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The Compulite Dlite range was officially launched at PLASA last year and has already been popular in a wide range of applications including TV studios, theatres, arts centres, schools and colleges. This year saw the launch of the largest system in the Dlite family with an integral 48/96 channel manual console.
Also launched this year is CompuPACK, is a brand new range of portable digital dimmers. Available in either 12 x 2.5kW or 6 x 5kW power ratings, a range of formats is available including hardwired, UK 15A, Ceeform, Schuko, Socapex and Weiland. CompuPACK can be controlled via DMX or Ethernet and incorporates both MCB protection for the incoming mains supply and an MCB per output channel. The built-in LCD display and function buttons allow quick and easy setup of a whole host of features including patch, fade curve and maximum output level. These Ethernet driven nodes provide additional physical DMX connectors (1 in/4 out) and remote SMS (sound, MIDI and SMPTE) for any Vector console or the Vector PC to turn it into a fully functional Vector console for back-up or stand alone operation.
Last year saw the launch of the Vector Playback Wing, and this year came the launch of two additional wings: the Vector Editor Wing and the Vector Channel Wing. The Editor Wing is essentially the Vector main system editor housed in a portable unit that can be used as a remote designer’s control, an additional editor panel adjacent to the console or even as fully functioning Vector console when connected to the Vector PC. The Channel Wing provides access to channels and cues. It incorporates a large dimmer wheel with associated level display. Any number of these can be connected to a Vector console or the Vector PC and used as channel controllers. The wings can be set to work as a completely separate user, without interfering with the main console operation.
PLASA also saw the preview of the Vector software version 3.13, which will be launched soon after the show. This includes a number of major new featuresincluding full integration of the High End Catalyst media server allowing thumbnails of media on the Catalyst system to be automatically displayed on the Vector picker dialogue windows, multi-user features allowing two systems to share the same show, DMX input patch allowing any input channel to be patched to any output channel and triggering of macros from DMX and direct on-screen editing of data such as cue names and times and time line events.
19th September 2006
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