x.Spot Xtreme is available with two zoom lens options. With a 2:1 lens, it is 40% brighter than the original x.Spot with a 4:1 lens. Advances in lamp technology are key in creating this product. Philips developed the P3, or improved pinch lamp, which allows it to operate at higher temperatures than before, offering increased brightness and extended lamp life. Its patented Light Burst technology temporarily increases light output for special effects. Smooth movement, smooth CMY dichroic color mixing, and plenty of LithoPatterns and effects are included.
High End Systems Inc.
Austin, TX
www.highend.com
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The VL2500™ Spot luminaire comes with all of the options of the original VARI*LITE Series 2000™. It is small, lightweight, and fast, with a 700W short-arc lamp and zoom range from 18.5° to 42°. In addition, this luminaire provides CYM color mixing. When combined with 11 standard colors on a fixed wheel, the color options are practically limitless. A coated glass dimmer wheel provides smooth fades, and a separate dual-blade strobe system offers quiet and consistent strobe effects. For image projection, the fixture has one gobo wheel with five rotatable and indexable positions and a second gobo wheel with 11 fixed positions. It features limitless color options, clarity of optics, exceptional zoom range, fast, smooth movement, and powerful output.
Vari-Lite
Dallas, TX
www.vari-lite.com
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The Power Spot 575 is a 16-channel DMX moving head fixture that offers 575W discharge output in a compact case no bigger than most 250W units. Bright enough to handle large productions and arenas, its scaled-down size makes it suited to touring acts and rentals. Equipped with two gobo wheels containing seven rotating (three lithographic, one glass, three metal) and nine static metal gobos, it features Slot-Lock quick gobo change technology for gobo overlaying effects. A 4.9mW red laser effect is also built into the unit. Other features include: 11 colors plus white, color scrolling, split colors, gobo scroll, gobo shake, three-facet rotating prism effect, and a high-output luminous-efficiency axial reflector and double condenser lens system.
Elation Professional
Los Angeles, CA
www.elationlighting.com
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Nearly ten years ago, the award-winning Martin MAC moving heads were launched with the MAC 500 profile spot and MAC 600 wash light. The full range now encompasses profile and wash light luminaires ranging from 150W to 1200W. The 2000 series is a line of 1200W automated fixtures. It consists of the MAC 2000 Profile, MAC 2000 Wash, and MAC 2000 Performance. Other fixtures in the MAC touring range include the MAC 550, a fully loaded, mid-range 400W moving head with multiple graphical options; and MAC 250 Entour, an advanced version of Martin's 250W profile automated spot.
Martin Professional
Aarhus, Denmark
www.martin.com
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The ColorWash 1200E AT comes with a CMY color mixing system; variable CTO; two color wheels, each with six easily replaceable slots for colors and effects; and a combined dimmer/shutter. The zoom has a range of 10° to 87°, depending on the lens type used. The electronic ballast enables features like flicker-free operation, extended lamp life, and power-saving mode. The large LCD display, as with the ColorSpot 1200 AT profile fixture, makes operation more convenient. An Ethernet connection offers additional connectability. This fixture is appropriate for large theatres, live television shows, and for other installations from multi-purpose venues to large clubs.
Robe Show Lighting
Roznov pod Radhostem, Czech Republic
www.robe.cz
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Theatrically oriented concert productions might consider ETC's entry into the automated luminaire market, the Source Four® Revolution™. Retain-ing the brightness and color rendering of its incandescent source, Revolution also provides precision optics and fixture quietness. Not designed for fast-moving rock-and-roll needs, Revolution instead automates those qualities that designers find in the Source Four units. Color purists will gravitate toward its integration of traditional gel media. Technicians will appreciate the on-board dimming, the Quick Exchange Lamp feature, and the ease of cost-saving optional modules. Designers will value the QuietDrive™ technology behind the virtually noiseless automated parts. Many high-level touring shows are opting for its advantages, but this moving light is also an eminently affordable option for concert lighting at the community theatre, academic, or church level.
Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc. (ETC)
Middleton, WI
www.etcconnect.com
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The Giotto Spot 400 CMY is the latest addition to the Giotto 400 Series of moving light fixtures, designed for use in high-profile entertainment applications, concerts, theatres, and television studios. It offers a 400W hot re-strikeable MSR lamp source, 11° to 22° motorized zoom, advanced CMY color generation mixing system, plus one color wheel with six dichroic interchangeable colors and open, two rotating indexable gobo wheels, a rotating effects wheel, and an animation wheel. In addition, the fixture features a variable linear iris, variable frost, variable CTO filter, and a rotating prism. Variable focus, mechanical dimmer, shutters for strobing, and an electronic flicker-free ballast are standard in all Giotto 400s. The Spot is also equipped with the same cooling system that enables operation in virtual silence. Its head movement and internal mechanisms have also been engineered for quiet operation. All functions are controllable via DMX using 33 channels.
Techni-Lux
Orlando, FL
www.techni-lux.com
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PanaBeam™XR2 is a 1200W wash light with high-performance servo drives and commutators on both pan and tilt. This feature delivers: unlimited 360° rotation with velocity control; positional control via shortest or longest path; speeds up to three times faster than other fixtures with aggressive acceleration/deceleration curves; and smooth, quiet, low speed moves. “Virtual stops” can also be selected from the console at 540° pan and 270° tilt. The color system produces a wide range of colors, including a real red, extremely fast color bumps, smooth color fades, plus variable, extended CTO adjustment. The beam effects system is unique. Three stages of beam modifiers, two indexing and rotating, create both oval and rectangular beams in any orientation. A variety of patterns project kaleidoscopic effects or break-ups. The fixture is available for rental in major production markets.
Morpheus Lights
Redding, CA
www.morpheuslights.com
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The BigLite 4.5 xenon, a large format intelligent xenon fixture, is designed and manufactured by Zap Technology. It offers real-time color mixing and diffusion with electronic strobe effects and energy-saving standby modes, improving lamp life, fan noise, and heat output. The fixture will generate a spot to wash effect three times per second and moves at speeds up to three times faster than the competition, according to the manufacturer. The plastic shells are sleek, water resistant, and durable. The fixture is technician-friendly, with all standard maintenance accomplished with only three tools. DMX programming is possible via onboard pre-programmed shows and a user-friendly menu on the fixture and ballast. The unit is suited to indoor/outdoor applications, whether for concerts, film, television, architainment, or live events.
BigLites America
Carrollton, TX
www.BigLites.com
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Droplet™ is the smallest automated moving LED fixture on the market completely controllable via DMX. It mixes colors with four red, four green, and four blue Luxeon high-power LEDs via the Xilver™ Color Com-bining System that produces a homogeneous colored beam of light. It has a very bright washed LED source without multi-color shadows or dots that are often apparent when you look into the beam. Through a unique heat management system, it ensures maximum LED light output and maximum fixture and source life. This professional LED luminaire is the smallest moving head in the world and was the first with LEDs. Droplet is suitable for television productions, theatres, musicals, concerts, and touring productions.
Xilver B.V.
Gronsveld, The Netherlands
www.xilver.nl
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The 16-channel Legend™ 250RX is a mid-range production class moving light featuring an MSD 250W high intensity discharge lamp, micro-stepping motors, full range dimming, 16-bit mirror positioning resolution with speed control, and digital display. A combination of interchangeable rotating gobos, dichroic colors, rotating prism, and a shutter/dimmer douser offers wide latitude to create stimulating mid-air effects. A motorized focus mechanism assures image quality for stage backdrops. The standard seven-gobo set includes two glass, four metal, and one effect gobo. Five additional gobos are included — three metal, one effect, and one glass. The three-facet prism rotates at variable speeds. Movement range is 540° pan and 270° tilt. In addition to its DMX control interface, it also maintains the approach of master/slave operation with built-in sound-activated programs accessible via DMX. The mounting system adjusts to fit trussing of various widths.
Chauvet Lighting
Hollywood, FL
www.chauvetlighting.com
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my575 features a new treated glass reflector and lensing for improved output. Two bi-directional rotating gobo wheels with six replaceable gobos each are included, as is a bi-directional rotating prism with 16 selectable prism macros. Iris with iris programs are built into the fixture's software. Dimmer and shutter are on separate channels. Electronic focus allows precise focus and morphing. Pan is 630°, and tilt is 265°, both with 16-bit high resolution. The onboard E-processor allows many additional features, including lamp hours, fixture hours, individual test function for every channel, motor reset, and master/slave control without DMX. Up to 48 cues may be saved into the fixture for live replay without a controller. All information is shown in a display meter with error messages for quick fault diagnostics.
Elektralite/Group One Ltd.
Farmingdale, NY
www.myelektralite.com
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