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Pixel Range Expands at PLASA

James Thomas’s Pixel LED division will launch four exciting new products at PLASA 2004 following the brand’s most successful year to date: PixelPAR 24ec; Pixelpipe 48ec; Pixelpup range; and Pixelline 110ec – all with enhanced control (ec).

The Pixel team is sharing the James Thomas stand with their core business colleagues from both American and British manufacturing operations. Along with the new Pixel products being launched, the JTE team will be showing a selection of the industry standard JTE products, including trussing, ground support systems and their diverse range of theatrical lanterns.

The PixelPAR 24ec is a high power projector, utilising 24 1-3 Watt Luxeon emitters in RGB and Amber, thus providing a full spectrum output. The lightsource is the same as the popular PixelPAR 90(A) architectural fitting, and the unit uses the same streamlined mechanical housing. It takes full advantage of new 3 Watt blue and green LEDs, which are combined with the 1 Watt red and – for the first time – an amber emitter. Incorporating the amber expands the available colour palette, making the fixture ideal for television and film applications, due to its exceptionally low flicker rate whilst offering a generally higher and more comprehensive quality of colour mixing. The standard beam angle is 4 degrees. A choice of six different holographic film discs use refraction to expand and widen the beam as required.

The new ‘ec’ facility is available on all latest generation Pixelrange products. Advantages include the ability to set a selection of user-definable dimmer curves, which eliminate ‘steppiness’, and ensure ultra-smooth fading throughout the cycle. The curve information is stored in the head of each Pixel fixture. 16bit dimming gives the user a choice of dimmer curves to suit different applications, such as greater control of intensity at low levels.

PixelPIPE is the first in a new series of Pixel products targeted at the retail/commercial lighting market. It’s a fully self contained linear Luxeon wash projector, with Ethernet or DMX control, offering an even and seamless wash effect. It’s ideal for covering large areas, displays, signs and walls, and at PLASA will be illuminating the PLASA sign as you enter the arena.

Each 1200mm pipe includes 4 x 300mm cell featuring 12 LEDs – RGB and amber per cell. Pixelpipe is available in a single row of pipe, which has a base station, fully self contained and fitted with easy power and data in/out. It is also available equipped with six pixelpups, ideal for accent/key lighting. Each head and 300mm RGBA pipe pixel cell is independently controlled, or simply programmed as a whole. The same highly versatile Pixel fixture will therefore provide both wall wash and key lighting simultaneously.

PixelPUP is a range of ‘next generation’ Luxeon projectors, capable, indoor, outdoor and submersible applications (up to 3 metres). The fixture features a familiar Par 36 footprint and replaces the incandescent lightsource with Luxeon emitters – offering all the benefits of LEDs, in a IP68 based housing. PixelPUPs can be clustered together as a mini 6-lamp bar( as used with pixelpipe) or used individually.

The industry standard Pixelline 1044 fixture’s new ‘brighter brother’ is designed for high output wash illumination, using five cells of RGB and amber 1 - 3 Watt Luxeon emitters. Housed in the same tough mechanical housing as the immensely popular 1044 batten, the Pixelline 110 (ec) is mega bright – in fact it’s double the output of the PixelPAR 90(A) in a linear package, complete with forced air cooling, from our patents pending heat management system. Five cell resolution using RGB and Amber LEDs offers full spectrum reproduction. The standard beam angle is 4 degrees, and holographic films offer 6 options of expanding beyond this, using the innovative refraction method. Beam expansion by refraction is also now available as an accessory for the Pixelline 1044.

PixelDrive software is now a year old. Used on many tours and events, it has been further developed as a simple, user-friendly method for mapping video and image effects onto the Pixel Range LED products. The latest version offers several new features including: drag and drop functionality of matrix devices; full rotation of all matrix devices; improved DMX efficiency; preset playback eliminates the need for a lighting desk for certain projects; the addition of double byte character sets - for Japanese, Chinese, etc.; and a new range of generic matrix devices.

PixelDrive is a powerful and useful tool for programming large numbers of LED fixtures. It eliminates the need for thousands of DMX channels and enables the user to create stunning looks in a fraction of the time taken with traditional programming methods. Combining cutting edge technology with straightforward and familiar control, PixelDrive introduces lighting designers gently to the digital dimension that’s taking the industry by storm. Multiple rig configurations become possible with up to 32 layers for control of different aspects of the led lighting system.

Other popular PixelRange fixtures on show will include Pixelline 1044. This is the touring industry standard LED batten – as seen on tour with Scissor Sisters, Massive Attack, Oasis, Radiohead, The Charlatans, Phil Collins, Primal Scream, and many, many more, plus many more television programs on both the BBC and ITV networks.

Also on stand will be PixelPAR 90 (A). This equally popular indoor and outdoor architectural fixture has featured in Glasgow’s newest multi-purpose arts and entertainment space Oran Mor. PixelPAR 90(A)s are installed to illuminate Cadogan Hall in Chelsea, the new home of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and have also been in action lighting the Toyo Ito Pavilion sculpture at Battersea Power Station.

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Pixel Range Expands at PLASA

3rd September 2004

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