Elation Launches New Vide Tiles at ISE 2011

	The Elation Proi Video Series.

Elation Professional launched a new range of high-resolution LED video panels -- the Elation Pro Video (EPV) series -- into Europe, taking ISE 2011 as its platform. The range is especially bright, compact and easy to hang, featuring pixel pitches down to 6mm, and is targeted towards installers, system integrators, commercial use and rental companies.

The moving head panel from the range -- the EPV762 MH -- drew a lot of attention, the company reports. The lightweight moving tile features 4096x three-in-one 3528 SMD LEDs with total 2,000nits @ 2,000hz refresh rate and 16-bit processing depth while adding 540 x 265-degree pan-and-tilt capability via DMX. Simon Gasch, the company's European sales manager, Simon Gasch, described it as, "the absolute highlight of the show."

The EPV15 FLEX also generated interest with its flexible design for creating curved video walls. Indoor and outdoor-rated to IP65 at the front (IP54 at the back), the flexible tile features a built0-in PSU for driving the DIP RGB 546 LEDs, making it suitable for install as well as mobile productions.

The static EPV6, EPV7.62, and EPV10 panels complete the range and come in three pitch sizes, with a slim cabinet design and seamless mechanical system, being controlled by a DVI-to-network interface.

Also showcased for the first time in Europe were new models from the Platinum moving head luminaire range. The added models include the Platinum Spot LED -- a cool-running LED lamp source with comparable output to, at minimum, a 250 discharge, but with half the power consumption. The fixture claims improved optics and a flat beam field with 50,000 hour solid state 90W LED lamp source life.

The Platinum Spot 5R Pro and Platinum Spot 5R Beam are newly-added versions. Both units feature the new Philips MSD Platinum lamp 5R, with increased features like zoom and focus, 16-bit CMY color-mixing, and wireless DMX.

Gasch explained, "This has been absolutely the right platform to launch both video and the new moving heads. We have a unique offering to this customer base and the visitor quality is very high. A lighting background that spans decades and always listening to our users, is very relevant to our new video products line, so we've been able to educate customers on the new product offering and the technology step, as well as the creative potential of presenting new ideas for the entertainment sector."