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Worth the view: New Ninja and Shogun Ultras
A pair of Atomos monitor/recorders with names referencing Japan’s Edo period are standing by – but no katana sword is required to help deliver a final cut you’ll be proud of F ollowing nominations for both the Atomos Ninja V+ and the Shogun Connect in the best monitor category for this year’s
module enables this feature while also allowing for wireless sharing to iPads, Macs and Apple TVs. This makes it a real game changer for remote production. The Ninja Ultra’s screen is a five-inch HDR wonder, with the device capable of being connected to almost any camera in the world. Like the latest generation of its standard Ninja sibling, the Ultra features a distinctive ‘camo’ polycarbonate body. While the basic Ninja is aimed primarily at DSLR and mirrorless camera owners, the Ultra version is built to make the most of camera-to-cloud technology and lean into cinematic workflows with Atomos Connect. It supports automatic matching of filenames, timecode and recordings from Arri, Canon and Red cameras, with support for more models promised soon. The Ninja Ultra’s new 4K camera- to-cloud mode allows users to record and upload much higher-quality bit rate H.265 video with higher frame rates, with H.265 files being half the size of H.264 media. While small enough to be shared in this way, quality is more than sufficient for immediate sharing on social media,
The ultimate Ninja No surprise, then, that the camera- mounted Ninja Ultra is being described as the most powerful Ninja ever. It can be used stand-alone or in tandem with Atomos Connect to provide a gateway to cloud workflows. This means filmmakers can edit their projects in the cloud and publish the action to social media within minutes of shooting. Or, if we’re not ready for the cloud just yet, we can just go for the Ninja Ultra on its own. New features of the Ninja Ultra include a brand-new AtomOS 11 operating system, which is not only speedier than before but packed with extra features. More codecs are included for free, too, including 8K ProRes Raw, ProRes, DNxHD and H.265. We also get a dual record feature to allow dual 4K/60p ProRes Raw and proxy recording for offline or the cloud. In terms of connectivity, compatibility is offered with cutting-edge Wi-Fi 6E, offering not only a faster but more stable connection. The RemoteView function shares live views from the screen over the internet. Adding an Atomos Connect expansion
Gear of the Year Awards, the brand has just unleashed another dynamic duo of potential winners in the Ninja Ultra and flagship Shogun Ultra monitor/recorders. Both promise to go above and beyond in delivering everything we’d expect from the Atomos brand while providing a gateway to the cloud. Sounds mystical, but they’re designed to be practical and the perfect accompaniment to working with mirrorless and cinema cameras. The new products are part of Atomos’ mission to extend the capabilities of its monitor/recorders with a host of cloud-based tools and services, giving content creators peace of mind that their footage is simultaneously being stored on the camera, in the cloud and on their Atomos recorder. The intention is that workflows anywhere in the world can access the media from a cloud-enabled Atomos device - and it’s bringing new functionality to the market all the time.
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