Positioned as an alternative to Par can or fresnel lighting systems, ColorCommand eliminates the need to manually change lenses or lamps to control beam size or to add gels to change colour. The colour media used in ColorCommand is dichroic borosilicate glass, which won't fade or change colour as a result of use. The ColorCommand dichroic colour mixing system uses a patented design, which incorporates two lenses and three colour wheels. The first lens splits the light into 25 separate beams, which pass through CMY (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) colour-mixing glass. The second lens rejoins and projects the light into a fully saturated, evenly coloured beam. Because of the beam-splitting technology, the CMY colour wheels are able to perform almost instantaneous colour-changes (1/3 of a second to go from open white to virtually any colour), from subtle pastels to deep saturates and everything in between. It can quickly - and quietly - bump between any of these colours or make slow, controlled fades - all through a flat beam with a uniform field.
HES chief technology officer Mike Wood told us: "High End Systems is typically known for developing leading-edge technology, such as the migration to digital lighting. But we felt that there was a need in many markets for an inexpensive washlight that provides superlative colour mixing in a compact, inexpensive fixture. With ColorCommand, instant colour and remote beam control will enable a new level of lighting sophistication to price-sensitive markets while also providing best-in-class colour choices and fast, uniform colour mixing for discriminating lighting directors."
Specific features of ColorCommand include: very rapid snap changes from any colour to any other; quiet operation, even during snap changes; fully variable beam angle; compact, lightweight and simple operation.
(Lee Baldock)
