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Blackmagic Design today announced Fusion 9, a major update to its visual effects, compositing, 3D and motion graphics software. Fusion 9 has been designed to support the latest workflows and features new VR tools, entirely new keyer technology, planar tracking, camera tracking, multi user collaboration tools and more.

Fusion 9 is available today and will be demonstrated at SIGGRAPH 2017 on the Blackmagic Design booth #907.

Fusion 9 is a massive new release with a VR toolset that makes it indispensable for virtual reality projects. Customers get a full 360º true 3D workspace, along with a new panoramic viewer and support for popular VR headsets such as Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Working in VR with Fusion is completely interactive. GPU acceleration makes it extremely fast so customers can wear a headset and interact with elements in a VR scene in realtime. Fusion 9 also supports stereoscopic VR. In addition, the new 360º spherical camera renders out complete VR scenes, all in a single pass and without the need for complex camera rigs.



The new planar tracker in Fusion 9 calculates motion planes for accurately compositing elements onto moving objects in a scene. For example, the new planar tracker can be used to replace signs or other flat objects as they move through a scene. Planar tracking data can also be used on rotoscope shapes. That means customers don’t have to manually animate motion, perspective, position, scale or rotation of rotoscoped elements as the image changes.

Fusion 9 also features an entirely new camera tracker that analyzes the motion of a live action camera in a scene and reconstructs the identical motion path in 3D space for use with cameras inside of Fusion. This lets customers composite elements with precisely matched movement and perspective of the original. Fusion will auto analyse the shot and calculate lens focal length and lens distortion.

The new delta keyer brings state of the art image science to Fusion’s keying tools. In addition to new image science and processing, delta keyer features a complete set of matte finesse controls for creating the cleanest possible keys while preserving fine image detail. There’s also a new clean plate tool that can smooth out subtle color variations on blue and green screens in live action footage, making them easier to key.

For multi user collaboration, Fusion 9 Studio includes Studio Player, a new application that features a playlist, storyboard and timeline for playing back shots. Studio Player can track version history, display annotation notes, has support for LUTs and more. The new Studio Player can output via Blackmagic DeckLink and UltraStudio devices, making it perfect for customers that need to see shots in a suite or theater for review and approval. Remote synchronization lets customers around the world synchronize Studio Players in multiple locations. In addition, Fusion 9 features a bin server so shared assets and tools don’t have to be copied onto each artist’s local workstation.

Fusion 9 Studio also gives customers unlimited network rendering. This means that large studios working on complex shots and high end visual effects heavy feature films no longer have to pay a license fee for each render node. Customers simply purchase and install Fusion 9 Studio on all of their artist workstations and then install it on as many render nodes as they need, without any additional charges or ongoing maintenance costs.

In addition to all of the new features, Fusion 9 has more GPU and OpenCL acceleration, making it faster than ever. Fusion 9 also works with additional formats and file types such as DNxHR, MXF and more. This makes it suitable for use in an even broader range of workflows and provides seamless integration with DaVinci Resolve files.

Blackmagic Design also announced a price reduction for Fusion Studio from 945 to only 279 EUR ex. VAT. It costs less than most annual cloud based subscription plans, making Fusion more affordable than ever before. This new low price makes it easier for DaVinci Resolve users to add Fusion Studio to their suites and get incredible keying, paint, compositing, tracking, motion graphics, titling and more.



Because Fusion does not require a subscription or a connection to the cloud, customers don’t have to worry about it being automatically updated in the middle of a job. Customers can upgrade when they wish, such as after the completion of a major job. In addition, Fusion systems don't have to be connected to the internet, so they can be isolated to eliminate the possibility of hacking. Customers also don't have to pay monthly, so once Fusion is purchased it will keep working until customers choose to upgrade in the future.

Pricing and Availability
Fusion 9 is available free of charge from the Blackmagic Design website. Fusion 9 Studio is available for 279 EUR ex. VAT.

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About Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.

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Grass Valley released a new update 8.52b2293 for EDIUS 8.

New Features – EDIUS/Mync

• Support to load GoPro spanned clip

Fixed or improved:

EDIUS

• If XAVC clip is exported in overwrite mode, exported clip does not appear in the Bin
• Corrupted pane appears in settings dialog box if Windows DPI size is set to 175%
• EDIUS fails to load certain MOV clip by incorrect detection of field order
• EDIUS cannot import certain MOV clip
• Playback does not stop even though video frame drops if AJA card works as preview device
• Quick Titler starts in .etl format in factory default (default format is changed from this build)
• EDIUS does not detect that HLG clip shot by Sony PXW-Z150 has BT.709 color space in Primary Color Correction
• EDIUS does not export certain stereo audio tracks correctly in EDL export

Mync (EDIUS built-in Mync Standard)

• Created date is updated if Storyboard is exported in overwrite
• Mync cannot import certain MOV clip
• Placing order of audio clip is inverted in Storyboard if the clips duplicated
• Mync generates incorrect FCP XML if Storyboard contains AVCHD clip that has chapter marker
• EDIUS unable to load Storyboard if spanned clip is placed
• First frame always appears when enabling full-screen preview mode for Storyboard
  

The sixth beta update adds basic support for audio playback from nested timelines and compound clips, along with support for decoding MTS files with AC-3 audio. It also adds the ability to render multiple audio busses on the Deliver page, support for additional metadata in Cinema DNG and QuickTime files, support for RED Wide Gamut color space and Log3G10 gamma in DaVinci Resolve Color Management, and other improvements.

Panasonic has announced that it is now delivering the AW-HR140 outdoor integrated pan/tilt/zoom FHD remote camera, which is enclosed in an IP65 protected case eliminating the need for a separate housing. Primary applications for this SDI-output camera are for outdoor live events and sports arenas and stadiums, as well as for broadcast coverage of weather, traffic and scenics. Equipped with 1/2.86-type full HD 3MOS sensors, the camera realizes high sensitivity with low noise and high resolution (1000 horizontal TV lines) through the use of advanced video processing. In addition to a sharp, fast F1.6, 20x optical zoom lens, the HR140 boasts an innovative 1.4x digital extender that can increase the effective focal length of the lens by 40% while delivering smooth, high resolution video.