# Aputure

> Aputure builds professional cinema and photography lighting - point-source LEDs, full-color panels, pixel bars and the Sidus Link control app - at prices that undercut legacy incumbents like ARRI by a wide margin. Founded on the idea of gear made 'by filmmakers, for filmmakers,' the company grew from an online camera-accessory store into a fixture on film sets and creator desks worldwide, claiming more than a million users.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** West Hollywood, California, United States (US operations); Shenzhen, China (manufacturing)
- **Founders:** Ian Xie (Founder & CEO), Ted Sim (Co-Founder & President), Hellen Liu (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~260 employees
- **Products:** Light Storm (LS) series, LS 300d, Nova panel series, MC and MT Pro, INFINIBAR
- **Notable:** LS 300d won multiple 'Best of Show' awards, establishing Aputure as a major professional lighting player, Claims more than 1.2 million users worldwide, Grew from an online camera-accessory store into a global lighting brand with offices on multiple continents

## Products & services

- **Light Storm (LS) series** — Point-source COB LED fixtures - the LS 120d, 300d, 600d/600d Pro, 600c Pro (full-color RGBWW) and 600x Pro (bi-color) - built around the Bowens modifier mount, several weather-sealed and HMI-comparable in output.
- **LS 300d** — The breakthrough point-source fixture that won multiple 'Best of Show' awards and established Aputure as a serious professional lighting brand.
- **Nova panel series** — Full-color RGBWW soft panels (Nova P300c, P600c and the 2025 NOVA II family and NOVA 9°) with built-in lighting effects and Sidus Link control.
- **MC and MT Pro** — Palm-sized RGBWW mini light (MC) and the MT Pro full-color pixel-mappable mini tube light for run-and-gun and creator work.
- **INFINIBAR** — RGBWW LED pixel bars (PB3/PB6/PB12) with flat diffused output and Magic Infinity effects, controllable in rigs up to 1,024 pixels.
- **Electro Storm CS15 & XT26** — High-output, IP65 weatherproof point sources - the 1,500W full-color CS15 and 2,600W bi-color XT26, which approaches the brightness of a 12,000W tungsten fixture.
- **STORM series & BLAIR light engines** — New point-source fixtures (STORM CS32, 1000c, 1200x) built on proprietary BLAIR and BLAIR-CG light engines aimed at reducing the brightness-versus-color trade-off.
- **Sidus Link app** — Wireless Bluetooth-mesh control platform for Aputure lights; Sidus Link Pro 2.0 adds auto-patching, diagram tools and effect programming across large rigs.

## Achievements

- LS 300d won multiple 'Best of Show' awards, establishing Aputure as a major professional lighting player
- Claims more than 1.2 million users worldwide
- Grew from an online camera-accessory store into a global lighting brand with offices on multiple continents
- Electro Storm XT26 (2,600W) approaches the output of a 12,000W tungsten fixture
- Made the Bowens mount the de facto modifier standard for affordable cinema lighting

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — amaran spun off from Aputure into an independent creator-focused brand, debuting solo at NAB 2024.
- **2024-02** — Electro Storm CS15 (1,500W full-color) and XT26 (2,600W bi-color) began shipping.
- **2025-06** — Launched BLAIR / BLAIR-CG light engines, the NOVA II family, NOVA 9°, the STORM point-source line and Sidus Link Pro 2.0 at Cine Gear 2025.
- **2026-01** — STORM 1000c price cut to $2,990 to match STORM 1200x; new light-engine and control-ecosystem upgrades teased for the year.

## Links

- Website: https://aputure.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aputure-photo-tech-limited
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/aputurelighting
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@aputurelighting
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/aputure.lighting
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aputure
- TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@aputure

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Last updated: 2026-08-20