LDI 2009: CHAUVET®

November 19, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, FL – CHAUVET® introduced 17 new products at LDI 2009 in a massive 2,400-square-foot, 35-foot tall booth.   Among them are an expanded Legend™ series, the new COLORado™ Tour Series, the innovative Q-Spot™ 260-LED, the Intimidator™ Spot XYZ, the SparkliteLED™ Drape, the SkyScan™ 4000 CMY and the Followspot 1200.

The new road-ready Legend™ series expanded line includes the Legend™ 1200E Spot and Wash, and the Legend™ 300E Beam and Spot. These moving yoke fixtures feature FastFit™ and MiniFastFit™ lamps and are made with easily serviceable modular construction. All have electronic ballasts and power supplies to minimize weight.

The Legend™ 8500Z LED moving yoke wash is the first of its kind to offer zoom and RGBWA color mixing in one fixture . The integrated zoom provides a variable beam angle ranging from 8° to 38°. Rich vibrant colors and fast and quiet pan and tilt combined with ease of service and competitive pricing make this fixture a profitable addition to rental inventories and productions of all scales.

The Legend™ 550 Spot moving yoke combines a powerful 575-watt high intensity discharge lamp with precision optics. This dependable fixture moves smoothly and quietly and features a convenient FasTap™ panel on the base of the fixture, greatly easing access when voltage changes are needed.

The CHAUVET® flagship line, COLORado™, expands its commanding stake in the static wash market with new color changers that incorporate features and options requested by top touring professionals. Aptly named COLORado™ Tour , this new range includes PowerCon™ connectors to ease and speed up installation. New fixtures include the COLORado™ 1 Tour, the COLORado™ 1-Tri Tour, COLORado™ 2 Tour, COLORado™ 2VWZ Tour, COLORado™ 3P Tour and the COLORado™ Batten 72 Tour.

Additional LED configurations include tri-color LEDs to eliminate multi-colored shadows, RGBW color mixing to create more precise whites and pastels and RGBWA color mixing for richer washes. The COLORado™ Tour Series also features smoother dimming curves that better match conventional lighting.

Also new this year:

• The Q-Spot™ 260-LED is another LED upgrade in the Q series™ of LED moving heads. This fixture includes a high power 60-watt LED, remote focus and a rotating prism.

• The Intimidator™ Spot XYZ moving yoke spot uses three axes of motion to create unique positions and effects. This fixture includes a high-power 60-watt white LED, remote focus and a 3-facet prism.

• The SparkliteLED™ Drape is a fully controllable and expandable tri-color LED star field made of a lightweight, fire retardant fabric. Measuring 19.5 feet by 13 feet, the drape holds 128 tri-color (RGB) LEDs fitted into eight distinct controllable zones for a variety of effects. The required SparkliteLED™ Controller, which can control up to four drapes, is sold separately.

• The SkyScan™ 4000 CMY is a professional, DMX controlled 4,000-watt searchlight. It offers CMY color mixing and four brightness settings. The unit features DMX controllable pan and tilt and color changing. The manual zoom feature allows beam angle adjustments.

• Finally, the Followspot 1200 is a 6-channel 1,200-watt followspot featuring eight dichroic colors, a variable electronic dimmer, variable mechanical iris and variable mechanical focus.