need for further optical components to control and shape the beam fig6 illustrates an exemplary embodiment 360 of the invention as it may be used in an automated luminaire 360 an array of led light sources 140 directs light into the entrance aperture of light integrator 306 within light integrator 306 variation in path length and the different numbers of reflections causes homogenization of the light beams light exiting the light integrator 306 is further controlled and directed by optical elements 308 and 310 which may form a conventional condensing lens system to direct light towards the remainder of the optical system although two optical elements 308 and 310 are herein illustrated the invention is not so limited and any optical system as known in the art may be utilized to direct the light the emergent homogenized light beam may be directed through a series of optical devices as well known within automated lights such devices may include but not be restricted to rotating gobos 362 static gobos 364 iris 366 color mixing systems utilizing subtractive color mixing flags color wheels framing shutters frost and diffusion filters and beam shapers the final light beam may then pass through a series of objective lenses 368 and 370 which may provide variable beam angle or zoom.