Product News

Acolyte recently expanded its RibbonLyte family of products with the Static White 3.0 and RGB 3.0 Matrix RibbonLyte.  The new Matrix RibbonLyte has a bendable and flexible design that is ideal for curved runs like curved coves, or for making right angles without having to have separate pieces soldered together.

Emulation Touch from Elation Professional is a new generation lighting controller that turns users’ tablet into a lighting console, giving them full DMX control of moving heads, LED lights, conventional lighting and special effects from their hand-held devices.

A new iteration of Forbidden’s professional video editing software, Forscene, will be released on Nov. 24 and will be immediately available to all clients of the post-production platform. The functionality introduced in this release enables new Avid workflows and increases efficiencies on multitrack productions. Longtime Forscene client Princess Productions, who was integrally involved in the development and testing process, requested many of the new features.

Roland designed its V-1HD Video Switcher to serve as an easy-to-use, compact and portable unit that can accommodate up to four HDMI audio/video sources with resolutions up to 1080p. It features a host of professional compositing effects and creative video switching capabilities.

GLP’s impression X1 is smaller than the company’s X4 S and weighs just 6.8 pounds, but it is capable of creating impressive feats with its four 15W RGBW LEDs including quick and continuous pan and tilt motion. Like other GLP impressions it features a small base and Neutrik powerCON in and thru connectors.

The Luxmax 2HD from Luxmax U.S.A. is a new super high resolution (2.4mm pixel pitch) LED display panel that is engineered to impress.  This 4K ready LED solution promises to serve as a superior alternative to traditional projection systems and LCD video walls for many applications, including those where ambient light or glare is an issue.  Each lightweight panel is designed and manufactured to the highest standards, ensuring reliable functionality, precision alignment and ease-of-use.

Elation’s new Satura Profile is an energy-efficient CMY color-changing moving head in the company’s popular LED-based Satura Series. The Satura Profile promises intense output from a 440W cool-white LED engine and houses a variety of design tools including zoom and internal framing. The luminaire’s LED engine is designed to deliver a total of 20,000 lumens, with output comparable to a 1200W discharge lamp.

ADJ’s new Mega TRIPAR Profile Plus builds on its predecessor, the Mega TRIPAR Profile, with UV-enhanced four-in-one LEDs. With 64 built-in color macros and the addition of UV to the color mix, users now have access to an enhanced color palette that includes hot pink, electric blue and lime green. The fixture is designed for use by event organizers, lighting designers, venue operators and mobile entertainers for effective up-lighting and truss-warming applications.

Showlogix, a developer of show and media control software, has released its version 1.6, designed for producing multi-display shows and interactive attractions in museums, visitor centers, trade shows, live shows etc. The new Timeline Object includes numerous layers of videos, images or sound, synchronized to one centralized timecode. This is done across displays and computers.

Martin’s RUSH SM 650 and RUSH SM 850 are now shipping. They replace and update Martin’s Magnum 650 and Magnum 850 products. Pat of the new line of atmospheric effects in the Martin RUSH range, features include a 4-channel wireless remote control system and a blue LED-illuminated fluid container with a rear-view indicator for quick refills. The units also feature a carrying handle and a clean industrial design.

Martin’s Martin RUSH Strobe CWL (Cold White Linear), designed for fixed installation at nightclubs, bars and other small entertainment venues, is designed to provide a traditional Xenon strobe look with a 17,000 lumen output. The fixture features 99 3W Cree XP-D LEDs with a reflector design and an 87-degree beam angle to create a variety of special effects such as ramp up/down, up-down, random flash, lightning, blinder and single flash.

Flex Rental Solutions released Flex 4.12.0 to customers on October 20, 2015. The release included several new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Updates made to the header block were well-received by customers. The new feature of virtual packages now getting an auto check mark when their child elements are checked was so well received that it resulted in a round of applause at the company’s recent Flex User Conference in Las Vegas.