One of the neatest things that I saw at NAB last week had to be the Active Diffusion from Zylight. You can dial in any amount of diffusion with the Active Diffusion to soften your low heat lights, such as an LED or Fluorescent light fixture. The Active Diffusion uses Liquid Crystals or LCD screen to make the panel transparent to a diffusion about as dense as Lee Filters 216, White Diffusion gel. The entire screen runs off a 9 volt battery and comes in three different sizes at the moment.
Since the product is still new and not ready to ship, it has not yet been added to Zylight’s web site, www.zylight.com. I was able to get a short video from Charlie Collias from Zylight explaining the Active Diffusion while at NAB.
Zylight is preparing to launch a new LED studio fixture, the IS3 Studio LED fixture in two weeks at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show in Las Vegas.
Zylight is the maker of the Z90 and Z50 on camera LED lights for the broadcast and film/video industry. They have taken the technology from the on camera lights and produced a studio fixture for use not only the TV studio but any where that LED’s can be utilized.
The IS3’s built-in controls and sunlight readable digital displays allow easy and precise control with no external control boxes to buy. And expanded four-color mixing guarantees accurate color rendering and beautiful skin tones.
From the information that we received, Zylight is boasting that the IS3 is over four times a brighter the other LED lights in it class. They do not mention which fixtures or class the IS3 is compared to or mention any specific specs on the LED’s themselves.
The IS3 features:
An official release date or pricing has not been made available at the moment. For more information on Zylight, visit their website at www.zylight.com.