tvONE’s new 1T-CT-550 system offers DVI + Audio over a single Cat.6 extension. The system can achieve signal distribution distances of up to 325 feet for uncompressed WUGXA signals without signal degradation. The 1T-CT-550 system consists of a 1T-CT-551 Transmitter (pictured here) coupled with a 1T-CT-552 Receiver (pictured below).
Da-Lite’s new IDEA Screen is a magnetic and erasable projection screen for use with SMART LightRaise interactive projectors.
Artistic Licence has upgraded Rail-Split RDM, a DMX splitter, adding a fixer mode that eliminates flickering caused by misread data. Another new feature is the front-panel LED indicators, which allow the user to see at a glance the power and data activity status.
PR Lighting’s XR 330 discharge Spot (PR-2350) uses an Osram Sirius HRI 330W XL lamp, with color temperature of 7500K. Power consumption is just 450W@220V. The fixture offers smooth CYM color mixing with macro, a color wheel with 14 colors (plus white), which provides variable, bi-directional rainbow effect, with step/linear color changing.
Le Maitre USA has launched FreezeJet, a liquid CO2 jet. The FreezeJet generates a blast of freezing fog in columns of 30 to 40 feet that disappear instantly when switched off, and can be fired at different angles. A 25-foot hose can be supplied as standard or optional, and the design allows the unit to be used with high pressure LCO2, CO2 Dewars or LN2 Dewar tanks (with optional LN2 fitting).
Martin Professional’s new ShowDesigner 6 (MSD 6) promises photorealistic rendering in real-time using the latest DirectX technology. Its timeline control lets users create complex presentations including lighting, video, animated scenery, camera motion and animated smoke effects. It is Vectorworks-friendly and through a Windows-based plug-in, Vectorworks files can be exported and imported into MSD 6. It also comes with its own 3D modeling app to help users quickly build objects and materials or import DXF and native SketchUp formats along with all textures and UV maps.
CAST Software announced the release of its wysiwyg version R33 recently. The new version promises more than 10 new features addressing the needs of lighting designers, multimedia and production professionals while promising a new level of added realism, maximum creativity and return on investment.
D.T.S. Lighting’s MAX L, like the company’s MAX, offers users four different types of projection with a single moving head: Beam, Spot, Wash, and Studio. Although both fixtures make use of Philips’ MSD Platinum 16R 330W (16K lumen) light source and share many other characteristics, the MAX L offers a few differences in terms of beam angles and optical specs, and the company touts the beam, in studio mode, as being “evenly diffused as never before.”