Create “surround sound for your eyes” with new Philips Hue Sync
Free software for Windows and Mac enables unprecedented immersive light experiences, globally available now
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announces the global launch of Philips Hue Sync, a free app that enables you to perfectly synchronize your Philips Hue lights with games, videos and music played on your computer. The new entertainment software runs alongside the Philips Hue app and works on any Windows 10 or macOS (Sierra and later) computer.
Philips Hue is the natural ingredient of any gaming, movie or audio experience – delivering an unprecedented level of spatial immersion.
Imagine you’re playing an action game and your lights mimic the explosions on the screen. Or, when watching a stunning sunset in a movie, have your living room bathed in the same violet, orange and yellow hues you see on the screen. And finally, experiencing music reaches a new level when your lights dance to the beat of your favorite tracks.
“From our experience with entertainment pilots, we’ve refined the way lighting may be used with games, music and video to engage people. Hue Sync offers a unique way to simply match light effects to consumer’s content in a fast and synchronized way,” said Jasper Vervoort, Head of Marketing and Product Management, Home Systems and Luminaires at Signify. “By working with leading players in the entertainment industry we go even further. The premiere video from Disney’s DCappella band, ‘Immortals’ demonstrates the perfect sync between the colorful video and the immersive capabilities of Hue Sync.”
Disney Music Group first to sync with Hue
Signify collaborated with Disney Music Group to showcase Philips Hue Sync with the highly anticipated, premiere video from the new a cappella singing sensation, DCappella.
The group performs the track ‘Immortals’, which was featured in Disney’s Oscar®-winning animated film, ‘Big Hero 6’. As part of the collaboration, fans can enjoy the new video in a 360-degree experience. Watch the video here
“We are thrilled to collaborate with the team working on Philips Hue Sync with this 360-degree video to showcase this next-level engagement with music video content. This technology enhances the vibrant color spectrum of DCappella’s ‘Immortals’ video and brings their amazing voices to life in a brilliant sensory experience that is available today in your home,” said Rob Souriall, Vice President Global Partnership Marketing at Disney Music Group.
Simple navigation
The app’s control panel of the application is designed for everyday use. After selection of the mode audio, video or gaming, you are able to sync your lights to the entertainment content on your computer, with one press of the button.
Choose your level of immersion
Offering various customization options, Philips Hue Sync is tailored so that the lighting experience meets your personal preferences. Appreciating that you don’t always need the same level of immersion on every occasion, the software offers a way to change the brightness levels and to change the speed in which lights are changing. You can select between ‘Subtle, Moderate, High and Intense’. For audio, Philips Hue Sync gives different color palettes that go well with the different genres of music. For example, subtle pastel colors play nicely with ambient tunes while brighter, bolder tones go better with rock and dance music.
Philips Hue Sync can be enjoyed on computer and laptop, as well as on television, by streaming content played on the computer via AirPlay to an Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Miracast and HDMI.
For more information about Philips Hue Sync and download to the software, please visitmeethue.com/entertainment/hue-sync
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For more information about DCappella, please visit www.dcappellalive.com and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Signify became the new company name of Philips Lighting as of May 16, 2018.
