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RED published a Release Candidate version of the new DSMC 2 firmware for the new line of their cameras, incl. RED WEAPON 6K / 8K VV / 8K S35, EPIC-W, SCARLET-W, and RED RAVEN. The new build offers significant changes since previous build v6.4.24:

• Added WEAPON HELIUM 8K S35 Monochrome support
• Added Release Candidate splash screen
• Fixed battery percentage using Belt Clip with OMOD XLR module
• Fixed black frames in playback with Apple ProRes
• Fixed error applying various RED presets
• Fixed log file timestamp with UDF formatted media
• Fixed record hang with beep speaker enabled
• Fixed timelapse with Reduced Judder Preview enabled
• Changed calibration file naming convention
• Updated in-camera documentation

Firmware downloads:

• WEAPON FIRMWARE (6K CF, 8K S35, 8K VV, 8K VV ANA)
• WEAPON FIRMWARE (MAGNESIUM ONLY)
• RED EPIC-W FIRMWARE
• SCARLET-W FIRMWARE
• RED RAVEN FIRMWARE
  

This beta update adds support for single frame and half speed JKL control, along with improved video playback on the Fairlight page. In addition, tracks on the Fairlight page can now be moved up or down, there's a new audio codec column in the Media Pool, and new preferences for configuring the Fairlight Audio Accelerator, support for up to 8 faders on 3rd party audio control surfaces using HUI protocol on Mac and Windows. This update also features improved playback for Sony RAW and CinemaDNG clips, as well as general performance and stability improvements.

Tutorials in the new EDIUS Basics series describe basic functionality of the Grass Valley EDIUS Pro 8 and Workgroup NLE applications.

New York City and Los Angeles-area cinematographers and filmmakers are invited to attend an exclusive first look of Panasonic's new AU-EVA1 cinema camera. The events will include the screening of short films shot with the new cinema camera and a question-and-answer session with the films' cinematographers who will discuss shooting with the EVA1. The New York City event will be held on Monday, September 11th at the Angelika Film Center, while the Los Angeles event will be held on Thursday, September 14th at The Linwood Dunn Theater.

These events represent the first time shooters will be able to get hands-on with the EVA1; Panasonic cinema specialists will be on hand to answer questions. The EVA1 is a 5.7K handheld cinema camera that contains Dual Native ISOs of 800/2500, records footage to low cost SD cards, and captures 14-stops of dynamic range. It is tailor-made for a number of shooting applications, including narrative, documentary, music videos, live events and more. Panasonic recently announced that the EVA1 will ship this Fall with a suggested list price of 7,290 EUR.

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Blackmagic Design has announced its DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel were used to complete picture post in Ultra HD 4K on the third season of award winning Canal+ French drama series, “Le Bureau des Légendes.”

Post production for the ten part series now available on Amazon Prime was completed at Paris based Digital Factory by freelance colorist Guillaume Lips. “Not only did we grade the entire series from beginning to end in Resolve, but we also delivered in Ultra HD 4K for the first time,” he begins.



The turnaround for completing the DI on each episode was incredibly tight according to Lips. “With only two days to complete an episode our workflow needed to be both fast and efficient. Not only did Resolve’s realtime performance provide first-class shot tracking but it also meant that we could work with the project native materials in 4K.”

While the main unit captured to ProRes 4444, there was a whole raft of smaller cameras used by the production’s second unit to shoot the action scenes. “Resolve’s extensive format and multi-codec support proved invaluable,” explains Lips. “We carried out a basic technical grade to adjust contrast levels and correct for the differences in color space and that gave us our starting point for the final DI.”

When grading scenes from Syria, Lips drew on DaVinci Resolve’s extensive toolset and a series of power windows to unlock the rich deep tones and add a large amount of contrast while still retaining enough detail in the highlights and shadows.

“In order to achieve that, I used the HDR capabilities in Resolve to finesse the midtones,” he reveals. “And when it came to skin tones I wanted to bring back as much softness as possible to mitigate any over-definition resulting from the 4K delivery which Resolve proved highly adept at handling.”

“As an experienced colorist I have worked with a lot of different grading systems in my career and I firmly believe that DaVinci Resolve remains one of the very best in the market today,” concludes Lips. “Used alongside the DaVinci Resolve Advanced Panel you have a very efficient way of working, which allowed me to complete the grade on this particular project in record time.”



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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.