Firmware update Archive
To celebrate the launch of the latest new products designed for the exploding world of podcasting, the RODECaster Pro and RODE PodMic, popular Australian audio maker Rode Microphones are announcing a new competition for podcasters called My RØDE Cast! I am sure most of you are familiar and have entered the popular
Blackmagic Design just released Camera Update 6.1 for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. Camera Update 6.1 adds pixel remapping and 2:1 monitoring frame guides to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, along with improvements to the media formatting interface, better audio monitoring and cleaner recording from
At the start of BSC Expo 2019 in London, Panasonic announced the new firmware version 3.0 for their EVA1 camera. On the same day, their Lumix division also released the technical specifications and pricing of their new full-frame Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame cameras; check out my
The day before BSC Expo 2019 in London (which you should be attending), Sony released details for their upcoming VENICE firmware v4.0, which will include a paid HFR license enabling VENICE shooters to get 4K/120fps in 2.39:1 and 6K/60fps sometime in Summer 2019. If there was one
GoPro has some big news for their Fusion 360 degree camera users; the action camera giant has announced the launch of a public beta for their GoPro Fusion that introduces all-new experiences across Fusion, Fusion Studio and Fusion Adobe plug-ins in the biggest update since launching in 2018. With
Sony revealed details for a couple of upcoming firmware updates to their high-end Sony a9 4K Full-Frame mirrorless camera, which will receive several major enhancements to its award-winning autofocus (AF) performance and image quality, as well as receive a variety of new features that are designed to
Last year at NAB 2018 in Las Vegas, Sony announced two new handheld 4K pro camcorders – the Sony PXW-Z190 and Sony PXW-Z280 both featuring 4K/60p and 50p recording capabilities, identical design and form factor, but some different internals and features. For those, who skipped our write-up
Fujifilm have been making serious inroads into the world of hybrid 4K videography for some time now with their compact mirrorless cameras such as the X-T2, and more recently the Fujifilm X-T3 and X-H1 cameras. Earlier this week, Fuji released a series of free firmware updates for
Esteemed pro audio mixer and recorders maker Sound Devices have released details of their highly anticipated firmware update v3.00 for the MixPre series of audio recorders, mixers, and USB audio interfaces. As a reminder, firmware v2.21 was released earlier in the year alongside the more musicians-oriented MixPre-3M and
Not long after releasing a major update for their URSA MINI Pro cameras with Camera Update 6.0, raising the max ISO to 3200 among other new features, Blackmagic Design have also released a new update 15.2.1 for their DaVinci Resolve colour grading/NLE/VFX suite. The latest DaVinci Resolve 15.2.1
SmallHD released a major OS3 firmware update for their latest models monitors last November, packing new features and improvements including a new autonomous calibration feature that lets you calibrate your SmallHD monitor without the use of a computer as well as improved and customizable False Colour giving
Not long after announcing the MoVI Wheels (which we covered here), Freefly Systems, the makers of the popular MoVI Pro stabilizer gimbal optimized for pro cinema cameras like the ARRI Alexa MINI and RED cameras, recently released details of their upcoming firmware update for the MoVI Pro. Firmware
Blackmagic Design just released Camera Update 6.0 firmware which improves the ISO range of the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro, adding an ISO 3,200 option in the camera that makes it even better in low light. I recently tested Blackmagic RAW on an URSA Mini, and shot some
ARRI have announced the immediate release of Software Update Package LF SUP 4.0 for the ALEXA LF camera. This firmware update provides significant new features for anamorphic shooting, advanced features such as improved dynamic defect pixel correction, compatibility with ARRI LBUS accessories, and important bug fixes. Rental
Hybrid mirrorless cameras have been evolving rapidly over the past two years to a point where they’ve eclipsed more traditional DSLRs for professional video use; they are practically everywhere. Every professional cameraman or camerawoman are expected at any given time to “whip out” out of their camera
There are way too many cameras and formats to worry about today, and there aren’t any signs of this trend slowing down anytime soon. Luckily, there is an app for that. A phrase we are all too familiar with these days. But, I am not messing about
ARRI has announced the availability of the new Software Update Package LF SUP 3.0 for their top-dog ARRI ALEXA LF 4K+ camera. LF SUP 3.0 provides new features, as well support for new hardware, such as the brand new ALEXA EVF-2, and includes important bug fixes. Although
LED lighting technology in modern cinematography has been evolving rapidly over the last few years and we are at a point now where pretty much all the pro LED fixtures produce light of high enough quality to deem them as viable replacements for fluorescents, HMIs and even
Pomfort’s LiveGrade Pro recently had a massive update version 4, followed by an incremental update to 4.1 and now Pomfort have released LiveGrade Pro version 4.2 adding further support for the Panavision DXL2 camera. As I am sure those of you working on TV, commercial, and film
Yes, there is another public beta release for Resolve 15. This is Public Beta 7 release, and while it is hard to tell whether there will be an 8th or 9th, the good news is that Blackmagic Design are making it a priority as with all their
