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Techni-Lux mzSculpt LED Ellipsoidal
The mzSculpt LED ellipsoidal is engineered to provide value and efficiency in a mini compact body with a zoomable lens. The mzSculpt 100 LED profile, which replaces a 250-300W halogen lamped unit, has a high CRI, warm white 3,200K output. Designed as an extremely versatile and lightweight fixture, the mzSculpt features shaping shutter blades. Smooth DMX dimming makes it ideal for theaters, retail, theme park attractions, and convention applications. The built-in zoomable lens allows you to set a beam from 15˚ to 30˚. The unit comes complete with a color filter frame and gobo holder. The mzSculpt is just one fixture in a series ranging in size and variations.
Website: www.techni-lux.com
Phone: 407-857-8770
ADJ: Hydro Beam X12 Luminaire
Expanding ADJ’s popular Hydro Series of IP65-rated moving heads, the new Hydro Beam X12 is designed to create stunning aerial effects, both inside and outdoors. It harnesses the power of the latest Philips® Platinum 12R LL MSD Discharge Lamp technology. The light from this extremely efficient source is focused through high quality optics to create 522,000 Lux@10m output with a tight 2˚ beam angle. This can then be manipulated by a variety of beam-shaping tools to generate a myriad of impressive effects. These features include 14 colors + white, 16 Gobos + open, motorized focus, two rotating prisms (6-facet linear and 24-facet circular), and a frost filter.
Astera: PixelBrick
PixelBrick, a flexible, multi-function battery-powered light source, comes with five different beam options and a fully adaptable housing that can be connected to form clusters and shapes. It’s compact (3.6” x 3.6” x 3.7”), and very light (2.47 lbs.) and can be used as an uplight or hung anywhere for fill, accenting, and texturing. For exterior use, it is IP65 rated resistant to rain and other elements. It produces 450 Lumens and 1,200 Lux at 2 m—at 3,200K. It can also be mounted with included bracket. Typical run time is 20 hours with a four-hour recharge time and comes with a built-in CRMX wireless DMX transceiver.
Ayrton: Zonda 9 FX
Ayrton’s new Zonda 9 FX is the first in a new family of high-powered LED luminaires with uncompromising optics. Endowed with a 50mm truncated transmitting lens with an optical surface equivalent to that of a 70mm round lens, ZONDA 9 FX can obtain a highly intensive beam with a zoom ratio of 14:1 and a wide zoom range of 4° to 56° Zonda 9 FX’s LiquidEffect allows for complex graphics to appear between the fixture’s lenses—and when combined with continuous pan and tilt and individual control of each pixel, the visual artistry is endless.
Cameo: OTOS® H5 Hybrid Luminaire
Designed as a beam/spot/wash/hybrid luminaire with an IP65 rating, the unit’s 480W discharge-lamp produces an output of 19,000 lumens, while its flat field filter enhances uniform distribution. It has a beam angle of 2° to 42° with its zoom. There is a full range of colors with CMY color mixing, an additional color wheel with 15 dichroic filters, and a high CRI filter (>80). a low weight of only 33 kg. Features include two gobo wheels with 27 gobo templates in total, eight of which are exchangeable and rotatable glass gobos, two prism levels, an animation wheel, and a variable frost filter. Control includes DMX, RDM, and built-in W-DMX™ transceiver. Cameo is part of the Adam Hall Group.
Chauvet: Color STRIKE M Strobe/Wash
Color STRIKE M is an IP65 rated motorized strobe/wash with two ultra-bright, white light tube elements surrounded by a color-mixing, and pixel-mappable face. This strobe light can double as a wash fixture with 180° tilt range. The fixture has two omega-bracket attachments so its horizontally or vertically mountable. Multiple personalities—from simple set ups with a multitude of built-in effects, to wider control options of pixel-mappable zones: 14 in the RGB face and 28 in the two tube elements. Built-in alignment pins insure straight linear arrays. DMX, Art-Net, and sACN control. All LEDs feature 16-bit dimming for smooth fades and Pulse Width Modulation for on-camera use.
Claypaky: Sharpy X Frame Multifunction Luminaire
With a zoom range from 3° – 52° (spot mode) and 2° – 29° (beam mode) and a 160mm front lens, the Sharpy X Frame, integrates a four-focal plane shutter system in a lightweight, compact fixture. The 550W arc lamp source produces deep and vivid uniform colors. It’s not limited to beam effects, it can also be a spot, profile, or wash unit. Although a small fixture by most standards, nothing is sacrificed in its feature set. The unit offers a rotating gobo wheel with eight rotating gobos, a static gobo wheel, four and eight-facet rotating prisms, linear frost, a color system featuring CMY, CTO and a separated color wheel, and six beam reducers starting at 0.5°.
Elation: Fuze Max Spot Luminaire
The Fuze MAX Spot™ includes a motorized zoom from 7˚ to 53˚, an 800W five-color homogenized LED array of Red, Green, Blue, Mint, and Amber sources, an output of 21,000+ total lumens, and tunable whites from 2,400K to 8,500K. Virtual color temperature plus CMY emulation is paired with a virtual gel library. The FX package includes 19 gobos across three gobo wheels, with rotating and fixed glass gobos, and an animation wheel. Dual prisms (4-facet round and linear) and a dual variable frost filter (Medium/Wash); along with a motorized iris, high-speed electronic shutter and strobe, and a quiet operation and a Mute mode for noise critical applications.
ETC: High End Systems Talen Luminaire
Talen is a compact automated beam luminaire designed to produce high-intensity beams with 60W of full additive color RGBW emitters and a large (120 mm) front aperture with a Total Internal Reflection (TIR) optic. This results in an extremely narrow 3° beam with high center beam candlepower. It features infinite pan and tilt movement, Whisper Home calibration with patented absolute encoding, a small footprint, and its Talen Array Hinge facilitates hanging groups in tight clusters for unique design elements. Fixtures can be easily configured and addressed through ETC’s Set Light App wirelessly via iPhone and Android devices.
GLP: XDC1 IP Hybrid Luminaire
The XDC1 IP Hybrid from GLP combines the wash characteristics and colors of the impression X5, with a narrow beam angle of 9°, along with two extremely bright strobe lines borrowed from the JDC1 Hybrid Strobe, all in an IP65-certified housing. Now, you can use this unit as a bright strobe or a color wash unit—inside or outside in the elements. The hybrid luminaire can be aligned horizontally and vertically and effortlessly combined with other units to create seamless columns or lines.
Martin: ERA 150 Wash Moving-Head
The ERA 150 Wash, the successor to the Martin RUSH MH 6 moving-head LED, delivers 3,900 lumens with its newly engineered 7 40W RGBW light engine and optical system. The unit features a full-gamut color-calibration system, which allow consistent color reproduction from fixture to fixture and supports a dedicated color temperature control channel for adjusting the color space from the desired color temperature. Features include a wide zoom range (4.2–58˚), enhanced optics for narrow beam projection and a wide uniform wash field capable of producing broad washes and high-intensity mid-air effects, and a low-noise Theatre mode, which operates at 33 dB.
MDG: Vertical Flight Case
MDG’s bespoke Vertical Flight Case is intended for easy touring. Designed to carry MDG’s ATMe haze generator, or either of its Me1 or Me2 fog generators, plus everything needed to operate, it not only provides rugged, safe transport, but allows the entire unit to be rolled onto stage and simply plugged in for use. No more unloading—each Vertical Flight Case is fully equipped with direct plug-in connections for power and DMX In/Out. Included inside are snug compartment spaces for MDG’s theFAN™, two 9kg (20lb) CO2 bottles, a 4l bottle of MDG fluid, and space for a small DMX console. It’s an ideal solution for festivals and touring, ensuring your complete touring package can travel and operate from a single, easily transportable unit.
MEGA-LITE: MEGA Console
The MEGA Console, featuring three control platforms, Lumen8, Enlighten, and Disco, is designed to deliver a new experience for different users. The Lumen8 software is an advanced production and theatrical control platform. Enlighten is a fully featured software focused on required functionalities with a quick learning curve. The Disco software is a simplified introduction to the control platform with focus in small to midsize venues and for touch screen-oriented users. All three platforms feature a simple fixture profile builder, direct fader channel programming, simplified built-in 3D visualizer, and a multi-universe output via Art-Net.
Obsidian Control Systems: NX1™ Console
The NX1™ is a portable yet full-featured lighting console running Obsidian’s full ONYX OS. Features include a high-brightness 10.1″ HD multi-touchscreen; four assignable parameter encoders; 10 motorized playbacks with four freely assignable buttons, plus an extra playback / function key hybrid array, and a dedicated Master Go section. The latest in industrial components allows for the ability to process eight Universes right inside the console. It includes four DMX ports, a Gigabit network port for up to eight Universes of Art-Net, sACN, plus the ONYX X-Net protocol. One additional touch monitor is supported. The NX1 is expandable with the dedicated NX K keypad and the NX P motorized playback wing.
Robe: FORTE™ LED Hybrid Luminaire
The FORTE launched in early 2021 is Robe’s current highest powered LED moving light. You can choose between the TE™ 1,000W HP White LED Engine (High Performance), producing the highest output possible, or the TE™ 1,000W HCF White LED Engine (High Color Fidelity) for those requiring exceptional color quality, with either being fitted into the same fixture in around five-minutes. FORTE™ has a 5˚-55˚ zoom to fulfill spot, wash, and beam applications, contained within its under 88 lbs. frame. It features a new CMY color mixing system for smooth color transitions, and combined with two color wheels, CRI 80 and 90 filters (HP Engine), and a variable color temperature from 3,000-6,700K.
ROE Visual: Graphite LED Panel
Graphite, available in 2.6 mm and 3.1 mm-pixel pitches, is designed as a durable yet lightweight indoor LED solution that provides quick installation with its intuitive smart-lock system. Lightweight panels (weighing in at just under 17 kg/m2) are combined with integrated magnet-assisted assembly and a smart-lock system, which saves up to 40% of assembly time compared to standard LED panels. Graphite allows for various installation options and configurations—an LED wall, ceiling, or curved LED displays. Also raked angles or double-sided with the inclusion of full or half panels. Its brightness, reaching 1,500 nits is paired with fine pitch, black-body LEDs. 16-bit grayscales allow accurate and vivid color representation.
Vari-Lite: VL1600 Profile Luminaire
Designed for theatrical key lighting, the VL1600 Profile has a high CRI tunable white source and same CMY color mixing system as the VL2600 Profile. A key feature is the Vari*frost adjustable frost system, providing a seamless graduated frost that diffuses the entire aperture at once–from the lightest edge softening all the way to the heaviest wash diffusion—maintaining an even frost across the entire beam. Other features include the exclusive VL*FX wheel updated to replicate natural effects such as fire and water. The patented V*Track Calibration system calibrates pan and tilt on the fixture in less time and with less potential for damage to the rig or scenery.
