ION&VL500 \ examining palettes

I can answer the color mixing question about the VL500 - the VL500 uses the Dichro-Tune color mixing system where the color flags turn from parallel to the beam of light (open white) to perpendicular when that color parameter is at full. This means that the angle at which the beam of light hits the filter changes as you bring in the color. Dichroics change color as you turn them in this way. Other fixtures use claw flags or wheels with gradations of the pure color, allowing more white light to mix with the pure color at low levels, and becoming more saturated at high levels. The color itself, though doesn't change.

It was always a bit strange using the Blue filter at a low level in order to get pink out of a VL5, but that's how the physics worked in that fixture. The VL500 is based on the same type of color system.

I hope that helps...

Thanks -

Sarah

I can answer the color mixing question about the VL500 - the VL500 uses the Dichro-Tune color mixing system where the color flags turn from parallel to the beam of light (open white) to perpendicular when that color parameter is at full. This means that the angle at which the beam of light hits the filter changes as you bring in the color. Dichroics change color as you turn them in this way. Other fixtures use claw flags or wheels with gradations of the pure color, allowing more white light to mix with the pure color at low levels, and becoming more saturated at high levels. The color itself, though doesn't change.

It was always a bit strange using the Blue filter at a low level in order to get pink out of a VL5, but that's how the physics worked in that fixture. The VL500 is based on the same type of color system.

I hope that helps...

Thanks -

Sarah