Blog / Resources / Cameras Netflix Approved UHD 4K cameras Cameras, Technology Here is a list of Netflix approved UHD cameras as of 15 February 2021.Netflix call this the Post Technology Alliance ProgramCameras which presently quality for image data, or metadata from production through post is a candidate for the Netflix Post Technology Alliance logo.Products bearing this logo are evaluated and tested to ensure they meet our technical and workflow requirements, and the manufacturers of participating products are committed to providing the highest level of innovation, support and customer service.There have been some changes here and all of the new Canon EOS C300 Mark III & Mark II, C500 Mark II & C500, C700FF & C700 Digital Cinema Cameras as well as Sony PMW-F5, PXW-FS7, PXW-FS7M2, PXW-FX9 & FX6 cameras are included, as well as the PMW-F55, F65 & VENICE Motion picture camera too. Netflix have also passed the HDC-4300, PXW-Z450, PXW-Z750 cameras too.As expected, the ARRI LF, Mini LF and Alexa 65 are still the only ARRI cameras approved on this list are the – sorry ARRI fans but still no Alexa Mini here and of course the full RED complement.Also worthy of note is Netflix’s decision to approve the new S1H camera, as well as existing Varicam and EVA1s too. Netflix Approved cameras which VMI stock includeARRI Mini LF Digital Cinema Camera.Canon EOS C300 Mark III & Mark II, C500 Mark II & C700FF Digital Cinema Cameras.Panasonic S1H Cinema Cameras.RED Helium, Gemini Digital Cinema Cameras.Sony VENICE Motion picture camera, PMW-F55, PXW-FS7, PXW-FS7M2, PXW-FX9 & FX6 Digital Cameras.Full list here Related articles Do ‘Netflix Approved’ Cameras Really Matter? Cameras, Technology Netflix has established itself as a benchmark for original streaming content, and with that has come a specific set of requirements for the cameras used to capture its 4K Originals. … Read more VMI’s Scalable Portable AC Power Station Technology Without local site power or polluting generators, until now, your options were limited. Either you could use portable battery stations with limited capacity or expensive, heavy systems, (some were so large, that they were built into a trailer). However a new cost-effective modular and scalable option now exists, which uses small, portable battery power stations connected to a hotswap device featuring an auto changeover feature to offer uninterrupted power across multiple batteries to extend their performance. Is 4K or 6K Enough. Do we even need 8K or more? Cameras, Media, DIT and Streaming This article aims to explore that there are further considerations to make when considering the image size and CODEC, which means more data, more transfer time, more media resource and in post, more render time, ultimately costing production more money. However, there is also a sustainability argument which becomes relevant, since more data also means more energy usage and a greater carbon footprint.
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