Light the subject
Start with three-point, film-noir or interview light setups and adjust fixture roles, spread, color and brightness.
PIXELOKAY / CINEMATOGRAPHY STUDIO FLAGSHIP V3
Cinematic Lighting Planner
Build cinematic lighting setups without moving a single stand. Position and aim your virtual key, fill, back and practical lights, preview their direction and color, and take an annotated lighting plan to your next shoot.
✦ Eight editable lights◎ Live portrait & product preview⌘ Drag-to-position floor plan↓ Export setup cards
YOUR LIGHTING WORKSPACE
Cinematic Lighting Planner
Preset → Position → Preview → Share
04 / VISUAL STUDIO
Preview your lighting design
Approximate simulation
Portrait / product previewLive
Direction, color, intensity and rim emphasis are modeled. Real fixtures, modifiers and facial shadows will differ.
Top-down floor plan±4 m
Dashed line shows the selected fixture aim; Alt-click to retarget. Camera is at top. The subject faces the camera arrow when yaw is 0°. Blue ring marks the selected light.
Front light balance Calculating…Estimated relative key-to-fill contribution at the subject’s front. This is not a measured exposure ratio.
05 / DIRECTOR'S NOTES
Make it shoot-ready
The plan uses metres and degrees; each fixture can be aimed away from center. Intensity is relative—not lux, exposure stops, or a real fixture's DMX setting.
06 / EXPORT
Share a production-ready reference
Files are created on your device. Saved project JSON contains fixture coordinates and notes, not images or network links.
MADE FOR SETS, INTERVIEWS & PRODUCT SHOOTS
From idea to lighting diagram.
Explore the direction
Drag lights around a virtual subject. Turn the subject and switch between portrait and product references.
Keep a shot record
Download PNG or vector SVG plans, a setup card, fixture cue sheet and editable project for the next shoot.
Before you rig the lights
Is this photorealistic ray tracing?
No. It is an illustrative Lambertian-style lighting approximation with directional shading, simplified facial geometry, softened diffuse response and estimated shadow direction. It cannot account for measured photometrics, real diffusion, barn doors, occlusion or actual camera exposure.
Can I use real fixture readings?
You can plan light height, relative intensity, color temperature, azimuth, distance and beam angle. The relative output slider is not calibrated to lux, wattage, stops or DMX levels. Verify every rig with real fixtures and a light meter.
Does PixelOkay upload my setups?
No. Rendering, editing and exports occur inside your browser without an account, backend or paid API. Download your project JSON if you want to revisit it later.