USA – Philips Vari-Lite has introduced the VL4000 BeamWash luminaire. Sharing many of the design principles of the popular VL4000 Spot, the new VL4000 BeamWash combines stunning Wash capabilities with intense Beam functionality and the ability to produce a powerful, collimated shaft of light all without the need to change lenses. Using a Philips 1200W lamp, one single fixture can now achieve multiple creative looks through its 43,000 lumens of output and amazing optics making it the beast of any lighting rig.

“We are very excited about the launch of the VL4000 BeamWash luminaire,” said Julie Smith, general manager of the Americas. “As the next fixture in the VL4000 range, no other luminaire comes close to its combined functionality and amazing feature set. With its incredible point-of-source imagery through a ten inch front lens, VL4000 BeamWash is the perfect luminaire for wash, beam, and shaft looks on any stage.”

When used in Wash mode, the luminaire provides a remarkably even wash of intense light with variable hot spot/edge control. The ten to 60 degree zoom range allows for a broad range of usage, while the indexable and rotating beam shaping alters the output from round to elliptical. The hot spot and edge of the wash output can be further adjusted with ease from any DMX lighting console.
By simply adjusting a DMX value, the VL4000 BeamWash shifts from a soft wash to an intense beam luminaire with an amazing 4 to 40 degree beam angle. A multitude of images are available from two, seven position gobo wheels and a variable animation wheel. A high speed mechanical iris and an independent 5-facet rotating step prism further add to the graphical abilities whether used to create stunning aerials or exciting projections. A unique lenticular feature allows the output to be further modified to create a rectangular hard edge or extruded gobo imagery.

The DMX selectable Shaft mode allows the VL4000 BeamWash luminaire to also function as a powerful, collimated ray of light. With the full force of 43,000 lumens, the narrow output from the ten inch lens creates a stunningly bright parallel shaft that makes an impact like none other. The four degree beam angle can be further reduced to near zero degrees with the mechanical iris. In addition, all of the standard features such as gobos, animation wheel, prism, and colour mixing function fully when utilising shaft mode.

Whether used as a wash, beam or shaft luminaire, the VL4000 BeamWash includes the Infinity Color Mix system providing incredibly smooth colour changes and instantaneous snaps. Two five-position fixed colour wheels and variable colour correction further add to the colour abilities, and the luminaire also contains unbelievably smooth dimming flags which when combined with independent shutter blades deliver unmatched dimming and strobing abilities.
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