IBC Launch For Gekko Karesslite 6012 FX Blue/Green Switchable Softlight

Gekko Technology has chosen IBC 2011 as the launch venue for a major addition to its industry-leading range of LED film and television lighting system.
Designed for special effects and chroma-key work in studios or on location, the new karesslite 6012 FX is a blue-green version of the karess soft light.
Switchable between blue (440 nanometre) and gee (525 nanometre) outputs, the karesslite 6012 GC incorporates a 6 x 12 emitter format in a 600 x 300 millimetre and a weight of 7 kilograms including diffuser. It produces a high quality source light with consistent colour through the dimming range. One of the advantages of using LEDs as a source for effects work is the narrow band spectral emission, enabling a much better key.
Being LED-based, the karesslite 6012 FX is considerably more efficient than traditional film or video production lights and emits very little hear. Traditional sources utilised for chroma-key can waste light output because a relatively small element of the green or blue is at the required wavelength.
Power consumption is 85 watts and, when karesslite 6012 FX is used on location, more than 90 minutes of continuous operation can be achieved from two rear-mountable V-Lock batteries. Power can also be sourced from a 12 to 40 volts DC feed via an XLR 4 connector, or from a mains supply.
Flexible control is a feature of Gekko's karesslite series. On-board dimming and switchable sectors are incorporated as well as integrated DMX. An integral diffusion grating makes the output properly single-source with minimal light loss, and two egg-crate options can be utilised to make the source more directional. Accessories available include a range of mount options, a yoke, spill kill, remote dimmer and soft transit case.
Gekko Technology's karesslite products are already in daily use in TV studios worldwide. The new karesslite 6012 FX will make its European exhibition debut at IBC 2011 in Amsterdam, between September 9 - 13.
(KMc/GK)