Epson and Show Sage at USITT 2025Epson announces it will join Show Sage at the USITT Conference and Stage Expo in Columbus, Ohio from March 6-8 at Booth #279. Showcasing Epson's new large venue 4K projectors alongside Show Sage's portfolio of media server solutions, including Dataton WATCHOUT, Hive, LightAct, and PIXILAB Blocks, the booth will immerse attendees in vibrant visuals while offering hands-on experience with expert scenic projection and mapping tools. "Epson continues to push projection innovation in the theatre market with our high-lumen projectors, offering advanced features and supporting software to help bring stages to life," says Philip Tierney, product manager, Epson America, Inc. "At the USITT show in Columbus, we will feature our impressive new EB-PQ series of 4K projectors, designed to work seamlessly with Epson's ultra-short throw lenses to deliver vibrant, high-resolution displays ideal for backdrops and various theater applications." Epson's energy-efficient large-venue laser projectors come with convenient features for the theatre industry, the company says, such as a mechanical shutter to protect the projector during laser light shows and enable smooth changes of scenery. Plus, with DMX/Art-Net support end users can manage the projector from theatre lighting consoles and controllers. Featuring a filterless cabinet, hermetically sealed optical and light source unit, and a virtually maintenance-free 20,000-hour laser light source, they also include HDR support, adaptive gamma correction and NFC functionality. Plus, the projectors are designed to work with Epson's range of optional lenses and attachable PixAlign camera to simplify complex multi-projector installations. Leveraging stacking frames and mounts from its new lineup of accessories, Epson solutions at USITT will include: *EB-PQ2220B with ELPLX02S lens: Billed as the world's smallest and lightest 20,000-lumen 4K projector, this projector utilizes Epson's three-chip, 3LCD technology, and new 4K Crystal Motion technology with a high native contrast ratio, bringing stages to life with detail, vibrant colors, and deep blacks. While offering up to 20,000 lumens of brightness, the projector can operate at 16,000 lumens from a standard 120V power source for simpler setup and installation. The ELPLX02S lens with 0.35 throw ratio and zero offset is ideal for theatre backdrops, limiting shadows in close-up projection and simplifying installation in narrow spaces and rear-projection applications. *EB-PU2216B with ELPLU04 lens: Featuring a sleek, black cabinet, this premium laser projector is optimized for live events with 3G-SDI input and output to accommodate daisy-chaining and long cable runs. The projector produces ultra bright, 16,000-lumen images from a standard 120V power source and features a hermetically sealed optical engine for high dust resistance and a filterless cabinet for low-maintenance operation. Designed for extra-large stage visuals, the ELPLU04 short throw zoom lens projects high-quality images up to 1,000", even in narrow locations. Show Sage offers a range of media-server and control solutions which can be configured into a system to meet requirements -- large or small, basic or highly interactive -- with real-time content. Show Sage solutions at USITT will include: *Dataton WATCHOUT and WATCHPAX: WATCHOUT is multi-display production and playback software solution. With WATCHOUT, users can orchestrate stills, animations, graphics, video, sound, and live feeds into a single show across multiple display areas. WATCHOUT is designed for both huge, seamless images or a whole array of displays working together. WATCHOUT is fully scalable and operates on a Windows platform. Although WATCHOUT requires no proprietary hardware, Dataton does have a range of WATCHPAX servers available to optimize playback. *Hive Media Control System: Hive is a system designed to power complex and creative visuals, without relying on large, power-consuming servers, or software that's overloaded with unnecessary features. With Hive everything works around each project with the ability to scale from small, intimate experiences, to large, long-term installations. Hive products are designed to work together like a bee colony, where the "queen bee" (any device you assign) controls a network of "worker bees" to power complex visuals. A naturally intelligent and interconnected system is why it's called Hive. *LightAct Media Server Software and Hardware: LightAct is a software and hardware platform designed to meet the needs of live-events, fixed installations, and broadcast industries. LightAct software is a suite of software that includes LightAct, LightAct Manager, and LightAct WebUIs. It enables end users to deliver additional pixels to the surface of their choice seamlessly. A LightAct server provides the tools needed for AV creations. Iris is LightAct's computer vision system, enabling users to calibrate dozens of projectors in just a few moments and adjust virtual scenes to match reality. 
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