Abstract: A light pattern image forming system has an intermittent light source for generating pulses of light over an optical path. The system includes a variety of elements constructed and arranged for independent degrees of freedom of motion and for relative motion off axis with respect to each other. In a preferred embodiment a color wheel comprising sectors of different color light transmitting material, is mounted for rotation about a first center of rotation. The first center of rotation is offset from the intermittent light source so that sectors of different color light transmitting material pass adjacent to the light source for generating multicolor pulses of light over the optical path. A mask is also mounted for rotation about a second center of rotation offset from the first center of rotation and spaced from the color wheel.