These days, the technology is advancing so quickly

It has to be said that the newest intelligent lights may create amazing effects, but the homage for this has to be given to the person who is setting up the program of the whole show, not the gadgets themselves. That's why, intelligent lighting systems are often termed programmed lights, moving head lights or moving heads spots.

Moving heads had previously gained their acceptance in stage concert industry in the eighties of the 20th century. Using the development of the digital age, they have become a major component of any stage show or production.

Today, using the help of a DMX software it is achievable to create complicated light shows without so many efforts. The elementary precept of DMX moving heads work, is the ability to operate from away the motion and options of the lighting. This might be done by either a mirror, which is reflecting the light using its moves, or by spinning the whole device using help of a small motor. Though there are still units that are utilizing regular halogen lamps, the most modern DMX moving heads use the LED technology.

Moving heads have the ability to command shape, textures and coloration of the light via gobo or dichroic wheels. In this kind of a way, using a correct programing of the position of the fixture, moving head lights may perform a variety of tasks and may illuminate diverse regions in numerous ways. Generally, the moving head fixtures are available as spot and wash lights. Although diverse in functions, companies promote profile and wash variations of the same model of light. The profile lights use gobos and prisms, although wash lights benefit from simpler optics and wilder beam aperture, which results in bigger beam angle, altered by internal lenses or 'frost effects'. LED moving head spots are applied primarily due to their beam effect (via a smoke or haze) and the possibility of projecting a pattern, while wash lights are appreciated for their stage wash effect.

The moving head fixtures are great for any lounge or disco, where their versatility might be applied fully. A number of moving heads may create an effect of a blue 'night', and within seconds the fixtures can alter it to a red 'fire' effect. The moving heads are compact, easy to set up and easy to disassemble if needed, using quick and smooth motion and good variety of hues and textures. By all means, moving head lights should be considered as a crucial component of any lighting system in any nightclub.