The Astera FP5-NYX Bulb for Photography Lightingfrom Astera FP5-NYX Bulb for Photography Lightingis a color-tunable LED bulb for professional film, stage, and event productions. It is not bigger than a normal LED bulb, and it contains a CRMX receiver as well as RF and Bluetooth modules for the AsteraApp. It can be powered via a lamp socket or with a standard power bank, and thanks to its Titan LED engine, it displays precise colors and white tones with ultra-high CRI and TLCI.

For Filmmakers and Event Professionals    120° Beam Angle    Built-In CRMX Receiver    14W Total LED Power

Switch lights into power-saving standby and schedule them to wake up when the production starts.

Adjust green/magenta during content creation to reduce postproduction work.

100% color consistency through any batch. It can hit exact color temperatures and reproduce standard filter gels.

This exclusive feature makes the light able to display the maximum brightness at all times and intensify non-white colors.

Scrambled PWM technology to avoid flickering when filming.

Set the length of your event and be sure that your lights won't run out while still getting the maximum brightness.

Quickly build programs out of colors and effects, trigger them or make them match a beat.

Detect all available lights, set them up, check their status, and configure DMX addresses and DMX profiles.

Switches to white light when AC power is cut to keep your event safe. Tunable white with a range from 1750 to 20,000K.

Power through a lamp socket or via an external battery.

Precise colors display exact CCT, RGB, and HSI values or reproduce standard color gels.

The AsteraApp is packed with many additional items and new features are frequently added via software updates.

Auto BPM analyzes the beat and matches programs to it, flash buttons can trigger special effects while being held down.

The lights give a visual and audible alarm and send a notification to the AsteraApp if they are being moved during an event.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Does this case have a space to hold the filters and cables? It looks different from the one on the Astera website.

A: Yes, the Astera AX9 Octo Set with Charging Plate and Road Case will have enough space to hold the cables. Filters or Gels can be stored on the fixture face itself.

Q: 2. Does the NYX LED bulb contain CRMX in it, or would a separate PowerStation be required to control each bulb?

A: Yes, the Astera NYX LED Bulbs have wireless DMX. Each bulb can be powered by using a socket or a control box. These lights do not have a built in battery. To change power and/or color plug in a control box or use the app. Once the power and/or color are adjusted the bulb can be turned off and will maintain settings.

Q: 3. So the PowerStation doesn’t come with a power supply? Really Astera? How do I power this thing??

A: You will need one of these to power the unit. https://bhpho.to/3dRO8Ny

Q: 4. How does this unit charge? Do you need a separate charging case?

A: You can charge the AX5 using an optional powerCON AC cable or a charging case. Please note the fixture is designed to be charged when it is powered down. You can charge with the Astera Chargerforax5 True1 Power Cord 110V BH #ASAX5CHR • MFR #AX5-CHR Or if you prefer the case for up to 8 you can use the Astera AX5 Wheeled Charging Case (Black) B&H # ASAX5LRC MFR # AX5-LRC

Q: 5. Si you sell replacement antennas for the astera box?

A: You would need to contact the manufacturer for replacement parts.

Q: 6. It's referred to as a soft bag, but I don't see anywhere that it's padded. Is this softbag padded and does it keep the tubes safe from smaller impacts?

A: A softbag is simply not a hard plastic case.

Q: 7. If I want to have one tube blue and the other red, can a single remote accomplish that? If so how?

A: Any number of fixtures can be independently controlled and set to just about any color. A detailed PDF of the manual is waiting for at this link- https://astera-led.com/Downloads/AsteraApp%20control.pdf

Q: 8. How many lights can you control with this single unit?

A: The AsteraBox works as a wireless 2.4 GHz DMX transmitter. Just connect it with the included XLR adapter to your DMX console and you can transmit one DMX universe with LumenRadio CRMX technology. A universe consists of 512 channels. So, it depends on how many channels each light needs.

Q: 9. Will this work with the Luminair 3 app and Quasar Rainbow tubes that have CRMX receivers built-in?

A: This Astera uses it's own App and is compatible with the CRMX protocol.

Q: 10. Does this fit on other bulbs, like the Aputure Accent?

A: No, the Astera SnapBag for NYX Bulb is exclusively designed for use with the brand's NYX bulb, and will not work with the Aputure Accent B7c LED RGBWW Light.