The new AtomOS 4.0 operating system upgrade for the Atomos Ninja-2
and Samurai external recorders, will support Avid’s DNxHD production codec in
addition to Apple ProRes, so that user’s recordings can be directly editable in
their non-linear editor of choice.
The update is free of charge and downloadable from the support section of the Atomos web site.
“There has been huge demand from our customer base for Avid
support,” said Jeromy Young, CEO and co-founder of Atomos. “Now, editors have a
choice of native codec for their editing system. Both Apple ProRes and Avid
DNxHD provide higher quality, with higher bitrates and 4:2:2, 10-bit
resolution. Both are ready-to-edit straight from the Samurai's HDD or SSD, in
your preferred NLE.”
AtomOS version 4.0 allows encoding to Avid DNxHD in the
following formats: High - 220/185/175Mbps (10-bit); Medium - 220/185/175Mbps
(8-bit); Low - 145/120/115Mbps (8-bit). The firmware has apparently been well
received by customers who were invited to beta test it following a successful
preview at IBC in September.
The HDMI-equipped Ninja-2 and HD-SDI-equipped Samurai field recorders allow the recording,
monitoring and playback of 10-bit uncompressed images straight from a DSLR or camcorder directly to Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD.
AtomOS 4.0 is being released only for Samurai now, from www.atomos.com.
It is a full working version, but Atomos refers to it as a pre-release because it will
be further updated to support Ninja-2 in late November.
[[UPDATE: Atomos has introduced new Samurai Blade with a
sharper monitor and upgraded operating system (AtomOS5) – it has also cut the price of both
the Samurai and Ninja-2]]
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