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Blackmagic Camera 4.0 update adds a new operating system for Blackmagic URSA Mini which includes a new user interface with simple tap and swipe gestures for faster access to camera controls and settings, new exposure and focus assist tools, and much more. In addition, this update also provides enhancements to the Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder such as improved colorimetry, sensitivity of the proximity sensor and adds support for the new URSA Mini camera OS metadata settings, new frame guides, safe areas, grids and menu items for configuring overlay settings.



What's new in Blackmagic Camera Setup 4.0

 

Improvements since 4.0 Beta 2 include:

Improved timecode accuracy.

Improved RAW 3:1 and 4:1 performance.

Improved RAW Lossless high frame rate off-speed recording.

Stability improvements.

Improved focus assist on URSA Viewfinder.

Improved audio meters on URSA Viewfinder.

Fixed bug where tally could not be disabled on URSA Viewfinder.

Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K and 4K

New URSA Mini OS.

New heads up display.

New menu system to allow faster operation.

Monitoring options separately configurable for all outputs.

Added ability to load 3D LUTs (Look Up Table) for monitoring.

Added ability to save and load camera settings presets.

 

New Heads Up Display Features

Swipe up or down to show and hide the heads up display.

Added pan-able focus zoom.

Added ability to change frame rate directly from heads up display.

Added ability to change iris from heads up display on electronic lenses.

Added ability to toggle timecode or duration from heads up display.

Added ability to toggle favorite off-speed frame rate quickly.

Added ability to change shutter angle from heads up display.

Added flicker free shutter angle suggestions.

Added manual shutter angle option for up to 2 decimal places.

Added indicators for genlock, timecode status, and sensor window in heads up display.

Added ability to change ISO from heads up display.

Added ability to change white balance from heads up display.

Added white balance presets including daylight, tungsten, fluorescent, mixed lighting, and overcast.

Added tint control.

Added auto white balance feature.

Added audio input and headphone level control from the heads up display.

Added media status page for formatting cards and media information.

Added ability to toggle battery indicator from heads up display.

Added monitoring option controls from heads up display including zebra, focus assist, frame guide and grids.

 

New Metadata Features

Improved slate and metadata functionality.

Added lens data information to slate metadata.

Added auto-fill lens metadata from electronically controllable lenses.

Changed slate shortcut from a single tap to a sideways swipe on the LCD.

New Record Features

Added additional ProRes resolutions for URSA Mini 4.6K including 4.6K 16:9, 4.6K 2.4:1, 4K 16:9, 4K DCI, 3K Anamorphic, 2K 16:9 and 2K DCI.

Added additional RAW resolutions for URSA Mini 4.6K including 4.6K 2.4:1, 4K 16:9, 3K Anamorphic, 2K 16:9 and HD.

Added option to select the preferred card for recording.

 

New Monitor Features

Improved screen colorimetry for the built in LCD.

Added ability to switch 3D LUT on and off for each output individually.

Added ability to switch false color, zebras, focus assist, frame guides, grids and safe area guide on or off for each output individually.

Added clean feed toggle for each output.

Added program tally indicator for the built in LCD and Front SDI when using ATEM.

Added monitoring option for tally, crosshairs and centre dot as part of grids.

Added 14:9 frame guides.

Added configurable safe area guides.

Expanded options for focus assist to include red, green, blue, black and white as well as peaking.

Added option for viewing codec and resolution setting instead of meters on the built in LCD.

 

New Settings Features

Added ability to program function buttons as a preset for frame rate, iris, white balance, ISO or shutter angle.

Added ability to program function buttons for Up or Down frame rate, iris, white balance, ISO or shutter angle.

Added ability to program function buttons as a toggle for clean feed, display LUT, frame guides, focus assist, false color, zebra, grids, safe area guides, off-speed and color bars.

Added flicker free shutter frequency selection for 50Hz or 60Hz.

Added support for drop frame timecode.

Added ability to trigger color bars from camera.

Added factory reset function.

Added hardware ID display.

Added software version display.

 

New Presets Features

Added ability to create up to 12 global camera settings presets.

Added ability import and export camera presets to CFast media.

 

New 3D LUT Features

Added ability to monitor with 3D LUTs.

Added ability to import 3D LUT from CFast media.

Added ability to store up to 6 custom 17 point or 33 point LUTs into the camera’s internal flash memory.

Added the ability to export one of the camera’s 3D LUTs to CFast media so you can pass the 3D LUT to a colorist or editor.

Added ability to delete 3D LUT from camera’s internal memory.

 

New General Features

Improved timecode functionality for external timecode and jam timecode.

Improved white balance performance.

Added option for single clip or all clip playback.

Added loop playback feature.

 

Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder

Improved colorimetry for viewfinder.

Improved focus assist on URSA Viewfinder.

Improved proximity sensor sensitivity.

Improved proximity sensor timeout settings.

Improved frame guide appearance.

Added support for URSA Mini OS metadata settings.

Added support for new frame guides, safe area guides and grids.

Added menu items for configuring overlay settings.

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The new update for Convergent Design's top of the line camera monitors/recorders adds many a major feature! Titan HD Extract is now available as an upgrade for both Odyssey and Apollo. The Odyssey RAW Bundle now supports Panasonic Varicam LT RAW, plus the lightweight Apple ProRes Proxy codec, EDL support (Apollo/Titan Live Switching), ARRIRAW 4:3 and other features and fixes were added.

New features: All models (Apollo, Odyssey7q+/7q/7)

Canon CLog3 Preset LUTs
LUTs for Canon CLog3 added as presets in LUT menu

Sony REV Preset LUTs
Revised LUTs for use with Sony FS5 and FS Raw -> Apple ProRes Modes added as presets in LUT menu.

System LOG File
Text file that reside outside of the clip folder on a record SSD, includes information about record, power up, on time, and setup.

8-Channel Audio Out (Headphone) Selection

Select audio channels to output over 3.5mm Audio Out port

Select on 8-Channel SDI embedded audio

Select embedded audio channel pairs 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8

Also available in Apollo and Titan Options

Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) Support

4K/UHD 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94

1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94

1080i 50, 59.94

720p 50/60

New Features: Odyssey Raw Bundle (Odyssey7Q+/7Q)

Panasonic VariCam LT Support

Record RAW in CinemaDNG from the Panasonic VariCam LT

4K/UHD 12-bit RAW -> 4K CinemaDNG 23.98, 25, 29.97

4K/UHD 10-bit RAW -> 4K CinemaDNG 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 50, 59.94

VariFrame frame rates available from 2-60fps

ARRIRAW 4:3 Support

Record RAW in .ARI from ALEXA cameras outputting a 4:3 signal

23.98-48p

Sony FS RAW to Apple ProRes Support (Update)

Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)

4K/UHD 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94

1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94

Canon RAW to Apple ProRes Support (Update)

Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy)

4K/UHD 23.98-29.97

New Features: Apollo & Apollo Option (Odyssey7Q+/7Q)

Quad-HD: EDL Support for all Live-Switch Modes

Generates Edit Decision List (EDL) of cuts & fades made when recording

EDL recorded as .EDL file in CMX3600 standard

EDL also generated in Titan Option

Up to 1000 events per clip

Support for standard post systems including FCP7, FCPX, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Avid Media Composer (see White Paper “Working with EDLs from Apollo and Titan” on CD website)

Quad-HD: Live-Switch in All Modes

Added Live-Switch to A/B/C/D and Quad-Split modes

Live-Switch output as video to SDI B OUT; switching recorded in EDL

 

Quad-HD: 1080p 50/60 Live-Switch Support

Added Live-Switch to Quad-HD 1080p 50/60

Live-Switch output as video to SDI B OUT; switching recorded in EDL

Apple ProRes 422 (Proxy) Support

4K/UHD 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94

1080p 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94

1080i 50, 59.94

720p 50/60

New Features: Titan Option (Apollo, Odyssey7q+/7q)

Titan 4K/UHD -> 3xHD MultiFrame HD Extract

Use one 4K/UHD input to generate three HD images:

One 4K/UHD->HD SuperSample, two HD pixel-to-pixel windows

Record three generated HD images simultaneously (Apple ProRes)

Record & output Live-Switch (Or Quad Split) between three HD images

Live finger-drag pan/tilt windowed images with motion smoothing

4K/UHD 24p/25p/30p generates three 1080p video streams

4K/UHD 50p/60p generates three 720p video streams

Input 4K/UHD 24p/25p/30p (6G-SDI/Dual-3G-SDI, HDMI)

Input 4K/UHD 50p/60p (Quad-3G-SDI)

Titan FS RAW 4K -> 3xHD MultiFrame HD Extract

Use one FS RAW 4K input to generate three HD images:

One 4K->HD SuperSample, two HD pixel-to-pixel windows

Record three generated HD images simultaneously (Apple ProRes)

Record & output Live-Switch between three HD images

Live finger-drag pan/tilt windowed images with motion smoothing

FS RAW 4K 24p/25p/30p generates three 1080p video streams

FS RAW 4K 50p/60p generates three 720p video streams

Panasonic announced that it has developed a new Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) camera LUMIX GH5 that is capable of recording smooth, high-precision 4K 60p/50p and faithful 4:2:2 10-bit 4K video (4K/30p, 25p, 24p, and 23.98p)! It also features 6K PHOTO which cuts approx.18-megapixel still images out of a 4:3 or 3:2 video footage. Taking advantage of its high-speed, long-time burst shooting capability, spur-of-the-moment shots can be saved in beautiful photos with higher resolution that complies with larger-sized printing by substantially increasing the resolution from approx.8-megapixel (4K PHOTO) to approx.18-megapixel (6K PHOTO). Furthermore, approx.8-megapixel 4K PHOTO can be captured at 60 fps. The new LUMIX GH5 is scheduled for commercialization and introduction to the global market in early 2017. Panasonic has also introduced the new LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT F2.8-4.0 lens series for the M43 format. Achieving both high optical performance and a compact size, the LEICA DG VARIO-ELMARIT F2.8-4.0 series includes a new 12-60mm standard zoom lens, 8-18mm wide zoom lens and 50-200mm telephoto zoom lens. No release date has been announced, yet.