Philips, makers of Hue smart light products, on Thursday released a new app for Mac and Windows that allows users to create synchronized lighting effects based on games, movies and music playing on a Mac.

Philips Hue Sync Mac Apps
Philips Hue Sync To Tv

Philips Hue Sync Mac Apps

‎Transform the way you experience light with Philips Hue. The Philips Hue App makes it easy for you to get the most out of your Hue lights and accessories. CONTROL YOUR LIGHTS WITH EASE With the Philips Hue App, you can easily organize your individual lights into rooms. Switch rooms on/off. May 31, 2018 The Hue Sync app from Philips synchronizes the the display between Windows and Mac computers and Hue lights. It works surprisingly well, especially when viewing videos or film, but there is a.

Sync Philips Hue lights to your screen. Download v2.2. 1x Lightstrip Plus behind a 55' Samsung TV. Mirroring a PC via HDMI. ScreenBloom is a free PC/Mac application that grabs the average color of your screen and sends that value to connected Philips Hue lights. You'll need to run the screenBloom.app package. Huetro is the best Hue app on the Windows Store. Use the simple setup to connect your Hue system, and start enjoying all the great features Huetro brings! Use the colorpicker to select a specific color, or create your new scenes by using your favorite memories - and all of this will sync. Sep 09, 2018 Philips Hue Sync app (OSX/Windows) 'no areas found' I've succesfully set up some Philips Hue lights using the Philips Hue app, and can even control the lights using my Harmony remote and Alexa as well. I've created several rooms, livingroom, kitchen, bedroom etc. And some rooms have multiple lights added to them.

With Hue Sync, users with Hue color light bulbs can experience a 'live' ambient lighting experience that ties directly to what's playing on their Mac's screen.

Explosions from games light up the room, a movie scene depicting a sunset fills the space with red, orange and yellow hues. The feature is similar to technology seen in Philips' Ambilight HDTVs, which incorporate rear-facing LED modules that match the colors of content displayed on a screen's edge.

Hue Sync also responds to sound, rhythmically changing bulb color and intensity to the beat of playing tracks.

Philips demoed Hue Sync earlier this year at CES2018, and the technology looks quite promising. Latency is an issue with synchronized lighting setups, but if Philips got it right, lag between fast-paced games and ambient bulbs won't be a problem.

The app will be available today as a free download from the Mac App Store and works with existing Hue lights.

Philips Hue Sync To Tv

Hue Sync is the second major release for Philips this week, as the company just yesterday issued a completely revamped Philips Hue app for iOS with many new features and enhancements including creating lightscapes based on photos.

Later this summer, owners invested in the Hue ecosystem will be able to purchase new outdoor lighting products that promise compatibility with HomeKit.

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