Hue Sync

Hue Sync

Hue Sync is a software application that synchronizes Philips Hue smart lights with content on your computer screen. It creates an immersive lighting experience that matches colors and reacts to on-screen motion in real time.
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Hue Sync: Synchronizes Philips Hue Smart Lights with Screen Contents

Hue Sync is a software application that synchronizes Philips Hue smart lights with content on your computer screen. It creates an immersive lighting experience that matches colors and reacts to on-screen motion in real time.

What is Hue Sync?

Hue Sync is an application developed by Philips for their Hue line of smart lights and accessories. It works by analyzing the colors in the content on your computer screen and synchronizing your Hue lights to match in real time. This creates an immersive ambient lighting effect that corresponds with what's happening on screen.

With Hue Sync, you can set up reactive backlighting behind your TV or monitor that updates dynamically based on what you're watching or playing. It works seamlessly with content from your computer as well as game consoles and streaming devices connected to your display. You can choose lighting zones to focus the effect on specific areas.

In addition to color synchronization, Hue Sync can also react to audio output from your computer. The lights will pulse and react to music, videos, and games, adding another layer of immersion to your entertainment setup. This makes it great for listening to music.

The software has different scene modes to tailor the experience, ranging from subtle to high contrast. Users can also make granular adjustments to brightness, saturation, intensity and speed settings to customize the lighting performance. Advanced configuration options provide flexibility.

Hue Sync is free to download and works with a wide range of content from videos to games and applications. It requires at least one Philips Hue smart bulb and the base Hue bridge to connect the lights to your home network. With the ability to immerse users in their entertainment experiences, Hue Sync takes ambient home lighting to the next level.

Hue Sync Features

Features

  1. Syncs Philips Hue lights with screen content
  2. Works with games, videos, music and applications
  3. Supports multiple Hue bridges and entertainment zones
  4. Adjustable brightness, saturation and intensity
  5. Customizable light positions relative to screen
  6. Ambilight mode for bias lighting
  7. Screen sampling for color accuracy
  8. Sync modes for video, audio and gaming

Pricing

  • Free
  • Subscription-Based

Pros

Creates immersive lighting effects

Enhances entertainment experience

Easy to set up and use

Highly customizable

Supports wide range of content

Cons

Requires Philips Hue lights

Can be distracting at times

Uses more power for Hue lights

Limited to desktop use


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