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11/09/2014

Canon Updates Improve 4K Workflow

Canon has enhanced its Cinema EOS System and 4K professional reference display to enable more efficient, standards-compliant 4K production.

ITU-R BT.2020 support for EOS C500 and DP-V3010 - Canon’s EOS C500 4K camera and DP-V3010 4K reference display will now add support for the ITU-R BT.2020 colour space, recently defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The upgrade will provide a new ITU-R BT.2020 option in the EOS C500 to enable capture of standards-compliant UltraHD (UHD) images, and aims to improve accuracy and efficiency in the DP-V3010 for professionals working on UHD TV, whether in post or on location.
BT.2020 input signals are mapped to the native colour space of the DP-V3010 for output, implementing the latest ITU-specified derivation of luminance and colour-difference signal.

DP-V3010 upgrades deliver enhanced performance -The ACESproxy transfer standard1 advocated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will be supported by the DP-V3010 following the firmware update – enabling streamlined colour grading on set and in post-production.
The new firmware will also add support for the Cinema Gamut and DCI-P3+ colour spaces employed by the EOS C500, simplifying monitoring and post-production work. Footage can be displayed using either DCI-P3 or BT.709, with optimised conversion occurring in the display. Further support added includes YCbCr 4:4:4 luminance and chroma sampling used in digital cinema production, while a new peaking function displays a colour outline around subjects in focus.
The update makes the DP-V3010 the first2 4K professional display to support the 48 frames-per-second digital cinema frame rate increasingly used by professionals in the industry.

Enhanced Canon RAW Development Software - EOS C500 users will also benefit from an updated version of Canon’s Cinema RAW Development (CRD) software. Version 1.3 will help to simplify EOS C500 4K RAW workflow, featuring transform functions for converting Cinema Gamut or DCI-P3+ colour spaces to highly versatile industry norms such as ITU-R BT.709 and DCI-P3. The ability to output footage using standard colour spaces will enable users to save time on set by previewing footage on existing monitors.
Added support for Edit Decision Lists (EDLs) will also help to streamline RAW workflow. EDL files created during an offline edit can now be used to ‘develop’ (de-bayer) specific RAW files required for the final sequence - thus reducing the time required to convert content as well as the storage space needed for back-up and archiving.

Greater efficiencies with Canon RAW Development and Intel graphics - Canon RAW Development v1.3 will also benefit from a collaboration with Intel, first announced in April 2014, that aims to make shooting in 4K RAW a simpler proposition on-set. The upgrade will offer improved performance thanks to the Intel Integrated Native Developer Experience RAW Media Accelerator, enabling faster development of 4K Cinema RAW data when using a laptop equipped with Intel Iris™ Pro Graphics, along with drop-free preview playback of the resulting 4K footage3.

The updates are expected to be available to all existing customers in Q4 2014. Products supporting the ITU-R BT.2020 colour space will be on display at the company’s booth (Hall 11, Stand E50) during the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2014, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 12 to 16 September.

www.canon.co.uk

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