Chauvet Professional’s new Rogue series of moving head fixtures extends features like LED gobo morphing, variable speed scrolling and multi-prism rotation into tight-budget territory. The series currently includes four fixtures: two spots (Rogue R1 Spot, Rogue R2 Spot) and two beam fixtures (Rogue R1 Beam – pictured here – and the Rogue R2 Beam).
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Ayrton’s new Radical Series promises to combine a honed and streamlined appearance with a very narrow and intense beam, advanced thermal management and impressive output suited for use in arenas and stadiums as well as smaller venues. Most of the fixtures in the line (except for the WildBeam-R and IntelliPix-R) were kept under wraps until their launch at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany. The other models in the R Series include the MagicPanel-R, MagicBlade-R and the MagicRing-R9.
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Chauvet Professional’s COLORdash Par-Hex 12 light contains 12 10-watt “Hex” LEDs, each with six colors – red, green, blue, amber, white and UV. The addition of UV lets the light to function as a straight ultraviolet light or, alternately, be used to produce an iridescent sheen.
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Elation Professional’s new DW Fresnel and DW Profile offer variable white light for broadcast or theatre environments. Their output is adjustable from warm white tungsten to cool white daylight, and beam control via zoom and beam framing/shaping make them highly effective directional white light luminaires. Powered by a 250W, 100,000 hour white LED engine, they feature low-noise cooling for operation in noise sensitive environments.
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ArKaos PRO LEDMaster promises to serve as an all-in-one solution that delivers professional LED show control in three easy steps: map, program and playback.
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Blackmagic Design’s new Blackmagic Studio Camera, featured at NAB 2014, is specifically designed for live production and available in 1080 HD and Ultra HD models starting from $1,995. Features include a large viewfinder, talkback, tally, optical fiber and a rugged metal design. The Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K will be available in June for $2,995.
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Judging from the new products and feature enhancements ETC Rigging is presenting this year, the company’s R&D department has been pretty busy lately. New developments include the Prodigy P75 Hoist, with 75 feet of vertical travel, up to 3,300 pounds of lifting capacity, and eight lift lines with quarter-inch wire rope. Also new: their retrofit-friendly Fixed-Speed Motor Starter, the Foundation Handheld Remote (FHHR) and a new QuickTouch+ Merge control board option that lets users alternate control between as many as six QuickTouch+ controllers on one rigging system.
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coolux will present their new 3G Broadcast QUAD Server system at this year’s NAB Show, along with a variety of new hardware accessories. The new Pandoras Box Broadcast Server offers TV pros a QUAD 3G HD-SDI output solution. The server features 2x low latency 3G HD-SDI inputs.
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Antari’s Z-1520 RGB uses 22 RGB LEDs to enhance the fog output. The fog machine is the company’s update on its popular Z-1020 fog machine. Users can specify the four-color blend they are looking for via W-2 remote. Colors can also be assigned via DMX mode. Bottom line, one machine can meet a production’s needs for both fog and lighting effects. The Z-1520 RGB runs with water-based fluid only.
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