Atomos has launched the Atomos Academy which consists of two -weeks of educational content and webinars, accompanied by special promotions and offers. Let’s have a look.

Atomos Academy

The Atomos Academy, which was founded due to the cancellation of NAB, is a brand-new destination, offering free webinars and classes from leading cinematographers, creators, and educators, as well as news and demonstrations of all the latest Atomos gear. As explained by Atomos CEO Jeromy Young: “It’s our way of bringing our amazing community together – something that, without NAB, is more important than ever – as we normally would at the Atomos booth”. Launching on Tuesday, 21st April, a fortnight of new daily events will bring you industry figures which will be talking about what they do and how they do it, plus guiding you through the kit and techniques they use.

It’s our way of bringing our amazing community together – something that, without NAB, is more important than ever – as we normally would at the Atomos booth

Atomos CEO Jeromy Young

Free webinars and classes

The Atomos Academy includes videos and articles from leading cinematographers and educators. The content is focused on the Atomos ecosystem and the utilization of Apple ProRes RAW. You will get educated regarding the latest developments from Atomos. Till now, the Atomos Academy contains six videos and two articles.

Here are the topics (for now):

• New features of AtomOS 10.3 for Ninja V
• Case-study: ’NIGHTSHIFT’ – short film behind the scenes (LUMIX S1H + ATOMOS Ninja V)
• Setup ProRes RAW on the LUMIX S1H + Ninja V
• ‘Blind Love’ shot in 5.9K RAW on LUMIX S1H and Atomos Ninja V

Special promotions and “Lock-Down” offers

Besides, Atomos CEO Jeromy Young promises that new Lock-Down Price-Down promotions on some Atomos kits will be announced as well. For instance, there is a significant price reduction on the Atomos Ninja V 5″ 4K HDMI recording monitor (from $700 to $500). The Atomos Ninja V is capable of capturing Apple ProRes RAW video form Nikon Z6, Z7 direct from the camera’s sensor, and 5.9K Apple ProRes RAW on the LUMIX S1H (recently announced).

Get the Atomos Ninja V: $700 $500 on B&H

Another decent promotion is the free cool accessories when buying Atomos Shogun 7. Read our article to learn more about how to get those freebies.

5.9K ProRes RAW from a mirrorless

Recently Atomos has announced the ability to capture 5.9K ProRes RAW from the LUMIX S1H via the Ninja V recorder. As stated by Atomos: “We are excited about what the combination of the Ninja V and the LUMIX S1H gives to our users. Providing the choice to record 10-bit ProRes video for fast turnaround projects, or stunning full-frame 5.9K 12-bit ProRes RAW for more creative flexibility. It becomes an extraordinary workhorse – especially for delivering the best HDR possible.” This method is also demonstrated at the Academy, accompanied by case studies and examples of possible implementations.

Providing the choice to record 10-bit ProRes video for fast turnaround projects, or stunning full-frame 5.9K 12-bit ProRes RAW for more creative flexibility

Atomos

ProRes RAW ecosystem expands

The ProRes RAW ecosystem continues to grow. Recent major announcements from Apple and Adobe give Atomos users a wider range of RAW capturing options. We’ve reported about Apple releasing ProRes RAW for Windows 1.0 (Beta) that enables playback of ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ files on Windows systems, allowing users of these Adobe applications to work on Mac or PC. Read more about the capabilities of the ProRes RAW codec. Thus, Atomos is working with major camera manufacturers to enable RAW output. For instance, the Shogun 7 HDR monitor-recorder works with SDI RAW cameras like Panasonic EVA1, Canon C300 mkII, and Sony FS5 II, while the Ninja V offers HDMI RAW with the Panasonic LUMIX S1H and Nikon Z6 – with other HDMI cameras to be added very shortly.

Final thoughts

The Atomos Academy is a great resource to get educated regarding cameras utilization of Apple’s ProRes RAW via Atomos products. It’s an essential piece of information since it allows filmmakers to record high-resolution RAW from affordable cameras to get high-end results. You can watch the Academy’s videos on the Atomos Academy site, or on its YouTube channel.