Water moves in a way nothing else does, and people have always stopped to watch it.
The Infinity Water Ripple Projector — often referred to as a water wave projector — puts that effect wherever you want it. This is a special effects projector: it projects a slow, continuous wave of light — the pattern you see on a pool floor at midday, or on a harbour wall at dusk — across a ceiling, a facade, a lobby floor, a garden, a marquee. It does not repeat on a loop you can spot, and it does not sit still. It simply moves, all evening, while nobody touches it.
From $348.88, in eleven wattages from 35W to 700W, IP65 rated for permanent outdoor installation, and it ships with two full-color wave projections so you can change the whole character of the effect yourself. Two wave colors are included from a range of 28 — one preinstalled, one in the box to swap yourself whenever you like. Light Blue is the default, the color most people picture when they think of water.
A water wave projector is not a gobo projector, and that difference matters. There is no artwork to supply, no logo to prepare, no glass disc to change. The effect is generated by the optics themselves, so what you get is continuous, organic motion rather than a pattern advancing between fixed positions.
Two practical consequences:
If you need your logo on the wall instead, that is the PowerPrince or the multi-gobo range. Plenty of venues run both — brand at the entrance, water on the terrace.
The color comes from a glass filter inside the projector. Every projector ships with two of them, free: you choose which is preinstalled before it leaves us, and the second travels loose in the box. Swapping is a manual change you make yourself in a couple of minutes — nothing comes back to us.
Light Blue is the default. The same motion in Deep Red reads as fire, in Blue Green as a forest canopy, in Warm Color as candlelight. Both colors are selected above, in the configurator.
To be clear about what is in the box: the two included items are the color filters, not lenses. The projector ships with one lens — the standard lens for your wattage — and it takes our regular lens range, so it can be upgraded or added to exactly like any other Infinity projector. See the lens guide for the options.
Not sure? Send us a photo of the surface after dark — a pale wall and a dark stone facade behave very differently. We are glad to say which two we would pick.
The fastest answer is the Wattage Finder. Give it your distance, the area you want covered and how bright the space is, and it returns the wattage to order in about a minute.
Wattage does not set the size of the effect — the lens does that. Wattage decides whether the water wave reads at all against the light already on the surface. Water effects are more sensitive to this than logo projection, because the whole appeal is subtle gradation, and ambient light flattens gradation first.
Send us the distance, the area you want covered and a photo of the site after dark. We will size it properly rather than guess, and we will tell you if the wattage you had in mind will leave the effect looking washed out.
Worth saying plainly, because it is the single most common surprise: a water wave effect usually needs several projectors to cover a space properly. One unit lights the area its lens reaches; a terrace, a pool deck, a ballroom ceiling or a building frontage is almost always wider than that. Two or three units projecting across the same surface is normal, and it is what makes the effect read as one continuous body of moving light rather than a bright circle in the middle of a dark wall.
Do not guess at the count. Send us the measurements of the area, the mounting distance and the ceiling or wall heights, plus a photo of the site after dark if you can, and we will walk you through it — how many units, where each one goes and what wattage each needs. It takes us a few minutes and it is the difference between an installation that looks designed and one that looks like it ran out of budget halfway across.
This is one of the most popular things we sell, and a lot of people do not know it exists.
The Infinity Dual Lens Projector carries two full-color wave projections in one housing, projecting at the same time. Put the water wave effect on one side and something else entirely on the other — most commonly a logo, but it can equally be a moving effect or a second pattern. One unit, one power feed, one mounting point, two completely different projections.
Logo plus water ripple is far and away the most requested combination, and it is worth picturing exactly how it lands: the water wave projects as the background, filling the surface with movement, and your logo projects on top of it — sitting crisp and still in the middle of all that motion. One fixture, one power feed, one mounting point. It is the effect people assume takes a lighting designer and two projectors. Available 60W to 300W.
If you are weighing a water ripple projector against a dual lens, the question is simply whether you also want branding on that surface. If the answer is yes, the Dual Lens usually costs less than buying two separate units and looks considerably tidier on the wall.
Aim within about 30 degrees of straight-on to the surface. Past that the effect stretches on one side and the motion stops looking natural — more obvious with a water ripple than with a static image, because your eye already knows how water behaves. Keystone correction is available where a beam or a soffit fixes the angle for you.
Ceilings deserve a note: this is one of the few effects that genuinely improves overhead. Pointed up, the motion reads as light through water, and people look up at it in a way they never look up at a sign.
DMX control is available as an option. Add the DMX slot and the projector joins your existing lighting rig on the same console as everything else — useful in venues, clubs and event spaces where the water effect needs to change with the rest of the room rather than run independently. With DMX you are no longer limited to one solid color either: the DMX-controlled version can shift through colors from the desk instead of holding the single tint the installed slide gives you.
Every wattage is IP65 rated in an aluminum alloy housing, operating from −20°C to 60°C (−4°F to 140°F). Mount it once and leave it through rain, snow and summer heat.
LED life runs 50,000 hours on 35W–100W and 30,000 hours on 135W–700W, and the whole range is built for 8–10 hours a day of commercial use. The Mean Well power supply upgrade extends the higher-wattage units toward 50,000 hours if the installation is going to run hard.
Mean Well takes the light engine from 30,000 hours on the standard supply to 50,000 hours, and the manufacturer does not recommend running them 24 hours a day — pair one with a timer if the fixture would otherwise stay on around the clock.
Eleven wattages, two full-color wave projections (one preinstalled, one in the box), one lens, and the same customization the rest of our range offers: power cord cut to your mounting length, the Mean Well power supply upgrade, a remote control add-on, a DMX slot for venues running the effect from a lighting desk, and additional lenses. Tell us the install and we will spec it with you.
We work with customers all over the world, not only in the United States — hotels across Asia and the Gulf, waterfront venues in Europe, resorts in the Caribbean and Australia — and shipping is included free to just about anywhere. The projector runs on local mains power wherever it lands.
Water wave projectors are usually specified several at a time, because one unit rarely covers a whole terrace or an entire ceiling. Send the layout through the quote form and we will price the installation as a whole — larger orders get project pricing. For smaller combinations, Mix Match & Save brings the price down as you add projectors and lenses.
Yes. Every unit is manufactured with a wide-voltage input of 110–240V AC, so it runs on standard US 120V mains straight out of the box — and on 220–240V anywhere else in the world without a converter. If you have seen figures like 24–36V or 165–265V on a spec sheet, those describe the driver's internal DC output, not the voltage at your wall.
No — and this is the main difference between this and our logo projectors. The water effect is produced by the optics themselves, so there is nothing to design, nothing to proof and nothing to reorder later. Unbox it, aim it, plug it in.
Twenty-eight, and you get two of them included. The full range is shown in the Wave Color Options chart in the gallery. Light Blue is the default and the most ordered, because it reads as water immediately — but the same ripple in Deep Red reads as fire, in Blue Green as a forest canopy, in Warm Color as candlelight. Send us a photo of your surface after dark and we will tell you which two we would choose.
Yes. It works just like a color filter. The color is a small filter disc inside the projector. You choose two from the 28, tell us which one you want preinstalled, and we fit it before it ships. The second one is packed in the box. Swapping is a manual change you make yourself in a couple of minutes — nothing comes back to us and you do not need a second projector. Most customers run a blue day to day and swap to their second color for a season or an event.
Yes — that is the point of shipping you two. The filter swaps by hand in a couple of minutes, in a couple of minutes by hand. You can go back and forth as often as you like. If you want more than two colors, ask us and we will quote additional filters.
Worth separating the two, because they get confused. You get two full-color wave projections — one preinstalled, one loose in the box — and one lens, the standard lens for your wattage. The projector takes our regular lens range, so a different or additional lens can be added at any time; a lens package is three for $188.88 or five for $308.88.
The same arithmetic as any of our projectors: lens ratio × distance = width. Your unit ships with the standard lens for its wattage, and a wider or tighter lens can be fitted to change the coverage. Wider is not automatically better with a water effect — the ripple wants some intensity to read properly, so send us the distance and the area you want covered and we will size it with you rather than guess.
It depends on the light already on the surface, not on how big you want the effect. Dark and close: 35–100W. Typical hotel frontage or pool deck: 135–200W. Large facades, plazas and lit public spaces: 300–700W. Water effects are more sensitive to ambient light than logo projection, because the appeal is in the subtle gradation — when in doubt, step up.
Yes, at every wattage. IP65 in an aluminum alloy housing, rated −20°C to 60°C (−4°F to 140°F). Mount it once and leave it through the seasons.
Yes, and interiors are where a lot of these end up — lobby ceilings, spa corridors, ballrooms, restaurant walls. The IP65 rating means it survives outdoors; it does not restrict it to outdoors.
Better than almost anything else we sell. Pointed up, the motion reads as light coming through water, and people genuinely look up at it. Keep within about 30 degrees of perpendicular so the movement stays natural.
50,000 hours on 35W–100W and 30,000 hours on 135W–700W. At six hours a night that is roughly twenty-two years and thirteen years respectively. The Mean Well power supply upgrade extends the higher-wattage units further.
Yes to both, with the DMX option. Adding the DMX slot puts the projector on the same console as the rest of your rig, so the water effect changes with the room instead of running independently. It also lifts the single-color limit — where a standard unit projects the one tint its installed slide gives it, the DMX-controlled version can shift through colors from the desk. Worth specifying up front if the venue already runs a lighting board.
A remote control is available as an add-on rather than included by default on this model. Tell us your wattage and we will confirm what it controls.
Yes — that is exactly what the Infinity Dual Lens Projector is for. It carries two full-color wave projections in one housing projecting simultaneously, so you can run the water wave effect on one and a logo, a moving effect or another pattern on the other. Logo plus water ripple is the most requested combination we sell, and it means one fixture, one power feed and one mounting point instead of two projectors on the same wall. Available 60W to 300W.
A gobo projector projects a fixed image from a glass disc — your logo, a pattern, a message — and changes it when you swap the disc. This projects continuous motion generated by the optics, with no artwork involved at all. Different job: one is signage, the other is atmosphere. Many venues install both.
Not on your own property. On someone else's, get their agreement in writing. Water effects are frequently treated as decorative lighting rather than advertising, which can make approval simpler for a plaza or a civic building — but check local lighting rules early.
Yes, with freight included to just about anywhere. Hotels and waterfront venues abroad are a large part of who buys these.
Yes. A terrace or a full ceiling usually needs several units, so send the layout through the quote form and we will price the installation as a whole. Mix Match & Save handles smaller combinations automatically.
Typically 1–2 weeks. There is no artwork stage on this model, so it is usually faster to ship than a custom gobo projector.
It is the idea that the surfaces around you — a ceiling, a wall, a terrace, a facade — are material you can work with rather than things you decorate. A printed panel says one thing and stops. Water moving across a ceiling changes how a room feels for as long as it is switched on, and it never asks for attention. That is a different kind of investment from signage, and it is why hotels buy these before they buy anything else we make. Join The Projection Revolution ∞
Source: Infinity Projectors manufacturer specification sheet. Recommended daily duty cycle is not separately spec\'d by the manufacturer for this line — the LED engine is rated for continuous operation over its listed life.
Infinity offers Water Ripple Projectors ranging from 35W to 700W. Smaller wattages are perfect for indoor ambiance, while larger ones can cover entire outdoor event spaces.
Yes. Many models can shift between multiple colors, creating dynamic ripple effects across walls, ceilings, or floors.
Yes, but noise levels are low. Even larger models have fan systems that are unobtrusive in event environments.
With proper use (about 8 hours daily), they can last years. As with all projectors, extended runtimes may reduce lifespan.
Yes. Some effects projectors allow gobo customization, so you can combine branding with dynamic effects.
Outdoor-rated units carry IP65 or IP67 protection. Always confirm rating before using outdoors.
Yes. Rentals are available, generally costing about 40–50% of purchase price. For frequent use, buying is more cost-effective
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No. Regular dusting and safe storage are usually enough. Keep lenses clean for best results.
Yes. All Infinity Projectors products come with a 1 year warranty covering manufacturing defects.
Avoid projecting in direct sunlight or onto overly reflective surfaces, which reduce visibility of effects.
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