PRODUCT NEWS PANASONIC LAUNCHES F SERIES
Panasonic has released the latest generation of its P2 solid-state recording media. The F Series supports all codecs from existing P2 cameras and recorders, as well as AVC-Intra Class 200, for upcoming cameras such as the AG-HPX600. The F Series cards come in three sizes: 64GB, 32GB and 16GB, and are priced at $730 (£467), $499 (£319) and $399 (£255) respectively. Panasonic said its F Series P2 cards offer fast transfer speeds of up to 1.2Gbps, which is “sub- stantially faster than most professional solid-state memory cards offered by other manufacturers”.
AJA RELEASES SREXPRESS
AJA has launched its SRExpress software, which is designed to control the transfer of files from Sony SR-R1 digital recorders to Raid storage connected to a Mac computer. An AJA Kona 3G card, or an Io XT for Thunderbolt-equipped Macs, serves as the intermediary device for file transfer between the recorder and the storage.
Support for PCs is coming soon, according to the manufacturer.
FILMLIGHT AND PIXEL FARM LINK UP
FilmLight and The Pixel Farm have formed a strategic partnership to jointly market the Baselight colour grading system and PFClean restoration software as a fully inte- grated workflow for digital cinema restora- tion. The integration allows images to be graded in Baselight while simultaneously being restored in PFClean, and includes support for all DI workflows, including those using the ACES format. “Post-production operations seeking to add restoration to their service offering, or to enhance existing capa- bilities, can now do so via an end-to-end solution based on best-of-breed technolo- gies,” said FilmLight technical marketing manager David Stroud.
FOR-A OFFERS 4K SUPER-SLO-MO
For-A has launched what it describes as the world’s first full 4K super-slow-motion cam- era. The FT-One (above right) records and
plays back full 4096 x 2160 images, and will record up to 1,000 frames per second. Images are captured as uncompressed raw data on the system’s internal memory, which has a recording capacity of 8.5 seconds. This data is then stored on one of two hot-swap- pable SSD cartridges, with each cartridge capable of storing 75 seconds of full 4K reso- lution images. “While digital cinematogra- phy has been widely adopted within the motion picture production and post-produc- tion communities, there has been a tech- nology gap – the ability to record super- slow-motion images at full 4K resolution,” said For-A president Hiro Tanoue.
GRASS VALLEY SHIPS EDIUS 6.5
Grass Valley has started shipping the latest iteration of its Edius editing software. Ver- sion 6.5 includes a 3D editing workflow and cross-platform codec support. 3D-compatible Grass Valley editing peripherals, such as Storm 3G and Storm 3G Elite editing hard- ware with stereoscopic 3D I/O through a sin- gle 3G SDI source and dual 3G SDI signals, are now supported from the Edius timeline. Edius Pro 6.5 software is shipping for £444. Existing Edius 6 users can upgrade for £190.
PROMISE UNVEILS PORTABLE DRIVE AVID DS 11 ‘FREES UP TIME FOR CREATIVITY’
Avid has released DS 11, the latest version of its editing, graphics creation, colour correction and compositing software. New features include expanded file format and hardware support, 16 channels of embedded audio, and total conform to Media Composer 6 and Symphony 6. Avid said integration with Artist Color and Artist Transport “offers greater hands-on precision and the ability to speed up colour correction, grading, editing and navigation”. Avid senior director of product management David Colantuoni said DS 11 would give users “the highest quality tools to help them spend more time on creating rather than rendering or exporting to other applications”. DS 11 costs $9,999 (£6,398). Upgrade pricing begins at $4,999 (£3,199).
Promise Technology has unveiled the Pegasus J2, a mobile phone-sized drive it describes as “the world’s fastest ultraportable Thunderbolt storage device”. Promise said it is capable of delivering up to 750Mbps of throughput and is “the perfect complement for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro users”. Available in 256GB and 512GB capacities, the Pegasus J2 will be available “early Q3”. Promise Technology chief marketing officer Alice Chang said: “The Pegasus J2 brings unprecedented performance, flexibility and portability.”
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