Latin America. Arri presented the AutoScan EB 12/18 HS and EB 6/9 HS ballasts that allow extreme slow motion shooting while simple and without distortions with discharge lamps of 9 kW, 12 kW and 18 kW.
With digital cameras capable of shooting at speeds of 200 fps and above without sacrificing anything in terms of image quality, high-speed shooting demands the use of new and sophisticated lighting tools.
Earlier this year Arri announced the EB 12/18 HS, a new high-speed ballast that allows the use of 12 kW and 18 kW discharge lamps at speeds above 1000 fps. Being the first ballast of its kind, the EB 12/18 HS offers a new AutoScan mode that scans the lamp and determines the frequency that will minimize light fluctuation. This advanced feature, which requires very little effort, establishes the optimal frequency of the lamp according to each specific configuration, since the behavior of the discharge lamps can change according to the angle of inclination and the number of hours of burning.
Since the introduction and rapid rise in the Industry of arri's M-Series M90 spotlights, the 9 kW power class has become a new standard for high-power daylight light devices. As requested by many customers, Arri now offers the popular AutoScan mode in the 9 kW class with its new AutoScan EB 6/9 HS ballast.
Both autoScan EB 12/18 HS ballast and AutoScan EB 6/9 HS ballast users can select between fully automatic operations (AutoScan) or manual frequency control (Man) or combine manual frequency settings with automatic monitoring and adjustment (AutoMan). Its already consolidated features such as the Active Line Filter (ALF) and the DMX control are also included.
For maximum ease of use, the indicators on the front panels of the ballasts show the lamp power, dmx channel, mode of operation and frequency of the selected light.
