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NEW TECHNOLOGY: LIGHTING

Rosco Laboratories —
MIXBOOK Digital Swatchbook
MIXBOOK is billed as the world’s first digital swatch- Bluetooth connection with the myMIX app, Mixbook
book, allowing filmmakers to previsualize their gel and allows users to actively explore how their color choices
LED colors, then communicate their choices to other will interact with other on-set elements, such as talent
members of the team. The product contains the same and scenic elements, and continue to modify their
proprietary six-chip LED technology found in DMG choices through the app. Once the desired color has
Lumière MIX fixtures, which, the company says, been achieved, users can save their colors to the cloud
ensures perfect color matches between MIXBOOK and and share them with their team.
MIX lights. Key features include full-spectrum white light from
The product is controlled by the myMIX app, which 1,700K — 10,000K; a proprietary combination of six
is available as a free download for iOS and Android LEDs (phosphor-coated red, green, blue, white, phos-
devices. With it, a user can generate a desired color by phor-coated amber, lime) for a wide color gamut and
adjusting hue, saturation, and intensity levels, or by over 130 true Rosco Color gel matches. The product
selecting XY values and sending that color to Mixbook. measures 3.9" x 2.3" x 1" and weighs 3.0oz.
One can also choose a color from an image in a photo
library with the app’s capture function. Through a

ADJ — Focus Beam LED which remains uniform over tremen-
ADJ expands its Focus Series of LED- dously long projection distances. The
powered moving head fixtures with unit includes a variety of beam manip-
this new unit. The first dedicated beam ulation tools including the 13-position
fixture in the range, it generates a (plus open) dichroic color wheel, which
highly concentrated solid beam for features a mix of vibrant saturated
aerial effects. Powered by an 80W hues and more subtle muted tones, as distros or can be installed in the field
white LED light source, with a color well as a CTO filter. A separate gobo in third-party devices due to its UL list-
temperature of 7,400K, the product wheel is loaded with 15 fixed metal ing. It is available immediately as a
features an advanced optical system patterns (plus open). These include stand-alone unit or can be included in
that creates an output comparable to four beam reducers, allowing the cre- an EPS power distribution unit from
an MSD 5R lamp. The large front lens ation of narrow beams and a diverse Creative Stage Lighting.
projects a beam with a 5° angle that collection of simple patterns that have
has an even field with no hot spots, been selected for generating sharp
mid-air effects. Elation Professional —
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftoAS1k Paladin Flood/Effects Units
dMBw Elation announces three new lumi-
naires in its Paladin series of
wash/blinder/strobe lights. The Paladin
Creative Stage Lighting — Cube, Paladin Brick, and Paladin
EPS DVA300 Smart View Panel—all with IP65 protection—are
Power Meter compact outdoor flood lights useful for
A UL-listed two-space rack-mount unit applications ranging from stage/set
for monitoring three-phase power in washes to dynamic uplighting and eye
portable or installed applications, this candy effects. Using 15W RGBW
product enables convenient monitor- cells—nine, 24, and 50 respectively—
ing of voltage across all phases simul- they add color to outdoor events while
taneously. Split-core current trans- individual cell control and strobe make
formers are included for either 200A or them flexible effect units or audience
400A metering capabilities. The meter blinders. RGBW color mixing gives a
can be installed in existing EPS power full spectrum of color options, includ-

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