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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Some very important stuff that was missing from the orignal firmware of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and the Pocket Cinema Camera has arrived in the latest version of the software
The big ones: Audio Level meters and Time Remaining.
Time Remaining was perhaps the most frustrating omission. Not knowing how much space was left in your storage device meant that you had to rely on guesswork, or be really good at calculating storage times based on bandwidth for a given codec.
Audio Level Meters will be an enormous help to anyone recording sound in sync with video on the camera, and Histogram will be a boon for gauging exposure and lighting.
Here are the details from Blackmagic's support page:
This software package allows you to update your Blackmagic Camera to the latest software release for new features, bug fixes and other enhancements.
Please ensure that your camera is plugged into mains power before running the software update.What's new in Blackmagic Camera Utility 1.9.3Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Add histogram, time remaining and audio level indicators. Use Up and Down to reveal and hide the meters while Left and Right will adjust the aperture of your active MFT lens. Fixed bug where in-camera playback may sometimes drop frames.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Add histogram, time remaining and audio level indicators.
Blackmagic URSA
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Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
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Blackmagic Studio Camera
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Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K
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Minimum system requirements for Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or later A suitable USB 2.0 port Thunderbolt port for UltraScope and Media Express when using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
Minimum system requirements for Windows
Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit A suitable USB 2.0 port A suitable Thunderbolt port when using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
Installing Blackmagic Camera Utility
Before installing the software, we recommend that you run "Uninstall Camera Utility" first.
After loading the software on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF or MFT, you may notice a slight flickering on the built-in LCD screen. This is normal and expected behaviour. The flickering will go away after a few minutes of operation.The Blackmagic Camera Installer package installs:
Blackmagic Camera Utility Blackmagic Media Express Blackmagic UltraScope Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
Updated August 21, 2014.
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