Atomos upgrades Flame series HDR toolset
By Jim Bask
Atomos released a new upgrade for their Flame Series line of HDR field monitors and recorders. Get the details in this blog post from RedShark News and check out the highly regarded Shogun and Ninja Flame products here.
AtomOS 7.1 is a big upgrade for Flame series users. Perhaps the most eye-catching improvement is a simple to use HDR slider control that adds and subtracts stops of dynamic range to the displayed picture. In HDR, it’s essential that the dynamic range of the material to be monitored matches the display capabilities of the monitor itself. If there’s a mismatch, then the picture will not be seen in its true dynamic range. Flame series monitor/recorders have a very high dynamic range because of their extremely bright backlights and good, solid blacks. The HDR slider allows you to match your recordings and incoming video to the capabilities of the screen, making sure that you see the maximum amount of detail in the light and dark areas of your images…[continue reading]