DALLAS – Philips Vari-Lite has released new software for the VLX Wash luminaire which provides individual cell control to the RGBW LED light engines inside. The individual control is achieved through a second DMX mode where users can toggle between combined or individual control. The new mode only increases the DMX channel count to 72 DMX channels, but users may also still operate the light in the standard mode using 23 DMX channels.
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DALLAS – Philips Vari-Lite has released new software for the VLX Wash luminaire which provides individual cell control to the RGBW LED light engines inside. Sparked by the success seen in the VLX3 Wash, the software update is applicable for all existing VLX fixtures and now gives lighting designers the creative freedom to create multicolored effects with output capabilities that can be easily programmed from any lighting controller.
“When we released the VLX3 Wash designers loved the individual LED cell control feature and immediately began asking if this would be available in the VLX Wash, and today it is,” said Brad Schiller, Philips Vari-Lite product marketing manager. “The software gives users the option to operate all seven light engines as one, or allows them to operate completely independent of each other to create many different dynamic chases and looks on the front of the fixture and in aerial beams.”
The individual control is achieved through a second DMX mode where users can toggle between combined or individual control. The new mode only increases the DMX channel count to 72 DMX channels, but users may also still operate the light in the standard mode using 23 DMX channels.
The internal beam homogenization system creates smooth color mixing that is natural and free of any “color shadowing” effects.
To view a demo video of the VLX Wash individual cell control, visit http://youtu.be/yXYva3HJ7TA
