Got Rain? Newly Released IP65 Rated Live Entertainment Equipment
Over the last few years, live entertainment equipment manufacturers have been pumping out IP65-rated products faster than new Marvel and Star Wars content on Disney+. With the popularity of music festivals at an all-time high and outdoor events becoming a safer option coming out of the pandemic, IP65-rated equipment has been a hot commodity for rental houses to acquire. In this article, we look at some recently released gear that has been used on some of the largest music festival stages and outdoor events across the globe. For those who want to learn more or brush up on IP ratings, check out our article IP RATINGS EXPLAINED.
Chauvet Professional COLORado PXL Bar 16
The Chauvet Professional COLORado PXL Bar 16 is a motorized,
outdoor-ready tilting batten with capabilities to zoom for tight
and wide pixel-mappable looks. This moving pixel bar also
features seamless edge-to-edge mounting and includes
virtual gobo and movement macros with separate
foreground and background color control for more
design options than ever before.
Ayrton Perseo Beam
The Ayrton Perseo Beam is compact, waterproof
multi-function beam effect LED moving
light. This fixture is well-suited for use indoors
as well as outdoors. The Perseo Beam was designed
and developed to operate in the most extreme
conditions and resist hot or cold
temperatures, rain, sand, dust.
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hauvet Professional COLORado 1QS
The Chauvet Professional COLORado 1QS is an indoor/outdoor
wash light that delivers fully homogenized output from a single,
high-power RGBW LED source. A 17° beam angle offers versatile
control and 16 bit-dimming facilitates smooth fades. The unit's IP65 housing makes it ideal for touring, festivals, outdoor events, and more.
Chauvet Professional COLORado Solo Batten 
The COLORado Solo Batten projects a single homogenized wash with smooth color-mixing, giving it the appearance of a bright single bar of light. It complements the COLORado Solo pars perfectly. This very versatile fixture is also engineered with 12 square sections that can be controlled individually,appear seamlessly together without separation and create an endless variety of color control and pixel mapping effects. The unit is IP65 rated and equipped with DMX and RDM protocols.
Elation Proteus Hybrid
Elation Proteus Hybrid is an IP65 rated 3-in-1
hybrid moving head beam, spot, and wash
luminaire that produces over 23,000 lumens.
The Proteus Hybrid's IP65 dust and water
protection mean this compact and versatile
arc-source can be used indoors or out. Features include an advanced optical system with motorized zoom from 2° in beam mode to 38° in spot mode or 40° in wash mode and more.
Elation Proteus Maximus
The Elation Proteus Maximus is an IP65 rated LED Profile fixture offering great projection, beam, and wash qualities in any environment. Providing up to 50,000 lumens from its custom-designed 950W 6,500K LED engine the Proteus Maximus is the ideal fixture for any outdoor application. Proteus Maximus provides the designer a comprehensive FX package with 6 rotating and 7 fixed glass gobos, full animation wheel, dual prisms, dual frost and a high-speed Iris. Its indexable framing system provides full blackout shutter cuts for precise beam shape control.
Elation Proteus Lucius
The Elation Proteus Lucius is a LED profile fixture offering outstanding projection and beam qualities in any environment. Providing up to 33,500 lumens output from its custom-designed hotspot 580W 6,500K LED engine, the Proteus Lucius is the ideal fixture for any outdoor or indoor an application requiring superior output, bright and powerful beams, and quiet operation, as well as precise gobos and colors.
Chauvet Professional Rogue Outcast 1 Hybrid
The Chauvet Professional Rogue Outcast 1 Hybrid is an outdoor-ready, IP65 spot/beam/wash moving head ideal for small to medium festivals and events. Powered by an intense 400W lamp, Rogue Outcast 1 Hybrid delivers a 6500 K output with tight beam angles of 1° to 5° in Beam Mode and a zoom range of 2.2° to 29.1° in Spot Mode and 4.9° to 28.3° in Wash Mode for maximum visual impact.
Chauvet Professional onAir IP Panel 2
The onAir Panel 2 is an IP65 rated, LED soft-light built for rugged, on-location conditions. The fixture is suitable for any broadcast setting with a high CRI/TLC white light, silent operation, plus-minus green adjustment, smooth dimming, and the ability to produce color with built-in, customizable effects. The unit also features an onboard control menu where you can switch between preset effects.
Chauvet Professional F5IP
F5IP is an IP65-rated 5.9MM pixel pitch LED video panel equipped with a 1920 Hz refresh rate and 6,000 NITS and can be used both indoors and outdoors. Quick and easy setup is optimized by its advanced lightweight diecast magnesium housing and magnetic assisted hanging features. This magnetic LED module also simplifies maintenance and installation since it is both front and rear serviceable.
The Ayrton Cobra is the first factory standard Ayrton phosphor laser source luminaire based on the concept of DREAMSPOT 18K. The Cobra offers a next generation speckle-free laser source, designed for rendering a D65 white point that allows perfect colour reproduction. COBRA pushes all the limits when it comes to beam definition, with native contrast never before achieved by a digital light source, an incredible beam angle of 0.6°, and an extreme range of focus which permits the beam shape to be adjusted according to the operating distance XT-Focus.
The GLP impression X5 IP Bar is an IP65 rated, linear LED batten with 18 powerful 40 W RGBL LEDs, a wide zoom range, and the new GLP iQ.Gamut color calibration algorithm that creates perfect white spectrums with excellent color rendering. The new squared lens design ensures maximum lumen efficiency and gives an unprecedented curtain of light at its narrowest angle of just 5°, and delivering smooth and homogenous washes all the way out to its widest 60° wash.
Astera HydraPanel
Beam shaping with six included light modifiers and a large range of mounting options make HydraPanel more flexible than any other product in its class. The full-spectrum Titan LED Engine generates an impressive 1300 Lumen output while running on battery power. Get creative and display pixelated effects on your HydraPanel. For filming, the HydraPanel has preinstalled effects such as Police, Fire, Welding etc. which can be customized to your needs. When several panels are connected, effects can stretch over multiple units.
Absen Venus Series LED Video Tiles
The Absen Venus (VN) Series is an innovative LED display that has been specifically designed for concerts and festivals due to its ability to create super-sized screens at speed. The product features a highlyunique integrated 'module-on-frame' design.