Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly roundup of news from the TV and film industry.
This week we are featuring ARRI's firmware update for the ALEXA MINI and AMIRA cameras with SUP 6.1.2, Sigma's introduction of a new wide angle lens to their latest "I Series" line and Adobe's workflow improvments in Premiere Pro 22.2
ARRI SUP 6.1.2
ARRI has released a new firmware update for the ALEXA MINI and AMIRA cameras. The latest SUP 6.1.2 is a remedial update that fixes important bugs and support for modified hardware parameters and retains the new features added with the previous SUP 6.1.1 update. As a reminder, those include improved noise reduction algorithms as well as support for noise reduction in HD and 2K modes. Other improvements include extended image sharpness range and improved defect pixel correction. Camera operators now also have the benefit of faster boot up times and frame line shading in the EVF and over the SDI monitoring output.
Sigma I Series
Sigma has introduced a new wide angle lens to their latest "I Series" premium compact primes range. The new Sigma 20mm f2 DG DN has been specifically designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and will be available in both Sony E and L-mount. Currently the widest in the range, the new 20mm lens joins the already available 24mm, 35mm and 65mm I series Sigma primes. The lens boasts a compact and lightweight footprint at just 370g, premium build quality, a physical aperture ring, a focus mode switch and an advanced optical formula for exceptionally vivid and sharp images in both stills and video. The L mount version of the lens will also support Linear and Non-linear focus ring settings when in manual focus mode.
Adobe Premiere Pro 22.2
Adobe has released a new update for their editing suite. The new Premiere Pro 22.2 Update brings some exciting new features and workflow improvements to editors and filmmakers. 10bit 4:2:0 HEVC exports are now up to 10x faster on Windows machines with NVIDIA GPUs, while the new Adobe Sensei powered Remix functionality saves time by using AI to retime songs to a specific duration so that your music matches your videos. In addition, Speech-to-Text can now be used offline to generate transcriptions up to 3x faster on Intel Core i9 and Apple M1 systems. Adobe has also added support for more GPU accelerated effects such as Linear Wipe and Block Dissolve, now offering smoother and faster performance.
