Blackmagic Design has just rolled out an update for their Video Assist 5” and 7” external monitors/recorders. Blackmagic Video Assist 3.8 Update brings support for recording Blackmagic RAW from the FUJIFILM X-H2 and Z CAM E2 cameras. The latest Blackmagic Video Assist firmware update brings some bug fixes and general stability improvements, along with the addition of an RGB histogram tool. But most importantly, the company’s focus is on expanding the list of supported cameras in their Blackmagic RAW ecosystem, this time targeting FUJIFILM X-H2 as well as Z CAM E2 users. Let’s take a closer look. Blackmagic Video Assist 5″ 12G HDR. Source: Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Video Assist 3.8 Update: BRAW for FUJIFILM X-H2 While BRAW recording from the FUJIFILM X-H2S was already supported with firmware 3.7, the newly-released X-H2 now joins its “S” sibling. If you’d like to have an in-depth comparison between the two cameras, make sure to check out Johnnie’s review of the X-H2 here. FUJIFILM X-H2. Source: CineD Over the “S” model, the X-H2 offers a higher resolution 40.2MP sensor, different flavors of internal ProRes recording up to 8K30p (the X-H2S is “limited” to 6.2K), as well as the ability to output 12-bit RAW video up to 8K30p over its full-size HDMI to an external recorder (again, the X-H2S is capped at “only” 6.2K30p in 3:2 or 4.8K60p in 16:9). The Blackmagic Video Assist 5” and 7” 12G HDR recorders can now take this 8K RAW data stream and encode it into a BRAW file....
Published By: CineD - Monday, 3 October, 2022