DJI Revamps Zenmuse X7 to Support Apple ProRes RAW

DJI has up to date its Zenmuse X7 digital camera to help the brand new ProRes RAW commonplace from Apple. The improve is being enabled via firmware patches that may see the Zenmuse X7 acquire efficiency enhancements to enhance workflows and picture high quality.

These new options, in accordance to DJI, “increase the power and efficiency of the Zenmuse X7 and reinforce its role in professional filmmaking as the world’s first Super35 digital camera designed for aerial cinematography.”

The Zenmuse X7 firmware updates embody…

Apple ProRes RAW Support: A free replace for customers with the RAW activation bundle for Inspire 2/Zenmuse X7, ProRes RAW affords the standard and workflow benefits of RAW with the unbelievable efficiency of ProRes.

14-Bit Recording: Newly added 14-bit RAW recording mode allows the Zenmuse X7 to seize cleaner scenes with much less noise, delivering smoother tones and coloration transitions whereas preserving vital element in each shadows and highlights.

Faster and Lighter Workflow: Enhanced knowledge processing efficiency makes the Zenmuse X7 extra nimble and succesful with enhancements to its file system and broader working system compatibility.

“We are thrilled that the Zenmuse X7 has become the first aerial camera to support Apple’s new ProRes RAW standard,” stated Paul Pan, Senior Product Manager at DJI. “Paired with the workflow and imaging improvements announced today, the Zenmuse X7 camera and Inspire 2 drone continue to be an unmatched platform for the most demanding projects in aerial cinematography.”

Apple ProRes RAW Support

ProRes RAW from Apple affords the standard and workflow benefits of RAW with the unbelievable efficiency of ProRes. Editors can import, edit and grade pristine footage with RAW knowledge from the digital camera sensor, offering final flexibility when adjusting highlights and shadows, with out slowing down their modifying workflow. With the RAW activation bundle, ProRes RAW information are recorded natively within the Inspire 2/Zenmuse X7 and could be transferred instantly to Final Cut Pro X for submit manufacturing. And ProRes RAW preserves picture high quality whereas sustaining smaller file sizes, permitting filmmakers to archive their footage with confidence.

14-Bit Recording

The new firmware permits filmmakers to file 14-bit CinemaDNG at 6K 23.976 fps, capturing much less noise, smoother coloration transitions and tones whereas preserving vital element in each shadows and highlights. With a rise to bit depth recording per pixel that improves total picture high quality, filmmakers can depend on the Zenmuse X7 as a major device on set, able to delivering top quality footage even in tough lighting conditions.

Faster and Lighter Workflow

A lighter and extra agile knowledge processing system makes the Zenmuse X7 simpler to implement into the set as a precious device. As decision and length of recording will increase the general file sizes created, the Zenmuse X7 knowledge system has been tailored to handle and course of this data extra effectively using the exFAT file system. The newly added format permits bigger recordings of up to 32GB to be saved in a single single file, streamlining the workflow by eliminating the necessity to merge smaller information in submit processing. The exFAT format not solely improves knowledge administration but additionally affords a wider compatibility amongst macOS and Windows working methods.

Availability

The first firmware replace affords 14-bit CinemaDNG recording and can be accessible in late April 2018. A second firmware replace providing Apple ProRes RAW help and the newly added exFAT file system can be accessible in late May 2018.

Both firmware updates are free as a obtain via DJI Assistant 2 or the DJI Go four cell app. The 14-bit CinemaDNG and ProRes RAW capabilities are solely accessible to these with a CinemaDNG license.

Malek Murison is a contract author and editor with a ardour for tech tendencies and innovation. He handles product opinions, main releases and retains an eye fixed on the fanatic marketplace for DroneLife.
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