Luminair for iOS .5 update released with support for Philips Hue, new Timing FX

Synthe FX is pleased to announce Luminair 2.5 for iOS, the latest update to the wireless lighting control app named 2012 Lighting Control Product of the Year by Live Design Magazine. New in 2.5 is the ability to control Philips Hue lights right alongside professional DMX-controlled lighting on stages, in film and TV production, architectural lighting and anywhere else creative lighting is used.

Users working with Hue lights in Luminair benefit from all of the existing features in the app, like swatch-based color pickers, automated scene playback with customizable fade times, external MIDI control, and much more. New controls for changing bulb color temperature, and automated color looping on Hue lights have been added in 2.5, as well as the ability to group smart lights on a scene by scene basis.

Also new in Luminair 2.5 are improved Timing FX options, including Global Timing, Tap Tempo, and Sound Active modes, which allow users to easily create automated, fully-customizable playlists of their lighting scenes.

The new Sound Active mode can detect sounds from the built-in microphone and other audio-input hardware, to trigger automated light shows. Sound Active mode also supports Inter-App Audio on iOS 7, allowing users to send audio directly from supported 3rd-party iOS apps like Algoriddms djay 2 and many more.

Luminair 2.5 also for the first time features iCloud syncing between all compatible iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. All Luminair related !les are saved to iCloud automatically, allowing users to work with their projects wherever they go. Users also benefit from additional new features in 2.5 like AirDrop and sharing improvements on all iOS devices, as well as external bluetooth keyboard support on iOS 7 when running Luminair on an iPad.

Luminair, which was formerly named Luminair for iPad, is now a universal app optimized for all iOS devices running iOS 6 or greater, including the new iPhone 5s

and 5c.

Luminair for iOS v2.5 is available now on the App Store worldwide.

Product URL:

http://synthe-fx.com/products/luminairipad

App Store URL:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/luminair-for-ipad-dmx-lighting/id378304087?mt=8

About Synthe FX

Synthe FX LLC was founded in 2006, on the verge of the mobile and LED revolutions, with the aim of making modern creative tools that provide innovative ways of controlling light and other visual mediums. Their flagship product, Luminair for iOS, was the !rst wireless lighting control app released for iPhone in 2008, and its gone on to be used daily by some of the worlds most talented lighting professionals working in live-entertainment, film and TV production, and more. Luminair for iPad v2 was awarded Lighting Control Product of the Year by Live Design Magazine in 2012.

Notable productions where Luminair has been used are TV shows like Homeland, Modern Family, Dallas, Nashville, The Next Food Network Star, as well as films like Killing Them Softly and Life of Pi. iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, AirPlay, Apple TV, and iCloud are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.

Hue Personal Wireless Lighting is a trademark owned by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., see www.meethue.com for more information.

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