More about the mysterious AVC Ultra

[k2director]

I found his video on the Panasonic international site:

http://blog.panasonic-broadcast.com/.../19/avc-ultra/

200 Mbps
You can do 1080/60P with 4:2:2/10bit
or 1080/24P, 2K/24p with 4:4:4/12bit

Hmmmm, no Panasonic camera I'm aware of does 1080/60p, right? Or does the HPX300?
But if your camera does 1080/24P, does that mean you can automatically shoot 24P at 4:4:4/12 bit?

[Barry_Green]

Nothing from Sony or Panasonic or JVC or Canon does 1080/60p yet. But 1080/60p can be used with 3D stuff, to give two eyes' streams of 1080/30p, so that does make some sense. And 1080/60p will be coming, Sony and panasonic are both talking about it.

2K is interesting, but recognize that doesn't necessarily mean they'll be getting into cinema cameras right away; they have a 2K processor for their D5-HD decks now.

[Barry_Green]

Okay, so, yeah, he pretty much lays it out there: AVC-Ultra is up to 200 megabits of AVC-I, allowing 1080/24p at 4:4:4 and 12-bit depth. Or, 1080/60p. Or, 3-D.

That's pretty cool!

[Luis Caffesse]

That's pretty cool!

understatement of the day.

2K/24p with 4:4:4/12bit?
1080/60p?
3D??

I'm floored.
You'd think after years of doing this I'd get used to technology moving forward...yet every time we hear announcements like this I feel like a kid again.
Awesome.

[mikkowilson]

So we'll get AVCU in the 300b?

- Mikko

[Luis Caffesse]

So we'll get AVCU in the 300b?

- Mikko

I think it's a firmware upgrade for the HMC150.




Yes, that's a joke - don't go starting rumors now

[k2director]

Okay, so, yeah, he pretty much lays it out there: AVC-Ultra is up to 200 megabits of AVC-I, allowing 1080/24p at 4:4:4 and 12-bit depth. Or, 1080/60p. Or, 3-D.

That's pretty cool!

Let's see XDCAM disk keep up with that!

[mcgeedigital]

1080/24P, 2K/24p with 4:4:4/12bit is a shot across the bow of the Scarlet. (Yes, i know Scarlet is now 5K, but how usable is that in an every day edit environment?)

Imagine real time 4:4:4/12 bit 2K with the proven P2 workflow. Wow.

[Jan_Crittenden]

Hi Guys,

Not really sure why it didn't make the press conference, but it might be because it is not on the show floor. It isn't a camera, might not end up being a camera, might be just a deck type of recorder, still under design and consideration. I have not seen it yet. I will try and get more info today.

Best,

Jan

[Evangelos Achillopoulos]

Hi Guys,

Not really sure why it didn't make the press conference, but it might be because it is not on the show floor. It isn't a camera, might not end up being a camera, might be just a deck type of recorder, still under design and consideration. I have not seen it yet. I will try and get more info today.

Best,

Jan

Like a new HPM-210...??? to partner 3700...???