PLSN’s August 2022 issue features the following Product News:
ADJ: Hydro Profile
The Hydro Profile, with an IP65 rating, combines a 660W cool white LED light engine delivering 25,000+ lumens with a precision-engineered optical system and beam-shaping tools including: a 4-blade rotatable framing system, separate, indexed animation wheel, and a zoom range of 6˚ to 45˚. It includes variable CMY mixing and CTO and a 7-position color wheel; two gobo wheels—one 7 slots plus open for rotating, indexed gobos and other with 8 slots plus open for static gobos; and two indexed, rotating prisms—4-facet circular and 6-facet linear. The unit measures 12.20″ x 17.00″ x 28.35″ (L x W x H) and weighs 81.4 lbs.
Blackmagic Design: ATEM SDI Switchers
Blackmagic Design’s new family of portable ATEM SDI live production switchers include 3G-SDI connections. Features include standards converters on all inputs and resync, a built in Fairlight audio mixer with six band parametric EQ, compressor, and limiter on all inputs, internal DVEs, chroma keyers, and professional transitions. You get four SDI inputs on the ATEM SDI and ATEM SDI Pro ISO models and eight SDI inputs on the ATEM SDI Extreme ISO model. It also includes DVEs for picture in picture effects. The USB works as a webcam for connecting video to computers, while the Pro and Extreme models feature built in streaming.
Claypaky: Xtylos Aqua (IP66) Laser Source Profile
The Xtylos Aqua is next in the series of laser-based fixtures and comparable in features and performance of the original Xtylos offering marine-grade C5-M protection. Featuring a wireless DMX system integrated as standard, the Xtylos Aqua is a small, form factor, IP66-rated fixture powered by a proprietary RGB laser source. It’s equipped with two gobo wheels (one rotating gobo wheel with seven rotating gobos and a static gobo wheel with 12 gobos), a prism wheel with three prisms, and a 16-facet prism on a dedicated channel. The beam apertures have an extremely narrow range of 1° to 7°, which can be reduced further to 0.5° using beam reducers.
Creative Conners: Pivot Turntable Machine
Pivot features include an aluminum frame, industrial steel center bearing, precision milled top plate, lifting points at the corners, and registration marks in the base for easy positioning. Pivot measures 20″ x 20″ x 5.84″ and weighs 65 lbs. Pivot delivers accurate position feedback by measuring motion directly from the center hub with a slip-free, fine-pitch gear. Center-encoding provides the same position scale regardless of the turntable diameter. The standard Slip Ring Add-On includes three conductors rated at 20A each, for practical or switched power and a locking True1 PowerCON receptacle. Creative Conners offer a free Turntable Template with a proven set of plans and a parts list.
Lectrosonics: U.S. Online Accessory Store
The U.S. Online Accessory Store of Lectrosonics offers a wide range of parts and accessories for Lectrosonics’ current and legacy products, including antennas, silicone sleeves, belt clips, pouches, power supplies, and rack mount hardware. The new site also offers commonly needed replacement parts. Lectrosonics’ serialized products, such as transmitters, receivers and other wireless products will not be available for sale on the site but only through authorized dealers. Parts and accessories are grouped by product type, making it easy to find what is needed. Users can also search by product. Product pages include a product image, description, details, and a list of compatible models.
https://store.lectrosonics.com
Prolights: EclPanel TWCXL
The EclPanel TWCXL is an LED soft panel with a large aperture. The 1,500W RGB+WW LED source outputs over 136,000 lumens while maintaining color fidelity. Producing a full range of whites, from tungsten to daylight (1,800K to 20,000K), it attains high CRI, TLCI, and TM-30 values. Color modes include HSI, RGBW, gels, source emulation, and XY coordinates; and equipped with W-DMX and CRMX. There are 48 pixel-mappable sections. It includes an Ethernet connection for Art-Net and sACN, onboard drivers, a built-in power supply, and a redesigned user interface with a color LCD display, a standalone interface, and can store color and setup macros.
Pro Tapes: Pro Console and Pro Glow Gaff Tapes
Pro Glow Gaff® glows in the dark for safety marking and labeling in low light conditions. Applications for stage safety include marking stairs and exits. Pro Glow Gaff can be specialty die-cut. Pro® Console Tape, available in fluorescent colors, are UV friendly, writeable with pens and markers, and remove cleanly. Also available are Pro Gaff® and Pro® Spike tapes that are hand-tearable and use high strength adhesive. Pro Tapes’ Pro Gaff features clean removability from most surfaces and is highly conformable. The fluorescent colors are ultraviolet light friendly for high visibility. All are made in the USA, are in stock, and ready to ship.
RentalPoint: RentalPoint3 Web Browser-Based Software
RentalPoint3 is a fully web browser-based version of its Small Business Edition rental management software package that’s designed for event technology rental and production companies. This is a re-imagining and updating of its Windows-based product, first released in 1998. Features include online signatures for equipment deliveries and proposal/contract acceptance, dashboard, electronic pick list for prepping gear as well as scaling down to fit on smart phone screen sizes or scaling up to fit on desktops. It offers many of the features that the company has developed over the last 30 years such as equipment, crew planning & scheduling tools, and optional multi location.
Vari-Lite: VL3600 Profile IP
A large-scale, high output profile with an IP65 rating, the VL3600 Profile IP is designed to withstand inclement weather, yet with weight and size comparable with similar non-weatherproof units. Features include a 1,000W monochromatic light engine producing 85,000 source lumens with 45,000 lumens delivered output, a CMY+CTO color wheel mixing system, and dedicated CRI boost and color correction filters. It includes the VL*FX animation wheel, as well as gobo wheels, a dual prism and frost, framing system, iris, zoom, and focus. The V*Track Calibration System addresses the somewhat notorious ‘swing after startup’ issue. The luminaire measures: 22.0″ x 31.5″ x 13.4″ and weighs 105 lbs. It’s available in black or white.
