DNXHD video reviews and demos - latest technology releases and product reviews from Rick Young

Atomos Shogun: cost effective 4K production

Plays: 1098 - Duration: 19:15 - Added: 28/02/2015

Jeromy Young, CEO of Atomos, runs through the recent history of recording formats, from DV to HD and now to 4K. With each transition comes hurdles both in terms of cost and also in terms technical challenges. Atomos has made it their mission to provide cost effective solutions for tho...

Atomos Ninja & Samurai Blade - Missing link camera to recorder

Plays: 1278 - Duration: 19:46 - Added: 25/02/2014

The Atomos Ninja Blade is a welcome and needed addition to the Atomos product-line of ProRes/DNxHD recorders. These are proven to be high quality, reliable and cost effective in terms of purchase price and recording media. Before the Ninja Blade there was the Samurai Blade, which was...

Killer Blade: Atomos Samurai Blade 10 Bit 4:2:2 recorder

Plays: 1129 - Duration: 16:05 - Added: 08/09/2013

This is a quick overview of this new product, which operates as a fantastic viewing monitor and also as a ProRes or DNxHD recorder. This bumps up the quality of your camera to broadcast standard at the same time giving you an accurate display for colour rendition. This is a very desir...

Preview of Avid Media Composer 7 and Protools 11

Plays: 3583 - Duration: 10:31 - Added: 18/04/2013

Announced at NAB 2013 is two major upgrades from Avid. Media Composer 7 has many new features and a significant price drop, now starting at $999 USD. Protools version 11 has also been announced. Both of these latest releases are expected to be available in June 2013. **New features M...

Atomos Samurai: portable 10 bit ProRes & DNxHD SDI recorder

Plays: 2382 - Duration: 21:08 - Added: 07/04/2013

The Samurai opens up the efficient and cost-effective world of file-based workflows from an intuitive touchscreen monitor. Capture content in real-time directly from the camera sensor and encode it to Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD formats, eliminating the lossy, time consuming capture-to...

Atomos Ninja 2 ProRes and DNxHD recorder

Plays: 658 - Duration: 08:30 - Added: 20/08/2012