Astera is taking the opportunity of so many lighting, scenic and visual designers and professionals visiting LDI to preview its new Pixel Bar wall washing fixture for the first time in public!
This is a linear wall-washer with integral battery pack and several wireless control options.
It will be available in two lengths: 50cm / around 20 inches with 54W LED power and 8 pixels and 1m / around 40 inches with 108W LED power and 16 pixels.
It will have an ultra-high CRI through utilization of quality 5 color LED chips – red, green, blue, amber and mint.
The beam angle is 20 degrees, and various filters will be available to change this and ensure full adaptability.
As with all Astera products, the PixelBar will be capable of being rigged and mounted in numerous ways, with a few other smart details that no other manufacturer has thought of to date!
V11 – a major upgrade of the hugely flexible AsteraApp – will also be launched at the show. The AsteraApp offers quick and intuitive control of complex lighting setups and a range of fully customizable programs and effects.
New in V11 is Layer Effects. This gives full control over all the pixels in the Astera fixtures which can be used to create beautiful, fluid, kinetic effects.
This works on rows or ‘bars’ of pixels which can be selected and have various parameters adjusted like the size and position of the bar, which can then be assigned colors and effects.
Each bar can move along at different pre-defined speeds, and with a variable ‘post-delay’ applied, this can produce complex process style effects.
The ‘bar’ can display multiple colors and an array of favorite AsteraApp effects can be applied. Handy shortcuts are available for effects like fuzz / police lights, fireworks, paparazzi, etc.
Up to eight bars can be layered on top of one another, each with a different size, speed, position, effect, etc. to produce some very cool looks.
These effects were previously only possible when using a separate lighting desk … and now they are conveniently accessible with a few taps on a smartphone or tablet!
Another important feature of V11 is Optional New Targets: this displays the targets as a list, so users can see the previous effects sent to each target and edit it directly from there, allowing a new and fully optimized workflow. Even parameters like brightness can be changed directly in the Targets list.
The AsteraApp is designed to work seamlessly with other control methods and can be used to set up DMX addresses and CRMX control footprints. Astera’s IR remote can be used to send App commands to single lighting fixtures.
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