The Orange offers four DMX512 universes (broadcasted also over Ethernet), one integrated 12.1" TFT touch screen, one external monitor, 100 playbacks, and the entire feature set of the Vector line. Compulite expects to begin production of the Orange by the end N
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The UK and Europe's largest touring video rental company, XL Video works across all sectors of the business, leisure and entertainment industry and has bases in England, Belgium, Germany and America.
XL PLASA the company is showcasing a selection of key products - including the latest exotic LED screen technology from Barco and Lighthouse Technologies, and Soft-LED drapery from Mainlight Industries.
XL will illustrate how video equipment and techniques from the world of rock 'n' roll and concert touring are crossing over into theatre, conferences and other live events.
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New from SGM is the Synthesis, the first of a new generation of moving head fixtures designed and built for top-level applications. Among its 'firsts' are two types of interchangeable 700W lamps, with automatic hot re-strike, colour mixing, a precise linear dimmer, automatic electronic pan/tilt unlocking, silent operation and excellent brightness.
It is also the world's first moving head fixture fitted with wireless DMX as standard, with an operating radius of over 500 metres.
SGM's PALCO LED colour-changer has been selling strongly to leading rental companies including Fineline, Essential Lighting and PRG and have been used on a myriad of applica
Debutees are headed by the Studio Command dichroic colour-mixing automated wash luminaire, which uses a 700 MSR (or alternatively a 700 MSR/2) source, emitting a large diameter beam from a compact head.
Also new is the DL2, the industry's first automated luminaire with an integrated digital media server on-board with preloaded content; and Axon v2, the rack-mount version of the DL2.
Under the "sneak preview' heading is Catalyst 4. This latest version of software now features show control cue lists, pixelMAD functionality and more than 60 new visual and colour effects, with over 3,000 new combinations of effects.
The booth is also displaying the combination of Catalyst with the Main Light SoftLED curtain.
The Flying Pig Systems console section of the stand
Based on the 1994 Emmy® Award-winning VL5™ Wash luminaire, the VL500 offers users significant performance enhancements over its predecessor. It's available in four base models: VL500, VL500D, VL500 80V, and VL500A.
The VL500 is available with either a 120V/1200W lamp or a 230V/1000W lamp. The most economical and lightest version of the luminaire, the VL500 is designed for those who require the 3200-degree colour temperature along with the most space-efficient unit. No external ballast or dimmer is required.
The VL500D is also available with a 120V/1200W lamp or a 230V/1000W lamp, plus an internal yoke-mounted IGBT dimmer. While retaining the 3200-degree colour temperature, with a
WARP/M is specifically designed for venues where light output, silent operation, repositioning accuracy and networking capability are prime considerations.
Several hundred WARP/M units have already been shipped to such venues as the Glyndebourne Opera House in the UK, The Oriental Arts Centre in Shanghai and the Staatsoper in Munich.
At Showtech, Berlin, in June, WARP/M won the Product Award 2005 in the Lighting and Projection Technology category.
ADB is also showing a selection of its other luminaires, digital dimmers and control systems, including the MENTOR 4-in-1 console with the latest ISIS® software upgrade, and the new ISIS&re
The new PixelEight is an LED version of the familiar '8-lite blinder', designed for audience illumination other long throw applications. Making the most of generic LED benefits as well as an internal Effects Engine, the PixelEight produces unique colour strobing effects and allows independent pixel mapping, while providing the useful assets of low temperature operation and robust engineering.
The PixelLine 96 Batten is the latest in the company's series of LED battens and contains 96 Luxeon LEDs in two rows to enable the seamless forming of lines with multiple fixtures.The successful PixelBrick fixturehas been updated and the weatherised unit is complemented by a new 2-unit rack-mounted RG
Two new CyberHoist intelligent hoist motors will join the original 500 kg-capacity, 0-20 meters per minute (1 foot per second maximum) variable speed CyberHoist 500.
The new high-speed CyberHoist 250 motor is capable of lifting 250kg at variable speeds of 0-40 meters per minute (2.17 feet per second) - the company says this is designed to produce smooth, fast and agile moves. Like all CyberHoist motors, it features an integral processor and Ethernet networking.
Topping the motor range, he new invertible, high lifting power CyberHoist 1000 features a 1000kg (1 ton) lifting capacity and fully variable speeds of 0-10 meters a minute (0.54 ft / sec). Suitable for inverted and non-inverted use (usable with the motor facing u
The MAC 250 Wash joins the MAC 250 Krypton and MAC 250 Entour profile spots to complete the new generation MAC 250 Series. The MAC 250 Wash is designed for environments where powerful colour wash effects are required from a compact 250-watt fresnel moving head such as touring and special event applications, television studios, club installations, and retail and leisure environments.
Features include efficient reflector technology for greater output, fast and quiet movement, a variable frost filter for zoom effect and a CMY color mixing system with a complementing color wheel.
A multi-layered, dichroic reflector gives the MAC 250 Wash an exceptional output. A Philips MSD 250/2 discharge lamp and th
The new offerings range from optimised versions of existing products, to the official PLASA showing of IntelliWhite™ and the company's first multi-output power/data supply.
The ColorBlast 12 Powercore offers the essential attributes of the popular ColorBlast 12 in a complete line voltage system, using Powercore™ technology, which integrates power and data management directly within the fixture. This eliminates the need for external power supplies, as well as dramatically reducing installation cost and complexity. The company says that unlike other LED-based systems of its kind, ColorBlast 12 Powercore accepts a universal power in
Featuring a large, newly designed effects section, CMY colour mixing and a 10°- 40° linear zoom, the luminaire is also the quietest of the range.
Features include a metal iodide 1200W lamp, and an effects section providing a graphic system comprising 20 gobos and an animation disc; two rotating gobo wheels, each with six bi-directional, indexable and easily interchangeable decorative glass and dichroic gobos, selectable 'Gobo shake' function; morphing effect; one wheel with eight fixed and easily interchangeable gobos and variable rotation.
There also two bi-directional rotating prisms, three frost filters, stop / strobe effect and a high s
The heart of the system is the iDR-64, a 19" rack-mounting modular mix engine providing 64 channels into 32 mixes, which can be assigned as auxes, groups, matrix and main outputs. The iDR-64 is a stand-alone mixer comprising the 8-channel audio interface cards, DSP processing, and communication ports. The unit is controlled via an Ethernet network and can be connected to a variety of
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The Butler allows up to two DMX lines to be controlled an e:cue programmer or media engine. Soft-Patch allows two different DMX lines to be inserted or the same line can be repeated several times. The DMX signal is available via RJ45 connectors or, optionally, XLR adaptors.
The Butler can also be used as a standard replay unit, and an internal SD card provides memory for several shows generated by the e:cue programmer including the use of liveFX functionality. Show size is limited solely by the SD card capacity, and if a show requires more than two DMX universes several Butler devices can be linked via e*net and synchronised during replay, while the integrated IR receiver provides a simple method of recalling shows from any IR remote controller.
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The company's its IES Matrix Mk II, with just 44mm additional headroom, is one of the most flexible systems available, with a wide choice of channel ratings and module options, plus higher density and improved efficiency.
The extra 44mm has enabled ETC to increase the density of the rack up to 180 dimmer channels and provide the highest sine wave dimming density around. With space for up to six dimming channels per module, Matrix Mk II is customisable with up to 180 x 3kW or 90 x 5kW dimmers per rack. Sine wave modules are available as 4 x 3kW, 4 x 5kW and 1 x 10kW, with an even greater choice of channel ratings for SCR Basic and high filtering modules. With relay
On show was the brightest video projector on the market, the 25,000 ANSI lumen Christie Roadie, currently on tour in the USA with Coldplay. It featured during the band's headline slot at Glastonbury where, the following day and on the second stage, Picture Works deployed what Wealleans describes as the "largest LED screen ever seen in the UK" for DJ Fatboy Slim's set. The production included a 3D effect achieved by issuing the audience with 3D glasses. Part of the screen also featured on the company's PLASA stand, demonstrating Picture Works' purchase of 1
FogScreen creates a dry fog, using ordinary water, to produce a seamless projection area that's viewable on both sides. It can also be used in interactive mode, enabling viewers to use their bare hands as a mouse to write or draw in the air and use the fog as a touch screen.
It has so far been used to create walk-through advertisements, AV features for presentations and walk-through entrances for shops and exhibitions.
The product joins the M-PDP seamless plasma display, launched in the summer.
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Allen & Heath has entered the digital mixer domain with the launch of the iLive digital mixing console system. Developed for live sound applications, iLive's 'ground up' design features a flexible architecture with large-scale audio distribution and control. iLive is designed "to bring an analogue feel to digital mixing and draws on the company's extensive experience in live sound and digital technology".
The heart of the system is the iDR-64, a 19" rack-mounting modular mix engine providing 64 channels into 32 mixes, which can be assigned as auxes, groups, matrix and main outputs. Th
HiQnet System Architect is a Windows-based application that provides audio professionals with an intuitive, unified platform for system design and operation of all audio devices in the signal chain from microphone to speaker'.
HiQnet System Architect has been developed in close cooperation with audio professionals to provide an intuitive, robust front-end to the industry's most sophisticated, highest performing audio system, explained Rick Kreifeldt, vice president, Harman Pro Group, system development and integration group. System Architect is versatile and eminently configurable to needs and applications of audio professionals in a va
The W8LMD is a mini, wide-dispersion vertically arrayable enclosure - designed to be used individually and in small quantities for short to medium throw (<30m) applications or as a downfill element for the W8LM. With its 20° vertical dispersion, fewer cabinets cover the same area as a conventional line array element, yet still benefit from the smooth, predictable coverage of a vertically-coupled system, says Martin.
The WMX is a compact, flown/groundstack sub-woofer featuring the company's Hybrid loading. Primarily intended for use with the W8LM, it shares the same cabinet w
Through the use of Constant Coverage waveguide design, claims JBL, the Control 300 models feature "exceptionally broadband pattern control, ensuring remarkably consistent sound throughout the listening space". The 8" model goes a step further with the addition of a 12" diameter waveguide, providing the pattern control of a 12" horn from an 8" driver.
The Control 300 models were designed to be easier to install than most large format ceiling speakers. The new EZ-Ra
All VNET models are supplied with the active speaker system fully optimised; requiring only room equalisation to finalise the set up. Room EQ is simplified via user accessible signal processing based on the latest third generation SHARC DSP that can be used in
Making its first appearance in EAW's new NT Series loudspeakers, Gunness Focusing (named for its developer, EAW's director of research & development David Gunness), is billed as "a revolutionary new approach for dramatically improving loudspeaker performance using the intrinsic advantages of digital signal processing (DSP). In contrast to conventional DSP implementations, however, Gunness Focusing represents digital correction done properly: algorithms tailored exactly to fix correctable loudspeaker anomalies. The result is sonic performance rivalling that of the best recording monitors."
EAW says that Gunness Focusing can theoreti
