Aputure has released a ton of new firmware updates for all fixtures in the Aputure STORM, NOVA II, and NOVA 9° families. The NOVA II 2×1 and STORM XT52 both receive major updates with numerous improvements, while all other lights in the families receive optimizations and bug fixes.
According to Aputure, these updates are part of the company’s ongoing commitment to support and improve its products. Aputure recommends that all users update their lights at the earliest opportunity.
- NOVA II 2×1 V1.3 – Major update, including improvements to NFC performance, fan control logic, synchronization accuracy, Lead/Follow mode behavior, built-in lighting FX, and Bluetooth control stability.
- STORM XT52 V1.7 – Addition of coarse and fine adjustment modes in HSIC+ mode, and new manual fan control modes. Includes improvements to DMX functions, UI behavior, Silent fan mode, and performance in Sidus Link and Sidus Link Pro.
- STORM 1200x V1.6 – Improved fan control behavior and temperature handling, including cold environment behavior. Improved lighting logic for effects and high-speed photography. Minor bug fixes.
- STORM 1000c V1.8 – Improved UI text for clearer feedback and warnings. Fixed an issue where DMX VRGB color space output could behave abnormally. Improved fan control behavior and low temperature detection, plus minor bug fixes.
- STORM 700x V1.1 – Improvements to Sidus Link Pro FX control in CCT and HSI modes and error logging, plus minor bug fixes
- STORM 400x V1.6 – Improved temperature reporting and handling, plus minor bug fixes.
- STORM 80c V2.0 – Improved fan control behavior, overheating notification behaviors, DMX control responsiveness, plus minor bug fixes.
- NOVA II 1×1 V1.1 – Addition of new manual fan control modes, plus minor bug fixes.
- NOVA 9° 2×1 V1.1 – Addition of new manual fan control modes, plus minor bug fixes.
The updates are available now on the individual product pages at www.aputure.com and on the Downloads page.
It’s good to see lighting companies releasing firmware updates for fixtures. So many times, lights come with the premise of being firmware updatable, only to find out later that no firmware ever gets released.
