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Just what I was looking for
I bought this software to allow me to control an array of Philip Hue lights for multimedia art performances. This is the only software that I’ve found that can fully automate my Hue lights, including changing the brightness and colors of the bulbs and switching between scenes, in tandem with other software that I use for music and video playback. In the future, I would like to see the developer add more features for controlling smart lights, such as the ability to store animations on the Hue bridge for smoother and faster playback; making preset animations such as fire and lightning simulation, strobing effects with speed control, etc.Show lesshena gaijin
Both Useable and Unstable at the same time...
Luminair is simple and useful, because it has editable scenes with faders that can be easily changed.
Luminair has always been very buggy since the very very beginning, and that has not changed very much over the years honestly. The app still often crashes randomly, especially when saving project files, or creating a custom button icon with the camera, despite the latest iOS updates and app updates. The app also loves to suddenly set all channels to off (BLACKOUT) when first loading a saved project file, despite that it was not saved in that state. The workaround for that bug is to turn off the output in the app, load the project, then turn the output back on again. That will prevent the sudden “BLACKOUT” (for no reason) from happening. I often find this app’s simplicity frustrating, especially with the highly limited effects options available, and the inability to use those effects easily, without needing to create duplicate faders mapped to duplicate channels that have those different effects patched into them. I have found the developers have not been very willing to make suggested changes, like the ability to lock project, scene and channel editing ability with independent separate special passwords, in order to make the app more useable in a permanent install environment. Oh well... this app is better than most apps, and a sharp stick in the eye...Show lessDecSlater
Great app but needs 16 bit control
I would give this app 5 stars except lighting control faders are limited to 8 bit. This makes the dimming the lights jumpy. The XY control is available in 16 bit, why not lighting control??? Please make this update!ufp
Problems after update
Can’t create fixture profiles without my show crashingLarsenthearson
Glitchy
Glitchy and crashes, not expected from a app that was $99, I have a lot more to worry about at my events than a glitchy app. Lights will be set to sound activated like before and now I’m out almost $200 for having to buy a app twice since instead of offering a update for the original version, they made the original version incompatible with current operating systems so you must purchase at full price again. Not coolShow lessbazzlive
Pleased
Use Luminair 3 on a mobile rig for stage lighting using an iPad Pro. As with any technology there’s always room for improvement and options but overall worth the $$ for meTacrab
Best lighting app
I have some Chauvet lights and tried to use the Obey controller by Chauvet and its was so difficult to use I stopped using the controller and used the foot pedal switches that came with the 4Bars. And let the moving heads do it’s own thing via a preset program.
I found out about this Luminair app and wow, it’s easy to use just load in make and model of lights and off you go. I even use this app to make a moving head do the job of a Follow spot . Not to mention how cool and hi tech it looks when you are controlling the lights via iPad. I would give it 10stars if I could.Show lessHi-Grade
School District’s Cure for In House Lighting Counsels
I have been using the app for a couple of years now. Primarily for a number of school districts that I work for and their in-house dimmer racks. It’s been a very intuitive and easy app to use, especially for students. We go out of our way to use it versus a regular lighting console. It’s also has been great for musicals and special events when we need to add special lighting.
That being said, it seems there hasn’t been a cure for a long time bug about assignment of fixture's DMX address if not in order. Also, tends to crash if you make a lot (70-80plus) scenes. Say for like, a musical. Other than that, I am recommending this setup for capital projects from now on.Show lessSauvé Sound
Developer Response
Thanks for your positive feedback! Please don’t hesitate to contact us at support.luminairapp.com for any support issues.App is good but can”t compare to hardware
After setting up all, accessing the scene is great. But if you have a lot of channels and needed to make a change on a particular channel, it may be hard to find because you will have to scroll through many pages and all fader looks the same.
If the text label on top of the fader is bigger or a large translucent text under fixtures faders would help finding channel with ease.Show lessval.zs
Developer Response
Thanks for your feedback! We recommend using the fixture selection button (eyeball) in the fixture toolbar to quickly switch between fixtures and their displayed parameters/channels. Alternatively, fixtures and individual channels can be quickly selected in the list view. No need to scroll through every parameter in the entire project.Crashes on Scenes Tab
Just paid $99 for this app only to find out that it crashes on the scenes tab. The rest of the app seems ok, but this is unacceptable. Even most free apps don’t crash. Also, the lighting fixture library is really old so you have to make your own fixtures. I would definitely not recommend this software, especially considering the price.Show lessChittybanger
