At Body.io, we’ve constructed numerous extraordinarily shut partnerships with software program and {hardware} corporations whose affect on filmmaking is plain. Of those companions, Atomos arguably addresses the widest vary of digital camera operators and content material creators, with an array of excellent merchandise from light-weight on-camera shows to HDR studio-grade monitor-recorders.
So we had been delighted when Atomos’ SVP Paul Scurrell and John Restivo agreed to introduce us to their latest products in the CONNECT family and the way they’ve been designed to work with Digital camera to Cloud.
Paul joined Atomos from Timecode Programs and is a specialist in wi-fi sync know-how. He additionally has a protracted background in broadcast tv—together with time spent on the BBC—so he brings a wealth of expertise in manufacturing and stay environments to his present function.
Shawn’s first query for Paul at the 10:48 mark is “the place does Atomos match into all of this?” As a result of it appears that evidently, with a variety of merchandise concentrating on an infinite cross part of use instances, Atomos is usually a difficult firm to outline. However as Paul explains, all the things they do falls into one in every of three teams:
- Monitor-only. Just like the 5” Shinobi HDR Picture and Video Monitor.
- Monitor-recorders. Just like the Ninja V and Ninja V+ fashions.
- Related monitor-recorders. Just like the model new Zato CONNECT
This final class isn’t a brand new transfer for Atomos, as they began growing linked gadgets round three years in the past. As Paul places it at the 12-minute mark, Atomos appeared on the foundational applied sciences on the core of their enterprise, and requested what Atomos would possibly do to assist tomorrow’s productions.
The Atomos CONNECT household
The results of this foresight is a variety of merchandise which are able to tackle at present’s network- and cloud-connected workflows, together with the Shogun CONNECT, the Atomos CONNECT, and the brand new Zato CONNECT. All of which Paul is more than pleased to indicate off at the 14:17 mark.
Briefly, the Shogun CONNECT is Atomos’ flagship product, constructing a totally built-in, WiFi 6 networking resolution into the present Shogun function set. This features a 2000-nit, 7-inch HDR display, SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs, and recording in a variety of file codecs to reasonably priced strong state media.
On high of this, the Shogun CONNECT additionally has AirGlu, a mix of long-range RF and Bluetooth-based tech distinctive to Atomos that provides sturdy wi-fi timecode, sync, and management performance to the combination. As Paul explains, “For a camera-to-cloud workflow you might have absolutely synchronized, separate audio and different sources coming in, and know that all the things has precisely the identical matching timecodes.”
AirGlu can also be a part of the Atomos CONNECT, a bolt-on module for the Atomos Ninja and Ninja V+. So homeowners of those earlier fashions can simply undertake cloud-connected workflows with out having to exchange their current {hardware}.
And lastly, Paul demonstrates the all-new Zato CONNECT at the 18:32 mark, which is Atomos’ entry-point product for cloud-connected workflows at $US399. Regardless of this low worth, Paul describes it as “an absolute powerhouse” that includes webcam and HDMI inputs and outputs mixed with a WiFi 5 chipset and instruments like graphic overlays. A compelling combine for streamers and content material creators.
Join nearly something
At this level, you could be questioning what sorts of cameras you should utilize with these gadgets—a query that Shawn asks at the 21:19 mark—and the reply to that’s nearly something. SDI, HDMI and now webcam inputs are supported, so it’s a problem to discover a product that may’t be hooked as much as not less than one of many gadgets within the CONNECT vary.
To see these options in motion, Shawn and Paul run a stay demo of Digital camera to Cloud at 23:09. (And in case you haven’t seen simply how straightforward it may be to attach and begin recording to the cloud in seconds, it truly is price a glance.)
The Atomos CONNECT vary at work
After this, Shawn dials in John Restivo, the senior gross sales engineer for Atomos, who shares some use instances that he’s skilled together with his prospects. This begins at 34:52, when he exhibits how the interior manufacturing crew for the Los Angeles Clippers makes use of Body.io and Atomos CONNECT to speed up their social media workflow and improve viewers engagement.
Then, at 37:15, John gives a captivating behind the scenes take a look at a current Ralph Lauren shoot, which demonstrates how Atomos’ linked workflows powered eight Sony VENICE cameras and an OB truck for a stay, 20-minute style present.
And eventually, he takes us backstage for this yr’s Sundance Movie Competition at 39:21, which had 15 Canon C200s rigged with the Atomos Ninja 5+ and unfold out throughout Park Metropolis. The digital camera crews wanted to go wherever the motion was, from crimson carpet premieres and events, to location b-roll and interviews. A giant enterprise at the perfect of occasions, however made tougher by the gridlocked, snowy streets surrounding the competition.
However as a result of all the clips had been coming in from the cloud, not one of the digital camera operators wanted to drop off mags or playing cards earlier than the editors might begin work—an enormous profit when it’s snowing onerous and the roads are transferring slowly.
For those who’re interested in what the long run holds for Atomos, then Paul returns at the 42:36 mark with some predictions, after which we open up the webinar to take viewers questions.
So all that continues to be is for us to thank Paul and John for his or her time and perception, and for taking us behind the scenes with the Clippers, Ralph Lauren, and Sundance manufacturing crews. We’re thrilled to take this cloud-connected journey with Atomos and may’t wait to see what they do with C2C subsequent!
