ARO Studio is the world's first AI-powered lighting previsualization platform. Design your entire lighting setup in a real-time 3D sandbox — before you unpack a single case.
iOS 16+ · iPhone 12 Pro or later · Android 12+
Features
Built on real cinematography physics. Every modifier, every gel, every shadow — exactly as it would fall on set.
Three.js engine with ACESFilmic tone mapping, PBR materials, and true inverse-square lighting physics. Up to 6 simultaneous light rigs with decay=2 ISL falloff.
Rembrandt, Clamshell, Butterfly, Paramount, Split, Loop, Short, Broad, and Cross lighting — all ratio-based so they scale perfectly across any subject height.
Softbox (60–150cm), Octobox, Parabolic 180cm, Fresnel, Snoot, Grid (10/20/40°), Beauty Dish, Ring Light, Umbrella — each with physics-accurate angle, penumbra, and light-loss stops.
Full gel library: CTO, CTB, Magenta, Green, Red, Blue, Yellow, Orange, Rose, Lavender, Straw, Sodium Vapor, HMI, UV, Diffusion. HSL-based color overlay.
White (90%), Silver (95% specular), Gold (85% + CTO warm shift), and Black negative fill boards. Three sizes. Physics-accurate fill light emitted from board face center.
Switch to overhead Stage view for a professional production lighting plot — exactly like a DP's diagram. Export and share with your crew before day one.
AI Assistant
Talk to M/mk like a real gaffer. It listens, reasons, and places lights in your 3D scene in real time — by voice or text.
Voice & Text Commands — "Set up a Rembrandt with a 5600K key and warm fill." Done.
Film Reference Lighting — Recreate the Godfather office, Blade Runner baseline, or Moonlight blue as actual lights in your sandbox.
Cinematography DB — Pulls from a growing database of iconic film looks and translates them into real light placements.
Memory & Learning — Remembers your preferences, past sessions, and adjusts suggestions to your shooting style.
Full Camera Control — Set ISO, aperture, shutter, and focal length by voice. Full exposure model.
AR Camera
Point your phone at the real location. LumaTik overlays your virtual lighting rig directly onto the live camera feed.
Live Camera Passthrough — Real-time AR overlay on rear camera feed.
Holographic Wireframe Rigs — Beam cones and floor pools rendered in AR perspective.
Face Detection — MediaPipe-powered subject tracking estimates distance from face width.
Gyroscope Orientation — Scene rotates with device for true AR feel.
Stage View
Switch to the overhead Stage view for a professional production lighting plot. Show your crew exactly where every light goes.
Top-Down Lighting Plot — Exactly like a professional production diagram.
All Light Roles Labeled — Key, Fill, Hair, Background, Practical — all positioned.
Export & Share — Send to your gaffer, DP, or production team instantly.
Live Demo
A live walkthrough of ARO Studio — real-time 3D sandbox, M/mk voice AI, and LumaTik AR camera. Ask questions in the chat.
Pricing
Beta access is free. Upgrade when you need the full professional toolkit.
Full beta access. No credit card required.
For photographers and filmmakers who shoot regularly.
For working DPs, cinematographers, and production teams.
The Creator
Joshua Cole is Creative Director at Leidos Inc. and a filmmaker who spent years frustrated by the same problem: you can't truly visualize a lighting setup until you're standing in the room with the gear.
ARO Studio was born from that frustration. A creative system that gives you precision production planning in the palm of your hand.
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Beta access is free and limited. Join now to be among the first to design your scenes in 3D.
iOS 16+ · iPhone 12 Pro or later for LiDAR · Android 12+
