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| The Panasonic Lumix DC-G9 II will gain the ability to output ‘raw’ video to popular external video recorders over its HDMI port.Photo: Brendan Nystedt |
Panasonic has announced it will add ‘raw’ video output to the Lumix DC-G9 II in a forthcoming firmware update.
This addition brings the G9 II’s video spec closer into line with those of the GH6. Support is provided so that the Raw stream can be encoded as BRaw by BlackMagic 12G HDR external recorders or ProRes Raw by various Atomos Ninja and Shogun recorders.
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The latest recorders from both brands will be able to capture 5.7K (1.89:1), DCI 4K, or the camera’s two 4:3 modes, designed for Anamorphic shooting. Older Ninja, Ninja V and Shogun recorders won’t be able to record all these modes, but the details of these restrictions are not yet available from Panasonic’s website.
Firmware v2.0 will be available at an unspecified future date.
Firmware Version 2.0 for LUMIX G9II To Support HDMI RAW Data output for BRAW and Pro Res RAW recording.
Newark, NJ (December 4th, 2023)
Today, Panasonic announced the upcoming release of the Ver.2.0 firmware update program for the LUMIX G9II to offer more flexible workflow. The firmware program will be available on the LUMIX Global Customer Support website.
LUMIX G9II Firmware Version 2.0
*Details are still under development and subject to change.
RAW video output over HDMI to Blackmagic Design external recorder
[5.7K] / [C4K] / [5.8K(4:3)] / [4.4K(4:3)] 12-bit RAW video data can be output over HDMI to Blackmagic Video Assist 5″ 12G HDR and Blackmagic Video Assist 7″ 12G HDR, to be recorded as Blackmagic RAW.
*DaVinci Resolve or DaVinci Resolve Studio is required to play back and DaVinci Resolve Studio to edit Blackmagic RAW data.
*Please refer to the Blackmagic Design website for information on the corresponding firmware version of Blackmagic Video Assist 5″ 12G HDR and Blackmagic Video Assist 7″ 12G HDR.
*All functions may not be available depending on the situation.
*When recording in C4K 120p/100p or 5.7K 60p/50p, constant bitrate 5:1 or less is recommended for SSD recording and 8:1 or less for SD card recording.
RAW video output over HDMI to ATOMOS external recorder
[5.7K] / [C4K] / [5.8K(4:3)] / [4.4K(4:3)] 12-bit RAW video data can be output over HDMI to ATOMOS “Ninja V” “Ninja V+” “Ninja” “Ninja Ultra” “Shogun” “Shogun Ultra” “Shogun Connect” devices, to be recorded as Apple Pro Res RAW.
*All functions may not be available depending on the situation.
*Please check here for compatible firmware versions of external recorders.
https://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/connect/index.html
*“Ninja V” “Ninja” “Shogun” does not support some RAW video data.
*Software that supports Apple ProRes RAW is required to edit RAW video recorded.
*A LUT (Lookup table) exclusively designed for RAW video is available on the following customer support website to make the same color grading as V-Log/V-Gamut.
https://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/lut/s1h_raw_lut/
Author:
Richard Butler
Source: Dpreview
