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Atomos Shogun & Atomos Assassin: 4K recorders & monitors

Plays: 430 - Duration: 14:22 - Added: 02/11/2015

We speak with Jeromy Young, Atomos CEO, about their flagship product, the Shogun, and their latest release, the Atomos Assassin. Recorded at IBC 2015. **Ninja Assassin** The Ninja Assassin extends the legacy of the Atomos Ninja line up in to the realms of 4K UHD and 1080 60p. Combi...

Built for Speed: Caldigit Thunderbolt 2 RAID

Duration: 08:00 - Added: 06/09/2015

Note: the test unit in this report is the CalDigit T3 Thunderbolt 2 RAID; this is also available in the larger 4 bay model - the CalDigit T4 Thunderbolt 2 RAID. The T4 features more space than the T3 and even faster transfer speeds. The Caldigit RAIDs are flexible in terms of modes ...

Digital Bolex D16 Cinema Camera

Plays: 1107 - Duration: 04:09 - Added: 13/06/2014

Joe Rubinstein, CEO of Digital Bolex, shows the D16 Cinema Camera. The features of this camera include a Super 16mm sized CCD sensor with a global shutter and 12 stops of dynamic range. The D16 records in 12-bit CinemaDNG raw format to give you fully uncompressed footage with no artif...

AJA CION: 4K, Ultra HD, 2K, HD professional camera

Plays: 1142 - Duration: 12:23 - Added: 16/05/2014

Revealed at NAB 2014, the AJA Cion is a 4K capable camera, which also does Ultra HD, 2K and HD format, directly to Apple ProRes 422 and 444 at up to 4K 60fps or output AJA Raw at up to 4K 120fps. The CION interface is uncomplicated and can be easily managed from the operator-side. ...

Killer products: Atomos Shogun and Ninja Star

Plays: 2437 - Duration: 17:07 - Added: 02/05/2014

2 of the hot products announced by Atomos at NAB 2014: (i) Shogun - The 4K and HD external recorder with in-built 1920 x 1080 screen. When paired with the newly announced Sony AS7 camera, 4K recording at extremely high quality will be possible (ii) Ninja Star - the $295 HDMI ProRes ...

New York City: Night and Day. Filmed with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Plays: 7245 - Duration: 12:10 - Added: 19/07/2013

I land in New York 4 hours late. Weather held up flights across the US and we were sitting on the tarmac for hours unsure whether we were going to be able to fly or not. The dreaded words that the flight may have to be cancelled had been mentioned. However, luck was with us, and even ...

Atomos Samurai: portable 10 bit ProRes & DNxHD SDI recorder

Plays: 2382 - Duration: 21:08 - Added: 07/04/2013

The Samurai opens up the efficient and cost-effective world of file-based workflows from an intuitive touchscreen monitor. Capture content in real-time directly from the camera sensor and encode it to Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD formats, eliminating the lossy, time consuming capture-to...

Sonnet: Thunderbolt transfer for SxS media and portable expansion chassis

Plays: 381 - Duration: 07:30 - Added: 24/03/2013

Sonnet offer a variety of solutions enabling you to transfer SxS media at high-speed using the portable Echo Express for single SxS or any of the Qio readers, which enable transfer from SxS and, depending which model you choose, other forms of media such as CompactFlash and P2. Also ...

Shooting with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera Part 2: Canon and Nikon lens tests, using external batteries

Plays: 46425 - Duration: 15:34 - Added: 23/11/2012

*I was in Australia when I got my hands on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Footage in this report was filmed in Australia and then later in the UK. The was new unexplored territory. I’d never worked with RAW, the last time I shot film was in 1992, and suddenly, in my hands, was someth...

Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Plays: 992 - Duration: 03:53 - Added: 20/08/2012

Blackmagic Design has shown the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, a revolutionary digital cinema camera design that includes powerful features such as super wide 13 stops of dynamic range, high resolution 2.5K sensor, built in high bandwidth SSD recorder, open file format support, color corre...

AJA Ki Pro Quad: 4K and 2K Recording

Plays: 463 - Duration: 04:04 - Added: 20/08/2012

The Ki Pro Quad by AJA Video Systems is a solid-state portable video recorder which is capable of capturing high-quality edit-ready files in formats including 4K (4096 x 2160), Quad HD (3840 x 2160), 2K (2048 x 1080), and HD (1920 x 1080), for the fastest path from camera-to-editorial...

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