Nanlite PavoTube II 30XR | LumenRadio CRMX Overview

Dapper Gaffer 003 - Nanlite PavoTube II 30XR
A gaffer's review of Nanlite's new LumenRadio CRMX version of their PavoTube fixtures. We also go over the basics of wireless DMX and why it's different than app control.
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[@ViktorJohansen]

Great review brother!

[@shirlylin5840]

Great review, thank you!

[@dappergaffer]

Thanks Shirly! It was lovely to meet you at the show. And thank you for the tea! I've been enjoying it
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[@luis.hermosillo]

amazing review

[@kazyBarbarian]

Love your video now I just need to figure out how to use crmx

[@dappergaffer]

Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions about CRMX

[@SpirosAbatis]

Great video! Are gaffers and theatres not using CRMX with a PC program for a preprogrammed show? I can see this as being useful for pixel mapping, sequences, fades...everything tablet and phone apps lack.

[@dappergaffer]

@@SpirosAbatis yes, Lumenair and Blackout are the primary I’ve seen. Although usually on an iPad. Grand MA probably more in live environments or episodic stage shows? As an owner op gaffer - a PC system would be pretty clunky for the type of work a lot of us do

[@Diajinn]

Great review 👏

[@dappergaffer]

Thanks!

[@Stefannlee]

I’m here for you! Woot woot😂

[@TinkerVisionMedia]

Im here for these 😃

[@LiteShaper1]

Excellent points & rundown. Where did you get your little board?

[@dappergaffer]

Pretty sure I got it from B&H:
www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1039676-REG/elation_professional_sdc12_12_channel_basic_dmx.html

[@cristianmihai4818]

Hey there...how do you find the XR Pavo's compared with Titan's?

[@dappergaffer]

For me, now that the Pavos have Lumenradio - they do everything I need them to do. I can't see myself needing to use Titan's anymore unless production specifically asks for them

[@Diajinn]

For the algorithm

[@AJVogel]

15:32 We buy them because they look like lightsabers

[@dappergaffer]

😆

[@djLovelyTime]

Battery life on these is truly underwhelming.

[@dappergaffer]

I’ve found them to be about average. But I think where some of the confusion comes from is how you think about it and how the manufacturer sets up the controls for it. For instance, Titan tubes allow you to select how long you want them to run and they simply throttle the brightness to accommodate that runtime. If you set them at maximum brightness (which requires the minimum runtime) they don’t last all that long. With the Pavos, you set the brightness and it tells you how long they will run at that power draw. They will run a very long time for instance if you run them at 1%.

[@djLovelyTime]

@dappergaffer Astera Tubes last 20 hours and have been around for years now.
Let's be honest Nanlite just cut corners on the costs.

[@dappergaffer]

@@djLovelyTime did you read my comment above? They last 20hrs if you significantly throttle the output. At full intensity Titans do not last very long.