BCA Show Daily - Day 1 - 60

60

SUNTEC SINGAPORE

A part of

MARINA BAY SANDS * SUNTEC SINGAPORE

Show Daily | Tuesday 26 June 2018

ARRI Launches Large-Format
Camera System
ARRI has unveiled a complete large-format system which is based on an enlarged
4K version of the ALEXA sensor...

I

t comprises the ALEXA LF camera, ARRI
Signature Prime lenses, LPL lens mount and
PL-to-LPL adapter.
Featuring a sensor slightly bigger than
full frame, ALEXA LF records native 4K with
ARRI's best overall image quality. Filmmakers
can explore a large-format aesthetic while
retaining the sensor's natural colorimetry,
pleasing skin tones and proven suitability for
HDR and WCG workflows. Versatile recording
formats, including efficient ProRes and
uncompressed, unencrypted ARRIRAW up to
150fps, provide total flexibility.
"The larger ALEXA LF sensor has the same
optimal pixel size as other ALEXAs, resulting
in a 4448 x 3096 image," said Marc ShipmanMueller, ARRI Product Manager for Camera
Systems. "This doesn't just add definition, it
creates a whole new look - one that is truly
immersive, with a three-dimensional feel. The
various recording formats and sensor modes

make this look available to all productions and
satisfy any possible deliverable requirement."
Accompanying the ALEXA LF camera are
16 large-format ARRI Signature Prime lenses,
ranging from 12mm to 280mm and fitted with
the ARRI LPL mount. While the Signature
Primes exemplify state-of-the-art optical
precision, they render organic, emotionally
engaging images, gently softening and
texturising the large format. A fast T-stop of
T1.8 facilitates shallow depth of field and
the smooth focus fall-off gives subjects
heightened presence in the frame.
Thorsten
Meywald,
ARRI
Product
Manager for Optical Systems, said: "The
ARRI Signature Prime lenses are incredibly
lightweight and robust, due to the magnesium
lens barrels. They also feature LDS-2, ARRI's
next-generation Lens Data System. What has
impressed cinematographers most, however,
is the look. Skin tones are rendered beautifully

and kindly, while all the
detail of landscapes
can be captured. Our
focus was on the
emotional impact of
images, creating unique
and pleasing bokeh both
in the foreground and
background."
The new LPL lens mount has
a wider diameter and shorter flange
focal depth, allowing the ARRI Signature
Primes and all future large-format lenses
to be small and lightweight, with a fast
T-stop and pleasing bokeh - a combination
of features that would not be possible with
the PL lens mount. The LPL mount will also
be available for other ARRI cameras and is
being licensed to third-party lens and camera
manufacturers.
Full compatibility with existing PL mount

Cobalt Digital Demonstrates
Latest Solutions
Cobalt is demonstrating a range of solutions at booth 6H3-01
including the 9904-UDX-4K up/down/cross converter...

T

he award-winning 9904-UDX-4K 12G
UHD 12G/3G/HD/SD-SDI up/down/crossconverter is now shipping and is Cobalt's
latest generation of advanced image and audio
processors for the openGear® platform. The
base card provides quad 3G-SDI and 12G-SDI
I/O with SDI muxing and de-muxing and up/
down/cross-conversion.
Options
include RGB colour correction
and SDR-to-HDR up-mapping via
Technicolor's HDR Intelligent
Tone Management (ITM)
processing.
Also on display is Cobalt's
new 9971-MV18-4K series
of openGear® multiviewers. These support
the latest signal types with a high-density
modular design that can be expanded
as required. The MV18 is equipped with
eighteen 4K 12G-SDI auto-detect inputs,
which can be scaled as needed across a full

3840 x 2160 UHD raster output.
The new, award-winning Cobalt Digital
OG-PC is on show. It's an x86 computer on
an openGear® card. Representing a unique
approach to terminal-gear system design, the
OG-PC takes full advantage of the redundant
power and cooling features of the openGear
frame. Meanwhile, its modular form factor
saves on rack space by replacing
bulky 1-RU PCs.

OG-PC is an x86
computer on an
openGear card

The 9904-UDX-4K
is now shipping

Cobalt's
9902-UDX-DSP-CI
Channel Integrator, a 3G/HD/SD-SDI/
CVBS up/down/cross-converter, provides
the signal conversion and processing tool
set required to conform input analogue and
digital audio and video signals and their
associated metadata to meet sophisticated
content and channel delivery requirements.
Enhanced
video
processing
includes broadcast quality up/
down/cross-conversion
with
noise reduction and detail
enhancement.
Standards conversion between
50 hertz and 59.94/60 hertzbased video standards makes
the 9902-UDX-DSP-CI perfect
for rentals and international signal

ALEXA LF
records native 4K

lenses and ALEXA accessories is a
cornerstone of the new large-format camera
system's design. A PL-to-LPL adapter offers
backwards compatibility with all PL mount
lenses, whether Super 35 or full frame.
Visit the ARRI booth 4L2-01 for a
demonstration of the new Signature Prime
200mm lens.
www.arri.com

aggregators and distributors in the OTA,
cable, DBS, and OTT markets. Channel
Integrator audio features include analogue
and
AES
audio
embedding and deembedding
with
multiple mixers and
per-channel delay.
Optional
Linear
Acoustic UpMixing,
Dolby
decoding
and
encoding
(E, AC-3, E-AC3), and Dolby Real-Time
Loudness Leveling (RTLL)
make the Channel Integrator a single point of
command and control for the toughest audioprocessing jobs.
In addition, the company's new 9992-ENC4K-HEVC H.265 Streaming Encoder for
openGear® is being featured. The platform
supports Quad 3G-SDI and 12G-SDI inputs
and couples Cobalt's HEVC video-encoding
technology with the company's range of
uncompressed audio and video processing
features including frame synching, noise
reduction, and advanced audio processing.
www.cobaltdigital.com
http://www.arri.com http://www.cobaltdigital.com
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of BCA Show Daily - Day 1
