Astera, the german-based company behind the famous AX1 and Titan LED tubes, released a new product: the PixelBrick. Similar to its siblings it features RGB+Mint+Amber, a built-in battery, and a bunch of connectivity options. The most obvious first: It’s only one pixel compared to the AX1’s 8 or the Titan’s 16. The company already produced other products like the AX3 Lightdrop which were more popular in event technology than in filming equipment, but the PixelBrick seems like an optimized unit with more functions. A lot of mounting options. Credit: Astera Astera claims that the light puts out around 15W of light output and achieves 450 Lumens / 1700 Lux at a distance of 2 meters. It uses the same RGB + Mint + Amber LEDs found in their Titan tubes, which enables them to achieve a high CRI of 96 (at 5500K) and 98 (at 3200K) and a TLCI of 97 (at 5500K) and 98 (at 3200K) with a wide range of color temperatures. It features a built-in battery lasting up to 20 hours, but I suppose that at full brightness it will be closer to 5 hours. Astera PixelBrick connectivity PixelBrick uses the same LED Engine found in the Titan tube lights. So not only can you use it with the IR remote, Lumen Radio, and wired or wireless DMX (CRMX is built-in, wired only works over the optional PowerBox), but their AsteraApp is feature-rich and enables you to control multiple lights at once. The wireless range is rated...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 22 June, 2021