Reporting a busy attendance from all four days, distributors and customers alike gave a great response to the new showings, in what was definitely an upbeat environment.
Getting its official launch at the show was the Impression X4S fixture, which is the 'small' version of the Impression X4. Featuring the same 15 Watt RGBW LED's that are used in the Impression X4 - just seven instead of 19, it has the same homogenous output, the same stunning 7 to 50 degree zoom range and the same pixel pattern capability, but all in a smaller body which is just 12 inches high and weighs just 12 lbs. It offers all the things you have always wanted in a small moving LED washlight, but could never get in a single fixture - and it completes the feature set with fast 16 bit movement, electronic shutter control and smooth dimming.
Also getting its launch was the Volkslicht Spot unit which had been previewed at LDI in Las Vegas. This is a scaled down version of the Impression Spot One, and features a 300W RGB LED engine with smooth field distribution.
The first fixture getting its global preview was the Impression V. This fixture uses the same Impression X4S housing, but instead of a LED light engine inside, it features a LED Video engine inside using DLP technology. With an output of 100 ANSI Lumens, the Impression V offers a beam angle of 15 degrees. DMX control has been added for the red, green and blue channels of the DLP system giving full colour adjustment of any image or movie that's being played. There's also DMX focus control to ensure that you get a sharp image, no matter the throw distance.
Also getting its first preview was Impression X2. This is a fixed beam version of the X4S. Using the same 15W Osram LED's as the Impression X4 and X4S, this new unit features fixed beam optics of eight degrees in the same housing as the X4S, with the same common features.
Finally, on the non fixture side, GLP also launched a new iPad app for the impression X4. It brings up a graphic of the X4 front plate and allows you to create lens patterns by simply clicking them on and off. When done, the screen displays the DMX levels you need to input to your desk to get the same image to appear.
In addition to all of this, sister company G-LEC showed an updated version of its Phantom 30 panel, which now incorporates electronics to run with the latest version of the GVP video processor. The GVP processor offers a number of fast and intuitive operations including the ability to move and rotate output devices by indicidual pixels for perfect accuracy.
Also on display from G-LEC was a 3D cube of their leading Solaris product. Solaris is a 360 degree cable based video device, and in its stunning 3D configuration showed how some absolutely stunning effects can be created.
(Jim Evans)
