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[caption id="attachment_275827" align="alignnone" width="800"]Creative Conners Spotline Practical[/caption]

Creative Conners’ Spotline Practical is a compact new hoist with a powered lifting line and integrated motion controller. Spotline Practical easily lifts small scenic elements and practical lighting while maintaining safety standards and ease of use. Controlled by Conners’ Spikemark software, the Practical is programmable and cue-able with the entire family of Creative Conners’ hoists and machines. Spotline Practical features 35 feet of travel, a maximum speed of 48 inches per second, and is capable of lifting 15 pounds. Utilizing a 110 V powered lifting line, Practical can power up to 1200W suspended lighting instruments.

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[caption id="attachment_275812" align="alignnone" width="800"]Zylight Rayzr 7[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – Zylight, a leading manufacturer and distributor of innovative LED lighting solutions, today announced it is the distributor of Rayzr 7 – the new series of seven-inch LED Fresnels. Rayzr 7 is the latest in a select group of broadcast, film, and stage lighting manufacturers that Zylight distributes across North and South America. Zylight will showcase its entire product line, as well as products it distributes from other companies, next month at the 2017 NAB Show (Booth C7947) in Las Vegas, Nev.

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SGM’s P-10, unveiled at Prolight+Sound 2017 (Hall 4.0, Stand D20/D25), uses 48 RGBW 24W LEDs to produce smooth color mixing, dimming and an impressive 40,000 lumen output.

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[caption id="attachment_275797" align="alignnone" width="320"]Dataton WATCHPAX 4[/caption]

FRANKFURT – Dataton will be showcasing its new WATCHPAX 4 media player at Prolight + Sound 2017. Designed for playback of multi-display shows created in Dataton WATCHOUT, the WATCHPAX 4 sticks out from the crowd with its classy looks, trim format and user-friendly approach. The unit also packs a punch – as will be demonstrated on the Dataton stand in Hall 4.0 B59 with 8K output (4 x 4K).

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[caption id="attachment_275784" align="alignnone" width="800"]Proteus Hybrid and Proteus Beam_Elation[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – Elation noted that its hybrid Platinum FLX™ and IP65-rated Proteus™ series luminaires are extending the success the company has achieved by relying on Philips’ Platinum lamp technology. Elation first used the lamp for its moving lights in 2009,

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[caption id="attachment_275772" align="alignnone" width="800"]DoP choice provides various snapbag softboxes[/caption]

MUNICH – DoPchoice, known for innovative light directing tools, adds the new Octa 7 to its lineup of octagonal Snapbag® Rabbit-Ears softboxes. With a 7-foot (205cm) diameter, this larger octagonal-shaped softbox joins the smaller Octa 3 and Octa 5 to fit most LED soft lights. Each delivers smooth and even illumination across the front with or without a baffle. The larger the Octa, the softer and smoother the light output around the subject.

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CZECH REPUBLIC – Czech lighting manufacturer Robe has acquired the rights and IP (intellectual property) from well-known U.S. lighting designer / programmer Seth Robinson of Sightline Design Group for RoboSpot, a remote controlled follow spot system. Seth originally developed the RoboSpot concept a few years ago working with automated luminaires. Initially he used scanners due to the fast response time of the mirror and as the technology of moving heads improved, he then turned his attention to utilizing them with his system.

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CYPRESS, CA, – FOR-A announces plans to introduce the USF-10IP 10 GbE IP Converter at the upcoming NAB Show. The company will debut the IP Gateway USF-10IP series, along with over a dozen other brand new solutions, in its NAB booth, #C5117.  The USF-10IP is a dual 10 GbE video over IP module series that offers high-quality mutual conversion of any major standard IP video format, including ASPEN, NMI, SMPTE2022-5/6, TR-03/04 and most of the latest IP formats.

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[caption id="attachment_275712" align="alignnone" width="800"]Roland V-1SDI RCS gets new Software[/caption]

LOS ANGELES, CA,— Roland announces a free firmware and software upgrade for the popular V-1SDI 3G SDI Video Switcher. The V-1SDI Version 1.5 firmware update supports capturing a still image from the V-1SDI RCS software for Windows or Mac, plus support for 1/3 size PinP window in addition to the 1/2 and 1/4 sizes currently available. 

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[caption id="attachment_275709" align="alignnone" width="652"]ETC's new LED ArcLamps[/caption]

MIDDLETON, WI – Auditoriums are not ordinary spaces, and they require more than just ordinary lighting. The newly re-designed ArcLamp from GDS by ETC allows venues to step boldly into an energy-saving future without compromising on aesthetics or audience experience. ArcLamp, like all ArcSystem products, provides high-quality LED lighting that is specifically engineered to fit the needs of auditoriums and performance venues.

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[caption id="attachment_275706" align="alignnone" width="800"]Screen Innovations slate microperf[/caption]

AUSTIN, TX — Since its introduction in 2014, Screen Innovations’ Slate screen material has provided the projection industry with a new, moderately-priced ambient light rejecting screen.

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[caption id="attachment_275700" align="alignnone" width="800"]elektraLite_Stingray_Profile_1[/caption]

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK — The new Stingray Profile LED spot fixture from elektraLite delivers clean, warm white light with a truly incomparable level of intensity for its range. At the heart of the fixture is a newly designed, highly efficient, 300-watt COB LED producing an incredible output of 9,655 lumens, making the Stingray Profile the brightest fixture in its class. With its balanced 3,200K color temperature and CRI of 95, the ellipsoidal spot is a powerful performer as a stage light for a myriad of live environments.

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