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9X7 – “NO OTHER CAMERA CAN DO THAT” Achtel BY DAVID FOX
Shooting for virtual production, visual effects plates, IMAX or even the Sphere? Achtel’s 9x7 Digital Cinema Camera shooting 18.7K can replace six 8K cameras stitched together in a relatively compact package.
Cinematographer and inventor Pawel Achtel, said: “It uses a very specialised sensor [from Gpixel, Belgium] with global shutter and various sophisticated architectures at the photosite level, including overlapped readout of the sensor – no other camera has that.” This allows him to check focus on a highly cropped sensor readout rather than a cropped 4K feed of the camera, as the camera can still record the next full frame as he’s doing that.
The 9x7 records to built-in storage, either 30 or 50 minutes at 24p, in uncompressed linear Raw. “It’s a lot of data, but we use all of it,” he said.
The camera, which is now available for sale or rental, has been used on movies for VFX plates. On Equalizer 3, shot in Italy, Achtel was DP, working from home, in Sydney. “I can log into the camera from anywhere and take over,” he said.
One of the most innovative features is its colour science. It can produce colour-accurate images regardless of the lighting, as it already has a built-in image of the colour chart as it should be and can create a look-up table to match it in any light. “We fi x it up front so it always matches. There is no need to colour correct. No other camera can do this.” 12.A48
KVM CONTROL IN THE MATRIX
Adder Technology BY KEVIN EMMOTT
Making its global debut at IBC, the plug-and-play ADDERView Matrix C-Range expands Adder Technology’s comprehensive KVM matrix portfolio and enables users to deploy and confi gure an IP KVM matrix easily.
Comprising a single-head ADDERView Matrix C1100 user station with DisplayPort or HDMI transmitter connectivity, users can add a network switch, pre-confi gured for KVM and AV-over-IP functionality, to build a simplifi ed IP KVM matrix. Each user station is a master controller of up to 16 sources at any one time, and a single computer access module can connect up to 256 different user stations, which Adder says makes deployment simple, scalable and fl exible.
John Halksworth, Senior Product Manager, Adder
Halksworth: ‘People shouldn’t have to be IT experts’
Technology, said: “People shouldn’t have to be IT experts; our job is to make everything simple enough for anybody to use, and that’s what we’ve been focusing on. Users are looking for fast installation and reliable operation that requires minimal technical expertise, enabling them to work like they don’t even know it’s there.” 8.B65
The next (really) big thing: Pawel Achtel with his 9x7 Digital Cinema Camera ZBRUSH FOR IPAD RELEASED
Maxon Computer BY KEVIN EMMOTT
Maxon has enabled creators to embrace inspiration wherever it strikes with ZBrush for iPad, giving the company’s digital sculpting tool a reimagined UI, brush system and touch-based controls. Offering many of the same tools and features found in the desktop version, ZBrush for iPad features a customisable UI that expands on the desktop’s QuickMenu and makes it possible to customise the Apple Pencil double tap or Pencil Pro squeeze to complete an action.
Steve Hoeg, VP of Engineering, Maxon, said: “We’re trying to strike a balance between creating something that feels new and fresh while at the same time retaining the full power of ZBrush. It’s that blending together of ZBrush with a fresh, new interface that appeals to many more people.”
Maxon built both versions on top of the same code base, meaning a user can switch between both versions, using ZBrush for iPad for an initial scope and switching to a larger monitor on a desktop to fi nish the workfl ow. 7.A27
Hoeg: ‘A balance between something new and fresh but retaining the full power of ZBrush’
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