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Chrosziel MatteBoxes have been developed to meet the rigorous demands of today's cinematic productions. Durable, yet light-weight and equipped with a variety of essential features, the Chrosziel MatteBoxes are designed for the latest lenses and digital film cameras. The premium models use a high-impact Polyblend for the housing -- a thermoplastic sheet which is extremely resistant and features high impact strength and extensibility.

The January 2017 update for Adobe After Effects CC (version 14.1) fixes multiple bugs, including fixes for compositions rendering at the wrong resolution via Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe Premiere Pro as well as problems with JPEG image sequences (more). Update for Premiere Pro CC (11.0.2) is also available. It is the second stability update for Premiere Pro CC 2017 since its November launch. The 11.0.2 update contains important bug fixes, incl. enhanced QuickTime import, fixed crashes during AAF export, and several fixed issues in the Media Browser (more). You can install the updates through the Creative Cloud desktop application, or you can check for new updates from within any Creative Cloud application by choosing Help > Updates. Please note that it can take 24 hours or more for all of our global data centers to receive the update. If the update isn’t available for you right now, please check back later.

The standard warranty period of Panasonic applied to camcorders is 36 month calculated from the day of purchase by the first customer. Panasonic now also offers an extended warranty period of an additional two years (increasing the total warranty period to overall 5 years) for AG-UX180, AG-UX90, and AG-DVX200 models. Warranty extension certificate can be purchased as long as the standard warranty period has not expired, and the final customer must register the serial numbers of the certificate on Panasonic's service website within 60 days. The prices are as follows: 210 EUR ex. VAT for the AG-UX180 warranty extension, 160 EUR for the UX90, and 300 EUR for the DVX200 model.

Panasonic released new firmware updates for its P2HD camcorder line, incl. PX230, PX270, and PX5000 models. New firmware v14.70 (here) for the PX230 model fixes problems with defective SD cards, while the v35.94 firmware for the PX270, and v39.92 for the PX5000 camera, respectively, add several improvements and new features, including:

New Features

• High-speed transmission by bonding equipment is supported.
• Securing the frequency band for streaming, displaying the information on the OSD sent from the bonding equipment, communicating the equipment information to P2 Cast, etc.
• A menu is added to take GPS information from external equipment and put it into the Metadata (XML) of the contents.
• Menu Item: GPS: INTERNAL / EXTERNAL / OFF
• The following LTE USB Modem is supported: K5160 (UK?
• Setting values for Skin Tone Effect are changed from 32 steps to 64 steps.

Improvements

• The following problems, which occur when using AJ-WM50 wireless module, are fixed.

1. – When executing a web app in Direct mode between an Apple device (Mac, portable terminal, etc.) and P2 equipment, they may get disconnected.
2. – When performing FTP transfer, the GUI does not work correctly.

• When 4G/LTE is enabled, HDSDI_REMOTE (menu item) cannot be selected. This problem is fixed.
• Regarding the information display on P2 Cast screen, the following problems are fixed.

1. – The status of the camera is displayed as offline.
2. – The status information of Play List Export is not updated.

• Regarding the streaming in P2 Cast mode, the following problem is fixed. If the camera is set to the settings below, incorrect streaming is performed.?

1. – StreamingMode?AVC-G(QoS?
2. – QoS Max/Min Rate: 6Mbps

• Regarding the function to transfer log files to P2 Cast, an unnecessary message is displayed. This problem is fixed.

Panasonic has also released a „P2 Cast Mobile” software for iPhones (iOS 9/10 supported) enabling to send videos taken with your iPhone to P2 Cast and P2SS networks. This allows users to record sudden news items using their smartphone.

Panasonic is renewing four LUMIX G digital interchangeable lenses to gain higher performance and mobility:

LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm / F2.8 II ASPH. / POWER O.I.S. (H-HSA12035)

LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm / F2.8 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-HSA35100)

LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm / F4.0-5.6 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-FSA45200) and

LUMIX G VARIO 100-300mm / F4.0-5.6 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-FSA100300).

All of these new lenses comply with the advanced functions of the latest LUMIX G digital cameras, incl. LUMIX GX8, LUMIX GX85, and LUMIX GH5. In addition to the POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) in each lens, they work with Dual I.S. (LUMIX GX8), 5-axis Dual I.S. (LUMIX GX85), and 5-axis Dual I.S. 2 (LUMIX GH5 and G85) systems when mounted on an applicable Panasonic LUMIX DSLM (Digital Single Lens Mirrorless) camera.

The LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm / F4.0-5.6 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-FSA45200) and LUMIX G VARIO 100-300mm / F4.0-5.6 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-FSA100300) boast dust/splash-proof durability. A total of nine lenses in the full LUMIX G lens lineup now feature a rugged design to withstand use under harsh conditions.

Notably, the new lenses excel in video recording performance. In addition to the silent operation achieved by the inner focus drive system, the micro-step drive system in the aperture control section helps the camera to smoothly capture the brightness changes when zooming or panning. The AF tracking performance when zooming is also improved thanks to high-speed frame analysis for focus control.

The LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm / F4.0-5.6 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-FSA45200) and LUMIX G VARIO 100-300mm / F4.0-5.6 II / POWER O.I.S. (H-FSA100300) now complies with the sensor drive at max. 240-fps to take full advantage of cameras with high-speed, high-precision Contrast AF.

The LUMIX G VARIO 100-300mm „A” and LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm „A" will be available this February, while the LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm „A” and LUMIX G X VARIO 35-100mm „A” models will come in March.