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Continuum 2019.5 is a major new update that adds fully editable properties to Particle Illusion for endless creative options, a new Particle Illusion Dissolve transition that includes dozens of presets and can be customized, new integration between Title Studio and Maxon Cinema 4D that delivers higher quality results and faster renders, and a new Spill Remover for those pesky light spills that make keying green screen difficult. Already have Continuum 2019? 2019.5 is a free update to Continuum users who are on a current upgrade & support contract or annual subscription plan.

A new video featuring Pulitzer Prize winning filmmaker and photographer, Vincent Laforet. In the behind the scenes video, Vincent talks about capturing the extreme conditions of the Wyoming wilderness with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

The 12G-CROSS is a small, low-power portable converter encased in a solid robust aluminium case that does not contain a noisy fan, allowing it to be used in almost any environment. Enables either of the HDMI or SDI outputs to be simultaneously sourced from either the HDMI or SDI input or the new 4K scaling engine. The 4K scaling engine can be driven by either the SDI or HDMI input, supports horizontal and/or vertical flipping and can be locked to either the SDI, HDMI or Genlock input. The audio pairs in the SDI and HDMI outputs can be rearranged as required, and it is also possible to convert between Level A and Level B 3G-SDI.

Until the end of July, Grass Valley offers EDIUS Pro 9 as Home Edition. This version only costs 209 EUR ex. VAT and is meant for private users, it cannot be used for commercial purposes. Furthermore, it will not be possible to upgrade from this version. Apart from these restictions, the Home Edition has exactly the same features as the regular full version.

New DaVinci Resolve Studio 16 Public Beta 4 adds support for audio crossfades on the Fairlight page, support for Rec. 2020 tagging on video monitoring outputs, improved YouTube render settings, better handling of resizing between editing and Fusion, improved alpha channel support in color managed workflows, the ability to apply presets to Fairlight buses for equalizer, dynamic, plugins, channel setup and more. In addition, DaVinci Resolve Studio 16 Public Beta 4 improves consistency for undoing changes when in cinema mode, improves temporal effects in Fusion compositions, and improves the behavior of Audio Units on Macs with the Fairlight Audio Accelerator. Get it here.