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Curtain Call Blog, Parlights News

Parlights Presents A “Summer Camp” For Lighting

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We’re pretty excited around here about an event we’ve got planned for August. It’s a three-day series of workshops that will cover console programming, LED lighting, and working with gobos & gel. We’ve been wowed by the enthusiastic response to our previous events, and we think this one is going to be the best yet!

The event will run from Wednesday, August 7th, through Friday, August 9th. The 7th & 8th are devoted to console programming, while the sessions on the 9th will cover LED fixtures, color media, and gobos. Each day works as a stand-alone session, so attendees can choose to come every day, or just for the events they’re most interested in.

Seating is limited for all three days, so we’re requiring advance registration. More information about the sessions and registration can be found here: http://staging.parlights.com/summer-camp-2013-is-here/

Curtain Call Blog, Dimming Control, From the Grid

Cognito Comes Out of the Shadows!

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Pathway Cognito Control Console

Natural language control comes to lighting programming. Never again will you need a DMX look-up chart.

Cognito won’t intimidate the less-experienced user and won’t disappoint the most demanding professional. The CognitoTM console solves the complex task of programming shows for systems that include incandescent dimmers, moving lights and color changing LED fixtures. Cognito is network-ready and features a streamlined user interface to guide you through the process of selecting lights, adjusting their attributes, and recording reference libraries, memories and cues. Once programmed, the show is played back manually or with sequenced playlists.

Click here for a PDF copy of the Cognito brochure.

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Curtain Call Blog, From the Grid

FORE!!! New PLPROFILE4 Now Shipping

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NEW FROM PHILIPS STRAND SELECON

The PLPROFILE4 is the best LED front of house fixture we have seen with output comparable to a traditional ellipsoidal.  Low energy consumption, virtually no maintenance, infinite colors, and no additional dimming required make this the go-to light of the future…now!

The PLPROFILE4 luminaire is a LED, variable-beam profile with precise beam control and pattern projection from a high output beam. An innovative combination of LED source technology and precision optical design, the PLPROFILE4 luminaire delivers Philips Selecon’s industry benchmark projection quality in a compact, robust luminaire.

The PLPROFILE4 luminaire uses the same proven LED engine as the Philips Selecon PL3, PL1, PL Series 1 luminaire range, and the Philips VARI*LITE VLX wash luminaire ranges, meaning color matching is simplified across the stage. The user interface is the same ensuring ease of use.

A key benefit of the PLPROFILE4 luminaire is that it is no longer necessary to change lamps or color filter. Combining the superior control and light quality of a Philips Selecon Profile with seamless fading between colors allows designers a new level of creativity. Less power consumption and no dimmer circuits makes the PLPROFILE4 luminaire the obvious choice for pattern projection and stage washes on the larger stage.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF COPY OF THE PLPROFILE4 DATASHEET