Robert Juliat Aledin LED Profile Invades TV Market

One year after its release, Robert Juliat reports that its Aledin LED zoom profile spot has been picked in several major television markets.

The company cites growing pressure to cut energy consumption, the product's long life, and its ability to work with plastic gobos printed on standard printers as key reasons for the adaption of the Aledin, along with its choice of warm or cool LED sources and silent, flicker-free, dimmable electronic ballast.

To date, the company says Aledin has been installed in "countless" television studios worldwide, with Europe and Canada -- both environmentally minded - leading the way. They include Tele, Canal+ and France Televisions, in France; Television Suisse Romande, of Geneva; Star Academie, of Montreal; and CTV Toronto.

CBC Television of Toronto has currently taken the largest consignment to date with 124 pieces of Aledin 631CSX and 634 CSX warm white LED profiles.

"CBC/Radio-Canada is an industry leader in using LED lighting for broadcast studio environment," comments Ruthie Calarco, senior manager for media operations and technology at CBC English Services. "We have been using LED lighting in our studios across Canada for several years, but have made a greater step with this technology recently at our broadcast centers in Toronto, Montreal, Quebec, and Vancouver.

"We have seen the development of LED lighting to fixtures that mimic standard studio tungsten fixtures rather than units that resemble architectural fixtures. This has been a great plus for CBC/Radio-Canada.

"The Robert Juliat Aledin units have given us the ability to push forward with LED lighting while allowing us the light control, creativity and range that was previously only available in tungsten fixtures. While it is possible to use LEDs as a general wash lighting for on-air talent, the Aledin unit allowed us unique isolated definition for each on host position. With this control we can cater the lighting to each on-air talent which is crucial when lighting studio environments that require a number of hosts at a single news desk."