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New version 2.0 of Magicsoft's Recorder application for Windows -- designed to ingest up to 8 channels of video using AJA and Blackmagic Design cards -- adds support for 1080p and 4K modes, NVIDIA GPU acceleration, HEVC and DNxHR codecs, up to 8 channels of video and more. For customers that have purchased Recorder version 1.0 during 2017, MagicSoft is offering a free upgrade to version 2.0. This offer expires at the end of May 2017.

The Weather Channel (Atlanta, GA) has recently purchased four AJ-PX5000G 2/3-inch 2.2M 3-MOS P2 HD AVC-ULTRA shoulder-mount camcorders for the production of long-form programming. These camcorders replace an earlier generation of P2 gear that the Weather Channel, a longtime Panasonic P2 customer, had used for EFP since the mid-2000s.

According to Michael Smereski, Vice President/Broadcast Engineering for The Weather Channel, “Our original investment in P2 was driven by the fact that the format is rugged, solid state and involves no moving parts, all characteristics ideal for covering severe weather situations.”

“Regardless of our longevity with P2, we did solicit input from field operations and conducted a competitive camera demo,” he continued. “Their clear choice was the PX5000G, based on its full-sized camera feel, versatile audio and, especially, its sophisticated Wi-Fi and uplink device support with LiveU.”

Smereski said that the overall PX5000G feature set was considerably more advanced than the network’s 10-year old EFP gear, and that the camcorders presented no learning curve to the news photographers, who are all well-versed in P2 operations.

“We’re a LiveU house, so we anticipate integrating the PX5000G with LiveU’s Central cloud-based IP management platform,” he said. “We also plan to take advantage of the PX5000G’s ability to wirelessly transmit high-resolution proxies.”

The Weather Channel shoots segments in 1080i, and edits in Adobe Premiere Pro.

Until June 10th, 2017, Angenieux offers several discounted lens and accessories bundles, including:

1x Optimo Anamorphic (30-72 or 56-152)
+
1x Special Uncoated Front Element
= 55.000 EUR 59.949 EUR

1x Optimo Style 16-40
+
1x Optimo Style 30-76
= 27.900 EUR 29.998 EUR

1x Optimo Style 16-40 or 30-76
+
1x Optimo Style 48-130
= 34.950 EUR 35.998 EUR

1x Optimo Style 16-40
+
1x Optimo Style 30-76
+
1x Optimo Style 48-130
= 47.999 EUR 50.997 EUR

1x Optimo Style 16-40
+
1x Optimo Style 30-76
+
1x Optimo Style 25-250
+
1x Optimo Style 48-130
= 81.300 EUR 85.996 EUR

The second beta update for DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Studio 14 provides improved performance and fixes. Download it at blackmagicdesign.com.

The NVS-30 is a small and portable video streaming encoder and recorder. This device is designed specifically for simultaneous encoded video streaming and high quality video recording. The NVS-30 accepts any HDMI input source (such as camera or switcher) and streams the input video directly for broadcast to YouTube, Facebook, and other live streaming platforms.