in power supply from 100-240v with IEC power in/out link capability. Each unit draws just 76 watts of power at full. The unit is also CE and cETLus approval pending. It measures 14.6” x 13” x 4.3”/ 371 x 328 x 110mm, and weighs 13.7 lbs./ 6.2 kgs.
Martin Professional Announces M-PC Control Software
Following the successful launch of the M1 lighting controller, Martin Professional introduces two new PC-based controllers to its lineup.
The M-PC Pro, which replaces the original Maxxyz PC, includes all the features of the Maxxyz PC plus all new features from the new M1 console. In addition, M-PC Pro has been upgraded from 32 to 64 DMX universes over standard Artnet or by using the Martin USB DUO DMX™, making it some of the most powerful PC-based lighting software ever made.
For budget-oriented applications, the M-PC Basic offers the same feature set as the M-PC Pro but can generate a maximum of 8 DMX universes. Both M-PC Pro and M-PC Basic come with the MSD5 (Martin ShowDesigner) MC Edition 3D Visualizer and one Martin USB DUO DMX.
In the same round of new releases, Martin also announces the addition of an M-PC 8 universes license to the Martin Ether2DMX8 Artnet to DMX converter. Once connected to a PC, the Ether2DMX8 will activate the M-PC Basic.
I personally am still waiting in the wings for Martin to realize that I am a Mac person and not a windows user. The M-PC is a windows only program…. at the moment hopefully. Learn more about the M-PC by visiting Martin’s website at www.martin.com.