Aputure just announced that they are acquiring fellow lighting manufacturer, Prolycht. As a result of that, they will be releasing more information at the IBC2023 Show in September. Let’s look at the details! Aputure acquires Prolycht Aputure is a rather well-known Chinese lighting manufacturer which has been on the market since 2005. Over the years, Aputure’s products have found their way into most filmmakers’ kits due to the fact, that the company offers a wide range of lights for all budgets and set sizes. For example, Aputure’s more budget-friendly line amaran, which introduced the new 150c and 300c RGB spotlights at this year’s NAB. Aputure amaran 150c and 300c spotlights at NAB. Image credit: CineD In my opinion, Prolycht will be a valuable addition to Aputure’s product line. The relatively young Chinese company first caught our attention back in 2021 when they announced the Orion 300 FS full-color spotlight. Founded by a group of color scientists, Prolycht seems to always be focusing on the development of color, sensing, optics, and control technologies that resulted in accurate color reproduction and features of Prolycht products. ImageTrack RT in the Chroma Link iOS app. Source: Accsoon / Prolycht One very interesting example of Prolycht’s innovation in recent months was the introduction of the ImageTrack RT – a real-time color sampling and control system integrated into Prolycht’s free Chroma Link iOS lighting control app. It can track a portion of the image from the camera feed coming in via the Accsoon SeeMo Pro, and...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 24 August, 2023