First new Product available now using Par² Technology:
UP-GRADE KIT for the SOURCE FOUR (a trademark of Electronic Theatre Controls)
comes with two stage aluminum reflector, new G9.5 base lamp socket to use the new SPH * lamp, GLC, GLA, FLK, and other standard lamps, and all parts and instructions necessary to easily convert any standard Source Four fixture. (with this up-grade there is no need for Enhanced Definition Lens Tubes because the image is brighter and with High Definition)
MSRP: $179.95 , up-grade kit with SPH* 575 watt lamp: $199.95
HIGH DEFINITION LIGHT AND PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY SHOWN TO THE WORLD FIRST AT LDI 2008
The next big advance in light and projection technology is here. Par Squared Projection Technology is not like anything that anyone else has ever done. Simply put, it is two parabolic reflectors facing each other with a common focal point and an aperture in the front reflector which produces a super efficient beam of light made of primarily parallel rays. Our new Par² Reflector system produces a collimated beam of light which is ideal for projecting images. Because this design is also more efficient, light output is also increased and the beam field is smoother from center to edge. We showed this new technology at the LDI show and this is what people saw:
The first picture is from the LDI trade show and taken with a hand held digital camera. Image on the left is from a Source 4 with a 19 degree lens and the image on the right is from our Par² prototype with a 19 degree lens. Both gobos were made by Rosco and are A size with fixtures about 9 feet from the projection surface. The last picture is the same Par² setup but with a 3 inch donut and black background. At each demonstration, the people observing were simply astonished by the difference. I should explain that these pictures do not do justice to what you actually see in person. In the November 2008 issue of PLSN, Richard Cadena states "produces amazingly crisp projection".
Par Squared Projection Technology also has several new advantages that are very important:
1. Because the beam from my reflector system does not diverge rapidly like an ellipsoidal so we can make 10 degree and 5 degree fixtures without the huge front end. This will reduce cost drastically and eliminate the many other problems associated with these large heavy sections.
2. When a "donut" is used on my system it increases the definition to almost digital quality but it "does not drastically reduce the output intensity like an ellipsoidal system".
3. The heat in the gate is more evenly distributed even with an aluminum reflector. We did some quick test with Rosco at the LDI show and found that colored glass gobos did not break in our new system like they do with a standard aluminum reflector ellipsoidal.
The LDI show was a huge success for us, we created a buzz that spread throughout the hall and brought the major players in the industry to our small booth. The show also did something else for us, it gave us a new idea of how to market our technology. We had intended to go the normal route of building a new fixture and start taking over the market the way other companies have done in the past but something unexpected happened. Time and time again we had people ask us if it was possible for them to upgrade their fixtures that they had already bought? After 3 days of this, it dawned on us that we already had a huge market waiting and willing to embrace this new advance in technology.
So, we are also going to make an "Up-Grade Kit" for every type of pattern/profile projector fixture already in the market place. The first "kit", which is available right now, is for the Source Four. The "kits" will upgrade existing fixtures and make them better than anything on the market right now but they will not be as good as the new fixture that I am currently in the process of having made and will bring to market as soon as possible..
Par² technology is coming to market and it will replace ellipsoidal projection technology in all types of fixtures. Progress will always win out and this new technology solves all of the current problems without adding any new ones and does it at a lower cost. It's a simple fact.
Randal L. Wimberly
Inventor
Unipar Lighting Corp. USA
unipar@unipar.com