Colour Wheel or Fixed Filter? Choosing a Colour Changing Method
Two ways to get the effect, two very different bills. This is how a colour wheel vs fixed filter stacks up against the alternative across the things buyers actually care about.
Colour Filters & Projection Optics
Colour filters, dichroic glass and optical accessories for projection lighting: how colour temperature and transmission behave under heat, choosing a filter that survives a long duty cycle, and the lenses and prisms used to shape a projected image.
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Why Projected Colour Fades — and How Long a Filter Should Last
A color filter lifespan fading loses brightness gradually, so nobody notices until it looks wrong. This schedule keeps the output where it was on day one.
Matching a Brand Pantone on a Projected Logo
Most custom brand color matching callouts are not faults. They are installs where the bracket, the focus or the cable run was settled too early. Here is the order that avoids a second visit.
Installing and Replacing Colour Filters Without Touching the Focus
A color filter installation replacement that is mounted in the wrong place cannot be fixed by a better projector. This walkthrough covers survey, mounting, aiming and handover.
Dichroic Filter vs Coloured Glass: Which Belongs in Your Projection Path
The comparison that matters for a dichroic filter vs colored glass is not on the spec sheet. It is what each option costs you on site, in maintenance and in how the image reads.
Optical Glass Color Filters: What They Actually Do in a Gobo Projector
Two optical glass color filters with the same wattage can differ by a factor of three on the wall. This is what to look at instead of the headline number.
How Much Brightness Does a Colour Filter Cost You?
Lumens, watts, lux, throw ratio, IP rating — a color filter brightness loss datasheet mixes units that are not comparable. Here is how to read each one in the order it matters on site.
Heat Resistance in Colour Filters: The Spec Most Buyers Skip
Lumens, watts, lux, throw ratio, IP rating — a heat resistant color filter datasheet mixes units that are not comparable. Here is how to read each one in the order it matters on site.
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