Leaders’s v8.2 software for the ZEN and ZEN-W Series waveform monitors and rasterizers introduces cinematic camera setup and analysis tools into live broadcast workflows.
Leader Electronics version 8.2 software for the ZEN and ZEN-W Series waveform monitors and rasterizers is now released. The new software introduces cinematic camera setup and analysis tools into users’ live broadcast workflows. The update adds ARRI LogC3/C4, RED and Sony S-Log false colour support across the ZEN Series (LV5600, LV7600, LV5350, LV7300) and ZEN-W Series (LV5600W, LV7600W).
Broadcasters and media rights holders now have a greater interest in achieving more cinematic looks in live sport, music and entertainment programming. Operators are integrating large-sensor cinematic-style cameras alongside traditional 3-CCD broadcast cameras to give productions a shallower depth of field and a more dynamic image that is associated with drama and documentaries. Making those creative choices poses a technical challenge for vision engineers in matching exposure and colour between fundamentally different imaging systems.
Leader’s new v8.2 update addresses the challenge by applying its cinematography monitoring expertise to live productions. The new false colour presets and monitoring tools, widely used on film and television sets to evaluate exposure for Log-encoded images, serve as a straightforward, real-time method for vision engineers to match exposure and maintain consistency across mixed camera sources.
Engineers can now switch directly between cinematic and conventional broadcast sources while keeping a consistent monitoring workflow between the studio and the OB truck. The v8.2 update builds on functionality first introduced in the portable LV5350 and brings these cinematic monitoring capabilities to the ZEN and ZEN-W studio products, establishing accurate, efficient monitoring across the range.
Koichi Fukagawa, manager of the sales planning unit at Leader Electronics, said, “Live production is evolving fast as producers look to bring cinematic production to live events. With v8.2 we’re enabling vision engineers to deliver that creative intent consistently and confidently, from capture through to live broadcast output. They can use familiar, reliable tools built on Leader’s proven heritage in digital cinematography monitoring.” leaderphabrix.com
