As the latest addition to the Jands Vista range, the L5 console has been designed "by listening to the creative people who deliver some of the most stunning shows worldwide, every day".
The Vista L5's 21-inch High Definition Wacom pen tablet makes it easy to manage today's lighting rigs, which often include a large number of moving lights, media servers and LEDs. The L5 display lets you see the entire rig on one screen and provides instant access to presets, palettes, effects and more. Its crisp, detailed image shows a huge amount of information in a flexible, clear and easy-to-understand way, says the company.
As well as its massive screen, the L5 "gives you the tools you need to control any design simply, powerfully and visually - regardless of the technology". The L5 has 16 universes of DMX processed onboard and a backlit keyboard for working in dark environments. The 25 physical playbacks each have their own LCD legend and you can split them to create an impressive 70 playbacks per page.
Inside, the Vista L5 has the power to cope easily with even the most demanding shows long into the future, with the Linux OS driving an Intel Core i7 processor with 8GB of Dynamic RAM. All this power is contained in a rugged monocoque design that is lightweight yet impressively strong and sleek.
Paul Mulholland, CEO of Jands said, "By combining the second-generation Vista software with superb design, the Vista L5 proves that powerful media and lighting control doesn't have to be complicated - the L5 is quite simply a physical extension of the way you think."
Details of the competition to win a MacBook Pro running the Vista v2 software can be found at www.jandsvista.com/L5.
(Jim Evans)
