Panavision announces new high-end lenses and modular accessories for DSMC2 cameras at Cinegear 2018. Anamorphic The combination of the DXL2’s large sensor and anamorphic glass. Panavision’s press release describes the Ultra Vista range as offering “classic Panavision elliptical bokeh and horizontal flare.” Anamorphic lenses, all other things being equal, will have the sharpness and cleanliness […]
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 […]
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 […]
How was your weekend? We woke up to the news that RED has announced its new Scarlet-W 5K. It falls into the DSMC2 line, between the 6K Weapon ($49,500) and the 4.5K Raven ($5,950). While the Red Raven camera was designed with the idea of easy mounting on drones and gimbals, the Scarlet-W is intended […]
