ARRI Introduces Omnibar, a Compact, Battery-Powered LED Capable of Full-Spectrum Output

Well, this looks fun to mess around with on sets. ARRI has unveiled its new Omnibar, a compact, battery-powered, multi-color LED light set to be available in 2 and 4-foot lengths, each available with black or blue/silver housing.

What’s cool about this new ARRI Omnibar is what it promises in terms of versatility: full-spectrum output, modular scalability, and a durable design, which you’d expect from a brand like ARRI.

Let’s take a look at this new ARRI Omnibar and everything it has to offer for your film and video projects.

The New ARRI Omnibar

As you might expect with an ARRI lighting product, this looks to be a pretty awesome new LED bar option for those looking for modular options and plenty of light control for whatever your higher-end film projects, or smaller-end content creation shoots might require.

The ARRI Omnibar is set to deliver a high-quality, full-spectrum light output of CRI 98 at 5600K / TLCI 98, which should match well with any other ARRI LED fixtures you might already be using.

It will also provide dynamic in-camera effects and fun design elements, and render smoothly and in high resolution at 32-pixel zones in the Omnibar 4 and 16 in the Omnibar 2.

The Omnibar can also be daisy-chained quite easily and can operate with the Omnibase hub, which provides a single power and data source for your lighting setups.

Price and Availability

Overall, this is a super nice move by ARRI to introduce such a diverse lighting option, which has a ton of features worth exploring. A few more from the press release include magnetically fixed, easily interchangeable optics, such as a Round Diffuser for soft, tube-like ambient light; a Flat Diffuser for controlled, bar-like output suited to in-camera effects and live events; and an Intensifier to boost brightness and focus for high-output applications.

The ARRI Omnibar is now available in both 2-foot and 4-foot options, with single or creator sets for each. You can find all of the specs and different purchase options below.