Product News

The U-Torm system from Cosmic Truss, which initially hit the market in 2014, now includes an expanded range, offering more options to create hanging positions for lighting, video projectors and other equipment. Added to the system is the new U-Torm 100 and U-Top 100 which have been built to accommodate larger pieces of equipment including high output moving lights, larger loudspeaker, and video projectors and other AV equipment. With an open inside width of 39.3 inches / 1 meter, the U-Torm 100 uses the same simple and fast rigging techniques that make it suitable for both permanent and temporary or touring situations.

Laserworld’s Garden Series laser effects lights are suited to indoor and outdoor use. The effects lights are available with green, red and red-green, with a static projection or slowly rotating effect. Pictured here, Red/Green.

Flex Rental Solutions’ Flex 4.11 contains several new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes for the Flex Production Manager, including the much anticipated job costing functionality. Job costing functionality includes a tab from the quote screen, along with a new job cost report.

Blackmagic Design announced a MultiView 1.1 Update for its MultiView 16. It features new audio meters, enhanced on screen labels, RGB output over HDMI and more. 

ARRI’s SkyPanel line of compact, tunable LED soft lights was introduced at NAB this year and began shipping this month. Along with the mid-range S60 and smaller, more portable S30, ARRI is offering accessories that promise to greatly enhance the light controllability, mounting options, portability and application possibilities of these LED lights. The company’s 8-chamber and 4-chamber (pictured here) Eggcrates, for example, make the light more directional.

ChamSys’ MagicQ MQ80 compact console offers 24 universes direct from the console along with a large central touch screen, full size faders and high speed graphics for a faster response when working with media.

Novalight’s Nova-Scope, now sold, supported, and serviced in North America by the entertainment equipment distribution company DNJ Pro, is a weatherproof aerial effect light.

Lumileds’ Luxeon C Color Line of LEDs promises to serve as a new solution to the persistent challenge of color-matching LEDs.

FOR-A announced that its newest video production switcher, the HVS-2000, recently began shipping and is being delivered to a diverse customer roster. 

Rail-Pipe HC, the 6-channel constant voltage dimmer & intelligent power supply from Artistic Licence, has undergone a significant upgrade. The product now features a choice of four dimming personalities, ensuring that optimal performance can be achieved with any fixture.