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cards for Alexa and Alexa Plus cameras. Arri’s Alexa Studio and M cameras will have the functionality added with SUP 6.1.
LINUX SUPPORT FOR TERRABLOCK VISION LAUNCHES PHANTOM MIRO
The Phantom Miro M320S high-speed cam- era has been launched by Vision Research. The Miro M320S shoots 1320fps at its full resolution of 1920 x 1200. It can also record 1,540fps at 1920 x 1080 and 2250fps at 1152 x 1152. The camera has a 2-megapixel CMOS sensor and a single HD-SDI output. The Phantom CineFlash Storage system, which provides 240Gb of storage, ships with every M320S camera.
MATRIXSTORE GETS BACK-UP
Object Matrix has unveiled WatchSpot, a back-up application for its clustered-storage system MatrixStore. WatchSpot is a server- based application that mirrors changes to the contents of folders inside a MatrixStore vault. Version 1.0 of WatchSpot runs on Windows operating systems. Mac OS and Linux ver- sions will be released later this year. Watch- Spot v1.0 will be demonstrated at NAB.
ARRI RELEASES ALEXA UPDATE
Arri has released software that will update its Alexa camera range to support Avid’s DNxHD codec. Software update packet (SUP) 6.0 enables in-camera recording of 1,920 x 1,080 Avid DNxHD encoded MXF files onto SxS Pro
TerraBlock 5.5 support for Linux is now avail- able. New features of the Facilis shared-stor- age system include integrated server spanning and mirroring, as well as project sharing for Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5. TerraBlock 5.5 is the latest version of the company’s multi- platform, shared-storage solution, which supports 4Gb and 8Gb fibre channel and 1Gb and 10Gb ethernet.
PILAT EXPANDS IBMS
Pilat Media has expanded its Integrated Broadcast Management System (IBMS). The rights-management software now allows users to define an unlimited number of rights dimensions, such as broadcast resolutions, devices and revenue models. Pilat Media chief executive Avi Engel said it would help content owners “maximise their revenues, engage their audiences and personalise viewer relationships”.
CELSCOPE 2.0 TO SHOW AT NAB
Cel-Soft will launch version 2.0 of its Cel- scope 3D stereoscopic analyser at NAB. Additional features include easy-to-read graphical disparity scales for common range, rotation errors, vertical mismatches and lumi- nance imbalances.
CANON UNVEILS EOS 5D MK III
Canon has launched the EOS 5D Mark III, which the manufacturer says offers greater speed, resolution and processing power than
the 5D Mark II. The camera has a newly developed 22.3 megapixel full-frame sensor for stills and HD video. Additional video functions include manual exposure control and an enhanced range of high bit-rate video compression options that support intraframe and interframe methods. Frame rates range from 24fps to 60fps and the camera supports SMPTE time code for integration into multi- camera shoots. A headphone socket allows for sound-level monitoring.
CLARIFICATION
In the ‘Most Wanted’ section of the last issue of Broadcast TECH, the paragraph that referred to the Angenieux Optimo DP 30-80mm lens should have read: “With a constant speed of T2.8 across the zoom range, these PL mount cinema- style zoom lenses are being used with the many S35 cameras.”
PANASONIC ADDS TO MONITOR RANGE
Panasonic has launched the BT-LH1850 (below), an 18.5 inch LCD video monitor. Designed for use by the broadcast and production industry, the display includes a waveform monitor and a vector scope. Markers can be displayed for 4:3 and 16:9 modes and a crosshatch function displays a grid on a panel screen, allowing hori- zontal and vertical checks. The BT-LH1850 features a ‘pixel to pixel’ function, which Panasonic said displays inputted video without resizing. The monitor costs £2,009 and is available in April.
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