A color magazine is a fixture attached to a

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that places different color filters in the path of the beam. Instead of working with comparatively cumbersome

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frames, the color magazine allows the spot operator to easily slide color frames in or out of place using a series of levers. The term boomerang is also used to describe a color magazine. Color magazines are now becoming rarer with the widespread availability of programmable-colour LED lighting.

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