Company History

Fritz von Tagen develops the 5’ radius cove system and has tooling created to create the first Pro Cyc cove modules from fiberglass. The coves were 8’ x 8’ with a 60-inch radius.

The first patent is issued for the 5’ cove module system and parts are beginning to sell to professional photography studios.

System 3BI is introduced with coves made from ABS plastic instead of fiberglass. It features a 42-inch cove radius. After a few design improvements its name is later changed to System 3EZ.

System 3FS is released as a freestanding version of 3BI/EZ. It is the first Pro Cyc freestanding cyc system.

Pro Matte I is developed as a chroma key green flooring material. It is sold by the linear foot in 40-inch wide strips.

Systems Super 3EZ (built-in) and 4FS (freestanding) are developed. These are the first Pro Cyc systems to allow the expanded corner to be incorporated.

Due to the growing need for studios in smaller spaces, System 1.5EZ is developed with an 18-inch cove radius and parts made from fiberglass.

System 4QS is developed with the “quick seam” design which allows the modules to be mudded without drywall tape.

The wheel caster system is rolled out for System 4QS which allows the freestanding cyc to actually be rolled across the studio floor.

Introduced Pro Matte II flooring which was quickly replaced by Pro Matte III in 80-inch wide strips and with lower light reflectance than previous versions

Pro Matte IV Virtual Green Chroma Key Studio Flooring is introduced with increased thickness from III and remains the current version of Pro Cyc flooring

Introduced the first Pro Cyc portable green screens with full sweep (PC160 and PC80), followed shortly by the GS80 and GS60 portable green screens without floor sweep.

System 1.5EZ (built-in) is introduced with ABS plastic parts. This is the first time the 18-inch radius system has been available in ABS.

Introduced Pro Cyc Virtual Green Paint and Grey Bonding Primer which are color matched to Pro Matte Virtual Green flooring.

System 1.5QS is introduced as a freestanding system with 18-inch radius coves (previously available only as a built-in system).

System Super 2.5EZ (built-in) is released with a 30-inch horizontal cove radius as Pro Cyc’s most affordable cyc system.

Patent is issued for Pro Cyc’s non-parabolic corner design which features differing horizontal and vertical cove radiuses

Pro Cyc’s largest system, the Super 5EZ built-in cyclorama system with a 60-inch horizontal cove radius and patented non-parabolic corner, is released in ABS plastic for the first time ever. This completes Pro Cyc’s transition to ABS plastic from fiberglass on every system. It took 32 years to get there, but it was worth it!

Introduction of Cyclorama White™ Studio Paint, a premium ultra-flat highly pigmented white paint specially formulated for white cycs.