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RF-MOUNT CINEMA LENS LINE PRIMED FOR EXPANSION Canon Europe BY DAVID FOX
Canon has launched its fi rst set of RF-mount cinema prime lenses for its Cinema EOS System. The new lenses combine high optical performance for 4K and 8K shooting, cinema-style operability and RF mount communications. They are part of Canon’s plans to swiftly expand its line-up of RF-mount-compatible production equipment.
The seven Canon CN-R lenses (the 14mm T3.1; 20mm, 24mm
Prime numbers: Canon’s seven new CN-R RF-mount cinema prime lenses
and 35mm T1.5; 50mm and 85mm T1.3; and 135mm T2.2), will work with its two existing RF-mount cinema cameras, the EOS C70 and EOS R5 C. They will allow for RF
PRESSING MATTERS
Compress 2X BY KEVIN EMMOTT
Dutch company Compress 2X has chosen IBC as its fi rst-ever exhibition to demonstrate its video compression technology. Compatible with a range of formats, the company claims a 99.7% reduction in fi le size with no loss of quality. The company is introducing a new picture compression service to enable reductions in the fi le size of images
alongside its established video codecs. “We realised IBC is the best place for us to bring this technology,” said Founder and CEO Soerinder Dataram, who established the company in 2016. “We’ve been working on this algorithm for 22 years, and we can work across all formats to reduce size while maintaining quality.” Press 2X is a batch-system video compression technology, while Press 2X Professional is specifi cally tailored for large
X MARKS THE SPOT Grass Valley BY KEVIN EMMOTT
Built with a cloud-centric microservices architecture on its AMPP Ecosystem, Playout X from Grass Valley employs a SaaS model to allow companies to quickly deploy new channels, such as for live special event coverage, and collapse them again when no longer required.
Described as a complete
broadcast-grade solution, Playout X also supports dynamic insertion of rich graphics and subtitles, 32 programmable stereo audio channels (64 mono) as well as live
mount protocol transmission, and just like existing EF-mount Cinema Prime Lenses, operators can control magnifi cation, chromatic aberration correction, peripheral
light correction, and a dual-pixel focus guide via camera body operations. The lenses also feature lens distortion correction. Features include: 11-blade iris for natural round blurring; unifi ed Cinema EOS colour balance across the series for consistent colour; and a unifi ed design, including gear position, lens diameter and rotation angle, for ease of swapping without having to adjust matte boxes. The lenses are expected to start shipping early in 2024 and will be priced at $3950 each (or $4220 each for the three widest models). 11.C41, 9.D01,
10.HR
Compress 2X Founder and CEO Soerinder Dataram
corporations, military, medical, security and entertainment applications.
Covering extensions designed
for streaming, the software is compatible with MP4, TS, MOV, AV1, HLS and MXF formats. 8.D45
stream format support, including SDI, ST2110, NDI, SRT and RIST, in addition to multiformat timeline, including back-to-back interlaced, progressive, SD, HD and UHD in any format.
The company says it has
re-architected playout services hosted by AMPP to provide industry-leading application density and reduced end-to-end latency, with support for Linux driving down costs even further. “Support for Linux as well as
Windows reduces the cost of ownership by about 40% compared to a Windows instance for cloud- hosted channels,” said Steve Hassan, Senior Director, Playout, Grass Valley.
Steve Hassan, Senior Director, Playout, Grass Valley with Playout X
With over 100 native applications and partners integrated into AMPPs ecosystem, Playout X can provide control of additional service including
audio mixers, software-based production switchers and graphics engines from RT Software, Vizrt,
Singular.live and more. 9.A01, 9.C05
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