Interested in a quick dynamic range test of the new Canon EOS R5 8K external ProRes RAW recording mode of the Canon R5 using an Atomos Ninja V+? And as a bonus, results for the new Canon Log 3 mode are thrown into this article as well. So please take a seat and read on … This is not one of our typical lab tests as the Canon EOS R5 has already received our extended lab test treatment, which you can read up on here. Back then internal 12 bit Canon 8K RAW as well as internal 10 bit 8K Canon Log (H265) recording was already possible. In the meanwhile, firmware updates have brought Canon Log 3 to the Canon R5 as well as external 8K ProRes RAW recording via HDMI using the new Atomos Ninja V+. Enough reasons to quickly retest the dynamic range with those new offerings. Dynamic range of external ProRes RAW 8K recording In case you are not familiar with how we test dynamic range of cameras, have a look here. A quick word on handling the 12bit 8K ProRes RAW files in postproduction: on an 8K timeline in PremierePro our NVIDIA GeForce RTX3090 graphics card which is on loan from NVIDIA (thank you) had no issues handling the files, GPU memory hovered around 10-12 GB, the load around 16%. As soon as you start to add noise reduction, memory usage and load start to skyrocket – which is to be expected. Mainly due to the...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 8 October, 2021