Show Report

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SHOW REPORT By JustinLang I f time flies when you are having fun, it really zips along at a three-day event like the LDI show in Orlando. From the education sessions, the back rooms, seeing new products in development, the show floor and, of course, seeing old and new friends — not just on the show floor, but at the Parnelli Awards (see page 28) and after hours, with friends telling old stories and catching up over a pint or four. The day before the show floor opened this year, a sprinkler head malfunctioned, causing some meeting rooms to be inundated with water and causing equipment damage. (See P R O J E C T I O N L I G H T S & S TA G I N G N E W S LDI 2011 Editor’s Note, page 4). Another deluge hit the day the exhibit floor opened — but it was the natural kind, and it stayed outside, where it belonged. 2011 LDI Show standouts included the Kinetic Light Ring (KLR) from Parasol Systems at the Clay Paky booth. We have all seen a moving light in action, but what about a moving light that moves? See the online exclusive demo of the KLR on PLSN.tv, (http://plsn.me/ul53Xo). And if LDI has been dubbed “LED-I,” Dr. DMX, a.k.a. Doug Fleenor, is launching the Edison Light, an array of 24 100W sockets and individual dimmers that use “that new technology,” the incandescent lamp. Watch and see the good Doctor introduce the Edison Light on PLSN.tv (http://plsn.me/rUK17y). Back in LED land, the race is on for an LED version of the classic ellipsoidal instrument: The Light Source LED profile, the Strong Neeva 100W LED Profile and the Prism Projection P2 Profile — others were offering a glimpse of products under development. These included Philips Selecon’s version of an LED ellipsoidal, the PL Profile, and ETC’s Source Four LED ellipsoidal. Throughout the show, I was adding updates to our social networking site, ProLightingSpace.com, and tweeting from the floor, parties and awards ceremonies on our Twitter account, @PLSNmagazine. Our Student Reporter, Kent Laue was scouring the show floor as well, getting interviews and product demos from a number of manufacturers. You can catch the news, videos and photos ProLightingSpace.com. Next year’s LDI show returns to the Las Vegas Convention Center from Oct. 19-21, 2012. See you in Sin City! AC Lighting Altman Apollo Design AC Lighting featured the 1700-lumen Chroma-Q Color Force Compact. aclighting.com Altman displayed and previewed the Phoenix Ellipsoidal, compatible with a GLA, or HPL 375W, 575W or 750W lamp. Barrels will be available in 5, 10, 19, 26, 36 and 50 degrees. altmanlighting.com Apollo’s IP65 Multiform Lighting Multispot HP5 is a 70W RGBAW panel with LCD interface. It’s offered with lens and dispersion angle options. apollodesign.net Chauvet Applied Electronics Avolites Applied Electronics gave a sneak peek at their new safety-minded and touchscreen-controlled motor controller system. appliednn.com Avolites demonstrated the new Ai Media Server, designed to integrate lighting and video with a customizable interface. avolites.com Chauvet featured its Legend 412 LED moving head, MVP LED video panels, Epix LED fixture and more than 30 other new products. chauvetpro.com Christie City Theatrical Clay Paky The Christie YK50, used with LX700 or LHD700 projectors, can be used as a moving light or moving video projector. christiedigital.com SHoW DMX Neo features 7mS (or less) latency. Users can choose from three operating modes: Neo, Neo Adaptive and Classic. citytheatrical.com Clay Paky’s new Alpha Spot QWO 800 uses the MSR Platinum 35 lamp operating at 800W to produce outputs on par with 1000W-1200W fixtures. claypaky.it 22 PLSN NOVEMBER 2011 CM Hoist Coolux Creative Stage Lighting Columbus McKinnon featured Germany-based Rigging Service’s 360° Multiple Anchor Point system. cmworks.com Coolux’s Pandoras Box v5 was running. It features unlimited layers, unlimited plugin effects per layer, a FireFly 3D particle engine and more. coolux.de CSL featured the JB-Lighting A12 BeamWash, with 61 RGBW multi-chip LEDs. creativestagelighting.com Daktronics Daktronics’s Pro Series controller now has a convenient new maintenance pendant. The company also featured its Infinity Series rigging console and E Series controller. daktronics.com DTS DTS’ new Jack Spot moving head uses the MSD Platinum 5R 189W discharge lamp to produce 28,000 lux at 16.4 feet. dts-lighting.com ETC ETC featured its new Gio lighting console, Sensor3 dimming system and Selador LED PAR fixtures. etcconnect.com Database Works Database Works’ RFID inventory tracking system now has an iPhone app for detailed inventory tracking on the go. dbworks.com Elation Doug Fleenor Design Doug Fleenor Design introduced the Edison Light with 24 100W sockets and individual dimmers for tungsten lamps. It also uses the new Ethernet node, Node 4. dfd.com Enttec Elation introduced the Platinum Spot 15R Pro, the EVCMH Moving head video camera, the ELED Fresnel II, the Opti Tri White LED par fixture and the EPV15 Flex Video Panel. elationlighting.com Enttec showed off the versatility of design and customization of the Aleph 2 High Power Smart LED Bar and the new D-Pro software based lighting controller. enttec.com GLP/G-Lec Inlight Gobos GLP featured the G-Lec Phantom 15 video panel. glec.de InLight Gobos showed off the new online shopping cart at inlightgobos.com. inlightgobos.com James Thomas Engineering JR Clancy Le Mark James Thomas Engineering debuted the Galaxy line of truss for touring. The truss uses an open bottom and adjustable hanging pipes to accommodate conventional and moving lights. jamesthomaseng.com JR Clancy’s PowerLine line-shaft hoists have standard speeds up to 240fpm and standard lifting capacities up to 2,500lbs. jrclancy.com Le Mark showed its Phoenix heat-resistant glove and other DirtyRigger gloves and accessories. lemark.co.uk 2011 NOVEMBER PLSN 23 SHOW REPORT Lee Filters Lee Filters’ Perforated Diffusions produce soft but directional light. leefiltersusa.com P R O J E C T I O N L I G H T S & S TA G I N G N E W S Lex Products The Light Source Lex Products’ 100 Amp Bento units are stackable and six fit in a standard milk crate. lexproducts.com The Light Source introduced their LED Ellipsoidal and Fresnel and other products. The LED source is the same engine that can be found in their 100W LED work light. thelightsource.com Lighting & Electronics Lightronics L&E’s 150W dimmable LED Worklite-Houselite uses 120 Cree XP-E 1.25W LEDs. le-us.com Lightronics’ Unity architectural dimmers and controls includes the Unity Central Desk. Also on display: their new LED Ellipsoidal fixtures, in CMY and daylight. lightronics.com Martin OmniSistem Lycian Lycian’s Midget II Quartz, model 1212, has a 150foot throw distance and uses a 575W FLK lamp or 750W Philips 6981P lamp. lycian.com Osram Martin featured its MAC Aura (see “Road Test,” this issue, page 34) and new Exterior 100 and 50 LED architectural fixtures. martin.com OmniSistem featured its Starburst RGB, Blinder MX-25 and the Hazer 900 Plus. omnisistem.com Osram’s KREOIS G1 LED Image Projector was on show, along with SIRIUS HRI lamps with P-VIP technology. sylvania.com Philips Selecon Philips Vari-Lite PRG Philips Selecon’s LED Cyc has a mixing chamber for RGBW homogenization. The company also previewed the PL LED Profile at the show. seleconlight.com Philips Vari-Lite’s new VLX3 Wash Luminaire, the baby brother to the VLX, made its debut. It uses three replaceable 120W RGBW LED chipsets, the same found in the VLX. vari-lite.com PRG’s “Swiss Army knife” fixture, the Best Boy, uses an optimized MSR 700SA lamp. prg.com 24 PLSN NOVEMBER 2011 Prism Projection Robe Rosco Prism Projection put its RevEAL P2 LED profile unit up against a 750W ETC Source Four. Measurement devices deemed the new P2 the winner in output. prismprojection.com Robe featured its new Robin 1200 LEDWash with 61 LEDs, the LED-based Robin DLX Spot and the Robin Sniper with its Philips Platinum 35 lamp. robe.cz Rosco featured its LED Channel Mount Kit for LED tape and the PF-1000 Remote Head fogger. rosco.com Rose Brand SeaChanger Staging Dimensions Rose Brand featured its Geometric Display Walls with stretch fabric surfaces among other products. rosebrand.com SeaChanger’s new HMI ellipsoidal uses a standard 575 HMI and produces 24,000 lumens with a CRI of 95. seachangeronline.com Staging Dimensions featured its fixed and adjustable stair and railing units. stagingdimensionsinc.com Swisson Tyler Truss Strong Strong added a 100W Neeva LED profile to the 50W version introduced earlier. It’s available in tunable white and RGBA versions and has 1195 lumens of output. strong-lighting.com Swisson showed its ETL-listed XPS-DMX splitter products and RDM-compatible XSR-DMX/RDM, also ETL-listed. swisson.com Xtreme Structures Ushio Ultratec Ultratec’s Ultra Handy Fogger has a removable cord, and the Floor Pocket uses the LSG Low Smoke Generator. The Ultratec Fog Burst is a compressed air accelerator for the G3000. ultratecfx.com Ushio demoed its FLS Fiber Optic LED display, which uses a 3W diode to illuminate up to 6 feet of fiber optic cable. ushio.com Images from LDI 2011 View more images at Tyler Truss incorporated its Centerline and other truss products in a unique booth and truss design. tylertruss.com Xtreme Structures partnered with Parasol Systems to feature the aforementioned Kinetic Light Ring (KLR). (If you missed it, re-read the intro to this Show Report!) xsftruss.com Videos from LDI 2011 Visit PLSN.tv for LDI interviews and product demos from the 2011 show floor. PRO LIGHTING SPACE ProLightingSpace.com 2011 NOVEMBER PLSN 25