The long-awaited free firmware update for the Atomos Ninja V has finally arrived. Now it is possible to use the Panasonic LUMIX S1H paired with the Ninja V to record 12-bit ProRes RAW material externally. The recording is available at up to 5.9K/29.97p in full-frame or up to 4K/59.94p or 3.5K 4:3 anamorphic in super35 crop mode. As soon as Panasonic announced the LUMIX S1H (roughly a year ago), Atomos said they are working on enabling the Ninja V to capture ProRes RAW from the camera’s HDMI RAW output. The update for Ninja V was supposed to be released during May 2020, but at the last moment, it was delayed due to unspecified technical issues. Last week Atomos launched a Pre-Release Beta of the update, now the full AtomOS 10.52 firmware update for the Ninja V is finally out. What exactly will it allow users to do? Atomos Ninja V Update for ProRes RAW from Panasonic LUMIX S1H With the new free update, Ninja V will capture the unprocessed 12-bit RAW signal files directly from the full-frame sensor of the S1H over HDMI. According to Atomos, the resulting ProRes RAW files allow for greater creativity in post-production for both HDR and SDR (Rec.709) workflows. Atomos Academy – How to Setup ProRes RAW with S1H and Ninja V Apart from ProRes RAW recording, the Ninja V still acts as a capable monitor with its daylight-viewable 5” 1000nit brightness HDR screen. As Atomos stated, users can view the RAW image accurately in...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 10 August, 2020