The latest Final Cut update has come with the surprise of the sixth codec belonging to the ProRes family: Apple ProRes 4444 XQ. It offers 12-bit RGB encoding with a compression ratio of 1:4:5, maintaining high dynamic range color gamuts while providing speed and ease of use. As with ProRes […]
Blackmagic Design has officially released firmware version 1.8, a unified update for the original Blakmagic Cinema Camera (BMCC), the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and the Blackmagic Production Camera. The company has preferred to release some features instead of waiting to develop all the features they announced and have them working […]
Sony has surprised its users with an update for the PMW-300 and PMW-400, two ENG-mount shoulder cameras. The new firmware version allows to increase the recording quality, being able to capture images in HD (1920 x 1080) using Sony’s XAVC codec. XAVC is based on the H.264 codec, so it […]
In the latest firmware version released for the F5 and F55 cameras (v4.0), Sony added the ability to load custom 3D LUTs. This allows us to visualize the look we want on set while recording in Raw or Log. For this reason, and since this has been a very requested […]
During this weekend Sony has revealed the new features of its two most talked-about cameras lately: the F5 and the F55. The new 4.0 firmware comes with several qualities that have been quite requested by the user community. In addition, it seems that the Japanese company has focused part of […]
Convergent Design has released the first official firmware update for its Odyssey 7Q recorder Odyssey 7Q recorder. Important features have been included, some of them highly requested by users. ProRes 422 HQ The highlight, without a doubt, is the addition of ProRes 422 HQ to the list of […]
Firmware update v1.50 for the PIX 260i recorder is now available. PIX 260iSound Devices‘ PIX 260i recorder, which adds several enhancements for multi-drive video recording, audio and metadata editing. Video enhancements The latest version comes with a feature that allows you to control multiple recorders synchronously, either for recording or to […]
Sony has released a major firmware update for its popular F5 and F55 cameras. Among the most notable features are the new S-Log3 and S-Gamut3.Cine recording options, user LUTs and looks profiles or the “Center Scan” mode. AXS-R5 This update also affects the AXS-R5 raw recorder, which adds a 2K […]
Canon has scheduled a free firmware update for its EOS-1D C camera in November. This DSLR with 4K recording will now feature enhancements for working with EF mount lenses, being able to store their metadata, as well as enable peripheral illumination and chromatic aberration correction. This peripheral illumination eliminates vignetting effects […]
Atomos has just released firmware version 4.2 of its well-known Ninja 2, a recorder, monitor and player with HDMI connection capable of capturing directly in the codecs used in editing (Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD), as well as without compression at 8 or 10 bit. The vast majority of features added […]
