Martin Professional Introduces MAC Aura Raven XIP Outdoor Washlight Fixture HARMAN Professional Solutions announces the launch of its Martin MAC Aura Raven XIP -- a moving head fixture that combines wash, beam, eye-candy, and smart weatherproof functionality. The product is well-suited for lighting designers, rental companies, and installation customers needing a truly versatile workhorse for illuminating festival stages, theatrical performances, corporate events, and broadcast applications. MAC Aura Raven XIP's light engine delivers over 24,000 lumens of output and a high-intensity beam through its massive 343mm (13.5") front lens. An array of 234 individual LEDs, positioned behind the front lens, creates an enhanced pixelated Aura backlight effect, adding an entirely new layer of visual effect possibilities. Setting new performance and feature benchmarks for wash, beam and eye-candy fixtures, MAC Aura Raven XIP uses RGBL (red, green, blue, lime) light engine LEDs, significantly enhancing skin tones and overall quality of light, the company says. It also includes a dark lens, offering a very discreet look that seamlessly blends into more decors and applications. A significantly enhanced belt-driven zoom system ensures extremely fast and near silent operation, the company says. Other firsts for the MAC Aura family include a Universal Connect Module slot; Companion Mobile app control; and yoke handles for easier transport and handling. Martin's P3 control also simplifies setup, configuration, and the mapping and mixing of DMX with video. MAC Aura Raven XIP is well-suited for rental companies and installation customers needing a versatile workhorse that can deliver 50% more brightness than the Martin MAC Quantum Wash. It was also designed to generate higher ROI through lower maintenance requirements as an alternative to IP20-rated fixtures. For lighting designers, the fixture is built to be extremely versatile by combining a powerful wash light with eye-candy effects that can easily be specified for theatre, television, or corporate events, while also being outdoor-rated for festivals, concerts, and other events. "When it comes to a product that checks all the boxes and continues to surprise, the new MAC Aura Raven XIP is that fixture," says Wouter Verlinden, product manager of Martin Professional Creative LED, lighting and control. "I visited many of our LD, rental house, and install clients during the design phase and often received feedback that the fixture is bold, dark, but still playful. This aligns quite nicely with the characteristics of a Raven, so we decided to name the fixture accordingly. We intentionally designed this fixture's large lens to be dark and able to seamlessly blend into its surroundings much like the raven bird does. Additionally, ravens are some of the cleverest of all birds and this fixture combines one of our most clever feature-sets with our XIP smart weatherproofing design to offer wide-ranging versatility and extended ROI." Designed for applications that demand intense illumination with over 24,000 lumens of output, the fixture delivers a smooth, even wash with a soft edge, free from color artifacts, brown edges, or hotspots. The optional BeamShaper accessory is available to cover specific applications, ensuring increased ROI. Thanks to the RGBL (red, green, blue, lime) LED engine, MAC Aura Raven XIP offers the widest spectrum of light coverage of any MAC Aura fixture. Thanks to integrated XIP technology, MAC Aura Raven XIP strikes the ideal balance between indoor and outdoor functionality. It combines the compact size, lightweight design, efficiency, sleek appearance, and low noise levels of an indoor fixture with the rugged durability of a heavy-duty, outdoor-rated fixture without sacrificing on size, weight, or performance. For more information: MAC Aura Raven XIP 
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