Canon has just announced a new firmware update for its popular EOS C300 Mark III and C500 Mark II cine cameras that will enable camera-to-cloud (C2C) workflows. For this, Canon has teamed up with Frame.io. The update will be available in late May. Frame.io’s C2C workflow is quite neat. It lets you upload footage directly from the camera to the cloud within seconds of completing the take. This way, editors can immediately start working on a first rough cut without even having to be present on set. This works anywhere in the world where there’s an Internet connection. To read all about the Frame.io C2C (Camera-To-Cloud) workflow, make sure to read our initial coverage here. Also, check out our review on the C300 Mark III here, the one on the C500 Mark II here and the accompanying Lab Tests here (C300 Mark III) and here (C500 Mark II). Canon EOS C500 Mark II. Image credit: CineD Canon Camera-to-Cloud Workflow The C2C workflow involves not only compatible cameras, but also some bits of hardware to make it happen. The first thing, compatibility, is what Canon is announcing here: A new firmware update, due late May, will make both the C300 Mk III and the C500 Mk II compatible to the Frame.io C2C workflow. For the second half of the equation, you need hardware, such as the Teradek CUBE 655, which connects to the camera in question, takes the incoming video stream, encodes it into low-bandwidth proxies (up to 4K 10bit 4:2:2...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 26 April, 2022