Panasonic will unlock a firmware replace for the Lumix G9 II that may permit the digicam to ship Blackmagic RAW and ProRes RAW over HDMI to a suitable recorder.
Panasonic says the objective of this replace, firmware model 2.0, is to offer the G9 II the facility to be extra versatile and adapt to extra workflows. With the replace, the Lumix G9 II will be capable to ship RAW recording out to both a Blackmagic Design exterior recorder or an Atomos exterior recorder in BRAW and ProRes RAW, respectively.
The G9 II will be capable to ship 5.7K, C4K, 5.8K (4:3), and four.4K (4:3) 12-bit RAW solution information to the Blackmagic Video Help 5-inch 12G HDR or the Blackmagic Video Help 7-inch 12G HDR exterior recorders in Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) structure.
DaVinci Get to the bottom of or DaVinci Get to the bottom of Studio are required to playback the pictures recorded this manner and, in a similar fashion, DaVinci Get to the bottom of Studio is needed to edit Blackmagic RAW information. Panasonic additionally urges customers to reference corresponding firmware for the Blackmagic Video Help exterior recorders to guarantee that they can settle for the feed. Moreover, Panasonic notes that once recording in C4K solution at 120p or 100p or in 5.7K solution at 60p or 50p, a relentless bitrate of five:1 or much less is really helpful for SSD recording and eight:1 or much less for SD card recording.
The G9 II will be capable to ship the similar resolutions and framerates in 12-bit RAW when hooked up by means of HDMI to an Atomos Ninja V, Ninja V+, Ninja, Ninja Extremely, Shogun, Shogun Extremely, and Shogun Attach too, recorded as Apple Professional Res RAW. Simply as was once the case with BRAW pictures, Panasonic notes that device that helps Apple ProRes RAW is needed as a way to edit recorded RAW video.
Along with the up to date capability, a LUT (search for desk) solely designed for RAW video is to be had on Panasonic’s buyer reinforce web site to permit the RAW pictures to be colour graded as V-Log and V-Gamut.
Firmware replace 2.0 for the Panasonic Lumix G9 II remains to be below building, main points may alternate, and Panasonic didn’t supply a date for when it could be to be had to obtain.
When it does come, it’ll most effective additional make a case for the G9 II, which is already one of the crucial best possible hybrid interchangeable lens cameras in the marketplace. Whilst Panasonic initially introduced the digicam as a reaction to clamors from photographers and claimed it to be a photo-first seize tool, in real-world use it has additionally confirmed to be one of the crucial best possible and maximum succesful video cameras in the marketplace.