Sidus Link Pro 2.3 introduces 3D Visualizer. Plan, preview, and control lighting in 3D before production day. Explore ideas, test cues, and bring them to set.
Sidus Link Pro is a powerful lighting control workstation that runs on your iPad.
Control Aputure lights wirelessly with Sidus Bluetooth, and cue any DMX or CRMX-enabled light through sACN and Art-Net using the intuitive Sidus Link interface. Console-style lighting control has never been easier.
**NAB 2024 - Best in Show
EASY, POWERFUL CONSOLE-STYLE CONTROL
Sidus Link Pro puts all the power of a modern lighting console onto your iPad without the complexity, menu diving, or manual reading.
Speed is everything on set. Sidus Link Pro is built to be speedy. All of your most used functions are accessible with just a few taps.
3D VISUALIZER
A virtual planning environment. Create spaces, drop in your lights, and design looks. Explore lighting ideas without touching physical fixtures. Since it is built directly into your control workflow, cues and DMX settings flow seamlessly from planning into execution.
LAYOUT VIEW
Layout View is a visual control mode in Sidus Link Pro that lets you arrange your fixtures in a visual grid to match your physical set. Layout View is designed to speed up control, reduce selection errors, and give you more confident operation by making the right fixture easier to find and control.
LIGHTNING FAST AUTO-PATCHING AND AUTO-CONFIGURATION
Skip the setup grind. Sidus Link Pro detects your Aputure lights and reduces your setup by up to hundreds of steps. Easily change your fixture settings and DMX profiles from your iPad so they always match, including on third-party controllers.
REAL-TIME CUEING
Sidus Link Pro ensures all of your DMX-enabled lights will receive commands at the same time. That means crisp, responsive cues and no Bluetooth delay.
THE CENTER OF YOUR LIGHTING ECOSYSTEM
Sidus Link Pro interfaces with hardware to control fixtures with wired DMX or wireless CRMX capability. Use with any transmitter, node, or router, or partner with Sidus Hardware to unlock powerful monitoring and setup functions. Sidus Link Pro transmits lighting control protocols sACN and Art-Net.
CONTROL ANY CRMX-ENABLED LIGHT
Sidus Link Pro speaks DMX and wireless CRMX, the control protocol that all lights use. Gone are the days of using multiple apps for different manufacturers’ lights. Centralize control of your lighting network in Sidus Link Pro, no matter the fixture manufacturer.
DESIGN DAZZLING SHOWS AND EFFECTS
Sidus Link Pro lets you create, organize, and tweak complex lighting sequences with ease. Design rich lighting changes—cues—and organize them into cue stacks complete with timing, transitions, and loops. Run cue stacks simultaneously and drag and drop to reorder with the Cue Sequence Editor.
A STABLE, LONG-RANGE NETWORK
With CRMX and DMX control, your network is resilient in any production environment. Maintain uninterrupted control of your lighting setup for reliable, consistent performance. When used with Aputure fixtures and Sidus Hardware, gain additional reliability and range, real-time health alerts, and Bluetooth fixture monitoring.
FREE BLUETOOTH CONTROL AND FILMMAKING TOOLS
The Sidus Link Pro Free plan offers Bluetooth control of all your Aputure and amaran lights and access to our full library of Light Modes, FX, Quickshots, Magic Program Pro and Go, Magic Infinity FX, and Diagram Master.
OTHER FEATURES
• Dial in tone with color selection methods like CCT, HSI, CCT RGB, xy, and HSIC+
• Set DMX parameters like Intensity, +/- Green, Hue, Saturation, and Variable Crossfade
• Access DMX profiles, import GDTF profiles, and create your own profiles
• Preview changes before taking them live with the Backstage workspace
• Streamline Bluetooth control with Sidus BT View
• Save and recall presets for Aputure lights with Sidus BT Quickshots
• Auto-Configure, monitor, and update Aputure light firmware in the Fixture Manager
• Create lighting plots and sync with your team with Diagram Master
FREE TRIAL
Try Sidus Link Pro with all features unlocked for 7 days with no commitment.
Hi guys, when I open the app, it immediately crashes and closes. Doesn’t even last 2 seconds. It’d be lovely if this was resolved since I’d be able to use it on my Mac. Thanks
Took My Lighting Control to the Next Level
brobro1177
I don’t typically write app reviews, but after reading previous reviews I felt I should tap in with my thoughts. First off, this app says “pro” for a reason. It’s not just to control lights wirelessly and make them change to pretty colors. It is immensely more than that and was built for people that are ready to expand on production lighting at an affordable cost. For me, I own several different brands of lights along with Aputure and Amaran that I want to have control of all at once. So for me, CRMX, was the way to go. Also creating presets and key frames for lighting transitions was also essential. This does all of that with no issues, at least in my experience, and more. I get the frustration that you spend money on a light, so why pay more money? But that’s not the purpose of this app. It’s built to compete with Blackout and other control systems that are a lot more expensive. If you want to just wirelessly control a light, there are other free apps for it, like Amaran or Sidus. But this will take your lighting to a pro, production level, like it’s helped me do. If you’re in that space, I think it’s a more affordable option over Blackout.
No Cues for Sidus BT Fixures
Slippery Stair
This seems like such a massive omission. I don’t understand why Sidus Link Pro can’t create cues with both DMX and Sidus BT lights. I had to download the AMARAN app to get what I wanted because Quickshots in regular Sidus Link load extremely slow.Maybe I’m missing something bc I’m not a lighting technician by trade, but it seems like these apps are missing some major common sense featuresAdditionally, running Sidus BT lights through the Sidus One box appears to introduce some lag
Developer Response
The way that Bluetooth and DMX communicate is very different—DMX is a constant stream, while Bluetooth sends one command at a time. We are actively working on expanding Bluetooth functionality to improve integration. Regarding the lag with Sidus One, please reach out to our support team, and we’d be happy to troubleshoot the issue with you. https://aputure.com/EN-US/pages/contact-support
Account farming, subscription based, and doesn't work
Bananapies6336
They forced us out of a simple app that controls the lights we purchased, and built a professional app that's way too complex for the majority of their users, and force us into a data collecting subscription based beta test.Cant get five of my six lights to connect, never had a problem with the origional app.This is the kind of garbage that makes users switch ecosystems. Bye bye aperture, it was a good run.
Developer Response
Sorry to hear about the connection issues! To help troubleshoot:What type of lights aren’t connecting?Is the problem with auto-patching, CRMX, or Bluetooth pairing?We’d love to fix this—reach out at contact.siduslink@aputure.com with details. Appreciate your patience!
2.3.01 Fixed some bugs.
2.3.00 Update
3D Visualizer
Sidus Link Pro 2.3 introduces 3D Visualizer, a 3D environment for planning, previewing, and controlling lighting setups. Design your scene by placing lights, characters, and props. Configure DMX settings, program cues, and preview changes before stepping on set.
3D Visualizer is designed to give you a more accessible way to previsualize your idea, refine looks, and prepare before rigging begins. Test fixture choices, reposition lights, align creative stakeholders, and generate a fixture list from your 3D diagram.
Sidus Link Pro uniquely brings integrated 3D previs directly into the native app workflow. This makes previs more practical, more accessible, and easier to use in everyday production. Since it is built directly into your control workflow, patched fixtures appear automatically, and cues and DMX settings flow seamlessly from planning to execution.
3D Visualizer is available in the Pro plan for $10/month, with MAX adding support for 4 universes of control.
INFINIMAT Auto-Patch and Auto-Configure Now Available
Automatically set up your INFINIMAT fixtures faster using Auto-Patch and Auto-Configure, when upgraded to Firmware V1.4.
Cue Editing Enhancements
Cue editing now includes the full set of tools available in Stage, creating a more unified programming experience.
For a complete list of updates and fixes, visit help.sidus.link
Version 2.3.01
The developer, Sidus Link Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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