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Atomos announces development of a new 8K video sensor targeted towards cinema cameras

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Well, this is an interesting one. Atomos, largely famous for its monitor/recorder systems is getting into camera sensors. Atomos has announced that it has completed the development of a new “world class 8K video sensor” designed for cinema cameras to shoot 8K content. Atomos hasn’t released much information about the sensor, but they say they are in talks with several camera manufacturers.

It’s an interesting move, for sure, but it’s one that’s been in the works for a long time. Atomos acquired the intellectual property rights and the technical team from broadcast equipment firm, Grass Valley five years ago. The goal of that acquisition seems to have been specifically to “develop a leading-edge 8K video sensor”. The press release reads as follows:

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Panasonic adds 5.7K RAW over HDMI and internal 4K 60fps ProRes 422 HQ recording to the Panasonic GH6

Panasonic has announced a major firmware update for the Panasonic GH6. The new Version 2.0 firmware adds a couple of features that customers have been asking for since the camera was first announced. Namely, 4K 60fps ProRes 422 HQ capture internally as well as full resolution 5.7K and 4K DCI RAW over HDMI output at 60fps and 120fps respectively. And for anamorphic shooters, you also get 5.8K and 4.4K RAW over HDMI.

For 5.7K video, you get up to 60fps and for 4K, you get up to 120fps raw over HDMI. For anamorphic, it’s half that rate. So, 5.8K goes up to 30fps while 4.4K is limited to 60fps. Naturally, you’ll need an external recorder capable of capturing these framerates and resolutions, which means the Atomos Ninja V or Ninja V+ devices if you want to record ProRes RAW.

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Frame.io adds Camera to Cloud support for Atomos, Teradek, FiLMiC Pro, Apple TV and more

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As well as today’s previous announcement from Atomos regarding Frame.io Camera to Cloud (C2C) support in their two new products, the Atomos Connect and Shogun Connect, Frame.io is also announcing more integration features from Teradek products, integration with Viviana Cloud sound recorders and FDX FilmDataBox as well as support for mobile shooters using FiLMiC Pro.

For Frame.io’s Enterprise users, they’ve also announced a new AppleTV app to create a simplified “executive viewing platform”, Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection and Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to prevent unauthorised viewing and piracy of footage. There’s also new Frame.io integration into FilmLight Baselight colour grading system.

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New Atomos tools let you upload footage to Frame.io’s Camera to Cloud as it’s still being shot

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Atomos has announced the new Atomos Connect accessory that plugs your Ninja V or Ninja V+ and a new Shogun Connect all-in-one device, both of which allow you to capture and beam your footage straight up to the Frame.io Camera to Cloud (C2C). The Frame.io C2C system is designed to better aid remote collaboration or for sending footage shot on location back to home base so it can start being worked on while the shoot’s still going on.

You can also record your high-quality footage simultaneously with bandwidth-friendly proxies with matching filenames and timecodes for faster transfers. The new proxies can be automatically uploaded to Frame.io C2C using a new Atomos progressive file transfer tech that begins transferring the file even while it’s still being recorded. Then somebody can start working on it and just swap out for the full footage later on.

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The EOS R5 can now shoot 8K ProRes RAW to the NinjaV+ with new firmware updates

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Atomos has released the v10.68 firmware update for the Atomos Ninja V+ monitor recorder. The update now allows you to record 8K ProRes RAW in the Ninja V+ from the HDMI signal coming out of the Canon EOS R5. Of course, you also have to install the latest Canon EOS R5 v1.4.0 firmware, too, also just released today (according to Atomos) or yesterday (according to Canon on Windows) or last week (according to Canon for Mac users).

Regardless of the when, the Atomos update for the Ninja V+ only seems to add the 8K and 5K ProRes RAW video functionality for the EOS R5, although the new EOS R5 firmware update also makes a few other changes, too, including simultaneous video recording to two cards simultaneously.

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The new Atomos Shinobi 7 monitor has HDMI and SDI passthrough with cross-conversion and HDR

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The popular Atomos Shinobi is essentially a Ninja V but without the built-in recorder, offering very similar features. Well, Atomos has now scaled up their Shinobi with the new Shinobi 7, with a larger and brighter 2,200 nits 7″ display, HDMI and SDI passthrough and HDR output conversion.

Like the original Shinobi on which it builds, the Shinobi 7 is just a field monitor. There’s no built-in recorder, but it can monitor signals up to 4K 60p via HDMI or SDI for viewing, focus pullers, live stream and video switcher preview, or passing along to a separate recorder.

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Atomos Ninja V gets H.265 – New Ninja V+ records 4K 120fps and 8K ProRes RAW

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The Atomos Ninja V has been a staple amongst video shooters wishing to work with Apple’s ProRes RAW – which isn’t surprising considering it supports pretty much every mirrorless camera out there capable of providing RAW over HDMI. But now it’s seen a new update to provide it with h.265 recording abilities.

The Ninja lineup also sees a couple of new additions today. The first is the Atomos Ninja V+, capable of shooting both 8K 30fps and 4K 120fps video in ProRes RAW. The other is the socially distanced Ninja Stream, capable of simultaneous ProRes and H.264/5 proxy recording while also beaming your video signal over WiFi, ethernet or live stream without the need for a PC.

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2020 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Accessories & Gadgets

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We’re onto the final gift guide of the holiday season. We’ve had cameras, lenses, lights, tripods sliders and gimbals, but now it’s time for those essential accessories and doohickies we often find stuffed into our camera bags or on our desks that we just can’t live without. This year we’ve picked some of our favourite new tools of 2020 and those that have been the most useful to the team here at DIYP.

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The Panasonic Lumix S5 is now capable of shooting 5.9K ProRes RAW

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Panasonic recently announced that they had a bunch of new firmware updates coming for their full-frame mirrorless lineup, including their newest addition, the Panasonic S5. Of particular note was that it would allow the S5 to shoot 5.9K ProRes RAW when paired with the Atomos Ninja V. Well, now, Panasonic has released those updates and so has Atomos.

New firmware has been released today for all of Panasonic’s full-frame mirrorless cameras, including the S1, S1H, S1R and S5. They’ve also released new firmware updates for a couple of their Micro Four Thirds cameras, too, including the G9 and the G100/G110. There’s no ProRes RAW on the MFT cameras, though.

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Atomos has finally released their long overdue Neon HDR monitor-recorders

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Atomos first announced their Neon Series production monitors almost 18 months ago. They were announced at Cine Gear 2019 and were true 10-Bit display. Not only were they monitors, but they were recorders, too, which at the time potentially offered 8K resolution 60p in 12-Bit ProRes RAW. Although right now, they offer 4K DCI 60p.

We’ve not really heard much about them since then, but now, Atomos has announced that the official launch of the Neon 17 and Neon 24 displays, with shipping beginning this month. These are just the first two models in the series, and we’ve heard nothing of the 32″ and 55″ models yet, but it’s a start.

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