TABLE OF CONTENTS Colour Filters Stage Hardware Floors 3 43 57 Supergel, E-colour+, Cinegel, Sure Clamps, Scaffold Clamps Vinyl floors for various CalColor, Storaro Selection types of dance, Roscotiles, Cinelux, Diffusion, Permacolor Cleansers, Adhesives Dichroics, Special Filters, Fluorescent Sleeves, Cinefoil Gobos Fog Products Designer Products 21 44 62 Steel, Spectrumgobos, Fog Machines, Fog Systems, A variety of materials to add Colorizers, Image Glass, Fog Fluid, Accessories glamour and sparkle to sets ColorWaves, Prismatics Motion Effects Digital Compositing/Video Paints Index 29 51 66 I-Cue™, ImagePro™, DigiComp Paint, Tape and Vortex 360 Dual Rotator, Fabric, Ultimatte®, TV Paints Accessories and Chroma Key Lighting Software Controls 33 53 SoftPlot, Light Shop, Everest 3D™ Horizon Lighting Control Flicker Candles Screens 35 54 Professional, Classic and Power Rear and Front Projection Supplies Screens, Accessories Paint Products Rosco Murals 36 55 Scenic Paints, Brushes, Roscolites™ and Rosco Murals™ Special Effects Paints PHOTO CREDITS: Page 11: “Diffusion Confusion”, By Thomas F. Denove, Video Systems Magazine, 1993. Scene Shop Products Tapes/Cable 41 56 FlexBond, Flexcoat, Foamcoat, Gaffers Tape, DMX Cable Rosco is not responsible for errors or omissions. Flamex, Tough Prime and specifications are subject to change without notice. 2 COLOUR FILTERS Supergel, the premier range of colour filters and diffusion materials for entertainment lighting Rosco has been a leading producer and innovator of a function of the stability of the dye employed and the colour filter products since early in the 20th century. Its process used to add the dye to the base plastic. Obviously, premier range, Supergel, is manufactured using a unique when simply coated on the surface, a dye will sublimate technology to ensure the longest possible life under hot from the base in to the air as a gas more easily than a dye theatrical lights. which is sealed into a colour core. Three discrete layers are combined in a tri-extrusion Durability is an important consideration to the filter process, the finished film being composed of 3 mils of user for several reasons. A filter which lasts longer must be colour sealed between two clear protective layers for a replaced less often and, therefore, is more economical. total thickness of 4 mils (4 thousandths of an inch). Longer lasting filters can also be relied upon to perform The excellent performance on a light of this filter is a longer on lights in inaccessible positions. function of both the higher temperature resistance of the There are over 130 colours in the Supergel range and base polymer combined with the unique assembly of nearly 30 diffusion materials. Each colour is available at sealing the colour core between clear layers. For the colour professional lighting dealers everywhere in sheets that are to fade by subliminating, the dye molecules must migrate 50cm x 61cm or in rolls that are 61cm x 7.62m. Supergel out of the body-coloured internal layer and then through complies with European non-flammability tests: the clear sealing layer. One other advantage of Rosco’s extrusion process is UK BS3944 Part 1 that the filter is not oriented during manufacturing. Typically, France M1 large plastic manufacturing plants will extrude a thicker Spain M2 gauge of plastic than the desired finished thickness. As it Austrial MA39 is extruded, the thicker film is pulled and stretched down Germany B1 (DIN 4102-01) to its final thickness. The stretching orients the plastic, and Italy C1 under the heat of a spotlight, the film will try to shrink back to its original shape. Polyester is an oriented film and these Be sure to have on hand a current edition of the Supergel stress distortions are quite apparent on colour frames of hot swatchbook available free at most dealers. lights and will create significant problems when used in colour scrollers. Because Supergel is extruded to its finished gauge without orienting, these problems do not occur. In any colour filter the dye eventually migrates away from the hottest area. The rate at which the filter fades is Co-extrusion 3 COLOUR FILTERS SUPERGEL Supergel Colours No. Colour No. Colour No. Colour 00 Clear 45 Rose 81 Urban Blue 01 Light Bastard Amber 46 Magenta 82 Surprise Blue 02 Bastard Amber 346 Tropical Magenta 382 Congo Blue 03 Dark Bastard Amber 47 Light Rose Purple 83 Medium Blue 04 Medium Bastard 48 Rose Purple 383 Sapphire Blue Amber 49 Medium Purple 84 Zephyr Blue 304 Pale Apricot 349 Fisher Fuchsia 85 Deep Blue 05 Rose Tint 50 Mauve 385 Royal Blue 305 Rose Gold 351 Lavender Mist 86 Pea Green 06 No Color Straw 52 Light Lavender 386 Leaf Green 07 Pale Yellow 53 Pale Lavender 388 Gaslight Green 09 Pale Amber Gold 54 Special Lavender 89 Moss Green 10 Medium Yellow 55 Lilac 389 Chroma Green 11 Light Straw 355 Pale Violet 90 Dark Yellow Green 312 Canary 56 Gypsy Lavender 91 Primary Green 13 Straw Tint 356 Middle Lavender 93 Blue Green 14 Medium Straw 57 Lavender 94 Kelly Green 15 Deep Straw 357 Royal Lavender 95 Medium Blue Green 317 Apricot 58 Deep Lavender 395 Teal Green 318 Mayan Sun 358 Rose Indigo 96 Lime 19 Fire 59 Indigo 398 Neutral Grey 20 Medium Amber 359 Medium Violet 21 Golden Amber 61 Mist Blue 22 Deep Amber 62 Booster Blue 23 Orange 63 Pale Blue 24 Scarlet 363 Aquamarine 25 Orange Red 64 Light Steel Blue 26 Light Red 65 Daylight Blue 27 Medium Red 66 Cool Blue 30 Light Salmon Pink 67 Light Sky Blue 31 Salmon Pink 367 Slate Blue 32 Medium Salmon Pink 68 Sky Blue 332 Cherry Rose 69 Brilliant Blue 33 No Color Pink 70 Nile Blue 35 Light Pink 370 Italian Blue 36 Medium Pink 71 Sea Blue 336 Billington Pink 72 Azure Blue 337 True Pink 73 Peacock Blue 39 Skelton Exotic Sangria 371 Theatre Booster 1 339 Broadway Pink 372 Theatre Booster 2 40 Light Salmon 373 Theatre Booster 3 342 Rose Pink 74 Night Blue 43 Deep Pink 76 Light Green Blue 343 Neon Pink 78 Trudy Blue 344 Follies Pink 79 Bright Blue 80 Primary Blue Supergel Diffusion A range of filters in the stable Supergel base, designed to Sheets: 50 x 61 cm alter the shadow characteristics or the beam shape of light. Rolls: 61 cm x 7.62 m No. Name No. Name 100 Frost 122 Green Diffusion 101 Light Frost 124 Red Cyc Silk 104 Tough Silk 125 Blue Cyc Silk 113 Matte Silk 126 Green Cyc Silk 114 Hamburg Frost 127 Amber Cyc Silk 1 119 Light Hamburg Frost 132 ⁄4 Hamburg Frost 120 Red Diffusion 160 Light Tough Silk 121 Blue Diffusion 4 COLOUR FILTERS E-colour+ is Rosco’s comprehensive system of European colour filters for all production quality control. E-colour + is Rosco’s comprehensive system of European E-colour+filters, which now includes the new 5000 colour filters for theatre, live entertainment, television and series of 25 additional colours, are available in 1.22m x film production. 7.62m rolls as well as 61cm x 53cm and 1.22m x 53cm E-colour+ is a collection of filters for all world markets sheets. 216 and 480 are also available in wide width rolls especially those familiar with the traditional colour effects, 1.52m x 7.62m. diffusion, reflection and correction names and numbering E-colour+ complies with non-flamability test; system. E-colour+ is manufactured by simply coating a BS 3944 part 1. plastic film base. Polyester film (PET) is widely used as a base material for colouring since it is relatively inexpensive and will accept coatings of solvent based colouring agents. Since no heat is involved in the process, dyes used do not necessarily need to be heat resistant. Coated polyester filters begin as a roll of clear film which is then “painted” with a dye solution on one or both sides. The coated surface may be identified by simply applying a solvent, like nail polish remover, and the dye and lacquer carrier will dissolve. The filters are manufactured under an advanced Surface Coated colour management system, giving high consistency and 5 COLOUR FILTERS E-COLOUR+ E-Colour+ COLOUR EFFECTS FILTERS 046 Dark Magenta 182 Light Red Rosco’s comprehensive system of European colour filters. 052 Light Lavender 183 Moonlight Blue E-Colour+ includes different filters and materials for colour 058 Lavender 184 Cosmetic Peach correction, colour effects, diffusion and reflection. They’re 061 Mist Blue 185 Cosmetic Burgundy 063 Pale Blue 186 Cosmetic Silver Rose manufactured with the latest dye formulations and bonding *068 Sky Blue 187 Cosmetic Rouge technology to assure the highest levels of reliability and 071 Tokyo Blue 188 Cosmetic Highlight performance. E-Colour+ filters are available in 1.22m x 7.62m 075 Evening Blue 189 Cosmetic Silver Moss rolls, as well as 61cm x 53cm and 1.22m x 53cm sheets. 079 Just Blue 190 Cosmetic Emerald * 085 Deeper Blue 191 Cosmetic Aqua Blue COLOUR CORRECTION FILTER 088 Lime Green 192 Flesh Pink 201 Full CT Blue 236 HMI to Tungsten 089 Moss Green 193 Rosy Amber 281 Three Quarter CT Blue 219 Fluorescent Green 090 Dark Yellow Green 194 Surprise Pink 202 Half CT Blue 241 Fluorescent 5700°K 100 Spring Yellow 195 Zenith Blue 203 Quarter CT Blue 242 Fluorescent 4300°K 101 Yellow 196 True Blue 218 Eighth CT Blue 243 Fluorescent 3600°K 102 Light Amber 197 Alice Blue 200 Double CT Blue 244 Plus Green 103 Straw 198 Palace Blue 204 Full CT Orange 245 Half Plus Green 104 Deep Amber 322 Soft Green 285 Three Quarter CT Orange 246 Quarter Plus Green 105 Orange 323 Jade 205 Half CT Orange 278 Eighth Plus Green 106 Primary Red 325 Mallard Green 206 Quarter CT Orange 247 Minus Green 107 Light Rose 327 Forest Green 223 Eighth CT Orange 248 Half Minus Green 108 English Rose 328 Follies Pink 207 CT Orange +.3 249 Quarter Minus Green 109 Light Salmon 332 Special Rose Pink Neutral Density 279 Eighth Minus Green 110 Middle Rose 341 Plum 208 CT Orange +.6 226 U.V.