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LD Jim Tetlow lit this GM display

LDs at Auto Shows: The Car’s The Star

Some LDs seek out assignments during the cold-weather off season for outdoor concert touring. Michael Keller, LD for Ozzy Osbourne and other touring artists, has worked with the auto shows on and off for more than 20 years with titles ranging from designer to master electrician.  This year, Keller was involved with NAIAS in Detroit, LAAS in Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Auto Show, the St. Louis Auto Show, and CIAS in Chicago.

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Illustration by Andy Au

The Big Picture

Teamwork. It’s a big word. Everyone nods their head and agrees that, on any show, big or small, it’s about the teamwork. But lately I’ve been wondering why so many people in our business don’t really practice what they preach. Don’t get me wrong, I watch them work their butts off, doing great at the task they have been assigned. But the minute they are done with that, they are out of there. Gone from the arena. Waiting for that silly inconvenience between the load in and the load out (the show), to be done.

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Barco LiveDots C8

Barco LiveDots C8

Barco LiveDots’ new C8 joins the company’s C-series of LED displays. The new C8, “typhoon tested” for outdoor use, has a pixel pitch of 8.33 mm and 5,000 nits brightness. Also designed to withstand exposure to vibration, varying temperatures and UV rays as well as water and dirt, C8 is compatible with the same image processing, software and peripherals that support other C-series LED displays.

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American DJ Mega GO Flood Par

American DJ Mega GO Flood Par

ADJ’s Mega GO Flood Par is a battery powered, low profile LED Par Can with RGB color mixing and a 120° beam angle for stage or wall washing. The rechargeable lithium batteries let users position the fixtures anywhere. They are particularly well-suited for short, wide wall washing and backlighting of scrim. The SMD (Surface Mount Diode) LEDs, which are rated at 50,000 hours of use, have a maximum power draw of 18W.

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Ayrton MagicPanel 602

Ayrton MagicPanel 602

Ayrton’s MagicPanel 602 has 36 15W RGBW LEDs with high-output 7.5° 45-mm optics, and the fixtures also feature continuous double rotation in Pan and Tilt mode. Consuming 600W, the fixtures offer an overall luminous flux in excess of 14,000 lumens. 4G Ayrton technology gives users individual control of each LED source in expanded Full Color mode. The fixture can be used in groups to display letters or graphics via ArKaos Kling-Net or DMX RDM via its XLR connectors.

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DTS MAX

DTS MAX

DTS’ MAX has optics that let it work as a moving Beam, Spot, Wash and Theatre fixture. The light source is Philips’ MSD Platinum 16R 330W, and with 11 coated lenses plus dichroic glass reflector, the beam ranges can vary from 1.5°-2° (Beam), 2°-37° (Spot), 10°-60° (Wash) and 4°-40° (Theatre).  The fixture operates with a 16-bit motorized linear zoom and focus and has a motorized iris and linear dimmer/shutter/strobe that can flash 0.85 to 10 times per second.

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GLP impression X4S

GLP impression X4S

GLP’s impression X4S is the “small” version of the impression X4. It uses the same 15W RGBW LEDs as the X4, but with seven LEDs instead of the X4’s 19. Other similarities between the X4 and new X4S include zoom range (7°-50°), homogenous light output and pixel pattern capability. The X4S measures only 12 inches high and weighs 12 lbs. Other features include fast 16 bit movement, electronic shutter control and smooth dimming.

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Robe Robin Pointe

Robe Robin Pointe

Robe’s Robin Pointe is a beam, spot, wash and effects fixture that is designed to be small, bright and quick. Using a 280W Osram discharge light source, it offers a 5°-20° zoom with full focus control, variable frost, two separate prism effects, a rotating and a static gobo wheel and inbuilt color wheel. A new homogenizer works with the rotating gobos to spread the light evenly. A variable frost effect effectively turns the beam/spot fixture into an efficient wash light.

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ARRI L7-TT LED Fresnel

ARRI L7-TT LED Fresnel

ARRI’s L7-TT LED Fresnel, a tunable tungsten model (hence the “TT”), joins the company’s L-Series range. The new TT version is similar in design to the ARRI L7-C, but with the TT, users can adjust the color temperature from 2600K to 3600K. The TT version is also 20 percent brighter, while matching the L7-C’s size, weight, calibrated color quality and adjustable green-magenta point. As with all L-Series fixtures, the L7-TT LED Fresnel can be cost-justified with extended operating life and reductions in power usage by 75 percent or more.

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Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K

Blackmagic Design Production Camera 4K

Blackmagic Design’s compact Production Camera 4K combines the virtues of a high resolution 4K digital film camera with a Super 35 size sensor, professional global shutter and precision EF mount optics. It can be used to record high quality compressed CinemaDNG RAW and Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) files, and it also supports the new 6G-SDI video connection out, so it can be used on live video production.

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Chroma-Q Studio Force T 12 Phosphor

Chroma-Q Studio Force T 12 Phosphor

The new Chroma-Q Studio Force T 12 Phosphor 3200K CCT tungsten white fixture, designed for TV and film production, produces up to 6,000 lumens of light with a quality comparable to the soft edge output of a fluorescent fixture. Using LED technologies found in Chroma-Q’s Studio Force range, the fixture’s camera-friendly features include uniform wash, extra soft beam and theatrical grade dimming. The unit is equipped with a manual control mode, color touchscreen interface and Fanless, Studio and Full modes of operation.

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