Product News

Australia-based LSC Lighting Systems has extended the recent release of MDR Splitters with MDR DMX512 splitters that have RJ45 connectors. 

Goddard Design Co. announced the limited return of the μDMX test tool.  The μDMX is a hand held, battery powered multiplexed dimmer protocol generator.

Philips Vari-Lite is now shipping the Vari-Lite® VLX™ Wash automated luminaire. It features seven proprietary 120-watt RGBW LED chipsets, a patent-pending internal beam homogenization system that eliminates multi-color shadowing effects, CRI adjustment and adjustable color temperature between 3000K and 9000K. 

The XLED 590 LED moving head fixture features 90 Osram Dragon 5-watt LEDs (30 red, 30 green and 30 blue). It has 10 pre-set colors, an LCD menu display, linear color temperature adjustment from 3,200K to 10,000K and 8-bit and 16-bit dimming.

Cast Software announced the members-only limited release of WYSIWYG Release 24. The download is available for members and a general release will be available soon.

The Tomcat One series of staging, lighting and support systems includes Stacking Truss, pictured here, plus their Stacking Cube, the Trolley and the Tower One kit. Along with these products, the company is featuring its Medium Duty spigoted and Light Duty spigoted  trusses at PLASA 09.

Litec RF40 is a new line of truss sections that are designed to combine high strength with compact dimensions. RF40 rectangular-section aluminum truss measures 40cm by 29cm.

The COLORdash Block is a compact wash fixture with four separate clusters of LEDs. The fixture comes with seven operating modes and full color mixing, with or without DMX control. It can be used as a wash light, and each pod can be individually controlled to create direct view effects.

Mega Control Systems, a division of Mega Systems Inc, announces the release of its newest version of lighting control software for nightclub and lounge control, Disco 2.0. Some of the new features include enhanced LED matrix control, improved password protection, improved timeline scheduler, keyboard shortcuts bump or latch, direct DMX value input, improved MIDI input control, improved manual cross fading and cross fade time override and numerous user interface improvements.

Tomcat USA’s Edge is a 30-inch-by-24-inch pre-rig truss that can be stowed in trucks four trusses wide and features stacking spigots, plus the option for rotating spigots for connection in multiple planes. Edge also eliminates the need for bulky corner blocks, and damaged ladders can be replaced without replacing the entire section of truss.

amBX says its amBIENT XC lighting control system can change the way lighting combines with video and sound to create immersive entertainment experiences. The amBIENT XC is a stand-alone DMX 512 hardware controller for RGB LED lighting fixtures, powered by amBX technology.

American DJ’s new Theatrix Pro 48 LED is an RGB+W color mixing luminaire with 48 one-watt LEDs (12 each red, green, blue and white). It has seven modes of operation with DMX with 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 16 or 19 channels of control plus stand-alone with built-in color changing programs in automatic or sound activation mode.