Arri has long been a staple on major television and film shoots, and the brand’s lights have graced the sets of countless productions, helping creators achieve their vision. And this year, at the 2019 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, Arri has debuted its latest creation: the Arri Orbiter.
This ultra-bright and high-output, tunable, and directional LED point source includes changeable optics and Arri’s own Spectra six-color engine, and is the brand’s most tech-packed luminaire yet.
The Arri Orbiter comes with several optics (open face, projection, dome, and light banks), ambient light matching using the integrated color sensor, a smart control panel, dimming all the way to zero, and much, much more. The Orbiter also has a host of sensors that can do everything from measure ambient light, temperature control, dimming the display, and a 3-axis accelerometer and magnetometer for stability.
With changeable optics, the Arri Orbiter is able to become the ideal light for any production, all while maintaining the beam, output, and quality throughout. Users can affix cutters, focus, and gobos to create the preferred light shape, or a dome for illuminating soft light, and the Quick Lighting Mount (QLM) adapter further expands your possibilities.
The Orbiter also features the Arri Spectra six-color light engine — which includes red, green, blue, amber, cyan, and lime LED — color reproduction is all-time accurate. With a CCT range of 2,000 to 20,000 K, you can dim the Orbiter all the way down to zero without losing or swapping out colors.
Thanks to the technology Arri has been able to pack into the ultra-popular Skypanel, the Orbiter was able to inherit some of that development. All of this resulted in the new Lighting Operating System (LiOS), which has eight-color modes (CCT, HSI, individual, x/y coordinates, gel and source matching, lighting effects, and a new ambient light recreate mode), in addition to easier-to-navigate DMX modes, and 240 slots for go-to storage.
The Arri Orbiter also has a built-in 4-inch full color display with navigation controls, all of which has been simplified and intuitive, and is even removable.
The unit is packed with connectivity, from two EtherCON ports for Art-Net 4, sACN, and TCP/IP, two USB-A ports, one USBS-C, a CRMX solution, two 5-pin XLR DMX ports, and a 3-pin XLR DC input for power. Future updates are supported via an SD slot.
All of this is packed into a weatherproof body that is built out of aluminum cast, and created to handle your most demanding productions.
Feature photo by Fernando Martinez/AdoramaTV
