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RED Firmware - Updates for the Epic Dragon, Epic M-X, Scarlet Dragon and Scarlet M-X JLeigh 8/31/15 Red has posted the DSMC Build 6 v6.0.35 updates for the Epic Dragon, Epic M-X, Scarlet Dragon and the Scarlet M-X. REC 709 support, REC 2020 support, SLA pop after any firmware upgrade and RERDMOTE Firmware v9.3.13 are the significant updates since the previous build and include these important notes: …

Convergent Design - Odyssey7Q+ JLeigh 8/05/15 This week Convergent Design plans to release some significant firmware upgrades for the Odyssey family of monitors and recorder. The two show stoppers of this release is the new high speed apple prores 422 recording for Odyssey7Q and Odyssey7Q+. Individually tested, Convergent Design monitors and recorders undergo an extensive gauntlet of drop testing, heat cycling and repeat random shutdown - all without dropping a single fram …

Odyssey Firmware v2015.7JLeigh 7/13/15 Convergent Design brings us new features and SSD support in Odyssey Firmware: Odyssey7, Odyssey7Q, Odyssey7Q+. They use 3rd party SSDs in Odyssey monitors/recorders. Qualified 3rd party SSDs include the Samsung 850 PRO (in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB) and Samsung 850 EVO 1000GB*. Selectable color reference frame and 4,6,810 and 12X Hyper Zoom on a selected portion of the image. Combination S-Log to REC709 and exposure compensation for re-rating FS …

Panasonic Announces the AJ-PX380JLeigh 7/2/15 Panasonic is ending production of the AGHPX370 camera and replacing it with the AJ-PX380, a 1/3-inch AVC-ULTRA shoulder-mount camcorder ideal for fast-moving ENG operations with its comprehensive networking capabilities and dual-codec recording. New features include: AVC-ULTRA master-quality and/or low-bit-rate 10-bit, 4:2:2 recording in full raster HD. High resolution AVC-Proxy encoding in rates from 6 megabits down to 800 kilobits per second …

Omega Broadcast Group: A PLUSTRUSS ResellerJLeigh 6/26/15 Mega Systems, Inc. announces they will be the exclusive distributor of PLUSTRUSS in North America. A manufacturer of aluminum rated truss, stage and accessories, PLUSTRUSS develops their line according to European quality standards. PLUSTRUSS will replace Mega Systems, Inc.'s line of Omega Truss with PLUSTRUSS' broader range of straights, circles, corner blocks and clamps in various color options. Omega Broadcast Group will be incl …