Aputure has introduced its new INFINIBAR Pixel Bar sequence of LED sticks. These are the corporate’s first RGBWW full-colour LED pixel bars that may be related to create varied shapes. They’re out there in 1ft, 2ft and 4ft choices, with quite a few connectors to configure your shapes. Every of the three INFINIBAR fashions has a pixel density of 24 pixels per foot (2 per inch or about 1 each 12.7mm).
Aputure says the INFINIBAR’s “infinite mixing design” and “ultra-smooth Pixel FX […] unlock new potentialities for lighting design each on and off-camera”. I’m not solely certain how these must be used on-camera, however that’s what they are saying. They characteristic a bunch of connectivity choices, together with wired and wi-fi DMX, in addition to wi-fi distant management from the Sidus Hyperlink app.
There are three lights within the INFINIBAR sequence. There’s the PB3 (30cm/12″) , the PB6 (60cm/24″) and the PB12 (120cm/48″). Not like common LED tubes, the Aputure INFINIBAR fixtures supply an oblong design quite than the usual rounded tube kind issue. With a pixel density of 24 pixels per foot, the PB3 incorporates 24, the PB6 incorporates 48 and the PB12 incorporates 96 pixels, every comprised of an RGBWW cluster of LEDs.
INFINIBAR is Aputure’s first line of linear lights outdoors of the lower-end Amaran model. Aputure says this implies they have been designed with superior options for skilled filmmaking workflows. Which means excessive pixel density, infinite mixing design and an limitless configurability for a lot of lighting shapes, sensible results and setups. Additionally they characteristic all the same old distant management choices, together with LumenRadio CRMX, wired DMX over USB-C and from throughout the Sidus Hyperlink app.
| INFINIBAR PB3 | INFINIBAR PB6 | INFINIBAR PB12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | 30cm/12″ | 60cm/24″ | 120cm/48″ |
| Variety of LEDs | 24 | 48 | 96 |
| CCT | 2,000-10,000K | 2,000-10,000K | 2,000-10,000K |
| CRI/TLCI | >96/>98 | >96/>98 | >96/>98 |
| Management | Sidus Hyperlink® App, DMX/RDM by way of USB-C, LumenRadio CRMX |
Sidus Hyperlink® App, DMX/RDM by way of USB-C, LumenRadio CRMX |
Sidus Hyperlink® App, DMX/RDM by way of USB-C, LumenRadio CRMX |
| Constructed-in FX | Fireworks II, Fireplace II, Paparazzi II, Defective Bulb II, TV III, Pulsing III, Cop Automobile III, Lightning III, Celebration II | Fireworks II, Fireplace II, Paparazzi II, Defective Bulb II, TV III, Pulsing III, Cop Automobile III, Lightning III, Celebration II | Fireworks II, Fireplace II, Paparazzi II, Defective Bulb II, TV III, Pulsing III, Cop Automobile III, Lightning III, Celebration II |
| Pixel FX | Shade Fade, Shade Cycle, One Pixel Chase, Two Pixel Chase, Three Pixel Chase, Rainbow, Pixel Fireplace | Shade Fade, Shade Cycle, One Pixel Chase, Two Pixel Chase, Three Pixel Chase, Rainbow, Pixel Fireplace | Shade Fade, Shade Cycle, One Pixel Chase, Two Pixel Chase, Three Pixel Chase, Rainbow, Pixel Fireplace |
| SidusPro FX | Together with Handbook FX, System FX, Picker FX, Magic Program, and Music FX | Together with Handbook FX, System FX, Picker FX, Magic Program, and Music FX | Together with Handbook FX, System FX, Picker FX, Magic Program, and Music FX |
| Max energy consumption | 9W | 9W | 9W |
| Battery Capability | 7.4v, 2,000mAh (14.8Wh) | 7.4V, 4,000mAh (29.6Wh) | 7.4V, 8000mAh, (59.2Wh) |
| Battery life | Approx. 120 Minutes @ Max Output | Approx. 100 Minutes @ Max Output | Approx. 80 Minutes @ Max Output |
| Cost Time | Approx. 120 Minutes | Approx. 120 Minutes | Approx. 150 Minutes |
Aputure says that the system’s most unusual characteristic is the power to hyperlink a number of models collectively. You’ll be able to combine collectively all three completely different sizes utilizing 10 in another way formed connectors to design your individual customized shapes. A number of INFINIBARs can be powered from a single energy provide when utilizing the power-sharing connectors, or they’ll use their inside batteries. Aputure doesn’t say what the utmost restrict is which you could join collectively, however judging from the promotional video above, it’s excessive sufficient for many circumstances.
The RGBWW chipset contained throughout the INFINIBAR lights is a proprietary chipset which Aputure says presents a large color temperature vary from 2,000K as much as 10,000K with green-magenta adjustment and a excessive CRI/TLCI of 96+/98+. They are saying it could possibly reproduce greater than 90% of the colors throughout the Rec.2020 color house, making them ultimate for cinematographers and lighting designers who want adaptable and exact fixtures.
The design philosophy of INFINIBAR is nice to see in a really saturated market. There are extra lighting corporations on the market than you possibly can shake a stick at nowadays, and so they all appear to be releasing very related gadgets to one another. On this case, although, whereas many of the corporations are going with tubes, Aputure’s going with bars that supply loads of bodily configuration choices.
The Aputure INFINIBAR PB3 is on the market to pre-order now for $299, the PB6 is on the market to pre-order now for $479 and the PB12 is on the market to pre-order now for $639.