AJA has released a firmware update, version 2.0 specifically, for its Ki Pro Ultra video recorder. This device was released about a year ago(see the corresponding posthere ) and has 4K, Ultra HD, 2K and HD recording capabilities, as well as file playback. Now, thanks to this update, it is compatible with Avid workflows. The […]
Panavision has unveiled the first details about its new Millennium Digital XL camera, a joint development between RED, Panavision and Light Iron. RED has been in charge of the sensor part, as this camera has a Dragon 8K, full frame 35mm sensor. Of course, it must be taken into account that in order to cover […]
RED has released a firmware update that enables recording in the DNxHD and DNxHR codecs for its DSMC2 line of cameras, which includes Weapon, Scarlet-W and Raven. These codecs are encapsulated in an MXF and facilitate the entire post-production process, as they can be imported directly into Avid without the need for any transcoding. Another […]
Telestream has updated its Episode transcoding software, adding new formats and improving speed in version 7.1. In order to accommodate current workflows, native 4K video support has been added, along with a set of presets for that resolution. In addition, for both encoding and transcoding, JPEG2000, DNxHD, DNxHR and DVCProHD codecs are now supported. Episode […]
Red Digital Cinema has announced an update that will support DNxHD and DNxHR codecs within the DSMC2 camera lineup, which includes the Weapon, Scarlet-W and Raven. Avid codes are capable of working with HD (the DNxHD), 2K, 4K and higher resolutions (the DNxHR for these larger resolutions). In this way, Red makes it easier for […]
It seems that these weeks are being the time for recorders/monitors; while we have told you about the new AJA Ki Pro Ultra and the update for Convergent Design’s Odyssey, today it’s Blackmagic’ s turn with its Video Assist. The Video Assist is a recorder capable of capturing HD images in ProRes or DNxHD (10-bit) […]
Convergent Design, makers of the well-known Odyssey recorder, now come with the new Apollo, a portable HD multi-camera recorder/switcher. Let’s take it one step at a time: Multi-camera recorder because it can capture up to 4 HD video signals along with a fifth channel that can carry a live signal from any of the four […]
On Friday Sony announced updates to Catalyst Prepare and Catalyst Edit, its two media management and editing software that make up the Catalyst Production collection. Catalyst Prepare 2.1 Prepare’s revamped interface allows a tree-view navigation of all devices, recorders and hard disks, and the contents can be organized into libraries by simply dragging and dropping […]
Atomos, the company behind such popular monitor recorders as Shogun and Ninja, has just launched the new Ninja Assassin, which expands the line of the same name with qualities such as 4K UHD and 1080 60p. The Shogun recorder is still the company’s most advanced product, but shares some of its qualities with the Ninja […]
Atomos has just released AtomOS firmware version 6.4, a free update for its Shogun 4K recorder/monitor. Based on some commentary, it appears that Atomos and Convergent Design, developers of the Odyssey 7Q and its direct competition, are in a “war” where one’s updates are in response to the other’s. During NAB 2015, Atomos brought out […]
