ARRI has just announced a new version of its AMIRA camera: the ARRI AMIRA Live. This unit is made specifically for multi-camera live events/broadcasting by eliminating the need for tons of connection cables to go fiber-connection. Let’s take a closer look at it! The ARRI AMIRA was first announced during IBC 2013, and it got a lot of new features over time, like the addition of ARRIRAW in 2018. Close to eight years after its initial release, ARRI launched the AMIRA Live, a version taylormade for broadcasting applications. ARRI AMIRA Live – What’s New? Let’s get it clear from the beginning, the ARRI AMIRA Live carries the same camera body, Super 35 image sensor, ergonomics, and so on as the original AMIRA. The image you’ll get out of both cameras should be pretty similar. So what’s new? To summarize things, there are three things: a new “back” with fiber-channel connections, a new SUP 6.1 firmware, and the ARRI VMM-1 10″ onboard monitor. Image credit: ARRI The new “back” of the camera is made to eliminates external cabling between the camera body and the fiber adapter. It means you’ll get an easier to set up and more reliable configuration for live productions. As its quite technical and out of my expertise, I’ll quote ARRI directly: ARRI Multicam includes a simple-to-integrate SMPTE 311M fiber transmission system developed in partnership with specialist firm DTS. The combination of ARRI cameras and the fiber system delivers a cinematic look with the efficiency of a live...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 3 March, 2021