HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, lighting, video, and control systems, today announced the launch of its Martin VDO Sceptron XB - a compact, high-performance LED pixel-batten, designed for both lighting and creative video applications. Descending from the iconic Martin VDO Sceptron family, the new VDO Sceptron XB inherits all of the family’s most popular benefits such as user-friendly mapping, simplified diffuser and lens exchange, and a wide range of available rigging accessories, and then takes performance and ease-of-use to the next level.
The VDO Sceptron XB raises the bar with significantly boosted lumen output, enhanced cabling freedom, and the ability to be controlled as a lighting fixture via Art-Net and sACN, and as a video fixture via Martin P3, or both simultaneously. While compact and lightweight, VDO Sceptron XB is significantly brighter than its predecessor, the renowned VDO Sceptron 10, with more than double the white light output and up to five times as much saturated color output.
The use of RGBW LEDs results in a better spectrum (CRI, TM-30, TLCI), compared to traditional RGB pixel- battens, making it ideal for precision illumination of people, set décor, and other focus areas. The enhanced control options make this fixture easy to deploy, with or without a P3 System Controller.
The VDO Sceptron XB also features Extended Gamut calibration that ensures consistent performance on whites, offering color temperature and tint control, while saturated colors remain rich and deep. The P3 Mix channel further enhances its versatility, enabling smooth transitions between video and light control.
Additional features include a wide range of built-in effects macros, a stand-alone mode for applications without a Controller, and a full suite of optical and rigging accessories, enabling designers to utilize the series for a variety of uses and mounting configurations. VDO Sceptron XB’s IP65 rating expands its design capabilities, making it perfect for a variety of indoor and temporary outdoor applications and its integrated hibernation mode increases energy efficiency by reducing power consumption when not in use.
"We are continually talking with the LD community to better understand how we best support their most impactful designs,” said Wouter Verlinden, Product Manager of Martin Professional Creative LED, Lighting & Control. “And that feedback was certainly a driving force in the development of the VDO Sceptron XB as well.
This fixture is all about giving designers and technicians much more creative control, while being easy to integrate into any project to unlock many new possibilities. We think you’re really going to love this fixture and be able to do a ton with it."
With best-in-class performance, unmatched versatility, and a future-proof design, VDO Sceptron XB is ideal for lighting designers, rental customers, and installation professionals. It sets the new standard for powerful, flexible lighting and creative video applications.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
FAMILIAR USABILITY, SIMPLIFIED INTEGRATION
VDO Sceptron XB features the same form factor as its predecessor model and generates the same type of effect so it can be easily integrated into designs with the same confidence for successful outcomes as previous applications. It is also completely compatible with all its predecessor diffuser and rigging accessories.
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED LUMEN OUTPUT
VDO Sceptron XB more than doubles white lumen output of its predecessor model, allowing it to work as a “lighting fixture” and not just a “decorative LED strip,” while output on colors has increased even more.
PRECISION LIGHT QUALITY AND COLOR BOOST TECHNOLOGY
VDO Sceptron XB’s enhanced light quality (CRI / TM-30 / TLCI) makes it ideal for illuminating people and spaces with precision. Martin’s integrated Color Boost Technology ensures up to five times more brightness in colors. The series also renders much richer and deeper saturated colors by utilizing Extended Gamut Color Calibration.
EASIER TO DEPLOY AND CONTROL
For the ultimate in flexibility, VDO Sceptron XB can be used as a lighting fixture using Art-Net and sACN, as a video fixture using Martin P3 control, or both and at the same time using P3 Mix. It features the latest generation of control options, including FX Macros, color temperature control and tint control. It is also supported by both indoor (P3 PowerPort 2000) and outdoor (P3 PowerPort 500 IP Rental) power supply accessories, while offering more cabling freedom, featuring longer and split cable runs.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS & SPECIFICATIONS:
VDO Sceptron XB Product Details
VDO Sceptron XB Diffuser & Lens Accessories
VDO Sceptron XB Rigging Accessories
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For further information please call Martin UK distributor Sound Technology Ltd on 01462 480000.
