Kino Flo releases True Match 5.0 for RDM capability

Kino Flo Lighting Systems has released its new True Match 5.0 which comes with Remote Device Management (RDM), Crossfade and expanded 16-bit options. The new features make it easier for board operators to communicate with and control Kino Flo LED fixtures when operating them remotely with DMX.

The RDM protocol installed on Kino Flo LEDs allows two-way communication between fixtures and a DMX lighting console or computer app. Fixture DMX personalities and other settings can be remotely configured and monitored; no manual selection is required.

“RDM and expanded features in True Match 5.0 will greatly improve the way console operators translate their technical wizardry into the artistic vision of lighting directors, cinematographers and gaffers,” said Frieder Hochheim, president and founder of Kino Flo. “The instant remote, two-way communication between the lighting board and a few, or a few hundred, lighting instruments saves time and money for production.”

“The original profiles are still available to users,” said Jim Bogdanowicz, Kino Flo chief software engineer. “But now they have the other option to use personalities with one dedicated function with fewer channels, and to operate only in that one chosen mode. If the board operator is in the RGB mode, for example, he can operate only in the RGB mode . . . and not have to ‘take down’ one function for another function to work.”