Vortex 8S
650W Full-Colour LED Lighting for Limitless Cinematic Creativity
650W
LNX Rigging
PSU Inside
IP65
Shape the Light. Set the Mood.
Bring your creative vision to life with the Creamsource Vortex8 and Vortex8 Soft, a powerful duo of 650W, 2×1 RRGBBW LED fixtures designed for cinematic storytelling. With exceptional colour precision, a wide 2200K–15000K CCT range, and intuitive CreamOS control, both lights offer the freedom to craft every scene with confidence.
The Vortex8 delivers bold, directional hard light for dramatic shadows, striking contrast, and beautifully defined highlights. Add diffusion to transform its powerful output into soft, atmospheric illumination. Built with IP65-rated weather protection, it performs reliably on demanding sets and outdoor locations.
The Vortex8 Soft creates rich, beautifully even, full-spectrum illumination, perfect for natural skin tones, subtle ambience, and immersive cinematic environments. With rugged construction and a 48V DC input for battery-powered flexibility, it brings effortless softness to everything from intimate interiors to expansive outdoor productions.
Command the Light.
The Creamsource Vortex Series features advanced CreamOS software, combining intuitive lighting control, industry-standard protocols, and seamless connectivity. Its redesigned interface simplifies on-set adjustments, giving cinematographers greater precision and creative freedom.
With multilingual support in nine languages, including English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, CreamOS delivers an effortless lighting experience for production crews worldwide.
Seamless Browser-Based Lighting Control
Take complete control of your Creamsource Vortex fixtures with the multilingual CreamOS V3.1 web interface. Easily discover, configure, and manage multiple lights directly from your browser, enabling quick adjustments, efficient troubleshooting, and streamlined lighting workflows on set.
Precision Colour. Consistent Performance.
The Creamsource Colour Management System (CCMS) delivers exceptional colour accuracy and consistency across Vortex and Micro LED fixtures. Combining precise factory calibration with advanced algorithms in CIE xy colour space, it ensures accurate colour reproduction at every dimming level while compensating for temperature changes.
The advanced RRGBBW LED colour engine produces richer reds, warmer whites, deeper blues, and cleaner cool whites, giving cinematographers greater creative control and stunning, true-to-life cinematic lighting.
Vortex 8S Specifications
Head Weight
14.0kg / 30.9lb (Excluding yoke)
16.0kg / 35.3lb (Including yoke)
Dimensions
690 x 380 x 121 mm / 27.2 x 15 x 4.8 in. (Excluding Yoke)
831 x 551 x 164 mm / 32.7 x 21.7 x 6.4 in. (Including Yoke)
Protection Class
IP65
Open Face Beam Angle
110°
Maximum Ambient Temperature
40°C / 104°F
Features
A premium high powered 2×1 LED fixture designed for heavy use in all conditions.
IP65 Water resistant with a built in power supply and all the advanced connectivity for professional use.
Optimised for a range of applications with RRGBBW, a wide CCT range and high speed modes for shooting up to 5000fps.
Sync Input for Triggering and Syncing to Camera Shutter.
Output
A 110° beam produces 58,200lumens and 2,340lux @3m (5600K, Open Face).
High-efficiency native soft light with 650W of output.
Creamsource Vortex8 Soft – Photometric Specifications
Colour Temperatures: 3200K / 5600K
3200K – Tungsten
Light Output (Lux)
|
Distance |
Open Face |
Intensifier |
Diffuser |
Dome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1m |
19,500 |
20,200 |
15,600 |
13,600 |
|
2m |
5,140 |
5,410 |
4,080 |
3,530 |
|
3m |
2,400 |
2,500 |
1,880 |
1,630 |
|
4m |
1,410 |
1,460 |
1,100 |
950 |
|
5m |
920 |
960 |
730 |
630 |
|
6m |
670 |
690 |
520 |
450 |
|
10m |
280 |
280 |
220 |
180 |
Light Output (Foot-Candles / FC)
|
Distance |
Open Face |
Intensifier |
Diffuser |
Dome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.3ft |
1,812 |
1,877 |
1,449 |
1,263 |
|
6.6ft |
478 |
503 |
379 |
328 |
|
9.8ft |
223 |
232 |
175 |
151 |
|
13.1ft |
131 |
136 |
102 |
88 |
|
16.4ft |
85 |
89 |
68 |
59 |
|
19.7ft |
62 |
64 |
48 |
42 |
|
32.8ft |
26 |
26 |
20 |
17 |
5600K – Daylight
Light Output (Lux)
|
Distance |
Open Face |
Intensifier |
Diffuser |
Dome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1m |
19,100 |
19,800 |
15,400 |
13,400 |
|
2m |
5,010 |
5,270 |
3,980 |
3,440 |
|
3m |
2,340 |
2,440 |
1,830 |
1,590 |
|
4m |
1,370 |
1,420 |
1,070 |
930 |
|
5m |
900 |
940 |
710 |
610 |
|
6m |
650 |
670 |
510 |
440 |
|
10m |
270 |
270 |
210 |
180 |
Light Output (Foot-Candles / FC)
|
Distance |
Open Face |
Intensifier |
Diffuser |
Dome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3.3ft |
1,774 |
1,839 |
1,431 |
1,245 |
|
6.6ft |
465 |
490 |
370 |
320 |
|
9.8ft |
217 |
227 |
170 |
148 |
|
13.1ft |
127 |
132 |
99 |
86 |
|
16.4ft |
84 |
87 |
66 |
57 |
|
19.7ft |
60 |
62 |
47 |
41 |
|
32.8ft |
25 |
25 |
20 |
17 |