Nanlux introduces the first color light engine in the Nebula series, the eight-color light engine Nebula C8.
It integrates deep red, red, amber, lime, green, cyan, blue, and indigo emitters to cover the visible color spectrum. Using Nanlux’s proprietary color-mixing algorithm, the eight colors are balanced and seamlessly blended, designed to deliver better skin tones, a wider CCT range, a broader color gamut, and more expressive lighting for filmmakers.
“Building on Nanlux’s existing six-color RGBLAC engine, the Nebula C8 improves performance by adding deep red and indigo emitters that fill the gaps in the spectrum found in traditional color engines,” the announcement states. “The result is a more complete spectrum, wider color temperatures, and richer colors. In addition, Nebula C8 supports ±200 Green/Magenta adjustment across the entire CCT range, allowing precise tint control at any color temperature.”
Ultra-Wide Color Temperature
With the addition of deep red, the Nebula C8 Color Light Engine achieves the widest CCT range of 1,000K–20,000K, covering all color temperature needs in production. Its low end reaches 1000K - far below sunrise or candlelight, enabling ultra-warm tones. For recreating fading flames, candlelight, or compensating for low color temperatures after white balance calibration, the Nebula C8 expands creative possibilities.
Accurate Skin Tone Reproduction
Accurate skin tone rendering relies on full coverage of the red spectrum. Some color light engines lean toward orange, making skin appear pale and unnatural on camera. The Nebula C8 adds a 665 nm Deep Red to its original 645 nm Red, expanding coverage across the red spectrum to create richer, healthier skin tones with natural vibrancy, both to the eye and on camera.
Superior Color Rendering
With the addition of more colors, the Nebula C8 Light Engine delivers a wider color gamut. It achieves 79% coverage of the CIE 1931 visible color gamut - 3% more than Rec. 2020 in the visible color gamut, and 92% coverage of the Rec. 2020 color space. The saturation of deep red and indigo is especially enhanced.
Compared with RGBW and RGBWW color engines, the Nebula C8 is designed for smoother and more accurate RGB transitions, and to eliminate common color distortion during blending.
No Ultraviolet
Both on-set operational safety and user health concerns were taken into account during the development of the Nebula C8 Light Engine. After refining its spectral distribution, the indigo LED has been engineered to eliminate ultraviolet wavelengths below 400 nm, to avoid potential UV hazards to the skin and eyes of crew and talent on set.
The Nebula light engine system now encompasses the B4 white light engine and the new C8 color light engine, giving users a choice between which variant suits their application.
The Nebula B4 light engine aims to offer accurate and efficient white light, providing high illuminance through high-power fixtures.
The Nebula B8 light engine focuses on offering expressive colors and an ultra-wide color temperature range, delivering versatile lighting options through medium and low-power fixtures.
“Since its launch, Nanlux has been driven by one mission: to deliver professional, efficient, and user-friendly lighting solutions that withstand on-set demands and elevate on-screen results. Inspired by filmmakers and powered by relentless R&D, the team has advanced light source technology from early RGBW/RGBWW to RGBLAC lights and beyond, while prioritizing accuracy, consistency, safety, durability, and versatility,” the announcement concludes. “This pursuit of innovation and reliability leads to the creation of the Nebula Light Engine - a breakthrough designed to provide precise, energy-efficient, and enduring performance, setting a new standard in creative lighting. The new Nebula C8 color light engine brings these many innovations together to create the most full-spectrum Film and TV LED lights available.”
Nebula C8 Light Engine Key Features:
• Eight-color light engine: dR (Deep Red), R (Red), A (Amber), L (Lime), G (Green),
C (Cyan), B (Blue), I (Indigo)
• Wide CCT range of 1,000K–20,000K with ±200 green/magenta adjustment
• Accurate skin tone reproduction by adding the 665 nm deep red
• 79% coverage in the CIE 1931 visible color gamut
• 3% more coverage within the visible color gamut than Rec. 2020
• 92% coverage in the Rec. 2020 color space
• Smoother and more accurate RGB transitions
• Higher saturation in deep red and indigo
• Avoid UV hazards to skin and eyes
For more information, please visit www.nanlux.com.
