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The SGM-250CX is a short length, condenser shotgun microphone that is ideal for mounting on compact digital cinema cameras, as well as mirrorless and DSLR cameras equipped with XLR adapters. At only 153 mm in length, the SGM-250CX is the perfect length to stay out of the way, but long enough to offer excellent rear and side sound rejection. The highly sensitive microphone element runs on 48 V phantom power and comes with a hardwired, (33 cm) XLR cable that provides convenient connection to camera.

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Blackmagic Design announced the new Cintel Audio and KeyKode Reader accessory for its Cintel Film Scanner, which lets customers scan audio and KeyKode information along with images from the scanner, all in realtime. The new audio and KeyKode reader accessory is available for 3.175 EUR ex. VAT.

The new Cintel Audio and KeyKode reader lets customers capture high quality audio along with KeyKode information directly from their film as they are scanning it. The reader features a magnetic audio head or deep red LED illumination supporting 16/35mm cyan, high magenta dye, silver optical or 16mm magnetic audio tracks, with advanced optics, electro formed slits, and precision mechanical adjustments for azimuth to deliver the best possible audio capture with incredible high frequency response, perfectly synchronized with the video. The precision capstan encoder automatically corrects wow and flutter, allowing customers to accurately capture audio, even when the scanner speed changes.

The new reader also gives customers the ability to scan KeyKode from their film. KeyKode numbers provide a way to identify each unique film frame, making it easier to correlate the film frames with their corresponding video frames after scanning is complete. This greatly simplifies post production workflows, especially when cutting or re-cutting previously edited material that comes from different rolls of film.



Availability and Price
The Cintel Audio and KeyKode Reader is available now for 3.175 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.

Blackmagic Design released several updates for ATEM switchers, DeckLink and UltraStudio capture/playback cards, Mini Converters, as well as a Blackmagic Cintel Film Scanner. All updates are available here.

Desktop Video 10.9.5
This software update is for all DeckLink and UltraStudio users. For UltraStudio 4K, it adds support for keying 1080p video at frame rates of 50, 59.94 and 60, along with 3G-SDI Level A support, improved 3D modes over HDMI, better genlock and more. For other DeckLink products, this update also addresses audio playback issues, alpha channel clipping, stability on Xeon E5 CPUs, and device control in Adobe Premiere CC for all other DeckLink models.

ATEM Switchers 7.2

The ATEM 7.2 update adds support for French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Russian languages to the built in LCD screen on ATEM Television Studio HD and ATEM Television Studio HD Pro. This update also improves audio follows video crossfades on all ATEM switcher models.

Blackmagic Converters 7.0.9
This software update adds 3G-SDI Level A support to Mini Converter SDI Distribution 4K. If you’re using Mini Converter Audio to SDI you’ll get better embedded timecode support so timecode can be passed through to other equipment. Mini Converter SDI to HDMI users will get faster locking when switching between Level A and Level B signals. Micro Converter HDMI to SDI users also get improved support for a larger number of input devices.

Blackmagic Cintel 2.0

This software update adds support for the new Cintel Audio and KeyKode Reader accessory for the Cintel Film Scanner. The reader features a magnetic audio head or deep red LED illumination with advanced optics, electro formed slits, and precision mechanical adjustments for azimuth to give you the best possible audio capture with frequency response. The encoder also features automatic correction of wow and flutter, allowing you to accurately capture audio, even when the scanner speed changes. The KeyKode reader provides you with unique identification numbers for each film frame so they can be easily correlated with the corresponding video timecode.

New podcasts in the EDIUS Podcast series introduce professional EDIUS LogicKeyboard, Loudness metering in EDIUS Workgroup, and new limited edition EDIUS Pro 8 Home Edition. Visit podcast.edius.net YouTube channel to watch the ongoing podcast series.

Panasonic announced the introduction of a full line-up of professional integrated cameras with built-in Network Device Interface (NDI) support: the AW-HN38, AW-HN40, AW-UN70 and AW-HN130. This fully integrated support of NDI version 3 enhanced with a new High Efficiency Mode allows users to connect these Panasonic professional PTZ cameras directly to an NDI network, with automatic detection by the NewTek TriCaster and NewTek's IP Series of professional video switchers, as well as to seamlessly integrate with the hundreds of other NDI-capable products in the marketplace. NewTek has just announced NDI version 3, improving greatly on an already simple workflow with SDK enhancements that improve encoding performance, multicast support with FEC (Forward Error Correction), standardized PTZ control commands and tally, and the addition of the High Efficiency Mode, NDI|HX, which allows hardware converters and cameras to enter the NDI world.

The AW-HN38, AW-HN40, AW-UN70, and AW-HN130 join Panasonic's market leading existing PTZ models (non “N” model), and will be available in both black and white colors. The AW-HN38 enters the Panasonic professional PTZ line-up as a high-value, premium quality model with a powerful feature-set similar to the AW-HN/HE40, but with 22x zoom, HDMI and native IP connectivity. The “N” cameras will feature an NDI mode within the camera menu that reconfigures the camera settings for best performance and full compatibility on an NDI network. Simply connect from the network (NDI) connector to the network switch and the video source is immediately available on any NDI-capable software application or production system. Full control of a remote PTZ camera with full tally support is also immediately available and requires no additional menu configuration due the tight collaboration between NewTek and Panasonic on NDI version 3.

Customers who have purchased or will purchase the “standard” AW-HE40H/S, AW-UE70, AW-HE130 can visit NewTek's website (new.tk/ndi_panasonic) in Fall 2017 to upgrade and enable NDI capabilities for these camera models. The NDI Panasonic camera line-up in addition to the NDI upgrade path for current cameras and the AV-HLC100 switcher will be available in Fall 2017.