Scenex Lighting Announces LED Base4 Truss Toner Fixture

The LED Base4 from Scenex Lighting uses 12 x 3W tri-color RGB LED’s, with a 10° beam angle in a fixture which has been designed specifically to internally light truss pieces. Producing a bright, even beam of light that gives solid coverage, the Base4 offers a broad color palette from pastel to saturates, to work from.
With a square design, low profile and shaped corners, the LED Base 4 has been designed to fit inside standard 12 inch truss, locating easily and squarely every time it is rigged. The LED Base 4 features an auto ranging 90-240V power supply, and Neutrik Powercon input and output connectors for easy daisy chaining. With a maximum power consumption of 52W it means that a lot of Base4’s can be connected together on a single circuit. Weight and transportability have also been taken into account and with a light weight of just 5.5 lbs., the Base4 keeps weight loading on your truss low.

With practical insight, all of the connectors on the Base4 are side mounted allowing the fixture to be placed snugly into the end of your truss and still give easy access to the display driven setup menu and connection points. And for those times when the Base4 needs to be used in special locations, or on special events, the fixture also features a number of internal programs and the option to set a static scene on boot up. A square lens array to light a square object, innovative and effective.

More information about the LED Base4 from Scenex Lighting, visit www.germanlightproducts.com.

Milos Debuts x.Truss & T12 Modular System at Euroshop 2011

Milos Concepts will be in attendance at EuroShop 2011 in Düsseldorf Feburary 26th to March 2nd.  They will be debuting two new products, the x.Truss and the T12 Modular System. Düsseldorf.  x.Truss, the intelligent line of accessories compatible with QuickTruss systems, allows simple mounting of diverse materials – visibly or invisibly, horizontally or vertically, sustainably and effectively. Brackets, clamps, fabric profiles, and panel clips offer clever, simple solutions to increase QuickTruss’ versatility and aesthetic appeal. Image features curved cladding panels and fabric profiles from x.Truss accessories line.

T12 is a new modular system that blurs the line between light source and structural element. LED lights are integrated into the structural tube profiles to create backlit displays, luminescent counters or spaces contoured with light. Standard components include curved profiles to add flourish to any space.

To learn more about x.Truss or the T12 Modular System, visit Milos website at www.milosgroup.com.

Multiform Lighting Expands Operations

Due to growing sales of their LED lighting systems Multiform Lighting has moved into a new 24,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Guangzhou province, S.E. China. With a staff of 70 enthusiastic employees, the company is about to begin manufacturing of the new IP65 rated  MultiSpot GII luminaires which provide higher light output and more sophisticated DMX control facilities than the current products.

In addition to the assembly line, the factory includes immersion testing, quality control, engineering, warehouse and administration departments.

To ensure that Multiform’s legendary reputation for build quality and reliability in operation is maintained, after full functional testing, all luminaires are burnt in for 72 hours before being packed for container shipment to their international distributors. In addition to the Multiform brand, the factory produces a range of budget lighting products for a number of well known OEM customers.

The company also designs and manufactures a range of audio mixers for Hill Audio and Prosonar plus contract manufacturing for a number of renowned European brands. They will be exhibiting at Pro Light and Sound in Frankfurt where the new MultiSpot GII luminaires will be released.

For further information on Multiform products please visit our website at www.multiform-lighting.com.

DTS LED Fixtures Now Feature W-DMX Built Inside

Wireless Solution Sweden AB has announced that they have partnered with DTS Illuminazione s.r.l. to provide OEM W-DMX products in two of DTS’s latest products, the NICK WASH 600 and the Delta 10 F RGBW.

The NICK WASH 600 is a self-contained compact high-output LED moving head projector with 13° – 40° motorized zoom. NICK WASH 600 is one of the brightest compact LED projectors on the market with luminosity no less than 9.750 Lumens, ideal in shopping malls, libraries, museums, exhibitions, clubs, restaurants, buildings, monuments, as well as special events, fashion displays, etc.   The unit is easily installable even in the most refined settings, thanks to its attractive appearance.
The DELTA 10 F RGBW is a new colour changer with LED technology, with a high protection rating (IP65), ideal for use both indoors and outdoors. 
DELTA 10 F RGBW is the brightest LED colour changer in its category: 7.000 Lux at 5 meters.

DELTA 10 R ZOOM FAR is a bright LED colour changer: 5.000 Lux at 5 m (15°). In fact its light source is composed of 240 x LEDs (60 Red, 60 Green, 60 Blue, 60 White) with 19.500 total lumens. Robust and resilient, DELTA 10 R ZOOM is designed for the road and ideal for rental applications that demand intense and nearly continuous usage.

W-DMX comes standard in the DELTA fixtures and as an option in the NICK WASH 600. For more information about W-DMX, visit www.wirelessdmx.com. To find out more about the NICK WASH 600, DELTA series and other DTS products, visit www.dts-lighting.it.

Martin Professional Announces New Stagebar 2 LED Fixture

With twice the lumen output and 10 times the intensity of the Stagebar 54™, the Stagebar 2 is an extremely capable LED pixel bar and wash luminaire.

A new and advanced lens design provides a narrower, more concentrated field of light for better beam control and greater light intensity for overall improved floodlighting capability. A choice of lens options, which includes an opalescent diffuser lens for scenic on-camera looks, provides designers with beam angle flexibility.

Overall responsiveness of the Stagebar 2 has been improved for more reactive dimming, color fades and visual content response like pixel mapping. Additionally, fan noise from the automatic heat management system has been reduced for the benefit of TV studios and other noise-sensitive environments.

Useful for displaying imagery and video or for floodlighting surfaces and stages, the Stagebar 2 offers a vast gamut of colors and wide range of shades from an RGBAW color system. For exceptionally even and consistent looks, each diode has been calibrated for standardized brightness and color performance. The Stagebar 2 allows for individual pixels or groups of pixels to be controlled for increased design creativity.

The Stagebar 2 is an easy setup. Using 5-pin XLR and PowerCon connectors, it is simple to daisy chain both data and power and requires no external power supplies or additional cables and DMX boxes. A floor stand is available as an option.

GLP Launhes New Division – Scenex Lighting

GLP (German Light Products), has announced the launch of Scenex Lighting; a new company division focused on the scenic elements of todays entertainment lighting industry.
Using LED technology at its core, Scenex Lighting is distributing a range of different fixtures and elements allowing designers to integrate and enhance set pieces with other lighting elements of a show design in a seamless and stylish fashion.
With its product design center based in Germany, the launch product range includes a new dedicated truss toner fixture, utilizing 12 tricolor 3 Watt LED’s, the fixture gives a tight 10 degree beam with a bright output and features data in/out and power in/out connectors mounted on the side of the fixture allowing back to back mounting, and ingeniously comes in a square format to light square truss.

Also available are a full range of low profile LED tapes, in both flexible and fixed housings and rated up to IP55. Incorporating high output LED’s, tapes are available in a variety of colors, color temperatures, and as full color mixing RGB. Flexible tapes have been designed for re-use on temporary sets and stages with the fixed housing tapes geared towards long term productions and permanent installations.

Further products include a range of decorative fixtures including wall and counter mount fixtures with diffuse integral RGB lighting for subtle enhancements, all of which allow easy integration to a productions main lighting scheme. The range even includes 360 degree color mixing globes in sizes of up to 3 feet in diameter.

You can learn more about GLP and their new division, Scenex Lighting by visiting their website at www.germanlightproducts.com.

Barco Offers Upgrade Kit for Lamp-Lit Walls to LED Technology

Barco offers an all-in-one technology refresh program to upgrade its lamp-based video walls to its latest series of LED-lit rear-projection video walls, enabling customers to maximize their initial investment in Barco control room visualization technology for critical 24/7 applications. Barco’s video wall upgrade kit enables customers to bring their existing Barco display models up to the latest high-quality standards. By converting existing video walls from a lamp-driven to an LED-powered engine, owners of Barco’s video walls can build on previous investments and achieve enhanced image quality, improved reliability and lower total cost of ownership with minimal effort.

The introduction of the upgrade kits follows the launch of Barco’s new family of LED-lit rear-projection video walls in 2010. Thanks to a liquid cooling system, these new video walls offer up to 80,000 hours of LED lifetime and a brightness level that is 20% higher than any competing system. The new video walls are also equipped with Barco’s proprietary Sense6, a unique auto-calibration technology that ensures brightness and color stability over time and across the entire display, eliminating the need for manual adjustments.

Barco now has a technology refresh program for three generations of video walls (OV-D2, D1 and p-Si), ensuring customers that an investment in Barco technology will last them many years. Barco’s advanced LED technology is available for display cubes with a 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratio and screen sizes up to 80 inch. The DLP-based LED-lit projection systems offer an ergonomically excellent viewing experience, featuring the richest, saturated colors, ranging from XGA (1024×768) to full HD (1920×1080) resolution. Designed for an entirely maintenance-free operation over several years, without any need for consumables, the new video walls are the most efficient and reliable LED video walls for 24/7 applications today.

Review: BrickBlaster Pro RGBW LED Fixture

I mentioned the BrickBlaster Pro LED fixture a couple of weeks after LDI this past year in Vegas.  My late writing about the BrickBlaster Pro is a prime example of how large industry trade shows can be.  I totally missed seeing The Black Tank company on the show floor.  Lucky for me, a friend emailed me about the company and their brand new BrickBlaster Pro LED fixture.

The Black Tank company was kind enough to send me a demo kit of the brand new fixtures in order to provide you a review of the BrickBlaster RGBW LED fixture.  Lets start by taking a look at what the BrickBlaster is.  It is a small, I mean really small. It’s an LED fixture housed in a 4″ cube with Red, Green, Blue and White LEDs.  The Black Tank company is using 16 Luxam Rebel, 3 watt LEDs to produce 1200 lumens of max output with all the colors. That would be four LEDs per color. Each LED has a life expectancy of 50,000 hours. Pretty impressive for the size, number of LEDs and the output.

In addition to the RGBW BrickBlaster, The Black Tank company also produces a Variable Color Temperature BrickBlaster that can produce a white light from 2700 kelvin to 6500 kelvin.  Although the Variable Color Temperature, (VCT) fixture wasn’t available for my review, It would be safe to say that the VCT fixture has to have a higher output of lumens compared to the RGBW fixture.  Information on those numbers haven’t been made available yet, but should be ready soon.

Lens System

Taking a closer look at the RGBW version of the BrickBlaster Pro, there is a lot happening in this small cube. First has to be the lens system.  Like many LED manufacturers out there, to offer different beam spread with the fixture, there are lens over lays to widened and narrow the beam. The BrickBlaster Pro uses this same sort system and offers a 20, 40 and 60 degree lens option. What is unique about the lens system is how they attach.  Rather than a slide clip, the lens have four holes in the corners that line up with the thumb screws on the fixture which will certainly keep the lens in place.  A downside of this type of lens holding system is the small thumb screws.  Not that anything is wrong with the thumb screws, but the fact that they are small pieces. I think it is some unwritten law of the universe that at some point a small piece or part will go missing or lost.  Just something to be mindful of when changing out lenses.

Speaking of changing things out, the BrickBlaster Pro has an interesting design when it comes to how the fixture is designed inside.  While I would love to show you what I am talking about, it is something The Black Tank company wants to keep under wraps for the moment.  It has to deal with the exchanging of the entire LED board. Lets say and LED or two are failing on your fixture.  Rather then swapping out or having to carry extra fixtures around, bring some spare LED boards with you.  Just a couple screws, the board comes out and disconnect it, re connect the new one and put back the screws and done.  The brains of the BrickBlaster Pro, which stays with the housing, knows which type of LED board you placed in, whether it be the RGBW, Variable White or a custom LED array that you had built.

The Menu System

Controlling and configuring the BrickBlaster Pro is fairly straight forward.  The menu system on the back is easily readable and provides helpful information such as the current temperature of the fixture.  Now I am one of those people that like to jump right in and start playing… manual, who needs a manual?!  The BrickBlaster Pro was easy to get started and up and running and spitting out lumen goodness.

Within the onboard menu system, you have three different modes that the fixture can run in, DMX, Color Wash and Manual Mode.  The DMX mode is pretty easy to understand, set the DMX address and either 8-bit or 16-bit mode and away you go.  The other two modes are for control at the fixture.  With Manual Mode, you can set any of the four colors to a specific DMX value from 0 to 255 and leave it, no DMX console or control required.  The last mode, Color Wash has all kinds of control and function for a set-it-and-forget-it running.  You have the ability to control the speed and colors of a wash that will keep scrolling until you turn the fixture off.

In addition to the menu system on the back, you’ll find a 5 pin DMX in and Out to daisy chain fixtures together.  You’ll also find a Neutrik Powercon connector for powering up the fixture.  I personally would have like to seen a powercon pass through connector for powering up multiple fixtures at once.  But with the 4″ cube size of the fixture, that might not be possible.

Built into this small package is a fan that help keep the LEDs cool.  The fan is fairly quite, I really only noticed the fan running when I was adjusting settings on the menu and a breeze from the fan was coming out the air vent on the back of the fixture.  As with any LED fixture, the LEDs must be cooled in order to prolong their life.  The on board thermal management helps keep the temperature in check and assures they keep pushing lumens out for their life expectancy.

Conclusion

Over all I was highly impressed with the output of the fixture.  Would would have guessed that four LEDs per color would be able to produce so much output in such a small package.  While the distance that I was throwing the LEDs was less then 20 feet, the area that I was hitting was well covered and super saturated. The RGB white was like many LED mixing towards white, not the typical “white” that we preserve as white, but more of a pinkish hue.  Thus the addition of the white LEDs.  Adding those in softened the white and made some paler and pastel colors which make me giddy with joy.

The BrickBlaster Pro holds up fairly well and packs a punch for such a small package.  The fixture can find use in a wide variety of venues and situations where color, small form factor are essential.  Since the fixture is not sealed from the elements, dry locations are a must. The BrickBlaster Pro would fit into almost any type event for uplighting and washing where control is not necessary, but maybe simple color changing to static colors are.

I enjoyed my time with the BrickBlaster Pro.  Thank you to The Black Tank company for allowing me time to experience the fixtures.  Again, sorry I missed you at LDI. Next time, that will not happen! Look for some enhancements and up grades to the fixture as well as new LED fixtures from The Black Tank Company. To learn more about the BrickBlaster Pro, be sure to visit The Black Tank’s website at www.theblacktank.com.

Your Thoughts

Have you seen the BrickBlaster Pro in person?  What did you think?  I would love to hear your thoughts about the fixture in the comments section of the review.  While you’re writing something, what did you think of this review? Did it help, did you feel it was informative? I always love to hear what you think!

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Robert Juliat Shows Off AledIN 330LF LED Fresnel at Super Saturday

Here is one of those surprises that I mentioned about Super Saturday 2011.  Robert Juliat was exhibiting at the event and showed off their brand new, never seen before AledIN 330LF LED Fresnel!  The AledIN Fresnel takes the LED engine from the profile AledIN and produces a super clean and even soft light that we are use to seeing in a fresnel.  What is really impressive is the beam spread. From 20 degrees all the way to 98 degrees! I’ll let Pete Engel from Robert Juliat tell you more about the fixture. Thanks again to Scott Parker and Sonny Sonnenfeld for allowing me access to this sneak peak.

Eurolite Introduces TMH-10 Moving Head with 60 Watt LEDs

The TMH-10 features a modern 60-watt LED. Furthermore, it impresses with other technical specifications: a power consumption of eco-friendly 170 watts or a small weight of less than 8 kilograms. As a consequence, the TMH-10 is perfect for places with limited technical and mechanical options as well as for mobile use.

The range of functions, however, was not reduced. Among other things, the 12 DMX channels show control options for the 3-facet prism, the color wheel with 7 colors (plus open), the gobo wheel with 6 rotating gobos (plus open) and separate channels for strobe and dimmer. For stande-alone operation, Eurolite provides programmed scenes with variable speed.

As additional multifunctional spotlight in the family, the TMH-10 is a powerful alternative to its brothers, the well-known TMH-1 and TMH-3.

Learn more about the Eurolite TMH-10 by visiting www.steinigke.de.  Don’t worry, they have an English version of the site.

Chauvet Adds to the COLORado LED Line-up with Range & Ridge IP Fixtures

Chauvet Lighting has announced two new LED fixtures to their COLORado series of fixtures, the COLORado Range IP and the COLORado Ridge IP. Both indoor/outdoor wash lights feature RGBWA color mixing. The use of red, green, blue, white and amber LEDs offer more color mixing and better color rendering. Additionally, both feature five distinct dimming curves, an ingress protection rating of IP66, a pressure-equalizing Gore™ valve, color temperature presets from 3,200 K to 10,000 K, built-in automated programs, and a durable, heat-dissipating housing. They are perfect for theaters, outdoor productions and festivals and cover anything from a cyc to an entire stage with just one fixture.

The products differ in the amount of LEDs and the lenses featured in each fixture. COLORado™ Range IP has a total of 180 5W, RGBWA LEDs, two independently adjustable panels, and 15- and 30-degree lenses installed. COLORado™ Ridge IP consists of a single panel with 90 5W, RGBWA LEDs with 30-degree lenses with an option for 15-degree lenses.

To learn more about the COLORado Ridge IP and the COLORado Range IP fixtures, head over to Chauvet’s website at www.chauvetlighting.com.

Chauvet Prepares to Announce SlimPar Pro Family of LED Fixtures at NAMM

Chauvet Lighting is kicking off the trade show season early with a couple of new LED wash fixtures.  The National Association of Music Merchants Show, or NAMM will be the launching off point for three new fixtures in Chauvets LED fixture line, the SlimPar Pro family of fixtures with the VW, (Variable White), RGBA (Red, Green, Blue, Amber) and the Tri, (RGB).  More from Chauvet.

All three high-power LED wash lights are flicker free—making them a video-friendly choice—and housed in rugged cases. The fixtures fill a small footprint—just over 11 inches high, under 10 inches wide and only 3.5 inches deep—and have hanging brackets which double as a floor stands. The cast aluminum housing protects them from the rigors of the road and helps dissipate heat. The cost-effective line also features locking IEC connectors for power, LED control displays for easy addressing and access to functions, and multiple dimming curves—for smoother dimming no matter what controller is used.

The new SlimPAR™ Pro family can transform virtually any setting into a performance space—nightclub stages, intimate theaters—and is perfect for the mobile performer. The LED-fitted wash lights emit very little heat and have a long performance life. Their extreme portability also makes them perfect for uplighting mobile events and truss warmers.

SlimPAR™ Pro VW is a variable white fixture featuring 36 warm and cool white LEDs. This is particularly useful when matching the color temperature of existing lighting or achieving a specific temperature for video use.

SlimPAR™ Pro RGBA is a wash light featuring red, green, blue and amber LEDs. The addition of amber offers a more complete spectrum in some of the harder-to-create warm colors and also punches up the saturation and vividness of colors in general. This unit is perfect for adding a lot of color to small performance venues.

SlimPAR™ Pro Tri utilizes the latest in tri-color LEDs delivering a uniform output. Eighteen tri-color (RGB) LEDs power the fixture and the color is mixed before the lens which limits any undesirable effects of multi-colored shadows. Eliminating multi-colored shadows also allows the unit to serve admirably as front light.

Well have to wait till after the NAMM show to end later this week to learn a bit more about the new SlimPar Pro series of fixtures.