Elation Professional’s new DW Fresnel and DW Profile offer variable white light for broadcast or theatre environments. Their output is adjustable from warm white tungsten to cool white daylight, and beam control via zoom and beam framing/shaping make them highly effective directional white light luminaires. Powered by a 250W, 100,000 hour white LED engine, they feature low-noise cooling for operation in noise sensitive environments.
ArKaos PRO LEDMaster promises to serve as an all-in-one solution that delivers professional LED show control in three easy steps: map, program and playback.
Blackmagic Design’s new Blackmagic Studio Camera, featured at NAB 2014, is specifically designed for live production and available in 1080 HD and Ultra HD models starting from $1,995. Features include a large viewfinder, talkback, tally, optical fiber and a rugged metal design. The Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K will be available in June for $2,995.
Judging from the new products and feature enhancements ETC Rigging is presenting this year, the company’s R&D department has been pretty busy lately. New developments include the Prodigy P75 Hoist, with 75 feet of vertical travel, up to 3,300 pounds of lifting capacity, and eight lift lines with quarter-inch wire rope. Also new: their retrofit-friendly Fixed-Speed Motor Starter, the Foundation Handheld Remote (FHHR) and a new QuickTouch+ Merge control board option that lets users alternate control between as many as six QuickTouch+ controllers on one rigging system.
coolux will present their new 3G Broadcast QUAD Server system at this year’s NAB Show, along with a variety of new hardware accessories. The new Pandoras Box Broadcast Server offers TV pros a QUAD 3G HD-SDI output solution. The server features 2x low latency 3G HD-SDI inputs.
Antari’s Z-1520 RGB uses 22 RGB LEDs to enhance the fog output. The fog machine is the company’s update on its popular Z-1020 fog machine. Users can specify the four-color blend they are looking for via W-2 remote. Colors can also be assigned via DMX mode. Bottom line, one machine can meet a production’s needs for both fog and lighting effects. The Z-1520 RGB runs with water-based fluid only.
The Wonder from D.T.S. is an LED wash light fixture with two concentric zones. The central zone has independent control of the zoom, color control, strobe and dimming. The two external rings are divided into three distinct sections having independent control of luminosity, color mixing and strobe. The Wonder also features a Free Pan Rotation System (FPR), with limitless pan rotation.
The Pro FS 15R from Elation Professional promises to serve as a high-output, medium-throw followspot with a sharp 6-10 degree beam that projects effectively up to 150′.
Chauvet Professional’s ÉPIX 2.0 series of linkable LED display fixtures let designers add pixel mapped video content to their shows and designs using Art-Net or Kling-Net. Multiple ÉPIX 2.0 series elements can also be linked on top of one another to easily build vertical displays.