Vari*Lite – VLHIVE 151 DIGITAL FX

Description

The VLHive 151 Digital FX is a true evolution in entertainment lighting, a next-generation luminaire with advanced digital animation effects never before possible with an entertainment lighting fixture. Designed and built in Vari-Lite’s Dallas, TX, USA headquarters, the VLHive includes a digital light engine, with 45,000 lumens of output and pixellevel control.

Thanks to user-loadable effects and familiar DMX control, the luminaire fosters better collaboration between lighting, video, and creative teams while remaining, at its heart, a light fixture. Built with Vari-Lite’s commitment to longevity and featuring the widest range of design possibilities of any fixture on the market, the VLHive 151 promises to provide fresh design looks for years to come.

Features

• Patent-pending multichromatic light engine featuring 151 individually controlled LEDs with calibrated RGBL color and a max output of 45,000 lumens- create bright, digitally generated images and animation effects.
• High-impact 300mm (12″) front lens fitted with patent pending Vari*glass projection technology- large impact washes, digitally created beams, and direct-view set piece effects.
• Digital images (80 pre-installed and 60 user-installable**) with scaling, keystoning, polar positioning, and more- endless variety of “gobo” type images without mechanical constraints **Requires Vari-Lite HiveCreator software to upload.
• Digital animation effects (50 pre-installed and 50 userinstallable**)- produce video-style animation effects where the output remains the true light source and where black is true black (out), not “video black”.
• Integrated hue, saturation and contrast control of animationfine- tune animations for unlimited possibilities in creating digitally driven looks from the lighting desk.
• 16-bit dimming control, continuously rotating digital 4 blade framing shutters, and 100% closing digital iris- global masterlevel control of the projected beam with fewer physical optics for max output.
• Patent pending SmartColor+ system, optional open- source color mixing, calibrated VL library preset colors, background colors and color effects- advanced color system that expands color control options.
• Hybrid optical system combining traditional 2:1 optical and digital scale- produces wide angle washes and effect or pinpoint beams.
• Multiple control options, including DMX (RDM) via 5 PIN XLR, Ethernet protocols via duel Ethercon control connection, and duel Ethercon connections for video integration such as NDI***- comprehensive digital connectivity for every application ***Function to be added late 2025.
• Robust IP65 mechanical design coupled with integrated advanced feature sensors and data log reporting- Built to tour.

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