With the holidays upon us, one of the most powerful ways to use lighting at an event is to project gobo patterns onto walls, drapes, the floor—just about any surface. It's an instant eye-catcher—when guests walk into an event space, gobo patterns are often among the first things they notice. Whether it's a company logo written in light, a branded holiday message or an abstract pattern that fades smoothly from one color to another, a projected gobo pattern is a great way to amplify your brand, make a statement or strike just the right mood or atmosphere at your event.

The Source Four LED Lustr+ lets you: Print custom gobo patterns on acetate with a color laser printer—no more expensive glass gobos! Easily and economically print multiple versions of a custom design, or make corrections or revisions as needed Select preset color-changing sequences right from the back of the fixture Choose from an almost infinite range of built-in colors—no more relying on color filters Daisy-chain several Source Four LEDs—use only one power cable Do all this without any extra equipment Contact us to rent the Source Four LED for your next event

What makes gobo patterns even more dazzling is when there's color involved. Depending on your budget, just about any color image can be projected with a gobo, from a single-color logo to a full-color photo. Even better is when the projected image is custom-made. While the major gobo manufacturers—Rosco, GAM and Apollo—have thousands of outstanding pre-made gobo patterns to choose from, there's sometimes no substitute for creating a custom image that serves your specific need and fits your unique vision for your event.

However, as powerful as custom gobos can be, there have traditionally been some drawbacks to using them. Because of the heat generated by incandescent lighting fixtures, multicolor images have to be coated onto glass. Not only is this an expensive process—especially for what is a typically single-use item—but the gobo has to be ordered days or weeks in advance. And once the order is placed, the process doesn't allow much room for revisions or corrections after the fact.

Even with steel gobos, in which light is projected through a cut-out stencil pattern, as soon as you want to introduce any kind of color, it requires, at the very least, a color gel filter (and you would have to know exactly which color to order), or on the other extreme, an extra accessory (e.g. SeaChanger) with a separate control system—all with their own power requirements—to create the kind of programmed color-changing effects you want.

All of these problems are now a thing of the past, thanks to the new ETC Source Four LED.

The Source Four LED introduces several innovations that make it easier and more cost-effective than ever to project exactly the kind of gobo image you want—with exactly the kinds of colors you want—at your next event.


Low Heat Output

One of the most groundbreaking features of the Source Four LED is its low heat output. Even after the fixture has been on for hours, it remains relatively cool to the touch. This means that a color gobo pattern no longer has to be coated onto glass—the image can now be printed on acetate from a standard color laser printer for a fraction of the cost of a glass gobo. Not sure which version of an image to use? Print all the various versions of the image onto acetate, then try out each version in the fixture itself. Notice an error in the image after you've printed it? Simply correct the error, reprint it onto acetate and you're good to go.


x7 Color System™

Want to add color-changing effects to your gobo pattern? The Source Four LED Lustr+ comes with ETC's patented Selador® x7 Color System™, which not only allows you to choose from a virtually infinite range of colors right on the spot (no more guessing in advance which color filters to purchase), but which also allows you to change from one color to another without any extra equipment or power needs. The Lustr+ comes with several preset color changing sequences which you can select right from the back of the fixture.


Daisy-Chain Multiple Fixtures

The innovative Source Four LED can also be daisy-chained, allowing all the fixtures along the chain to be programmed from the back of a single unit and powered by a single cable. This is highly useful and convenient if you want to project multiple gobos from multiple fixtures at your event.


Rent It Today!

ELS was the first dealer in the U.S. to include the Source Four LED Lustr+ in our rental inventory, and while we have a large inventory, the demand for this fixture remains high. So contact our rental team today at 800-ELS-LIGHTS or via our online contact form to make sure this incredibly versatile fixture becomes a dazzling part of your next event.

For one day only, you'll have an opportunity to check out all the outstanding used lighting equipment we currently have available for sale at unbelievably low prices.

ELS will be holding a Yard Sale on Saturday, October 27, 9am-1pm, at our facility in Sun Valley. The address is 11440 Sheldon St., Sun Valley, CA 91352.

Come take a look in person at our used Source Four ellipsoidals, Martin MAC moving lights, Color Kinetics LED fixtures and much more.

Our used lighting has been tested and is fully functional, but there's no substitute for being able to see the equipment in person and talk to our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff. We will also be serving free hot dogs, so come with an appetite and leave with a moving light!

If you want to take an advance look at some of the products we'll be offering at the Yard Sale—or if you're not able to make it—check out our Used Equipment Website at ELSDirect.com.

It's the premier Film, Video, and Digital Media Expo for the entertainment industry, and once again, ELS will be there.

At this year's Cine Gear Expo (June 1-3, 2012), ELS will present the groundbreaking new ETC Source Four® LED, which features the same size, look, optics and beam angles as the traditional Source Four®, but with the efficiency and energy savings of an LED.

ELS is the first U.S. dealer to offer the Source Four LED in its rental and sales inventory.

The ETC Source Four LED was designed with the camera in mind. From ETC's patented Selador® x7 Color System™ to regulated output for color consistency, from noise-free color changing to an easy and versatile user interface, the Source Four LED was engineered to be easy to use, work swiftly on the fly, stay cool during operation and produce outstanding light output that flatters the talent and looks great on screen.

ELS will also be featuring the ELS U-330AW Radio-Controlled Fluorescent Light and the ELS 100Amp Lunch Box.

Unique in concept, Cine Gear Expo offers artists and technicians in film, video and digital media the opportunity to discover the latest technology and techniques, get hands-on training, gain knowledge and skills from industry leaders, obtain the newest equipment, hear breaking industry news and network with peers and industry leaders all within a professional and comfortable studio environment. Cine Gear Expo is the largest and most important event of its kind in the United States and is a world-recognized and attended event.

Cine Gear Expo takes place on the Paramount Studios Lot. The ELS booth (#108) is located on the north end of the New York Street Outdoor Exhibits. Click here for a map of exhibitors.

To register for Cine Gear Expo, click here.

Powerful. Versatile. Fast.

These are just a few of the words people used to describe the state-of-the-art Clay Paky lights on display at an ELS Open House on Dec. 14-15, presented in partnership with ACT Lighting.



An award-winning, world-class brand in professional lighting systems, Clay Paky manufactures a wide range of products including moving-body and moving-mirror projectors, color-changers, followspots, projectors for architectural lighting and various lighting effects.

Among the products demonstrated by representatives from Clay Paky at the Open House were:

	Sharpy Sharpy is a 189W moving beam light with an unprecedented brightness usually achievable only with far greater wattages. Weighing just 16 kg, Sharpy produces a perfectly parallel, laser-like beam with an incredible output of 59,760 lx at 20m (5,100 footcandles at 65 ft). Sharpy is also groundbreaking for the purity of its beam, which is sharply defined and free of any halo or discoloration around the edges. Read More
	Alpha Spot QWO 800 The Alpha Spot QWO 800 uses the latest FastFit single-ended MSR Platinum lamp‐an 800W light source that produces an intense sparkling light, brighter even than older 1200W lamps. Additionally, the Alpha Spot QWO 800 is equipped with optical features that place this luminaire at the very top of its class. Read More
	Shotlight Wash Shotlight Wash is a totally new kind of projector that combines an extraordinary 1500W discharge lamp washlight and a 3000W Xenon lamp strobe in just one device. The two wash/strobe functions are perfectly integrated and can be operator-controlled with either simultaneous or separate operation and special effects. Read More

For more information on any of these products, contact us via our online form or by phone at 800-ELS-LIGHTS.

In the October 2011 issue of Religious Product News, ELS Executive Vice President of Sales and Business Development John Mitchell answers several key questions for houses of worship that are interested in exploring LED lighting.

Included in the article is information and practical advice about the energy-saving aspects of LED, the versatility of LED lights for dealing with a variety of events in the same space, changes in LED technology and more.

Read the article here.