Astera Pixeltube AX1 Review & How To Use
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 16. 05. 2020
- I have been using the Astera Pixeltube AX1 for a few months now. I bought it for its RGB capabilities and synchronicity. Unfortunately, I was a little bit disappointed with its lack of full functionality straight out of the box. That being said, compared to the Aputure 120dii, it is extremely portable and versatile, so I still love it. How can it come with no remote control though! C'mon!
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Not many videos on this light - thanks for doing one man !
No problem! Glad to be able to help âșïž
Great video! Absolutely loved the structure, good and in-depth review! You have to upload more often man!
Oh no!! I was hoping to go by unnoticed with my disappearance đSuper glad to know people notice, but now I gotta get to work! đThanks for the sub, :D
Loved this! i didn't know what this light was coming in and know exactly what it does in 5 minutes. quality stuff
Thanks Vince, appreciate it! Do you have a specific light you use for your videos?
@@JohnCastillo i do, but its one i kinda rigged at home. I use an old heat lamp with a regular bulb and a diffuser in front. it actually works pretty well
It does! Honestly for home videos I have used my Hue lights a lot, but they flicker if Iâm not on the right colour/frame rate. As much as I love them for being RGB, theyâre not without flaws! Iâm also a big fan of the Yongnuo 300Air for quick solutions! Works very well and it has a good CRI value.
This video was a bright point in my day
Insert your favourite âI see what you did there...â meme
Ouuu, I wasn't thinking about new lighting before, but now I am!
yeahhhhhh!
yup thanks for review. deciding between this & titan. I think this will do the job for me. Only using for mobile party event production.
Personally, in retrospect I regret not getting the Titan for easy control directly on the light. But perhaps that is not a need you will have.
Ay man, totally agree with the 120d on gigs sometimes itâs too massive. We are also picking up a few astera lights. Thanks for the vid
No problem! Glad to be able to help âșïž
Iâm in love with these lights and this guy as well
Hey Music Guy 20! I am in love with these lights and this music guy as well đđ
You edit your dialogue audio in protools? How are you liking it? I bought it and barely use it over Logic or Ableton
Pro Tools is my go-to digital audio workstation. Not necessarily because it's great for voice-over recording - it's really nothing special for that. It's just what has carried over from my sound engineering days. As far as recording multi-track live sessions, editing and mixing go, it is my favourite DAW. But really for voice-over recording, Garageband, Logic, Ableton, etc. would do an equally good job imo.
How did you record this if the camera and the microphone are pointing away from you? đ€đ€
đđ new 360 technology my man!
You can use foamcore to make light modifiers w gaffer tape, scrims, reflectors etc for super cheap.
I have actually been meaning to get some! Especially for this light, it would be useful to cut some of that spill!
@@JohnCastillo You can use the reflectors as a 2nd light source or back light by bouncing it back at the subject too. Using one light makes you think, and makes you get creative, def not a detriment.
I just purchased two Pixeltubes. Do you happen to know if I need a remote for EACH light or can I just use one remote to control both? Especially for those scenarios in which I want to do a different effect or color on each light. Will a single remote allow me to do that.
I truly do not know, but since the remote is not necessarily âpairedâ to begin with I would assume it is possible, not sure how easy it is though. If you have two I think itâs worth investing in the bridge, it will allow you so much more (although the price tag is unfortunate!)
@@JohnCastillo thanks for the feedback dude! Cheers!
Just thought I'd circle back here to confirm that indeed a single remote can individually control multiple lights separately. You just walk up close to each light, point your remote towards it (works best if 2-4 ft. away) and select your settings for that light. Once done, you can go to the next light and repeat.
I rent these lights so much, I could have bought 4 set's of 8.
I bought the smaller Helios lights and they come with remote.
The Asteras are truly a step above all the bargain tube lights on the market. The way they execute effects just looks high-end. If you have the cash that is lol.
I still have not to date seen this light in its full animated glory. Cant wait to see what my early investment pays off as...but it might have been too early haha
Just got one! Love the soft flood. SO ANNOYED the IR remotes are on back order and I lack the most basic control of the fixture!! (Intensity control anyone!) đ€ŠââïžI totally agree that for a $450 (USD) light, it's a bit bonkers they can't throw in a $15 IR remote....That being said--do you still love the light???
Hahaha! It is probably still my most used light. Youâre right, I still love it, but itâs SO CLOSE to being perfect. WHY ASTERA?!
You can adjust the brightness on the light itself without a remote...you just have to go in to settings đ€
Hey Miguel! Could you elaborate a bit more? What do you mean "go in to settings"?
You canât control it with the Asteraapp on your phone or tablet?
Not without the +$400 light bridge! Once you get it, you can control multiple lights at the same time, which I guess is why itâs worth the money. Itâs just a bit silly to sell an incomplete product. Sort of like buying a toy when youâre a kid - and it doesnât have batteries, haha! Very frustrating.
John Castillo What a bummer! đą
On the other side, 400$ is much cheaper than a lighting board I guess
Yeah. And I think you can connect the light bridge to a lighting board for further control, though I donât have hands-on experience with that.
One word of advice when buying Asteras is to not buy from big box stores like BH & Adorama. You cannot negotiate with them. The smaller dealers will and you can get some pretty significant discounts if you ask for a quote and work with them they will work with you.
Great to know!
For that kind of money they could have put a cheap ass bluetooth module into the lamp itself, but hey who will buy the Asterabox ($400) then? I mean big productions will anyways, but this would make it soo much easier for the small guys. Urgh!
Yes, exactly! Thank you! Let's get Astera to hire you for ingenuity please. Haha.
The fact my sisters name is astera (uh-stair-uh)
I meant no offense with my title
@@JohnCastillo yeah