LAS VEGAS – Blazing new paths brings its own rewards, but sometimes, it can also garner awards bestowed by industry peers. Such was the case earlier this month when Kino Flo, a CHAUVET Professional sister brand, won the 2023 NAB Show Product of the Year award for its new MIMIK 120.
A first-of-its-kind product, this full spectrum image-based lighting tile mirrors video content while applying a very high tonal and color rendering range. As a result it delivers extended spectral bandwidth and cinematic color fidelity when lighting talent and set elements in virtual production environments.
Utilizing Kino Flo’s patented Matchmakker® technology, MIMIK 120 translates an incoming RGB video signal into five individual emitters (warm white, cool white, red, green and blue), generating synchronized foreground lighting that creates the utmost realism on virtual sets. The new tiles output an impressive 10,000 NITs, far surpassing the 800 – 1,200 NITS output of typical LED screens. They also have the capability to shoot up to 960 frames per second and offer as many as 32 Alpha channels at 30 frames per second.
The result is a cinematic fidelity that seamlessly creates a realistic and fully integrated image. This was dramatically evident to visitors to the company’s NAB booth. At its center was a meeting table, that looked not much different from any other table at the show. But when visitors looked at that table on a monitor, they saw it, and the people sitting at it, circling on a giant Ferris wheel in an amusement park in real time. The effect was stunning… and powerful enough to win this revolutionary lighting tile the Product of the Year award.
About Chauvet
Chauvet & Sons LLC, headquartered in the USA with offices in the Belgium, France, Germany, Mexico and the UK, is a leading global provider of professional luminaires, trusses, controllers and related equipment. The company has a diverse portfolio of brands and award-winning products that meet the needs of customers across all sectors of the lighting market, ranging from concert touring to festivals, theater, broadcast, corporate and architectural applications. All brands under the Chauvet umbrella share a commitment to value, innovation and performance. For more information, visit www.chauvetlighting.com