The DL.3 digital automated lighting fixture, featuring an integrated media server, takes projection possibilities to the next level with a number of new features, says the company.
DL.3 is equipped with a 6500 lumen 3-chip LCD projector. A high 2000:1 contrast ratio results in a dark 'video black'. The projection possibilities on DL.3 are expanded with new lens options for longer throw projection applications. Also new in the DL.3 is an SDI input/output for professional AV applications.
A new projection feature includes an innovative DMX-controlled vertical lens shift function. This allows the user to set the lens shift function by DMX cue and thus reduce the amount of keystone correction required to produce a normalised image.
Says HES chief technology officer Richard Belliveau, "The DL.3 with its array of robust new features provides the programmer/user with a powerful visual graphics tool that can meet the expectations of today's audiences that are being constantly barraged with 3D and virtual reality entertainment choices."
Also new in DL.3 is a large surface area HEPA filter used to protect the projection optics from theatrical haze and debris. This results in a low cooling noise.
DL.3 additionally enhances existing software features such as Collage Generator. This feature enables multiple DL.3 units to create seamless vertical, horizontal or central panoramic media projections controlled from a lighting console. Using multiple digital lighting fixtures allows the user to increase effective screen luminance. Collage Generator supports any configuration up to 8x8 arrays (64-unit edge blending).
Expanded stock libraries are offered in high-resolution still images and video footage. All royalty-free, the subject matter includes a range from animals and plants in natural landscapes, abstract designs to general scenic backgrounds with more than 1,400 lighting-optimized files. (Jim Evans)
