The installation contained mainly Showtec 3W RGB tri-coloured PAR 64 led PAR cans, Showtec 3W tri-coloured LED Studio beams and the 4 Showtec indigo 250 LED moving heads.
Chris Newton, MD of School Stage said: "I heard all of the excitement about the new Showtec LED moving lights at the recent PLASA Show 2009, but I was unable to attend the show. I wanted to try something different on this install, rather than install the usual industry movers on this project.
"The system was 90% LED anyway, to fit in with the building's design. The lighting rig had to be relatively high. I had future access and maintenance on my mind constantly throughout the design. I called Malcolm Burlow (UK sales director for Highlite International) and asked him if all the hype I had heard was true. To which Malcolm replied, 'of course, even better I can bring a fixture to your venue to try out', so we arranged to meet at a local school we had just completed to try it out.
"I have to say, I was very sceptical about whether a Showtec LED moving head could be as bright and sharp as a standard MSD 250 moving head, and had something else tucked away to one side just in case. Well how wrong I was. These lights are certainly just as stunningly bright and sharp, and would stand up beside any other 250 moving head. I am delighted with their performance and amazed at such technology."
The Showtec Indigo 250 LED moving head is the flagship moving head in the company's new range of 5 LED moving heads. The unit has 27 x 5W (white) LEDs, rotating gobo wheel with 7 rotating gobos, static gobo wheel with 7 gobos, interchangeable gobo system, gobo shake, colour wheel with 7 vivid colours and open white, built in Marco via DMX, 3 facet rotating prism, 8 or 16 bit movement, 15 degree beam angle, full focus and dimming via DMX, auto correction system for pan and tilt, and uses 15 channels of DMX.
(Claire Beeson)
