Product News

AV Stumpfl has redesigned the internal drive mechanism of their 125 roll-up screens. The new design will be applied to all future Inline 125 products as of October 2016. The new Inline 125 roll-up screens also come with new control options; cable, wireless and DMX.

Entertainment Structural Products (ESP) manufactures a range of handy specialty products for the entertainment industry. Their ESP-KNX Maxx Truss picks offer a higher load rating than other truss pick connectors on the market, while still remaining lightweight and easy to use. With an allowable 4,400-pound vertical saddle loading and a 4,400 pound “thru,” connection, they are said to exceed the rating of even super-duty truss.

LOS ANGELES – Following the huge success of the original AV6 LED video panel, ADJ has launched a new and improved model, the AV6X. The new and improved AV6X is now poised to continue ADJ’s success in the world of LED video. This version retains the affordable price and high resolution quality of the original, but also offers improved color consistency and higher contrast.

Blizzard Lighting’s Lo-Pro Flux LED fixture with white strobe effects groups 288 half-watt white Samsung SMD5050 LEDs into 8-pixel slice segments that can be individually controlled via DMX, standalone, master/slave and sound active programs. The product’s MSRP is $499.99.

NASHVILLE – As football season is in full swing and NFL players hit the fields, Nashville-based Harbor Entertainment’s Drew Dedo and Kasey Lowry are watching some of their hard work pay off. While Harbor is known in the events industry for planning and executing elaborate meetings and events, the CO2 Frogger’s rise in popularity also has them producing this piece of special effects equipment for events across the country.

ElektraLite’s new Dazer Downlight is available in Warm White (3400K) and RGBA versions, in a variety of custom or standard (black, white, silver) colors. The fixtures uses 36 5W LEDs for bright, flicker-free output and a lensing system with 15, 25, 40 and 60-degree beam spreads. The fixture offers a terminal strip for data and screw terminals for power. An integrated yoke allows for sloped-ceiling mounting. Attachment to the yoke is made via a 3/4-inch fan downrod, where cables can also be run to allow for installation with no visible wires. Additionally, a safety cable ring holds the fixture as a second point of safety for secure mounting. The MSRP is $799.

Blizzard’s Turbo Scan LED Scanner is a bright, fast LED scanner that makes use of a 150-watt LED light source. Promising crisp, clear beams, the scanner features two gobo wheels and rotating, indexing and interchangeable gobo functionality along with 3-facet and 8-facet rotating, indexable prism features. There’s a frost filter and a variety of built-in programs and sound active mode to add further variety to the looks. The moving mirror design also offers speed, with 3-phase motors capable of 180° pan in 0.8 seconds and 90° tilt in under 0.5 seconds. The MSRP is $1,899.99.

DALLAS – Building on its commitment to provide systems integrators with flexible, high performance solutions for extending and distributing Ultra High Definition AV, Gefen, from Core Brands, today introduced two new 4K Ultra HD Video over IP products.

CZ – The global launch of Robe’s highly anticipated new product and “Next Big Thing” – the Spiider – will take place at www.spiider.cz tomorrow morning – Thursday 15th September 2016 at 12 noon. (CET – Central European Timezone).  following an innovative and fun teaser video and a huge amount of chatter that helped ramp excitement within lighting and visuals communities.

Vectorworks’ 2017 release included English versions of its Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals software products. Ten additional language releases will follow in the coming months.

LONDON  – d3 Technologies’ r14 is the company’s third major software release this year. Major updates include real-time generative effects and device recording. Other improvements include improved DMX patching, sACN and CITP support, cue lists, as well as various under-the-hood performance updates. The latest release also features is Gold support for Notch real-time generative effects playback.

As part of an ongoing partnership with the UK-based GDS, ETC is now shipping CueSystem, a dedicated cue light network that scales effortlessly for any show or venue. CueSystem is backstage communication done right, providing hands-on cue light control and advanced, pre-programmed playback options. With American manufacture, distribution and support now handled by ETC, CueSystem is poised to help venues across the region keep shows on track.