Melbourne, Australia November 30, 2012 AtomOS 4.01 is a Major Update for Ninja-2 Field Recorders Atomos, creator of the award-winning field recorders Ninja-2 and Samurai, announces the worldwide release of AtomOS 4.01 firmware for Ninja-2 recorders. AtomOS 4.01 brings a whole new level of functionality to the Ninja-2 with support for Avid DNxHD, at no extra cost to customers.We are really starting to see the benefits of our architecture, which gives us the ability to provide such major feature enhancements to our customers at no extra charge said Jeromy Young, CEO and Founder of Atomos. Avid DNxHD opens up our recorders to Windows users. Support for Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere makes Ninja-2 the perfect recorder for Mac and PC
This new 4.01 firmware update includes some impressive functionality for Ninja-2 customers, not least of which is capture to Avid DNxHD codec* profiles. HDMI timecode start/stop trigger is supported for the Canon C100 and 1Dx cameras, and a new audio offset function has been incorporated to improve compatibility with DSLR cameras.
The Atomos developers have listened to their customers and all Ninja-2 owners will notice an improvement in touchscreen sensitivity, as the pressure responsiveness has been re-engineered. Also improved is compatibility with PCs, Macintosh computers and iPads as a result of improved input detection from DVI and HDMI devices.
* see the firmware pages for a full list of profiles
Pricing and availability AtomOS 4.01 is a free update available to registered Atomos Ninja-2 owners via the Atomos website.
The Ninja-2 ships globally for $995 USD / 795 / £625 and 159,800.
About Atomos Atomos make weapons of smart production. We design and manufacture innovative, easy to operate, field recording and conversion equipment to save people time and money, without sacrificing quality.
Atomos is based in Australia, with offices in the UK, USA, Japan and China, partnering with a worldwide distribution network. Further product information can be found at www.atomos.com. Connect with Atomos on Facebook or follow on Twitter (@Atomos_News)
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