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+
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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, Butterfly, Clamshell, Paramount, Split, Loop, Short, Broad, Cross, Low Key, and High Key — all ratio-based and physics-accurate.
Your AI lighting director. Describe a scene in plain language and M/mk builds the setup, names the ratios, and tells you where to move your real lights.
On iPhone Pro, scan your actual space with LiDAR. Aro imports the 3D mesh so your virtual lights respect the real geometry of the room.
Race against the clock to match a target lighting setup. Solo or head-to-head. A training mode built for DPs who want to sharpen their eye under pressure.
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 in seconds.
Film Reference Lighting — Recreate the Godfather office, Blade Runner interrogation, or Moonlight beach as a real lighting setup in your space.
Style Library — Pulls from 130 curated lighting examples across 8 cinematic styles to match your aesthetic intent.
Real-World Placement — Tells you where to physically move your actual lights to recreate any look on set.
AR Camera
Point your phone at the real location. LumaTik overlays your virtual lighting rig directly onto the live camera feed — in real time.
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 — before you arrive on set.
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.
Duel Mode
A target lighting setup appears. You have 90 seconds to match it. Solo or head-to-head — Duel Mode is the fastest way to sharpen your eye and build real lighting instincts under pressure.
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
Built for photographers and filmmakers who take their craft seriously.
For photographers and filmmakers who shoot regularly.
For working DPs, cinematographers, and production teams.
The Creator
Joshiua 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 — before you unpack a single case.
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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+
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