Cmotion
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersVienna, Austria
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Cmotion firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cmotion
- Legal name
- cmotion GmbH
- Website
- https://cmotion.eu
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cmotion industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Professional Cinematography Equipment
- NAICS
- Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (3343)
- SIC
- Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Video Camera & Production Gear Retail (Camcorders, Cinema Cameras, Rigs) (CRACAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Gimbals, Stabilizers & Camera Rigs (Handheld, Wearable, Drone Gimbals) (CRACAPAE)
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Where Cmotion is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vienna
- HQ country
- Austria
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Cmotion business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales (Lens Control Systems): Sale of complete lens control system kits and individual hardware components including hand units (cPRO PLUS, cPRO, cPRO ONE), motors (cPRO motor, cforce plus, cforce mini), wireless motor boxes (cPRO camin), and accessories (zoom controls, mounting tools, cables). Products are sold as one-time capital purchases with no recurring hardware fees.
- Software Licenses: Annual or perpetual licenses for advanced software features including camera control (ARRI, RED, SONY, Blackmagic), DATA license for lens metadata handling (LDS, LDA, LDM, Cooke/i) and FIZ metadata feed, and RANGE license for rangefinder/autofocus integration. Licenses are purchased separately for cPRO and cPRO ONE; all included with cPRO PLUS.
- ARRI Accessories and Compatible Products: Sale of ARRI-branded and co-branded accessories including LCUBE adapters, Master Grips, OCU-1, Hi-5 hand units, ZMU-4 zoom motors, and RIA-1 interfaces. These products are either manufactured by ARRI or co-developed and sold through the cmotion ecosystem.
- cGate and Broadcast Solutions: Sale of cGate LBUS-over-IP bridge devices and broadcast-specific hardware (ENG adapters, broadcast camin, Knob Solo) for live sports, TV, and multi-camera productions. Includes integration services with third-party RF and fiber solutions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO PLUS Hand Unit - 6,980 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO Hand Unit - 4,980 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO ONE Hand Unit - 3,980 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO PLUS Motor Kit 2 - 10,480 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO Motor Kit 2 - 8,480 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO ONE Motor Kit 2 - 7,480 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO PLUS Camin Kit - 8,680 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO Camin Kit - 6,680 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO ONE Camin Kit - 5,680 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cPRO camin standalone - 1,600 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cmotion cGate - 1,280 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | ARRI Camera Control License - 480 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | RED Camera Control License - 270 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | SONY Camera Control License - 240 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Blackmagic Camera Control License - 480 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | DATA License - 210 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | RANGE License - 240 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | cGate / cPRO camin bracket - 180 EUR |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Camera interface cables - 200-250 EUR |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels8 records
Cmotion product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cmotion designs, manufactures, and sells wireless lens and camera control systems for professional cinematography and broadcast production. Its portfolio includes cPRO hand units, cforce brushless motors, the cPRO camin controller, cGate IP gateways, and accessories such as Cinefade Vari360 and the MAINSTATION MST1 broadcast control unit, all interconnected via the proprietary LBUS protocol. Software licenses extend device compatibility to ARRI, RED, Sony, and Blackmagic camera systems.
Product overview
Cmotion offers a comprehensive lens and camera control systems portfolio centered on the cPRO LCS (Lens Control System) platform. The core offering includes three hand unit tiers (cPRO PLUS, cPRO, cPRO ONE) with varying complexity, paired with compatible motor options (cPRO motor, cforce mini, cforce plus) connected via the proprietary LBUS protocol. The ecosystem extends through the cPRO camin wireless motor box, cGate IP gateway for network integration, and specialty tools like Cinefade Vari360 (combining variable ND, Cinefade effect, and RotaPola), zoom controls (Steady Zoom, Pan-bar Zoom), and cdistance display unit. Camera integration licenses provide deep control for ARRI, RED, Sony, and Blackmagic cameras. Legacy product lines (cvolution, compact) remain supported alongside broadcast-specific solutions (ENG Adapter, Knob solo, Broadcast camin). The Power Division offers MAINSTATION MST1 for power distribution.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MAINSTATION: Power Division product line - MAINSTATION MST1 power solution
- cPRO
- cforce
- Cinefade
- cGate
- cvolution
- Compact LCS
Products and services
- cPRO PLUS hand unit Flagship cPRO hand controller for wireless focus, iris, and zoom control of cinema lenses; aimed at 1st ACs/focus pullers on professional film sets.
- cPRO hand unit Mid-tier wireless lens control hand unit in the cPRO family, used for focus, iris, and zoom control on cinema and broadcast productions.
- cPRO ONE hand unit Compact, lower-cost wireless hand unit in the cPRO family, providing core focus, iris, and zoom control for smaller productions and broadcast work.
- cPRO motor Brushless lens motor in the cPRO family, used to drive focus, iris, or zoom rings via LBUS.
- cforce plus motor High-torque cforce plus brushless lens motor for cinema lenses, controlled over LBUS.
- cforce mini motor Compact cforce mini brushless lens motor for use on small cinema lenses, gimbals, and rigs where space is constrained.
- cforce mini RF motor Wireless (radio-frequency) version of the cforce mini motor, eliminating the LBUS cable between motor and hand unit.
- cPRO camin Walk-style multi-axis camera controller for virtual production, VFX, and motion-control workflows, positioned for IP-based camera control.
- Cinefade Vari360 Motorized variable diffusion (ND) system offering 360-degree rotation of polarizers for cinematographers, controlled via LBUS.
- Cinefade VariND Variable neutral density (VND) accessory in the Cinefade line for motorized exposure control on cinema lenses.
- cGate IP-based bridge device that connects Cmotion's hand units and motors to virtual production, VFX, and broadcast pipelines over IP networks.
- Steady Zoom Zoom control accessory that provides stable, repeatable zoom movements for cinematographers.
- Pan-bar Zoom Pan-bar mounted zoom control accessory for broadcast and ENG-style camera operation.
- cdistance Laser-based distance measurement accessory that feeds live subject distance data to Cmotion hand units for follow-focus workflows.
- MAINSTATION MST1 Rack-mount broadcast camera control unit for multi-camera live shading and RCP-style control using the RCCP protocol, RED APPROVED for live broadcast.
- compact ONE LCS Compact entry-level lens control system (LCS) bundle aimed at small crews and run-and-gun productions.
- ARRI accessory portfolio (LCUBE, Master Grips, OCU-1, RIA-1, ZMU-4) Resold or adapted ARRI-branded accessories that integrate Cmotion's LBUS and camera control features into ARRI camera and lens control workflows.
- Software licenses (ARRI camera control, RED, Sony, Blackmagic, DATA, RANGE) Per-feature, perpetual software license keys that unlock camera-specific control and data features (e.g., ARRI, RED, Sony, Blackmagic, DATA, RANGE) on Cmotion hardware such as cPRO hand units, cPRO camin, and MAINSTATION MST1.
Quantifiable outcome
- Sub-10ms wireless transmission delay for real-time responsiveness
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Companies that use Cmotion
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Cmotion technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration7 records
Feature10 records
Cmotion partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- REDcorecmotion cPRO LCS has received RED APPROVED certification after testing by RED's engineering team, confirming full compatibility with RED cameras including V-Raptor, Komodo, Komodo-X, and V-Raptor XL. The cPRO system supports RED camera control (FPS, shutter, ISO, white balance, playback, user buttons) and FIZ metadata feed, with dedicated RED camera control license (€270).
- ARRIcorecmotion shares the LBUS protocol ecosystem with ARRI. The cPRO system offers comprehensive ARRI camera control (ALEXA Mini, Mini LF, ALEXA 35, Amira) with pre-installed or purchasable ARRI camera control license (€480). cmotion also distributes ARRI-branded accessories (Hi-5, Hi-5 SX, LCUBE-1, LCUBE-2, Master Grips, OCU-1, RIA-1, ZMU-4) and redirects software downloads to ARRI's website.
- SonycorecPRO LCS integrates with Sony Venice and Sony Venice 2 cameras, enabling remote control of run/stop, frame rate, shutter speed/angle, ISO, white balance, ND filter, and playback via SONY camera control license (€240). Extended camera control features for Sony Venice/Venice 2 are available through cGate with existing SONY camera control licenses.
- BlackmagiccorecPRO LCS integrates with Blackmagic cameras (URSA Cine, Studio, Cinema, Pocket, Micro, PYXIS, PYXIS) via Blackmagic camera control license (€480). Control available directly via cPRO camera interface or through cGate LBUS-over-IP bridge. Supports run/stop with tally feedback, FPS, shutter, exposure index, white balance, ND (selected models).
- camadeus film technologies inc.minorAuthorized service partner for cmotion in the USA (Los Angeles area). Provides technical support and service for cmotion products in the North American market. Contact: +1 818 764 1234, [email protected]. Support hours: USA (PST) 09:00 - 18:00.
- Cineom Broadcast India Ltd.minorAuthorized service partner for cmotion in India. Provides service and support from Mumbai (Unit 4C, 4th Floor, Goldline Business Centre, New Malad Link Rd, Malad (W), 400064 Mumbai). Contact: [email protected], [email protected], +91 22 42109000.
- ARRI China (Beijing) Co. Ltd.minorAuthorized service partner for cmotion in China, operating from Beijing (Chaowai SOHO Suite C0656, Chaowai Dajie Yi 6, Chaoyang Qu, 100020 Beijing). Contact: +86 10 59009680, [email protected].
- CVP Creative Video Productions Ltd.minorAuthorized service partner for cmotion in the United Kingdom. Located at 23 Shield Drive, West Cross Industrial Estate, Bretford, Middlesex, TW8 9EX Brentford, UK. Contact: +44 (0) 7834 583 406, [email protected].
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves3 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Cmotion competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Focusbug: Focusbug's Cine RT system provides contrast-detect autofocus for cinema, integrating with cmotion's cPRO software for focus accuracy. Comparable as an adjacent technology partner in the precision focus pulling workflow that cmotion's 1st AC customers depend on.
- CyanView: CyanView provides remote camera control panels for broadcast and cinematic multi-cam productions, integrating directly with cmotion's cGate. Comparable as a B2B partner addressing the same broadcast camera control workflows with overlapping capabilities.
- Heden: Heden produces motorized lens control equipment for cinema and broadcast, including servo motors and controllers. Comparable as a motor-focused competitor that overlaps with cmotion's cforce product line.
Direct peers
- Chrosziel: Chrosziel manufactures professional lens control systems including hand units and motors for the cinema and broadcast markets. Directly comparable as a competing FIZ ecosystem serving similar 1st AC and broadcast camera operator workflows.
- Tilta Nucleus: Tilta's Nucleus series is a widely adopted wireless lens control system targeting the same cinematography market at a lower price point. Comparable because it offers hand units, motors, and camera integration features that compete directly with cmotion's cPRO LCS for both owner-operators and rental houses.
- Preston Cinema Systems: Preston is a long-established direct competitor in wireless lens control systems for cinema. Both companies sell hand units, motors, and integrated FIZ kits to 1st ACs on feature and commercial productions, competing on motor torque, latency, and ergonomic customization.
- Movcam: Movcam designs and manufactures wireless lens control systems and camera accessories for the professional cinematography industry. Directly comparable in FIZ hand unit and motor product categories serving feature film and broadcast productions.
Broad incumbents
- ARRI: ARRI is cmotion's deepest ecosystem partner (shared LBUS protocol) and also a competitor in lens/camera control through products like the Hi-5 hand unit and Master Grips. Comparable because both serve the same professional cinematography customer base with overlapping wireless FIZ and camera control functionality.
- RED Digital Cinema: RED is a major professional cinema camera manufacturer whose cameras integrate with cmotion via the RED APPROVED certification. Comparable because RED's own camera control and metadata output capabilities overlap with what cmotion exposes via hand units and licenses.
- Sony Professional (Cine/Broadcast): Sony's Venice and broadcast camera lines integrate with cmotion through the SONY camera control license. Comparable as a camera-side incumbent whose native control capabilities compete with cmotion's external LCS layer in the same production workflow.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Profiles5 records
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Frequently asked questions about Cmotion
What does Cmotion do?
Cmotion designs, manufactures, and sells wireless lens and camera control systems for professional cinematography and broadcast production. Its portfolio includes cPRO hand units, cforce brushless motors, the cPRO camin controller, cGate IP gateways, and accessories such as Cinefade Vari360 and the MAINSTATION MST1 broadcast control unit, all interconnected via the proprietary LBUS protocol. Software licenses extend device compatibility to ARRI, RED, Sony, and Blackmagic camera systems.
Is Cmotion a public or private company?
Cmotion is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Cmotion founded?
Cmotion was founded in 2002. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Cmotion based?
Cmotion is headquartered in Vienna, Austria, in the Europe region.
How does Cmotion make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales (Lens Control Systems) is the primary driver. The others are software Licenses, ARRI Accessories and Compatible Products and cGate and Broadcast Solutions.
Who are Cmotion's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Focusbug, CyanView and Heden. Direct peers are Chrosziel, Tilta Nucleus, Preston Cinema Systems and Movcam. Broad incumbents are ARRI, RED Digital Cinema and Sony Professional (Cine/Broadcast).
Does Cmotion have an API?
Yes. Remote Cine Control Protocol (RCCP) allows development partners access to the LBUS eco-system including lens, camera and Cinefade Vari360 control and metadata of all axis for motion control, virtual production workflows and other implementations. Available through B2B license agreement for commercial products. Developer documentation is at cmotion.eu/contact/download/dev_downloads.
What industry is Cmotion in?
Cmotion's product category is Professional Cinematography Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRACAHAB, Video Camera & Production Gear Retail (Camcorders, Cinema Cameras, Rigs), with a secondary code of CRACAPAE, Gimbals, Stabilizers & Camera Rigs (Handheld, Wearable, Drone Gimbals). Its NAICS code is 3343 and its SIC code is 3861.