Product News

Nemetschek Vectorworks announces the Vectorworks 2015 version of its line of software products, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals and Renderworks. The company says the 2015 version has more than 100 updates and new features including cloud and mobile solutions.

VISS Lighting’s ES 6/9/12 Series transparent LED curtain series, with pixel pitch options including P6 (6mm, pictured here), P9 (9mm) and P12 (12mm) available, is designed for applications including stage events, concerts, shows, weddings, clubs, bars and indoor/outdoor rental applications.

Elation Professional says its Platinum SBX is a new full-featured 3-in-1 luminaire that can be utilized as a beam, spot, or wash fixture. This compact luminaire combines new lamp technology from a Philips MSD Platinum 17RA 350W lamp with a new optical system for more-than-sufficient output. It kicks out 20,000 lumens of power, comparable to 700W fixtures, and is energy efficient. It also features a zoom, 13 dichroic colors including UV, CTO and CTB, plus 9 rotating interchangeable gobos and 14 fixed gobos.  A beam shaper, rotating 8-facet prism and frost filter are also included.

Eilon Engineering’s new Ron StageMaster 6000 G4 Wireless and Wired Shackle Pin load cell features a new shackle pin design that makes it ideal for applications where headroom is extremely limited while its wireless capability makes for a quicker installation.

Elation Professional says its EZ4 4mm pixel pitch LED video panel is well suited for applications requiring high-definition image quality at a competitive price. The product features a high density of blackface pixels to ensure a clear and sharp picture. Colors display vivid, consistent and uniform, and a brightness level of 1,200 Nits means the EZ4 performs well even in high ambient lighting conditions. Modular rigging and design options allow users to easily and flexibly rig or floor mount the unit.

Elation Professional’s new LED-based Satura Spot CMY Pro is a high-powered LED spot luminaire with zoom, CMY color mixing and dual gobo wheels. Seven dichroic colors are included for added color customization. A 320W LED engine delivers 11,700 lumens of power for an output across all colors that is comparable to 575W and even 700W discharge fixtures.

Elation’s new EZ Kling is an RJ45 to DMX, Kling-Net and Art-Net interface that lets users pixel map Kling-Net fixtures through the Kling-Net mapper, which is included in ArKaos’s LED Master, Media Master Express and Media Master Pro software. EZ Kling also works via ArtNet, which allows for pixel mapping of any LED pixel-controllable DMX fixture.

elektraLite’s new Audience Blinder is powered by 144 5-watt LEDs. It is available in two versions: “Warm White” with a 3,200K color temperature and CRI of 94, and “Cool White,” with a 6,500K white with CRI of 78. Providing 128 potential combinations of optics and color, the fixture is designed to accommodate a full range of floodlight/wash light requirements.

ROZNOV pod RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic – Robe formally introduced its 1700W Bright Multi-Functional Luminaire (BMFL) on Sept. 2, 2014 via a worldwide multi-lingual video broadcast across three time zones.

Elation Professional’s EMAG 4 Pro is a 4.8mm pixel pitch LED video panel promising quality visuals with road-ready reliability. Made with die cast aluminum, no-tools assembly and a magnetic module design, the EMAG 4 Pro also promises vivid, consistent color and 1,200 nits of brightness for effective use even in applications with high levels of ambient light. The EMAG 4 Pro was featured along with Elation’s EPT9IP 9mm pixel pitch LED panel at InfoComm 2014.

High End Systems says its DLHD Digital Light comes integrated with an Axon HD media server along with an ample supply of HD digital content and a high output QuaDrive light engine. Mounting like any other intelligent moving luminaire and controlled using standard DMX or Art-Net cabling and protocols, plug-and-play integration with other fixtures can be achieved without the need for additional video infrastructure, racks of equipment and long setup times.

Johnson Systems Inc. (JSI) recently released two versions of their CD-3000 Digital Retrofit for the Strand Supervisor CD80 Dimmer, the CD-3000-SV-RR48 and CD-3000-SV-RR96. They are designed specifically for CD80 Supervisor Compact Rolling Racks in both 48 and 96 channel capacity.