Arri-news 2014

ADDITIONAL NEW FEATURES FOR ALEXA CLASSIC, XT AND XR CAMERAS This allows Steadicam rigs to be flipped upside down for quick low mode shooting; it also rotates the image for the ARRI Ultra Wide Zoom UWZ 9.5-18/T2.9. 180° image rotation ALEXAs now support recording ProRes or DNxHD to 64 GB and 128 GB SxS PRO+ memory cards. Support for SONY SxS PRO+ memory cards More recording modes now support two independent HD-SDI outputs, allowing a clean Log C signal on REC OUT, while a Rec 709 signal with overlays and an optional ARRI Look File can be output on MON OUT. REC OUT = clean MON OUT The time it takes ALEXA to switch from regular (0.75 - 60 fps) to high speed mode (60 - 120 fps) has been reduced to about 20 seconds. Faster regular/high speed switching The status information overlay available on EVF and MON OUT can now be dimmed for low light scenes. Dimmable status information The rectangular status icons to the left and right of the image are now monochrome, which is less distracting when color grading on the set. Monochrome status icons The camera index letter can be assigned a color (red, green, blue, yellow, black or white) to easily identify images from different cameras on monitors. Colored camera index letter This new metadata field allows the manual entry of a 'Lens Squeeze Factor' so post software can automatically de-squeeze anamorphic images. 'Lens Squeeze Factor' metadata field Peaking on the MON OUT and EVF during playback can be set independently from peaking during recording. The factory default is 'Peaking during playback = off'. Independent peaking setting for playback In order to reach 96 fps when shooting ARRIRAW 4:3 with anamorphic lenses, the new 'ARRIRAW 4:3 Cropped' mode reduces the width of the recorded image to 1.2:1, which is all that is needed to record the image produced by a 2x anamorphic lens. ARRIRAW 4:3 Cropped for ALEXA XT and XR ALEXA XT/XR ARRIRAW Sensor Modes ARRIRAW Open Gate (1.55:1) 3414 x 2198 photosites ARRIRAW 4:3 Full (1.33:1) 2880 x 2160 photosites ARRIRAW 4:3 Cropped (1.195:1) 2578 x 2160 photosites ARRIRAW 16:9 (1.78:1) 2880 x 1620 photosites ARRI NEWS 9