Vienna-based filmmaker Tamás Kiss tested the LUMIX S1H and Ninja V 12-bit ProRes RAW workflow for cinema5D. Take a look at the resulting video as well as thoughts on the filmmaking and post-production process in Adobe Premiere Pro. Announced back in May 2019, the LUMIX S1H is Panasonic’s latest flagship full-frame mirrorless camera (check our review here). On top of its H.264 and H.265 10-bit internal recording modes, the camera can also output 12-bit RAW video signal over HDMI. More precisely, it will be able to do so – the required firmware update has not yet been officially released. Panasonic announced this feature last year together with Atomos, who will also update its Ninja V recorder to capture the signal in ProRes RAW. Panasonic LUMIX S1H and Atomos Ninja V ProRes RAW Hands-On LUMIX S1H and Ninja V ProRes RAW Hands-On Footage. Image credit: Sasa Tomic Panasonic and Atomos were kind enough to provide us with a LUMIX S1H and Ninja V testing units with the RAW output and ProRes RAW capture enabled. A Vienna-based filmmaker Tamás Kiss did the test. He shared with us some of his thoughts about filming with this combo and editing the 12-bit ProRes RAW footage in Adobe Premiere Pro: It is very easy and straightforward to set up the combo – simply a press of a button on the camera and on the recorder and it is ready to go. Good thing is, that all unnecessary settings on the Ninja V are greyed-out in RAW...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 15 July, 2020