There were 11 new products from High End and Flying Pig: whilst many were developments of existing products, two - both prototypes - were very definitely on show for the first time. The ColorCommand colour mixing Par is a versatile, but simple, compact incandescent washlight which will give the end user considerable freedom in colour mixing and beam size. Anywhere you'd currently use a Par can, Fresnel or PC, you can use ColorCommand. It uses an innovative (and patented) dichroic colour mixing system that colours the whole beam simultaneously, ensuring a smooth, even field. The end result is a huge range of colours - from subtle pastels to deep saturates and everything inbetween. The colour media used is dichroic borosilicate glass, so it won't fade or change colour, nor will there be gel scrolls to worry about.The second new product, ColorMerge, is an attachment that adds full dichroic colour mixing to the ETC Source Four. Since the Source Four is pretty much the industry standard, you can see where High End's thinking is going. It attaches between the lamp house and the lens and doesn't interfere with the gate area so you can still use patterns, irises and gobo.
It uses the same borosilicate glass found in ColorCommand so delivers the same benefits of colour consistency. Expect to see production versions of both at PLASA.
