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It is important to use a good quality HD cable with 12G-SDI products. As an example, Blackmagic Design recommends Belden 1694A cable, and now also the Canare L-4.5CHD joined the ranks or recommended cables.

Recommended cables:
Belden 1694A
Canare L-4.5CHD

Distance for cable lengths are:
3G-SDI – 100 meters
6G-SDI – 80 meters
12G-SDI – 50 meters

New podcast in the EDIUS Podcast series covers QuickTime installation. Since EDIUS 8.22, EDIUS supports many formats natively but in some cases, QuickTime installation may be necessary. This video shows how to install QuickTime in an optimal manner. Visit podcast.edius.net YouTube channel to watch the ongoing podcast series.

The SMX-30 stereo/mono switchable video microphone for DSLR/DSLM cameras features excellent sound and build quality, and unbeatable price/performance ratio. Azden microphones are made in Japan to very high manufacturing standards, and are popular among videographers the world over.

Chaos Group announced a major new release of its versatile, all-in-one fluid dynamics plug-in, Phoenix FD 3.0 for Maya. With its new FLIP liquid solver and improved smoke and fire solver, Phoenix FD is now more powerful and able to bring more realism to visual effects projects. Phoenix FD 3 is available now for Autodesk Maya and is a free upgrade for all Phoenix FD 2.x for Maya customers.

The KMU-100 is a unique 4K multicamera production solution that delivers multiple virtual Full HD (up to 1080p) scaled shots with minimal installation cost and simple operation. The basic concept is straightforward: The output of a single 4K/UHD camera is connected to KMU-100, which then displays up to four 16x9 user-defined windows that are sent out as four separate HD signals through HD-SDI. These user defined windows can be scaled, and using the new RMC-185 controller, users can select a particular subject on the 4K signal. The integrated joystick allows to easily pan and zoom anywhere in the 4K signal to select up to four user defined shots per 4K camera. An additional 4K camera could be connected to the KMU-100 to allow up to eight defined outputs from two 4K signals.