Product News

LAS VEGAS—Martin’s new M1 HD and M2GO HD expand the company’s M-Series line of controllers. Building on the M1, the M1 HD is designed to provide users with more power, speed, a new foldable multi-touch head display along with four additional parameters encoders. The M2GO HD extends the functionality of the M2GO with a new processing core, added built-in foldable multi-touch screen and four additional parameters encoders.

Ushio America’s Xebex brand expands with a new short and medium throw followspot, the Sai-300. This LED followspot is portable in size and designed for ease of use, making it well suited for applications including houses of worship, school, ballroom, and multipurpose venues.

Ushio America’s new HPL Super Life (SL) extends lamp life to 3,000 hours, 50 percent longer than other long life versions on the market.

Christie’s Pandoras Box 6.0 media server, featured at the 2016 LDI show in Las Vegas Oct. 21-23, has been updated to let users split the workload of a project more easily. Other new features include workflow improvements with more functionality from within the preview window, and enhancements to Widget Designer, helping users benefit from custom user interfaces.

LAS VEGAS — At LDI booth 1115, Philips Lighting will feature the new Showline SL LEDSpot 300 and Philips SL Hydrus 350 along with the new Philips Strand Lighting Softlight 150S and 300S television panels.

 Analog Way is releasing a new version of the VIO 4K, highlighting ARTIS. ARTIS is a new scaling technology that promises unrivaled content quality. Also available is the loop-through for DVI, HD15 and HDMI inputs and the possibility to import or export a configuration. ARTIS does not require any hardware upgrade. Any existing VIO 4K device can be upgraded to firmware revision 1.20.19 in order to benefit from these improvements.

LOS ANGELES – ADJ has already launched a host of exciting new products in 2016, but the company is preparing to unveil thirteen more at this month’s LDI trade show in Las Vegas with a focus on value and performance. The new fixtures will continue the evolution of the brand’s mid-range product line offering unbeatable value for event production, nightclubs and churches. Among the new releases are the Vizi BSW 300 LED-powered hybrid moving head, AV3 LED video panel, Penta Pix 5-head beam fixture and myDMX 3.0 DMX control software.

Hubbell Control Solutions’ wiSTAR 0-10V Dimming LED relay module, like other recent additions to the wiSTAR line of self-powered wireless controls, features EnOcean technology.

SGM’s P-1 is an IP65-rated and battery-driven compact RGBW LED wash/blind/strobe light. Features include a small footprint and high output, making the fixture well suited for multiple applications, including those where wireless operation is needed. This portable, lightweight fixture eliminates the hassle of cabling and ensures a quick and easy setup.

SUNRISE, FL – SelbyGuard Rain Protection, based in Haarlem, the Netherlands, named Sunrise, FL-based Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) North American distributor for its line of rain hoods and rain domes. The products, which protect moving lights and other high-end electronics, will be featured at LDI, Oct. 21-23, in Booth 2315. The line consists of the Rainroof range of products, designed to cover hung fixtures, and the Airdomes category, created to cover floor fixtures.

SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY – With the release of the 2017 Rose Brand Catalog, the company rolled out Sizzle, Multi Sizzle and Dark Iridescent Showstopper Fabrics. These metallic fabrics are all flame retardant and lightweight. The Sizzle knit fabrics dazzles in 7 vibrant colors- royal, turquoise, red, black, silver, gold and fuchsia; and the Multi Sizzle fabrics come in combinations of royal/turquoise/gold/silver, gold/silver, red/gold/silver and red/royal/turquoise.

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ADJ’s Focus Spot One is a compact and affordable addition to the company’s Focus Series of fixtures, which also includes the company’s popular Focus Spot Three Z. Featuring a 35W LED light source, the Focus Spot One offers users remote electronic focus adjustment, EZ Gobo change and the ability to rotate all gobos at variable speed in either direction. The fixture also features a color wheel with eight colors, split-color effects and a built-in UV LED. Other features include a 16-degree zoom angle for short-to-medium distances; 540-degree tilt and 240-degree pan; and 0-100 percent digital dimming, with five selectable curves, gobo shake, variable speed digital strobing and random slow-to-fast pulse effects.