Atomos has announced a new 4K AppleProRes and RAW capable
recorder, the Shogun, which uses new 12G-SDI and 4K HDMI connections.
The Shogun is the first 12G-SDI and 4K HDMI I/O monitor
recorder, and features a 1920x1200 SuperAtom IPS 7-inch touchscreen
(with 325 pixels per inch), 179º viewing angle and 400nit brightness. The
monitor can also automatically switch frequency (48/50/60Hz) depending on video
input, to give smoother monitoring and playback. [UPDATE: It also won an award from the IABM at NAB as one of five Game Changers - see end for details].
Like the existing Samurai and Ninja Blade, Shogun allows
users to set up a shot with waveform and monitor assist tools (including: RGB
parade display, luma overlay, vectorscope with zoom and test pattern generator
for signal calibration, focus peaking with multiple levels and colours for ease
of use, false colour in two modes, zebra 0-100% fully adjustable and blue-only quick
exposure checks).
The monitor comes calibrated to SMPTE Rec.709 with 100%
gamut and D65 white point, but can also be customized (particularly simple
using the Atomos Spyder Calibration Tool), or set to Canon C-Log calibration.
Users can also apply standard or custom 3D look-up tables.
It will record 10-bit 4:2:2 images straight from the camera
sensor to two inexpensiveRAIDed HDDs (or SSDs) captured using 4K/HD Apple
ProRes, uncompressed RAW Cinema DNG or Avid DNxHD codecs. A 2TB RAIDed drive
will give 2+ hours of continuous 4K recording. Users can create FCPX XML
projects on the fly, making it easier to edit straight away, and Favourites or Reject
flags can be set in the meta-data for quick parsing of media directly into FCPX
or Adobe Premiere.
"Shogun is the culmination of everything we stand for,
amazing edit codecs from the sensor, like 4K Apple ProRes and RAW Cinema DNG.
Affordable 4K recording through Raided HDDs and SSDs and unbelievable custom
panels for monitoring,” stated Atomos CEO Jeromy Young. He claimed that the
Shogun will be “super light and slim” and promised that it will cost less than
$2,000. “We offer a faster, more affordable camera-to-timeline workflow, with
revolutionary 4K cameras from Sony, Panasonic and Canon.”
The Shogun can take both 4K and HD clean output from HDMI
cameras such as the new Sony A7S, PanasonicGH4, 4K SDI Canon C500, and can
record 24, 25 or 30p from the camera and up to 120 frames per second HD (if the
camera is capable of this). It can also trigger record start/stop and record frame-accurate
timecode straight from the camera with Atomos’ proprietary HDMI timecode and
trigger protocols which work with Sony, Canon and many other cameras.
It also has genlock in to sync recording to other
cameras/recorders and features optional WiFi for remote control from iOS or
Android devices. It also boasts improved audio handling with the included Lemo
breakout cable for XLR audio, which gives balanced audio (in and out), line/mic
and phantom power. The on-screen audio monitoring gives simple control over recording
multiple audio channels (eight digital and two analogue).
The Atomos Shogun is slated for shipping in the Autumn.
UPDATE: The Atomos Shogun was one of five winners of the IABM
(International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) Game Changer Awards announced
at NAB.
According to the IABM: winners were selected based on the
innovation of their products and services, the benefits they bring to customers
and the industry as a whole, as well as influence on the industry, impact
potential over the next 12 months, and economic factors like return on
investment, cost of ownership and expected user savings.
“These awards are about recognising companies that challenge
the status quo, by going beyond the accepted rules and conventions to deliver
products and services that are, truly game changing,” said Peter White, chief
executive, IABM.
By David Fox
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