Phantom Lighting System

Specialty lighting manufacturers all around the country are going head to head with each other to get your attention. Choosing the right type of lighting manufacturer requires a little bit of information about, who the company is, and what type of product they are offering.

Phantom Lighting is a pioneer, Houston-based art lighting company and low voltage lighting manufacturer established in 1981 to service the lighting and design community. Phantom Contour Projectors and Phantom strip lights feature lighting technology that is completely unique, 100% proprietary, and found nowhere else in the world of lighting. Phantom’s revolutionary approach to decorative picture lighting and low voltage cabinet lighting and under cabinet lighting has taken it from humble origins to the level of an international leader in lighting manufacturing on two continents.

As a fine art lighting manufacturer we are frequently asked how our Contour Projectors compare to similar optical framing projector products on the market. To help our customers better understand the differences, we have created a projector comparison chart showing a range of equipment.

Here are a few benefits of the Phantom Contour Projector:

• Phantom Contour Projectors are designed by a professional installer and have been engineered so a novice, do it your-selfer or qualified electrician can successfully illuminate art and sculpture.


• The Contour projector produces an even focused light source over your painting so that all of those hidden rich colors are illuminated. This “Lighted from within” look makes the contour projector definitely a one of a kind art lighting device.


• The patented mounting method, simplified optical system and the ability to use both shutters and custom templates make this one of the most versatile and awesome art lighting fixtures on the market today.


• A first in the industry, the Phantom Contour Projector RM Series (remodel housing) is specifically designed for installation between floors without damage to the ceiling and the low profile design will fit in joists as shallow as 10 " deep.


• The Contour Projector uses a 75-watt MR16 halogen based lamp for illumination purposes. This mechanism traps the infrared rays inside the fixture itself, while filtering out most of the ultra-violet rays before they set their sights on your artwork.

How can I learn more about your art lighting products?
We invite you to call toll free 800-863-1184 to request literature online or visit our lighting blog to learn more about Phantom custom low voltage lighting products.

Are your art lighting products made in the USA?
Yes, our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with professional lighting sales agents located throughout the United States that enable us to service all of Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the United States including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Las Vegas Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Tucson Arizona, Orange County California, Atlanta Georgia, Austin Texas and Palm Springs California.

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posted by xinger  # 11:25 AM

What options does Phantom’s Professional Lighting Equipment offer to builders, electrical contractors, and lighting designers?
Phantom’s professional lighting equipment can be customized to any number of commercial and residential marketplaces. Our equipment must feature specification grade design that ensures reliable performance and cost effective energy management, and it is user-friendly enough for the client to manipulate when necessary. Through our Agent network the contractor can obtain a variety of linear lighting products and projector lighting solutions to meet the complex demands of a challenging marketplace.

Does Phantom Lighting make cove lights?
Yes. The Phantom CM series is designed to bend a full 360 degrees if necessary to accommodate any radius, or wind along any varying angle to accommodate a serpentine cove. Standard cove lights have limited applications in these environments because of their fixed linear build. CM series cove lighting fixtures feature a compact design that hides it from the viewer’s eye and uses smaller transformers that are easier to conceal.

Does Phantom Lighting manufacture cabinet lighting fixtures?
Yes. Our professional lighting equipment intended specifically for cabinet lighting can be used for under cabinet, in-cabinet, and over the cabinet lighting. Both horizontal and vertical mount lighting strips are available for these applications. Builders can choose from lamping types that include incandescent, xenon, and LED in a complete spectrum of colour temperatures that will match luminance precisely to custom cabinetry and counter top color and texture. (Be sure to read about our latest development, the 2800K festoon lamp, as an example of this).

Does Phantom Lighting manufacture display lights?
Yes. Phantom specializes in overcoming the challenges of specialty display lighting with professional lighting equipment that is designed to hide its own physical presence within the shelving structure of display cabinets and utilize dimmable, sophisticated festoon lamping technology to showcase any variety of display items. Interior designers often use Phantom linear retail display lights to illuminate antiques, collectibles, and collectors’ firearms that require precise colour temperatures to showcase their true value. Professional lighting designers also prefer our equipment when illuminating items such as wine, rare books, and documents on display that require the totally heat less light source and the superior colour rendering of our 2500K LED festoon lamps.

Does Phantom make art lights?
Yes. Our Phantom Contour Projectors offer a low profile, art lighting fixture that mounts central to the room in the ceiling. The projector itself is smaller than competing models and is virtually invisible to the viewer’s normal line of site. No other form of professional art lighting equipment has proven so successful in minimizing glare and eliminating spill light. This is because Phantom’s proprietary engineering that focuses and shapes the light to the artwork in such a manner as to keep the beam itself invisible until it strikes the surface. This results in a magical “lighted from within” effect that causes the artwork to glow with an aura of seemingly sourceless light. Art consulting professionals use this art lighting equipment to create the most unique art lighting effects, including the illumination of statuary which requires a complex interplay of light and shadow to be effective, and which the Contour Projector is ideal for producing.

Phantom Agent Network for the Professional Contractor
Phantom Lighting Systems is a Houston-based lighting manufacturer specializing in energy-efficient professional lighting equipment designed for a variety of interior, decorative, and fine art lighting applications. If you are a builder, architect, electrical contractor, interior designer, or art consultant, we want you to call us and become familiar with our Lighting Agents. They can customize our technology to your client’s needs and oversee delivery and technical support for your order.

Our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with professional lighting sales agents located throughout the United States that enable us to service all of Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the United States including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Reno Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Tucson Arizona, Los Angeles California, Atlanta Georgia. Austin Texas, Dallas Texas and Palm Springs California.

We invite you to call toll free 800-863-1184 to request literature online, visit our lighting blog, visit our mobile website to learn more about Phantom custom low voltage lighting products.

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posted by xinger  # 9:21 AM

Hidden lighting creates superior aesthetics and variety in high-end lighting applications. In fine art lighting, anything that distracts the eye will diminish the presentation, so hidden lighting is used focus the viewer’s attention onto the piece instead of itself. In display lighting, hidden fixtures are just as important to lighting rare furnishings and display cases used to house eclectic contents. Without a compact and concealed light source, space becomes limited, and visibility obscured by the fixtures and lighting controls.

Phantom Contour Projector
The Contour Projector gives the collector a truly hidden light in every since of the term. The beam emanating from its lens cannot be seen from any angle of the room, regardless of the position of the viewer. This is a major development in projector technology when comparing projector products. Previous, more primitive equivalents produced a “spotlight” effect, with a beam of light clearly visible to the viewer and excessive spill light that often overpowered the canvas or sculpture. A hidden light beam has both an aesthetic advantage and a technical advantage over this approach. Obviously, art work looks better when there is no visible fixture to clutter the view. More importantly, every work of art can be optimally showcased if the light beam is focused and shaped to fit its unique proportions, texture, color and style.

Phantom Projectors are able to create this effect by focusing white light from a halogen source and passing it through a series of adjustable filters. The filters are set to precisely match the dimensions of a painting or sculpture. When the hidden light from the Contour Projector strikes the art, it suddenly becomes visible as an ambient glow which is called “the lighted from within” effect.

Phantom Linear Strips
While many linear strips can be successfully concealed from the viewer’s line of sight, the equipment used to power them is often difficult to hide. Most hidden strip lights use bulky and cumbersome transformers that are all but impossible to keep out of sight. Wiring is another problem with some hidden lighting strips. Even if the strip itself is not visible, wiring can slip out of wherever they are tucked away and ruin a showcase or display. Truly elegant display lighting and showcase lighting require a hidden source of illumination that not only conceals the strip, but also the electrical components used to power the strip.

Phantom linear LED strip lights were engineered for the design contractor who found larger and more cumbersome pieces to be a frustrating encumbrance to the fine art of interior decorating. Phantom linear strips will work as hidden lights in any display cabinet, bookshelf, breakaway, showcase, cabinet, wine rack, or cove. The key to this diversity in application lies in their basic design. Phantom engineering eliminates visible wiring by conducting electricity along metal shelf standards. It is also powered by a transformer that is much smaller and therefore easier to conceal than those of other strip lights. Perhaps more importantly, each linear light strip is custom manufactured to the precise dimensions of the case, display, rack, or furnishing for which it is intended. This creates a much more seamless and integrated installation of the fixture into its surrounding and hides the light source so effectively that cabinet and display interiors appear to glow with a luminance of their own.

See the Light, Not the Fixture!
This has been our motto from the founding our organization and it summarizes in one sentence the entire purpose of our fine art lighting and display lighting fixtures. With customization and concealment available throughout network of Agents, professional designers, builders, architects, and individual end users can showcase their collections of artwork, collectibles, fine wine, collector’s firearms, private libraries, and even merchandise with our custom hidden lighting products.

Custom Products and Services for Businesses and Homes
In a world of lighting manufacturers who market similar products with cliché claims to fame, Phantom Lighting stands above its competitors as a Promethean source of new light. With proprietary technology that can be adapted to any art lighting or display lighting environment, Phantom technology represents a marriage of aesthetics and science has made Phantom Lighting a leader in lighting creation that enlightens the mind as much as it enlightens the room.

A wealth of information is available here on our website in the form of informative articles, technical lighting blog, brochures, testimonials, resources, and press releases. You are also welcome to call us directly, toll free, at 800-863-1184 to discover which Phantom Lighting products and models will best adapt to your particular lighting needs.

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posted by xinger  # 8:36 AM

It is important to realize however, that any portrait or painting can never stand on its own. Every masterpiece requires the proper type of fine art lighting in order to be displayed with museum quality. Fine art lights are specifically designed for this person, and they differ greatly in size and luminance capacity from general lighting fixtures and purely utilitarian task lights. Fine art lights are manufactured in a wide range of fixture styles, lamping options, and material builds. These options range on the low end to simple battery powered cordless picture lights to ultra-sophisticated fine art lighting projectors. Efficiency ranges just as widely from the low end to the high end of the spectrum, and some fine art lighting fixtures are really should not be used at all other than general print lighting or photography lighting in public events. We will see why in the moment.

Why can we not hang paintings in windowed rooms and allow natural sunlight to illuminate fine art?
Because sunlight is the worst possible source of fine art lighting. In spite of the fat that it is the light we all live in daily, and the light by which we see the beauty and the many forms and colors of nature, sunlight contains an invisible enemies that can damage human skin if you stay out in the sun for too long—ultraviolet light. Reason tells us that if UV radiation can sunburn our skin, sensitive oils and canvases will suffer an even more severe outcome if they hang for any length of time in a beam of sunlight.

Infrared light is also part of the natural lighting spectrum, and although not as dangerous to humans as UV light, nevertheless has its own deleterious effects on canvas and oils. Infrared light waves are very hot and will dry out the oil and cause it to crack over time.

So what about the universal image of the Renaissance painter sitting by an Italian river, paintbrush in hand, as the sun streams down to light his canvas?

It makes for an excellent painting, provided it is kept out of the sun and showcased under fine art accent lighting fixtures design to preserve it in the annals of myth and symbol as a representative symbol of enlightenment and virtue…not the way painters of the time actually worked.

Do incandescent lamps make good fine art light sources?
Yes and no. For warm colors, such as red, orange, yellow, and brown, incandescent lamps are excellent sources. However, incandescent picture lights have the opposite effects on cooler colors such as blue, green, and violet. They appear flat with this type of illumination.

If you are new to fine art collecting, and you are looking to purchase fine art lights for the first time, we recommend you think twice about incandescent because they will more than likely be forced out by legislation just as they recently were in California.

Can energy saving fluorescent be used for fine art lighting?
We do not recommend this. While larger commercial fluorescent lights rank very high on the CRI (color rendering index), smaller lamps with internal ballasts render only a portion of the spectrum, making them unsuitable for the color palette. Even more serious is the fact that fluorescent produce ultraviolet rays just as the sun does, and they too will destroy any paintings they illuminate.

Is halogen lighting a good source for showcasing art?
Actually, it is the best. Halogen low voltage fixtures produce a strong white light, and they bring out many different colors across the color spectrum. New technology has invented low wattage based halogen bulbs, which deflect damaging UV and infrared rays. Halogen bulbs typically come in line voltage (120 V) and low voltage (12 V). This is why halogen lights are the favored lamping option for fine art projector lighting.

Phantom Fine Art Lighting Projectors
Phantom Contour Projectors feature ideal optics and photometric data for your fine art lighting needs. These projectors feature halogen light fixtures and produce a very unique quality of luminance called “the lighted from within effect.” Phantom fine are lighting projectors are easy to install and extremely versatile, because of their small, compact size and no exposed wiring.

This fine art illumination device incorporates a parabolic aluminized reflector or PAR (MR-16) 75-watt halogen based lamp in its design. These lamps were originally used for the fiber optic industry, where detailed light focusing is required. The typical rated life of this lamp is around 4000 hours, giving the enthusiast of exquisite paintings plenty of time to enjoy their precious piece, before having to replace the bulb. The SM or surface mount series is the ideal choice for any type of fine art lighting. This adjustable projector has a sleek design, which is unobtrusive and perfect for accenting brush stroke details, along with other vital elements of your paintings. The design of Phantom projector fixtures will ensure that your frames are pampered, so they are not damaged.

Call a Phantom Agent for more information on all of these options. We invite you to call toll free 800-863-1184 to request literature online or visit our lighting blog to learn more about Phantom custom low voltage lighting products.

Our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with professional lighting sales agents located throughout the United States that enable us to service all of Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the United States including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Las Vegas Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Tucson Arizona, Los Angeles California, Atlanta Georgia, Dallas Texas and Sacramento California.

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posted by xinger  # 5:54 AM

Are you making plans to attend LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2009? This is a great opportunity to learn all about Phantom Contour Projectors and Phantom Linear Lighting Strips in our traveling showroom. We invite you to stop by booth #2503 located near the main entrance and see first hand the many benefits of Phantom Lighting.

LIGHTFAIR International is the world’s largest and most comprehensive annual architectural and commercial lighting Conference in the United States, featuring over 200 hours of CEU/LU-accredited educational options for attendees.

LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2009 will take place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on May 5th - 7th, 2009.

LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL is open to Industry Professionals and is geared toward Architects, Consultants, Electrical Contractors, General Contractors, Lighting Distributors, Electrical Distributors, Educators, Electrical Engineers, Engineers, Facility Managers/Owners, Government Employees, Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Architectural Lighting Designers, Theatrical Lighting Designers, Lighting Retailers, Manufacturers, Representatives, Retail End-Users, Students, Utility Professionals, Visual Merchandisers and more. Accordingly, all registrants are required to provide appropriate demographic information as part of the Registration Process.

Phantom Lighting is a pioneer, Houston-based art lighting company and low voltage lighting manufacturer established in 1981 to service the lighting and design community. Phantom Contour Projector and Phantom strip lights feature lighting technology that is completely unique, 100% proprietary, and found nowhere else in the world of lighting. Phantom’s revolutionary approach to decorative picture lighting and low voltage display, shelf, and under cabinet lighting has taken it from humble origins to the level of an international leader in lighting manufacturing on two continents.

Are you are interested in becoming a Lighting Representative in your area? Let's talk in New York or contact our sales manager toll free at 800-863-1184.

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posted by xinger  # 12:47 PM

What makes art lighting fixtures different from other types of lighting?
Art lighting fixtures come in a variety of design types, each of which offers scores of individual models and lighting controls from which you can choose. Art lighting fixtures have to matched to both the type and genre of artwork they illuminate, and they have to aesthetically compliment the interior design of the home, office, or gallery surrounding the art. Some are made to be visible, yet attractive; others are made to minimize or conceal their appearance altogether so that you see the light and not the fixture.

What are the least expensive art lighting fixtures I can use?
Picture lights attach to the top of the frame and cast direct lighting downward across the surface of the image. These convenient art lighting fixtures evenly distribute illumination across the surface of the image, bringing out the details of texture, color, and subtle interplays of light and shadow. Due to their close proximity to the image, however, they can damage sensitive oils and canvases common in rare originals and extremely fine art. In such instances, it may be to choose a different fixture type altogether for your art, or to substitute over the picture lights fitted with LED lamps. These lamps use less electricity and emit wavelengths of light that are minimal in forward throw heat and completely free of ultraviolet radiation.

What lighting fixtures are good for illuminating multiple works of art?
Track lights are ideal for arenas where a large number of works in a collection are on display. A track lighting installation consists art lighting fixtures that hang suspended from a rail, or “track” as it is called, that runs near the ceiling parallel to the wall. Track lights are often the preferred art lighting fixtures of high-end photography galleries. Most photography showings consist of a series of images displayed as a thematically representative group. A single track light can be pointed toward a single photograph, placing each piece in its own individual light. They also work very well in contemporary or ultra-modern interior lighting design. Track lights sometimes lack the ability to light exceptionally large canvases and prints, and even though they can be controlled with dimmer switches to create different levels of light, they are nonetheless limited in their capacity to achieve highly customized lighting effects.

Are their art lighting fixtures that you can conceal from normal viewing angles?
Yes. You can use recessed art lighting fixtures, accent lighting fixtures or framing projectors if you need a concealed source. This is also known as “sourceless” lighting and represents the most sophisticated form of illumination possible. Recessed picture lights mount in the ceiling and direct light from an angle onto a piece. Recessed art light fixtures are commonly fitted with halogen bulbs renowned for their optimal color rendering capabilities and extremely bright light.

For less sensitive works of art, such as black and white photography or lithographic prints, halogen recessed lights can be an ideal source of illumination. They work exceptionally well for lighting a small grouping of thematically connected photographs or prints. For more sensitive oils and acrylics, recessed picture lighting fixtures must be fitted with special ultraviolet filters to prevent the light from degrading the materials and paints. This can be problematic even with the best of equipment, however, as some UV light may still reach the canvas and cause deterioration over time. If you are in doubt and can afford to take no risks with the finest art you possess, consider the very wise investment in a framing projector.

Give the artwork lighting experts at Phantom Lighting at call toll free at 800-863-1184.

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posted by xinger  # 6:42 PM

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posted by xinger  # 10:03 AM

Phantom Lighting Systems specializes in residential and commercial specification grade lighting products designed for the illumination of fine art and low voltage display lighting. We are recognized as one of the country's premiere lighting manufacturers of Art lighting, Custom Cabinet Lighting, Cove Lighting, and Adjustable Shelf Lighting.

For our Latin American friends, we are currently in the process of creating a Spanish version of the Phantom Lighting website.

Feel free to contact us toll free at 800-863-1184, visit our mobile website, lighting blog or online lighting showroom to discover which Phantom Lighting products and models will best adapt to your particular lighting needs. Together, the professionals at Phantom Lighting will ensure that your next project is an astounding success!

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posted by xinger  # 1:08 PM

As a curator of a fine art gallery, I am always worried about protecting the art from infrared and ultraviolet light. We have very few windows in the gallery but, I am concerned about the halogen light fixtures we use causing damage over time. Does your Contour Projector produce the same kind of light?

The Contour projector has several glass lenses, including a special ultraviolet filter, that eliminate these harmful light rays. That is why you see the Contour framing projector used to light some of the most precious art objects and pictures in the world.

Infrared rays cause the temperature of the paintings surface to rise when the bulb is on, and then drop back to normal after the light has been turned off. If this on/off cycle goes on long enough problems such as fading, cracking, and deterioration of the picture itself can take place. Your artwork can be permanently destroyed because of this.

To learn more about infrared light and ultraviolet light, and how it is created, visit www.phantomlighting.com. Our fine art lighting information section is loaded with helpful information for serious art collectors.

Phantom Lighting Systems specializes in high performance lighting products designed for low voltage adjustable display lighting and precision optical framing projectors for the illumination of art. The unique design and unparalleled performance of our products, makes it a favorite choice of architects, builders, interior designers and homeowners who expect only the very best money can buy.

Feel free to contact us toll free at 800-863-1184, visit our mobile website, lighting blog or online lighting showroom to discover which Phantom Lighting products and models will best adapt to your particular lighting needs. Together, the professionals at Phantom Lighting will ensure that your next project is an astounding success!

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posted by xinger  # 10:50 AM

We are in the process of building a new home. The builder has suggested that I use MR16 accent lights to illuminate my artwork. I feel that a projector is more suitable for my needs. Do you have any information that I can provide to the builder to show him what I am talking about? Thanks.

We do a have a color catalog that illustrates the many ways a Contour Projector can be the most effective way to light your art. MR16 accent lights are some of the most widely used accent lights on the market. They are small, powerful and a very effective tool for lighting art. However, MR16 accent lights do not provide the control or sophistication that projectors do for lighting fine art.

The Contour projector is certainly a big step up from the MR16 lighting fixture. The internal lenses produce a focused light which can be shaped or masked to follow the exact contour of the art. That means only the canvas is lit without spill light on the wall. So, the object takes on a "lighted from within" look that is simply magical. The same is true for lighting sculptures!

Why don't you show your builder our projector comparison page to learn more about how we stack up against the competition. In the meantime, I will forward you a complete binder illustrating both our art lighting equipment as well as our low voltage shelf lighting system.

Feel free to contact us toll free at 800-863-1184, visit our mobile website, lighting blog or online lighting showroom to discover which Phantom Lighting products and models will best adapt to your particular lighting needs. Together, the professionals at Phantom Lighting will ensure that your next project is an astounding success!

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posted by xinger  # 9:27 PM

We recently received some beautiful before and after digital images of an art lighting project using the contour light. The images really illustrate how beautiful a painting can look with the proper lighting and without. In this case, one PHANTOM CONTOUR PROJECTOR was mounted in the ceiling and adjusted to illuminate only the canvas of the art by adjusting the handy shutters. The entire project took the lighting technician roughly two hours from start to finish, excluding electrical to install the phantom light. By using the PHANTOM REMODEL HOUSING, the installer accomplished the installation without have to patch or paint the ceiling. The client was pleased and the art looks great! Thanks so much for sending the great pictures.

Phantom Lighting is an original equipment manufacturer who specializes in illuminating fine art with the CONTOUR PROJECTOR or custom display lighting with LIGHT STRIPS.

For more information, visit our website at http://www.phantomlighting.com/, visit one of our LIGHTING AGENTS or call us toll free at 800-863-1184 for a free color brochure. We are here to help with your art lighting needs and look forward to assisting you.

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posted by xinger  # 3:55 PM

Do you have any before and after photographs showing the Phantom Contour Projector in a dining room setting? My interior designer wants us to install one for a new painting she just installed. I just want to see what a projector light looks like!

We have several nice before and after photographs of PHANTOM CONTOUR PROJECTORS in living rooms, libraries, studies, master bedrooms, dens and dining rooms. The above pictures illustrate the use of one 75-watt Contour Projector mounted inside a float finish housing. The projector cover plate was textured and painted to match the ceiling for a very clean look. The projector light is also on a dimmer control so that the intensity of the light can adjusted to match the mood of the setting.

Please let me know if you would like us to send our a complimentary color brochure or schedule a time for a consultant to call. We can be reached toll free at 800-863-1184 or online at www.phantomlighting.com. Phantom Lighting is an original equipment manufacturer who specializes in illuminating fine art with the CONTOUR PROJECTOR or custom display lighting with LIGHT STRIPS.

In a world of lighting manufacturers who market similar products with cliche claims to fame, Phantom Lighting stands apart as a source of proprietary technology whose adaptability makes it possible to meet each client’s lighting needs on an individual basis. This marriage of aesthetics and science has made Phantom Lighting a leader in lighting creation that enlightens the mind as much as it enlightens the room. We have lighting agents in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America who will answer any questions, provide literature and schematics, and arrange for local product demonstrations. Our team of experienced technicians is always willing to share their knowledge of fine art and display lighting. Feel free to contact us toll free, visit our mobile website or lighting blog to discover which Phantom Lighting products and models will best adapt to your particular lighting needs.

Together, the professionals at Phantom Lighting will ensure that your next project is an astounding success!

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posted by xinger  # 2:59 PM

I am trying to light an expensive oil painting that is installed above a fireplace in my study. I currently have an eyeball light that was installed by the builder that is horrible. The artist chose to seal the work with a varnish coat which reflects light. Since the art is installed above eye level, all I can see is glare when I view the art from my desk. Is there a light that won't reflect or some words of wisdom that you can share with me? The painting is very dark and must be lit to see the detail.

Unfortunately, glare is a very common problem when lighting art if the surface is reflective. There is a simple solution if you understand what is really happening. You have to understand that light travels in a straight line, as does the reflection. So it's not the light source, it the angle by which the light source is aimed. This is a phenomena called the angle of incidence, which is defined as the angle of incidence of a ray or beam is the angle measured from the ray to the surface normal. In other words, when light is pointed at a reflective surface the light or glare is reflected at the exact opposite angle.

By moving the light source forward or back, left or right you can redirect the glare out of your normal viewing angle. So if your viewing angle at your desk is left of the art, mount the projector to the left of your painting. Likewise, if your viewing angle at the desk is right of the art, mount the projector to the right of your painting. If you want proof or to test the theory, have someone hold up a flashlight from several angles while you are sitting at your desk. When the glare is squarely in your eyes, you are sitting in the angle of incidence.

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posted by xinger  # 8:00 AM

I am interested in purchasing several of your Phantom Contour Projectors. However, I am confused by all the different housings that you offer. Which recessed model do I need for a clean ceiling appearance?

Thank you for your interest in our Phantom lighting projector. I am more than happy to discuss the various housings we offer and assist you in ordering the right fine art lighting equipment.

Basically, we have four different Phantom Contour Projector housings:

RM SERIES
The remodel housing is designed for adding the projector light without damage to the ceiling. For example, you can replace an old eyeball fixture or accent light with one of these housings. You simple enlarge the existing hole, remove the old recessed lighting fixture and install the new Phantom remodel housing. The remodel housing has a discrete round white ceiling plate with a 1/8" tapered beveled edge.

FF SERIES
The float finish housing is designed for the most attractive and discrete ceiling appearance. The 1/8" machined flange is securely attached to the ceiling during installation and then floated and textured and painted to match the ceiling. These trims can be wallpaper, faux painted or fabricated to match the ceiling finish.

TA SERIES
The top access housing is designed for commercial jobs or residences where is in not practical to install or service the light. This housing eliminates the need for scaffolding or man lifts to access the equipment. A special elongated trim is provided with the housing to finish off the ceiling penetration. Although convenient for tall ceilings, this particular housing is the most challenging when it comes to adjusting the projector.

NC SERIES
The new construction housing is designed for new work and old work if attic access is available. The housing comes with heavy duty fixture bars for installation during the framing stage. Just like the remodel housing the NC Series has the same discrete round white ceiling plate with a 1/8" tapered beveled edge.

The float finish housing is by far the most attractive and least obvious of the ceiling trims. If you go with the new construction housing or the remodeler housing, the ceiling plates look the same should you decide to add more in the future. Some people are funny about seeing ceiling plates and they tolerate speakers, smoke detectors and sprinkler heads. Ultimately, the decision is up to you. If it were my house, the FF Series is the way I would go.

For more information or to request a color brochure please visit our website http://www.phantomlighting.com/ or call us toll free 800-863-1184.

Our lighting manufacturing facility is located in Houston, Texas with professional lighting sales agents located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville Tennessee, Las Vegas Nevada. Portland Oregon, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Tucson Arizona, Long Beach California, Atlanta Georgia, and Los Angeles California.

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posted by xinger  # 2:21 PM

I was doing some research on the web and to my pleasant surprise I discovered your Phantom Lighting System. I have never seen a picture light like this before. It is exactly the kind of lighting fixture I am looking for to highlight a very large contemporary work in my home.

Do you have any examples of installations that you have done with two or more Contour Projectors? I want to just light the art and not the wall around it. Can you send me a cut sheet on the lighting fixture that I can give to my electrician? Thanks for your help!

Shaping the light to fit the exact contour of the art is exactly what you can do with one or more CONTOUR PROJECTOR BY PHANTOM LIGHTING SYSTEM. Actually, lighting really large works of art is just one of the many benefits of using an optical framing projector such as the Phantom Contour Projector over other light sources. For example, you can't really do this with MR16 accent light and keep the light off the wall. At best, you can spot the art very nicely, but you will always have some spill light or shadows cast on the wall from the light source.

The two pictures above illustrate lighting a 13' wide painting with two CONTOUR PROJECTORS before the shutters were adjusted and after the shutters were adjusted. Note that the two circles of light cover the entire piece overlapping in the middle to evenly illuminate the entire canvas. The lights are mounted roughly 10' apart and are aiming at oblique angles to the art. The results are spectacular!

To learn more about Phantom Lighting System you can visit our informative lighting blog, or our website http://www.phantomlighting.com/ where we have cut sheets and installation instructions in PDF format that you can forward to or print out for your electrician. Feel free to call us toll free at 800-863-1184 for a color brochure.

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