Lighting Systems and
Solutions for TV Studios
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Company Profile
ADB, originally founded in Belgium in 1920 by Adrien De Backer, operated as a family business until 1987 when
it was acquired by the SIEMENS Group.
At that time ADB had already pioneered some of the key technologies used in stage & studio lighting, such as
digital dimmers, memory control systems, high performance optics... and was strongly established as a leading
broadline manufacturer with facilities in Belgium and France.
In December 2002, as the result of a management buy-out, Christian Léonard, today’s CEO, backed up by a
group of private and institutional investors, took over control of the whole ADB-TTV Group and very rapidly
restructured and streamlined the operations. Today production and logistics are centralized in the French facility
in Saint-Quentin, whereas R&D, Product Engineering, Marketing and International Sales are still located in the
Belgian premises as before. Following these changes, the new ADB Lighting Technologies Group is now a lean
and agile operation able and eager to face new challenges.
ADB’s core competence is in high performance, high quality products and services for professional applications
in stage and TV studio lighting.
From system design through equipment specifications, installation and commissioning, ADB provides customized
solutions for any kind of stage or studio lighting system, also for fully equipped Energy Vans for location lighting.
ADB operates through 3 subsidiaries in France, Belgium and Hong Kong, and a network of over 50 professionnal
distributors worldwide.
ADB Belgium
ADB Hong Kong
ADB France
Factory & Group Logistics Centre
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PROJECT ENGINEERING
The ADB Project Team is able to provide customized solutions for any kind of studio lighting system.
ADB’s experienced Projects Engineers ensure efficient coordination with Consultants and Architects as well as
specialist contractors for, air conditioning, stage machinery, sound, electricity, e.a. in order to guarantee flawless
integration off all technologies and timely project completion for total system performance.
L IGHTING
Fresnel Spotlights
Motorized Profiles
Halogen Cyclights
LED Cyclights
Soft Lights
Fluo Cool Lights
CONCEPT
SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINEERING
RIGGING
D IMMING
Customized
Motorized Hoists
Pantographs
Track & Barrel
I.S.S. Safety System
Solutions for News,
Presentation and
Production Studios
State-of-the-Art
Thyristor Sine-wave
Dim Switch
Dimmers
INSTALLATION
COMMISSIONING
TRAINING
COMPLETION
CONTROLLING
Control Desks
Data Networks
ACN, RDM, DMX, ArtNet
Wi-Fi
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LIGHTING CONTROL
ADB offers a choice of 4 platforms, based on HATHOR, a reliable, powerful and state of the art lighting
software, running on Windows.
IMAGO
Designed to be used either as backup with a LIBERTY or
a FREEDOM, or as a stand-alone playback unit, this new
compact 4U 19” housing solution will be easily integrated
in control rooms and technical rooms.
• 2 DMX 512 OUTPUTS
• 32 Universes
Smaller console in the range, IMAGO is the most
affordable, compact and lightweight lighting solution.
Stand-alone system when connected to a laptop
or an all in one PC via USB, it can also be used as
an extension for a Rack PC Unit, a LIBERTY or a
FREEDOM.
• 2 DMX 512 OUTPUTS / 1 INPUT
• 32 Universes
RACK PC
UNIT
LIBERTY
Stand-alone console, the LIBERTY is the spot-on
solution for TV studios seeking a fully integrated solution
to control conventional and moving lights as well as LED
sources, compact and portable.
• 2 DMX 512 OUTPUTS
• 16 Universes
FREEDOM
With four additional rotary push-wheels
and a large size trackball for precision
positioning control, the FREEDOM allows
users to control quantities of multiple LED
fittings and intelligent lights on the fly.
• 4 DMX 512 OUTPUTS
• 1 DMX 512 INPUT
• 32 Universes
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DIMMING AND POWER management
EURODIM Twin Tech
Up to date quality TV lighting uses Incandescent as well as Fluo,
Led and Discharge light sources in various CTO from warm-white to
daylight. Some need a dimmer, others direct power + data.
Whilst this mix of sources can change per production, set design or
mix of skin tones, it is necessary to have an economic and clever
“power management”.
DimSwitch Modules
ADB’s TWINTECH solution with DimSwitch modules allows for one and only circuit distribution wherein any
circuits can be a direct solid state relay or a normal dimmer with no minimum load required.
EURORACK 60
Furthermore, this DimSwitch technology is also
available in EURORACK 60 for smaller studios or
“ex-studio” stages such as “newsroom”, “flash” or
“press” areas.
Standard Configurations:
• 24 x 3 kW
• 12 x 5 kW
• (12 x 3 kW) + (6 x 5 kW)
• 12 x 3 kVA industrial contactors
• 200 µsec. professional broadcast
filtering
And also 3/6/12- channel portable and «rackable»
dimmer packs, 3 and 5 kW.
MEMORACK 15/30
Intelligent, all-digital dimmer racks designed for
professional applications in stage, TV studio and
architectural lighting, whenever high performance,
quality, endurance and reliability are the prime
considerations. Ideal for touring, decentralised
dimming or extension of existing installations or
rental.
Standard Configurations:
• 12 x 3 kW
• 6 x 5 kW
• 6 x 3 kW
• 3 X 5 kW
• 200 µsec. professional
broadcast filtering
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NETWORKING
Concept
HATHOR offers a true multiuser system for studios that
require multiple operators or
multiple locations.
All
stations
are
fully
synchronized at any time.
In Standard mode, the full
tracking synchronized Backup
works as a watchdog to the
Master.
In Duo mode, the full tracking
synchronized Backup works
both as a Client and as a
watchdog to the Master.
In Multi-User mode, HATHOR
becomes a full multi-operator
system admitting unlimited
number of users (Clients)
working and monitoring on
the same play-file.
NETWORK offers:
• Multi stations environment
including Master-Backup
feature
• Monitoring
• Dimmer Management
• Studio Management
• Remote Control
• File server system
• Multi DMX Data protocols
over Ethernet.
Wi-Fi systems may be used for
non-critical parts of the system,
such as:
• Console Remotes
• Designer Laptops
• Mobile clients for service
work
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Dimmer management:
TT manager software allows
monitoring of dimmers via a
computer from any location
on a venue’s lighting network.
The software provides an
overview of the status of
dimmers, error and alarm
messages (loss of DMX, fan
failure,
over-temperature,
missing phase, and so on)
plus diagnostics information
for individual dimmers, and
the condition of connected
loads.
Warp Management:
Warp -Scan software allows
addressing and setting of
networked Warp Moving
Lights.
Luminet
A monitoring and control
software that allows you to
modify Ethernet-DMX node
settings.
Studio Management:
Soft-panel software allows
fully customizable user panels
running in networked Touch
PC to remote the main system.
System architecture
The HATHOR system layout is strictly centralized; all output is generated by the Master and then
distributed to all connected stations, fully synchronized at any time.
Output data is distributed via Ethernet, to DMX Gateways and / or directly to DMX over Ethernet
suitable devices.
DMX over Ethernet protocols supported:
RDM, Streaming ACN, Artnet, ETC Net2, AVAB UDP, SA-Net, ShowNet, Pathport and SandNet.
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Luminaires & light sources
Any content available on your TV, pad or smart phone, must first be “seen” by a camera and needs the
right light source to combine light level, coverage and CTO.
Therefore, ADB offers a wide range of light sources and fixtures, including incandescent, fluorescent,
LED and discharge (MSR).
Fresnel Spotlights
• Full range of halogen Fresnel luminaires - 300 W - 5 kW
• Manual or pole operation
• The reference for hight quality lighting
ALC4-2 The ultimate LED Cyclight
• 4 x 50 W sources for a light output
equivalent to 1250 W of halogen power
• Full RGB+White for more than 1 million
colours
• Remote control via DMX512-A
• Flickerfree,
homogenous
light
output with no coloured shadows
• 7 calibrated preset White levels
between 2700 K and 6500 K
• LED life time +/- 35,000 h
LED Fresnel
with tungsten halogen colour temperature 3200 K
or with daylight colour temperature 5600 K
• 250 W LED source Fresnel spotlight with
175 Ø lens
• Manual or pole operation
• The reference for hight quality lighting
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LED Panel
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LED high power
Fill Light 360 W
3200 or 5600 kelvin
13000 lux at 3 m
Beam angle 48 °
SOFTLUX Fluo Cool Lights
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2, 4, 6 or 8 x 55 W fluo lamps, 3200 K or 5600 K
Dimming via DMX512 or local control
Manual or pole operation
Lamp life time > 6000 h
WARP Manual & Motorised Profile
• WARP/M, the only fully automated Zoom Profile for totally silent
operation. No fan = No noise
• 800 W halogen lamp -> 3900 lux at 10 m / 12°
• 575 W discharge lamp -> 14,500 lux at 10 m / 12°
• 90 V - 264 V power supply
• Patented ring control of all functions
• Repositioning accuracy < 0.1°
And also conventional halogen cyclights and soft lights + a
comprehensive range of accessories
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Suspension Systems
In most broadcast studios, the studio suspension system account for the major part of the lighting
system budget. ADB’s expertise allows for early advise towards architects and structural engineers
in order to ensure that the building’s design includes the load capacity and structural grid design that
allows for an efficient suspension solution.
Furthermore, our engineers can include cyclorama and curtain tracks and the specific lighting
requirements.
Motorized Hoists
A choice of models for 120 kg nominal load,
with steel band pile-up with either No- Load/
Overload safety mechanism or I.S.S Intelligent
Safety System.
I.S.S, ADB’s proprietary Intelligent Safety System, represents a unique, state-of-the-art approach to
suspension safety. I.S.S. first measures the initial load (the reference) automatically before starting up, then
monitors in real time any variation from the reference, and eventually stops the hoist if the variation exceeds
a set value as determined by the sensitivity level selected by the operator.
Track & Barrel System
For low ceiling studios where the use changes frequently, ADB
has engineered a simple and yet very effective Track & Barrel
system, where lighting bars are mounted on prewired trolleys
which travel across the studio along a structure of parallel
industrial tracks.
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STUDIO PROJECT REQUEST
Please copy this reply form, complete the relevant boxes and send it to ADB for a free technical &
budgetary proposal (adb@adblighting;com).
A. Owner/User: ........................................................ attn of: .....................................................................
........................................................
........................................................ titel:
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New building
CAD drawings available
Refurbishment
Consultant
B. Site specifications: H x W x L : ..... m x ..... m x ..... m
Grid structure:
Production type:
TV-Show
TV-Drama
Sit-Com
News
Continuity
Other
Power Supply: ..... V
..... kW
Specific equipment needs:
Suspension
Lighting Control
Dimmers
Luminaires
Data
Other
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REFERENCES
A wealth of experience in stage and studio lighting, a comprehensive range of high quality products
and a strong project management capability are some of the key strengths which have made of ADB
the preferred partner of so many Theatre and Television Lighting Professionals around the world. An
impressive reference list is available upon request.
TV Minsk Belarus
TF1 Paris
HRT TV Zagreb Croatia
VRT Brussels Belgium
BNTV BULGARIA
ADB - Your Partner for Light
N.V. ADB-TTV Technologies S.A.
(Group Headquarters) Leuvensesteenweg 585, B-1930 Zaventem
Tel : 32.2.709.32.11, Fax : 32.2.709.32.80, E-Mail : adb@adblighting.com
Subsidiaries in France and Hong Kong
www.adblighting.com
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