The Atomos AtomX CAST is the company’s latest expansion module for the Ninja V and Ninja V+. Unfortunately, we’ve been contacted by multiple buyers that the unit they received doesn’t work due to a firmware issue. So we reached out to Atomos to learn more about it. Back in June 2021, Atomos officially launched the Atomos AtomX CAST. In short, this expansion module allows you to insert your Ninja V/V+ inside it, which converts your monitor/recorder onto a live-switching and recording device. But, to this date, it looks like filmmakers who received it found it as useful as a white crayon. Atomos AtomX CAST – Issues In the video above made by AP35, you clearly get the main issue: Atomos sent the product to customers without any firmware to make it work with your Ninja V/V+ monitor/recorder. So, the AtomX CAST does absolutely nothing at the moment. Image credit: Atomos At the time of publishing, the AtomX CAST is still marked as “available July 2021” on Atomos’ website. On most websites, including our partners B&H and CVP, the unit is in a pre-order/backorder state. Also, some of the features of this device are still pretty vague. Indeed, can the unit allow you to record the four video streams simultaneously as separate ISOs? Or is it just the program output that is recorded? We reached out to Atomos to learn more about all these issues, and here is their statement: At Atomos we take quality, compatibility, and performance very seriously. In...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 15 September, 2021