Filmmakers (and Atomos) have been waiting for camera-makers to output raw over HDMI. Now Nikon is the first to launch the long-awaited feature. 2018 was a big year for raw. Between ProRes Raw and Blackmagic Raw, the once proprietary format (if you don't count the unwieldy Cinema DNG, with files too big for most of us to bother) is now approachable to the mass audience. However, other than the Blackmagic Pocket, which does raw for $1,295, you needed to spend at least $5,000 to get your hands on a camera that would output raw, primarily over SDI. When Atomos first announced ProRes Raw with Apple at NAB 2018, CEO Jeromy Young made it clear that Atomos was ready for raw over HDMI; it was just up to a manufacturer to do it. With today's announcement, it appears Nikon is going to be first out of the gate with HDMI raw output from their Z cameras, including the filmmaker-focused Z6. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 8 January, 2019