luminair.app

What It Is

Luminair 4 is a creative DMX lighting control app for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and macOS, positioned as either a replacement for or a complement to traditional lighting consoles. Its target users are clearly professional creative lighting scenarios, including film, television, stage production, architectural lighting, event venues, art installations, and rental companies.

Core Capabilities

The product focuses on mobile DMX control and fixture profile management. Luminair 4 provides the cloud-based DMX Fixture Cloud, using fixture profile data licensed from Carallon. The library includes more than 30,000 fixture profiles and is continuously updated with newly released devices. Users can control fixtures using real-world parameters such as Hertz and Degrees, while media selections such as Gobo and Gel can be displayed directly above the faders. DMX range selection can also show channel metadata instead of only percentage values. If a fixture is not available in the library, users can create a Profile inside the app.

Compatibility and Expansion

In terms of connectivity, Luminair 4 offers strong hardware independence. It can send DMX over the device’s built-in Wi‑Fi, and also supports wired Ethernet for more stable transmission. Protocol support includes Art-Net, sACN E1.31, and KiNET, with simultaneous output of multiple DMX protocols. It also supports CRMX via the LumenRadio MoonLite BLE interface. The standard version documentation states that it supports one DMX Universe; users who need more channels must upgrade to Luminair Pro.

RDM and Ease of Use

The new version adds beta RDM support via Art-Net interfaces. It can detect and add compatible fixtures, and if a matching RDM Profile exists in the built-in library, it can automatically set the DMX address and select the correct mode. The connection window can also show information such as lamp hours, mode, channel count, and software version. For on-site setup and equipment checks, this can significantly reduce manual configuration work, though the beta label means it should still be thoroughly tested before use in mission-critical live productions.

Pricing and Drawbacks

The official description only states that the iPadOS, iOS, and macOS versions are included in the same subscription. It does not disclose specific pricing, trial availability, refund policy, or payment methods. Collaboration features, project sharing, Chinese-language support, and customer support channels are also not clearly explained. For larger teams or users in China, it is worth confirming the subscription price, App Store availability, network access, and hardware compatibility list before purchase.

Who It’s For and Access from China

Luminair 4 is suited to film, stage, exhibition, and event technicians who need lightweight, mobile lighting control, especially teams that already use Art-Net/sACN/KiNET or CRMX equipment. The source text provides no information about access from China, so it is currently unclear; payment is also not specified and may depend on the relevant platform’s subscription mechanism. Alternatives include traditional lighting consoles, Luminair Pro, or other lighting control software that supports Art-Net/sACN.