GOBO,Gobo Knowledge

■The light from projector or spotlight pass through gobo and shows the design pattern, shop sign, logo etc.

Glass or metal are used for the material, it is also possible to display a precise pattern out. The principle is the same as the film of the slide show.

■Have you ever seen the lighting design on floor, wall or ceiling outside shops, music bars or museums? It is the GOBO LOGO Projector that can project out logo, shop sign and any designs.

■As for the pattern of GOBO, you can design it by yourself or use your company's logo or shop sign.

■Gobo projector's effect is very eye-catching, very different from the usual signboard .
■What is Gobo?
Gobo is a plate which the light penetrate the design on it and project out image. There are metal and glass plates to choose. And delicate design on gobo is possible. glass gobo

■What is metal gobo ?
＊Metal gobo is cheaper than glass gobo.
＊The image on metal gobo color depends on the light .

＊For metal gobo, it need the reinforcement to hold the design shape which is called bridge. Intricate design might not suitable to use metal gobo. Metal gobo

■What is glass gobo?
＊Intricate design can be made on glass gobo.
＊From black, white to full-color is possible. Can also show photograph on it.

■ I want glass gobo or metal gobo?. Color glass gobo

Metal gobo is cheaper but only suitable for simple designs. Glass gobo can have complex and multiple color design on it, glass will not distort or melt when used continuously

Gobo plate type


Metal gobo example (bridge used)	Light-pervious glass gobo example

Full-color glass gobo example	Glass gobo outline example

■The gobo can be put into the spotlight, moving spotlight or projector lighting. Just placed it in the front of the spotlight, the patterns will be project out by the light.

Gobo Plate material

Metal	Stainless steel
	Surface mirror (The chrome was deposited to quartz base)
	(The metal was cover with multilayer film in colors)

Color Glass	Light-perious
	Multicolor (Several kinds of colors are used).
	Photograph （Transparent）

■Glass gobo is made with 1 ~ 3 sheet of glasses overlapping.

■The price changes depending on the number of sheets of the glass board used.

■One glass sheet can only make one color (Monotone)

■If 3 colors gobo cannot correspond your image you can make full color gobo. (From monotone color to full color gobo, delicate design on glass gobo is possible.)

■The full color CMY can even make photograph on gobo.

You can have your design, shop sign or company logo on the gobo.