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ESP-KNX is offering a new line of low cost, low profile, high performance beam clamps specifically engineered as permanent lift points for a variety of performance venues.  1T thru 5T capacities are available over a wide range of beams. Installing in seconds, they provide absolute security for overhead loads. By close coupling loads into the shear web of the beam, they protect beam flanges from overload; unlike toe-clamp designs which carry all the loads thru the clamp bolts in tension (RISKY).  Pin termination allows a multitude of rigging options. Powder coat finishes and 17-4PH Stainless Steel for ultimate strength and corrosion resistance are available.

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RGBlink’s MSP 200PRO, distributed by Mega Systems Inc., is a video format and test pattern generation device that provides users with an on board preview of an HDMI (or optionally SDI) source along with format inspection. Wave form monitoring and video monitoring capabilities are included. Popular test patterns can be easy selected with or without motion. Time code can be generated and displayed, allowing inspection frame delay. MSP 200PRO also includes a USB media input port as standard – use a MPEG4 or image as a test signal source, opening up many possibilities for producing bespoke testing configurations. Outputs as standard are (up to) 3G-SDI, CVBS and DVI, with DVI supporting both HDMI and VGA signals, and integrated Genlock. A compact touch friendly device MSP 200PRO is the essential device for the AV professional.

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Elation Professional says its new Platinum 1200 Wash™, an LED color wash moving head with 19 65W multi-chip RGBW LEDs, is its brightest wash light to date, with an output comparable to 1500W discharge fixtures.

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[caption id="attachment_274004" align="alignnone" width="800"]ATLONA-UHD-SWITCHER-510W[/caption]

SAN JOSE – With a continued emphasis on providing intelligent and innovative AV solutions for commercial applications, Atlona will introduce the AT-UHD-SW-510W, the latest member of its five-input SW Series of 4K/UHD integration solutions for AV signal switching and extension, at the forthcoming ISE 2017 show (February 7-10, Amsterdam RAI, Stand 5-S92). The SW-510W is the first product of its kind to integrate switching for both wired and wireless AV sources, as well as the first AV switcher to include a USB-C input alongside HDMI and DisplayPort.

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[caption id="attachment_273986" align="alignnone" width="800"]Chauvet DJ's EVE F-50Z[/caption]

ANAHEIM, CA – When CHAUVET DJ lights up the 2017 NAMM show, it will do so with a stunning array of new products. Among the cutting-edge products CHAUVET DJ will introduce at Booth 5574 are four new effect lights, new Fresnel and ellipsoidal fixtures and advanced atmospheric effects, all of which were designed to give end-users more flexible and powerful creative options.

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[caption id="attachment_273948" align="alignnone" width="800"]Chroma-Q Color One 100X[/caption]

Chroma-Q’s Color One 100X Par joins the company’s Color Force II line of fixtures. With nearly 60% more output than its predecessor and one of the brightest fixtures in this category, it promises users to new heights of performance.

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[caption id="attachment_273918" align="alignnone" width="800"]Blizzard's Colorise Sky LED Par[/caption]

WAUKESHA, WI. – Colorise™ Sky fixtures come fitted with 7x 15W high output 6-in-1 RGBAW+UV LEDs with a 25° beam angle. Loaded with our built-in AnyFi™ wireless DMX receiver which can flawlessly support both Skywire™ and W-DMX™ wireless DMX signal types for ultimate wireless DMX connectivity capability. In addition, the internal Intelion™ Lithium-ion battery system makes this fixture ultimately durable and portable.

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AMSTERDAM – tvONE is launching a new streaming media and 4K playback module for its CORIOmaster video processor, at ISE in Amsterdam (Stand 5-S60). A 4K HDBaseT input module, a new single channel video encoder, dual redundant power supplies for ONErack and the CORIOmaster micro video wall processor are also being unveiled at the event.

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ETC’s new Response 4 Port Gateway is now shipping. This product is available as a table-top, rack-mount, DIN rail, or pipe-mounted device. It uses bidirectional Ethernet communication with other network devices to send or receive up to 2048 channels of DMX512 data and RDM messages. Using ACN and streaming ACN protocols, the Response 4 Port supports up to four DMX wiring connections and distributes up to 2048 channels over Ethernet. The 4 Port uses the same integrated LCD screen as ETC’s other gateways for status display and configuration information.

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Entertainment rigging professionals have welcomed the launch of Straightpoint’s latest innovation, StageSafe, a 3t load cell dedicated to the theatre and live events industry. Straightpoint products are already used in entertainment applications—its Wireless Load Shackle and Loadlink plus are commonplace—but StageSafe is the first product the manufacturer of force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment has dedicated to the sector.

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[caption id="attachment_273871" align="alignnone" width="800"]GIS AG LP500[/caption]

Swiss electric chain hoist manufacturer GIS AG is replacing its LCH series with their LP series. The LP series includes the newly developed LP500, which is designed for a 60 percent boost in lifting capacity, IP65 rating as standard and very quiet running at a maximum 65 dB. Other features of the LP500 (pictured here) well suited for theatre and live events include increased capacity in one fall operation, low dead weight, low noise emission and suitability for outdoor use.

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X-Laser’s Aurora Series expands with the Aurora Crimson, Aurora Emerald, Aurora Cobalt and Aurora Saber (pictured here), all of which are designed to meet the practical needs of live event operators with projectors that are affordable, simple, safe and bright. The Crimson, Emerald and Cobalt products focus on red, green and blue laser output, and the Saber is a bolder alternative to X-Laser’s popular Caliente Aurora, producing beams that are more than three times thicker than those of any previous Aurora model.

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