The VDO Sceptron family features linear outdoor-rated LED video fixtures with 10, 20, or 40 mm pixel pitch and an extensive range of field-exchangeable optical accessories that offer a wide variety of looks. Controlled by the Martin P3 System Controller family, VDO Sceptron fixtures boast simple configuration, mapping and setup.
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The ColourPoint Mk2 is a lightweight lithium battery powered LED event up-lighter with full wireless DMX control.
It is IP65 rated for outdoor use and offers a powerful 2000 lumen output that will illuminate up to 3 storeys of architecture / buildings / space, medium sized trees and foliage and is excellent for powerful wall-washing in marquees, tents and rooms.
Read More »Le Maitre’s latest range of pyrotechnics, the VS – “virtually smokeless” range, is continuing to expand. The VS range was originally conceived back in 2010 when Le Maitre’s R&D team, based in Peterborough, UK, were looking to improve the visual impact of effects by overcoming typical but unwelcome byproducts of pyrotechnics. Conventional pyro can produce a lot of smoke and ash, and with the advent of HD television and the increased use of pyro in sporting events, these by-products needed to be addressed.
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Martin’s Exterior PixLine is a family of linear LED video fixtures for media-facades and creative installations. Featuring a rugged outdoor-rated design, a range of pixel pitches (10, 20, and 40mm), and fully customizable length and color capabilities, the Exterior PixLine ensures seamless integration with any design or application.
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The new d3 pro range promises to take d3 to the next level. Larger canvas sizes, lossless quality, more outputs, faster media transfers, faster capture, and adaptable video output formats all promise to add up to one thing: better shows.
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The Osram RLD6 LED Recessed Downlight is a six-inch LED architectural downlight that promises energy savings up to 65 percent. The product is positioned as a long-life alternative to compact fluorescents, halogen and metal halide sources.
Read More »LDI 2014 marked the first US showing of ArKaos’ new MediaMaster 4.1, the latest, ever-more powerful version of ArKaos PRO’s media server software. MediaMaster 4.1 delivers a plethora of new features including new aspect ratio and cropping tools, new hue, saturation and lightness tools, layer-based volume control and a redesigned interface.
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Offering faster rigging of stage sets, combined with improved safety, the range is already being hailed as a strong, safe alternative to home-made drop arms, which until now have been the only option for riggers.
The system uses tried and tested connectors to give a SWL of 220 lbs (100kg) and enables the safe and speedy rigging of luminaires from truss or fixed tube barrels. It also provides for a range of configurations to open up the possibility for highly innovative lighting design.
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Invented by a couple Seattle guys who hated to tape down cables, the GaffGun ($249/direct) allows a person to securely dress wires about as fast as you can walk. The unit accommodates rolls of 1/2/3-inch tape and cables of several sizes, using patent-pending CoreLok technology to insure the tape is always centered over the cable(s). It includes an extension handle, so your back isn’t destroyed by the time you get to the end of the cable run across a gymnasium or airport runway. GaffGun is available now.
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Blackmagic Design’s latest update for its Teranex 2D, 3D and Express converters, Teranex 3.1, adds a new software application that lets customers remotely set up and change settings on their Teranex converters from a central location, as well as adding a new 12G-SDI to quad HD-SDI conversions to Teranex Express.
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ARRI has provide a new light engine, dubbed Light Engine 2, for its L7-C LED Fresnel. ARRI says the change makes the fixture 25 percent brighter. The fixture achieves its luminous output while consuming only 160 watts, and is tunable for color temperatures ranging from 2800K to 10000K. Other features include green/magenta correction, hue and saturation control and more.
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