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BMFL™ Blade

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BMFL™ Blade | ROBE lighting

BMFL™ Blade

Discontinued

Four fast shutter blades with smooth and precise movement in the new BMFL Blade lighting fixture. Individually angled and positioned within a frame - which itself can rotate through 90 degrees, providing a sharp or soft, precisely repeatable, frame for the projected image.

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Light source

1700 W OSRAM Lok-it! HTI 1700/PS

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Light output

40.000 lm, 250.000 lx @ 5 m, 2.500 lx @ 50 m

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Zoom range

5° - 55°

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Effects

rotating and static gobo wheel, circular and linear prism, framing shutters, animation wheel

Innovations
EMS™ – Electronic Motion Stabiliser

EMS™ – Electronic Motion Stabiliser

The Robe EMS™ (Electronic Motion Stabiliser) system is a technology for precise Pan and Tilt movements, which reduces vibrations from audio outputs, truss movement and sprung or suspended floors.

REAP™ – Robe Ethernet Access Portal

REAP™ – Robe Ethernet Access Portal

The Robe Ethernet Access Portal allows to access internal data from a networked fixture, viewed as a web page, addressable via the fixtures network IP.

GDTF – General Device Type Format

GDTF – General Device Type Format

The General Device Type Format creates a unified definition for exchange of data for the operation of intelligent luminaries, such as moving lights. The file format is human readable and developed using open source formats.

Slot & Lock Gobos

Slot & Lock Gobos

Robe's patented Slot & Lock system allows for easy and fast replacement of both rotatable and indexable gobos.

QVGA Robe Touch Screen Display System

QVGA Robe Touch Screen Display System

The QVGA Robe touch screen display gives full access to all fixture setup and diagnostic functions and is very intuitive to navigate.

Plano4™ Framing shutters

Plano4™ Framing shutters

Robe's patented Plano4™ 4-blade framing shutter module offers unparalleled beam control with individual movement and rotation control for each blade. The Plano4™ FC module features full curtain movement, allowing each blade to move entirely across the light path for full-wipe capability.

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