Comments on: Firmware Updates Are Flying, Cinema Camera Will Get Aperture Display, exFAT, Timelapse, and More

By: Blackmagic Releases Cinema Camera Firmware 1.2, Includes Aperture Display, exFAT, and More - NoFilmSchool

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:00:17 +0000

[...] and more people are getting their cameras every day, especially those who pre-ordered very early. We knew this firmware update was coming, but now version 1.2 has arrived without much fanfare — though anyone that has used the [...]

By: Firmware Updates Are Flying, Cinema Camera Will Get Aperture Display, exFAT, Timelapse, and More | FilmMaking Hub | Scoop.it

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 13:05:49 +0000

[...] The Blackmagic Cinema Camera is not quite shipping in volume yet and we’ve already got one firmware update,which added Image Stabilization and DNxHD, and now it looks like another is on the way. During my time with the camera thanks to Rule Boston Camera, using electronic iris lenses like Canon EF was a bit of a mess, since the camera couldn’t tell you the aperture of the lens on the display. While the iris button would automatically set the exposure based on the highlights, fine-tuning was difficult because there was no way to tell how open or closed the iris was without some serious fiddling, and even then, it wasn’t realistic to work that way in an actual shooting environment. That problem looks like it will be solved very quickly, however, and it could come before most people even get to using their cameras. [...]

By: Terence Kearns

Terence Kearns — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:25:28 +0000

Depends on your requirement. If you whole feature is a slo-mo feature, than yeah – no thanks.

If someone does 99% of their work in 30fps then for the difference in price, I’m sure they will get away with 8bit 4:2:0 in that instance – especially if creatively graded.

By: Cris Cazor

Cris Cazor — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:42:05 +0000

Amazing Luke Thanks!!!!!

By: Cris Cazor

Cris Cazor — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:41:15 +0000

Thanx Marshall!…….. I hope all of this is true, since they haven’t released the camera yet.
Don’t wanna go out and just buy the camera and then is not what i was looking for

By: Kingsway Dynamic Media - HD Video . Animation . Rich-Media Web

Kingsway Dynamic Media - HD Video . Animation . Rich-Media Web — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:55:42 +0000

[...] http://nofilmschool.com/2012/12/blackmagic-cinema-camera-firmware-1-2-aperture/ [...]

By: Bove

Bove — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:55:56 +0000

What kind of rig is shown with the camera the the top photo? Can anyone identify it? It looks nice- form fitting.

By: Jules

Jules — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:05:11 +0000

The Canon and Panasonic hacking communities are already buzzing about finding out what this camera can really do. If the most recent firmware update goes public, it would give these communities a little head start, but without cameras yet… realistically it would be a while before any hacks reach stable releases. Even then, it’s all at your own risk, but it sure is interesting!

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:42:14 +0000

no one cares about useability, specs are all that matters

By: Xiong

Xiong — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:25:12 +0000

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

By: Michael Markham

Michael Markham — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:26:39 +0000

You should own MacDrive anyway. It’s a great program and greatly increase the kind of work you can do and who you can work with. It’s very much worth the investment.

By: Blackmagic Cinema Camera Gets More User Input On Firmware Update

Blackmagic Cinema Camera Gets More User Input On Firmware Update — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:43:33 +0000

[...] likely they’ll get more suggestions which will end up in future versions of the firmware. No Film School, for instance, thinks the ability to format the SSD drive in camera would make media management and [...]

By: action jack

action jack — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:08:18 +0000

if you like 50 / 60fps no need to buy a GOPro 3 , check the Rollei Bullet 5s 1080p , same Quality like Hero3 , but way more accessories, display and remote includet , better mounting system ( tripod mount ) AND WAY CHEAPER ;-)

By: Hummer

Hummer — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:14:56 +0000

Firmware update? How about a production update?

By: Razor

Razor — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:18:59 +0000

8-bit 4:2:0 = No thanks.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:21:28 +0000

exFAT is specifically designed to overcome the 4GB limitation while keeping a relatively simple filesystem like regular FAT. Maximum exFAT filesize is a number that’s too large for me to even remember.

By: marklondon

marklondon — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:31:26 +0000

That was my plan. I’ll rent a BMDCC and see how I go. I also need the MFT mount so may be at least 6 months for me (I want to put PL glass on it). Who knows what will be out by then. :-) In the meantime I’m shooting fine on my D800. Its good enough that I’ve never HAD to buy a better camera. You shoot in its sweet spot and it looks amazing.

By: mammals_2.5k

mammals_2.5k — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:42:54 +0000

How ironic that there could be, perhaps likely be, a competitor to BMCC that unveils something at NAB, delivers it, and shooters make movies with it and post them, months before most BMCC preorders reach buyers. Should get into the Guinness Book of Records as being the longest pre-order in history, longer than Kickstarter projects.

By: VINCEGORTHO

VINCEGORTHO — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:34:12 +0000

How long will it take for someone who hasn’t pre ordered a BM to get one?
A year?
I’m buying a D800 in the mean time.

By: Josh Papp

Josh Papp — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:29:16 +0000

Looks like Beta testers only at the mo. Cant find any Beta version on the BMD site