Lightpower will show a selection of products including Permacolor, ChromaSleeve and E-Colour as well as the newly re-certified B1 for Supergel - still the most widely used colour filter.
Permacolor dichroic glass filters are specifically designed not to fade or shift colour. Rosco's manufacturing process also allows for precise batch to batch colour consistency. Permacolor filters are available in 24 colours and five standard sizes on durable borafloat glass 1.1mm, 1.75mm or 3.3mm thick. They can be custom cut in any size up to 342.9mm in diameter.
ChromaSleeve is a body-coloured, extruded polycarbonate sleeve which adds colour to standard fluorescent tubes, but also protects against the dangers of lamp breakage by containing the shattered glass. Featuring a UV absorber to prevent premature colour fading, they are available in standard stocked colours (Dark Blue, Light Blue, Green, Red, Light Red, Purple, Pink, Yellow and Amber) or custom colours matched to any Rosco filter and are available for T12, T8, T5 lamps, with 1.2m length as standard.
CAST will feature two new products, the X-Effects ripple projector and Infinity Gobo Animation Device, in addition to the already established iPro Image Projector, I-Cue Intelligent mirror, Vortex 360 Dual Rotator, Keystroke interface and Rosco's standard and custom Gobos. Rosco's new gobo catalogue will also be available.
The X-Effects ripple projector provides large scale dimensional effects previously unavailable to lighting designers. Utilising a 200 watt Enhanced Metal Arc source, whose short arc allows for an output of 5K lumens and a 7000 hour lamp life, the colour temperature is similar to a Xenon source at 6000K but with nearly twice the luminous effectiveness of a halogen source, says the company. In addition to the standard model, a DMX-equipped version is also available. Using five DMX channels, the unit has full control of each effect gobo, lamp strike and light output.
The new Infinity gobo animation device affixes to the gel frame of virtually any spotlight and is equipped with on-board control of the animation disk speed and direction, as well as an on/off switch.
(Jim Evans)
