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Elation's arena-scale CMY color-mixing Platinum Spot 15R Pro moving head is comparable to 700-watt and even 1,200-watt fixtures in output, yet is only about one-third the size of a conventional 700-watt moving head (16.1"L x 16.5"W x 21.3"H) and draws one-fourth the power.

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Lehigh Lighting will be introducing their latest lighting control console at USITT in Charlotte, NC, the Rendition II. The Rendition II console includes both hardware and software upgrades to the original Rendition console series. Hardware features include 1.6 GHz processor, 2 GB compact flash hard drive, dual monitor and touch screen support, four USB ports, and fader wing support.

Time Square Lighting has launched two new theatrical-style LED fixtures to the market, the BD202 and the BD203. Both fixtures produce the equivalent output of a cenventional 75-watt halogen MR16 fixture while using just 21 watts of power a piece.

Main Light Industries' LED-powered LightStar fiber optic illuminator, part of DiCon Lighting's FiberLamp product line, offers a broad spectrum of RGBW LED colors with output comparable to a 150-watt metal halide powered illuminator while weighing less and drawing less power. The unit requires only 2 amps, generates less heat, and uses a quieter fan than non-LED alternatives. The fiber port has a 30mm aperture, which can handle 900 points of fiber, enough to light one circuit of a 20'x30' Main Light LightScape fiber optic drapery.

Cooper Controls' Android version of their ZerOS Remote application has been added to the company's suite of iPhone, iPod, iPad and Windows Mobile applications.

Osram Opto Semiconductors' compact Multi ChipLEDs, now being built into new 150-inch-diagonal LED video displays offered by FormoLight Technologies Inc., are the smallest RGB LEDs currently available (1.6 mm x 1.6 mm and 0.9 mm thick).

Lex Products, makers of the Slim Dimmer, a compact, rugged 1,800W dimmer, is introducing the Slim Dimmer Plus. The Slim Dimmer has local control; the Slim Dimmer Plus has both local and DMX control.

The Serapid Telescopic Mast is designed to support any type of equipment used in television, film, worship and performing arts production, including cameras, lights and microphones.

Pathway Connectivity's Pathport Manager 5.1 offers RDM control and an IP-address auto-corrector. The software also recognizes the Strand Palette consoles, ShowCAD controllers and the Jands Vista, and will discover and configure the new Pathport VIA 10+1 gigabit switch, introduced at LDI 2010. It also unlocks full protocol support in Strand and Entertainment Technology raceway dimmers, including Art-Net and sACN.

Elation Professional's Platinum Spot 5R Pro is an upgraded version of the Platinum Spot 5R DMX moving head. Both fixtures use Philips MSD Platinum 5R lamp technology to produce brightness comparable to a 575-watt fixture with only half the energy draw and a lengthy 2,000-hour lamp life. But the equally-compact-and-bright Platinum Spot 5R DMX adds an expanded array of professional features and effects, making it well-suited for theaters, stage shows, concerts, productions, churches, nightclubs and other entertainment venues.