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disguise showed x1 at infocomm — single-output shows run straight from a laptop, no dedicated media server — alongside a mapping matter release that adds a larger projector library, led tiles and projection mirrors, and a new looks-and-compositions workflow in its designer software. for small crews the laptop path narrows the distance between a vj rig and a media-server show.

av stumpfl brought the pixera four gen2 media server to infocomm las vegas, alongside a rental-staging variant with 16tb of nvme storage, dual 25gbe networking and 12g-sdi i/o. the booth paired it with zactrack pro 3d tracking, so projected content follows performers as they move, plus smpte st 2110 support and the modular monoclip and varioclip screen ranges.

unity lasers, the kvant and pangolin joint venture, has pushed its elite pro fb4 series to 100 to 120 watts of rgb output in ip65 weatherproof housings, alongside the 2025 laser ray 13 array. wattage that was recently reserved for flagship touring systems is now priced for mid-size festival productions, and it survives rain.

christie's griffyn 4k50-rgb has settled in as the mapping workhorse of large events: 50,000 lumens of pure rgb laser, native 4k, 98 percent of the rec.2020 colour space, and 89 kilograms with no external chiller. barco's 75,000 lumen xdl-4k75, the former lumen king, was discontinued in june 2024, leaving the field to chiller-free rgb designs.