Product News

Mega-Lite’s ARC Narrow and ARC Medium architectural fixtures can be used to transform the look of any space outdoors or indoors. They each use 48 1-watt LEDs in all, and users can customize the unit with 3 LED types to choose from: RGB, WWA, and white. They are controlled by DMX 512 and each has three channel options: red, green and blue. The display is digital for ease of operation. The fixtures are IP 65 rated and safe for outdoor use. The ARC Narrow’s 15° lens creates an extremely narrow and long throw, ideal for illuminating pillars and columns. The ARC Medium comes with a 30° lens.

Chroma-Q’s new Color Block Plus Replacement Engine for the Color Block DB4 LED fixture, designed to be fitted by authorized Chroma-Q service agents, can serve as a cost-effective alternative to replacing the whole Color Block DB4 fixture.

CLARKSTON, MI — High Resolution Systems LLC’s Universal Device Controller (UDC) is a software-based control platform for devices using IP (TCP/UDP) or serial (232/422/485) protocols, and the company is getting positive feedback from customers citing benefits including simplicity and cost-effective control solutions.

Wybron’s Cygnus Incite 375W Profile uses LED technology to combine a bright profile light with new color mixing technology and a high color rendering index of 92. The fixture offers a 6400 lumen field, while only consuming a maximum of 375W, promising up to 10 times the brightness of competing fixtures.

AUSTIN, TX — Shock Boxx, a new pre-rig lighting truss shock system designed to protect truss-mounted lighting and video equipment in transport, is the result of a collaboration between Heather Roberts of Kai Knox Technologies and Scott Almand of Scott Almand Designs.

Litepanels’ daylight-balanced Sola 6 LED Fresnel light combines properties inherent in a Fresnel light at a fraction of the power normally required for conventional fixtures.

ORLANDO — Christie’s D4K35 projector, introduced at InfoComm 2011, offers 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution for the Pro-AV market. Targeted at applications requiring high resolution and brightness – including amusement parks, large auditoriums, museums, planetariums, virtual reality settings, and automotive designers using CAD. The Christie D4K35 projector delivers 35,000 lumens with DLP quality and reliability.

ORLANDO — Chief, a provider of professional AV solutions, joined Brightsign, flixio and Philips to create a digital video arch for the Digital Signage Pavilion at InfoComm11. The arch, consisting of Brightsign digital controllers, Philips commercial displays, flixio content and Fusion mounts, reached a height of 108 feet (33 meters) and spanned more than 139 feet in length (42 meters).

Barco’s HDX-W12 has the same on-board image processing, servicing and preview mode features as the W14, but offers 12,000 lumens and a xenon lamp life of 2,500 hours. (Barco’s HDX-W14 projector, launched earlier this year, also features Barco’s ImagePRO signal processor.)

Vaddio added the ClearVIEW HD-19 high definition PTZ camera with SmartSHOT technology to its ClearVIEW line of cameras. Equipped with a 19x optical zoom lens, it is built around a 1.3 megapixel, 1/3-Type Sony Exmor high-speed, low-noise CMOS image sensor. Integrated SmartSHOT technology with AIP (Adjustable Image Processing) allows for greater user control over DSP functions, helping them enhance color and sharpness in changing lighting conditions and adjusting the DSP to suit the venue. The camera also offers image stabilization and iris/shutter control for outdoor events.

Checkers Industrial Safety Products has updated its Guard Dog five-channel cable/hose protectors with four through-holes (with an inside diameter of .21”) that can be used for temporary mounting with either nails or screws. The cable/hose protectors have also been updated with pry slots under each through-hole to simplify removal when the cable protector is fastened down. If the user’s application simply requires increased traction on smooth surfaces, an optional rubber pad kit is also available.