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www.postmagazine.com 23 POST MAY 2018 NAB 2018 and flexible access to their preferred industry tools, including the Nuke family, Katana, Modo, Mari, Cara VR, V-Ray, Houdini and Blender. LIVE FROM NAB Post TV returned to the NAB show floor, this year streaming live to our Facebook page. Post's Linda Romanello and Marc Loftus presented live, on-camera interviews with industry vets and companies on the rise, including Light Iron, Maxon, Facilis, Killer Tracks, Western Digital, MTI, Telestream, Panasas, Fortium Technologies, Dimenco, Firefly and Reel Data, discussing color correction, editing, storage updates, AR/ VR, sound libraries, motion graphics, advanced workflows and more. A special thanks goes out to this year's sponsors, G-Technology (www.g-technology.com) and Digital Anarchy (https://digitalanarchy.com), as well as Heath Firestone at Firestone Studios (www.fireston estudios.com) for producing the show. STEINBERG & NEVE COLLABORATE At NAB, Steinberg (www.steinberg.net) showed off the UR-RT2 and UR-RT4 — two new USB audio in- terfaces that represent the result of a collaboration between Steinberg and Rupert Neve Designs. The products take advantage of the engineering exper- tise at Yamaha and will begin shipping in June. The transformer circuitry used in the UR-RT was specifically developed for audio interfaces. The UR- RT2 comes with four inputs and two outputs, while the UR-RT4 boasts six inputs and four outputs. Both interfaces offer USB 2.0 and MIDI connectiv- ity alongside a range of input/output options for laptop and iPad, as well as providing DSP-powered effects for zero-latency monitoring. Together with the studio-grade D-Pre preamps by Yamaha and the featured Rupert Neve Designs transformers, the UR-RT interfaces deliver an expressive sound with rich harmonics that can be captured through the included Cubase AI software. Both feature a 24-bit/192kHz USB 2.0 audio interface, analog XLR/TRS combo inputs and a rug- ged, full-metal housing. Cubase AI DAW software download version for Mac and PC (only for 64-bit environment) and Cubasis LE DAW app for iPad is also included. SUPERSPHERE OFFERS VR/360 SOLUTION VR/360-degree production studio Supersphere (http://superspherevr.com) debuted 12G glass-to- glass flypacks, optimized for live VR/360-degree streaming. The multi-geometry (mesh/rectilinear/ equirectangular) flypacks can handle 360-degree, 180-degree, 4K or HD production and seamless- ly mix and match each geometry. They includes built-in VDN (video distribution network) encoding and delivery for live streaming to any platform or custom player. Each flypack, which Supersphere showcased in the Z Cam booth during NAB, is equipped with Z Cam K1 Pro 180-degree cameras and Z Cam S1 Pro 360-degree cameras, and customiz- able to any camera as productions demand. Also included are Blackmagic Design's latest ATEM Production Studio 4K live production switcher to facilitate multi-camera live production across a range of video sources and Assimilate's Scratch VR Z which enables real time geometry, stitch- ing, color grading, finishing and ambisonic audio. Teleos Media's VDN (Video Distribution Network) offers fully integrated transcoding and delivery, and delivers immersive experiences to any device with sustained 16 Mbps at high frame rates, and 4K and VR resolutions. FILMIC PRO EMPOWERS IPHONE & ANDROID CAMERAS Filmic Pro (www.filmicpro.com) offers an iPhone and Android app of the same name that adds advanced camera control to the devices' existing features. Version 6.0 of Filmic Pro provides three shooting modes. The Manual Arc Sliders mode offers precise control over focus, ISO and shutter speed. The Redesigned Reticles mode allows for drag and drop focus and exposure control. And the Pro Hybrid mode allows users to select a combina- tion of the two. The Imaging Panel provides a visual guide to temperature and tint, with easy-to-se pre- sets and a lockable white balance feature. And addi- tional upgrade provides log or flat color profiles. Filmic Pro also offers Remote V3, a powerful wireless control app for iOS that allows users to wirelessly control another device running Filmic Pro. Remote offers three distinct modes: Control Mode, Monitor Mode and a Director Mode. The tool allows users to control focus, exposure, white balance, record operations and live analytics, including focus peaking and zebra stripes from their remote device. SGO SHOWS 'REVIEW' TOOL, HINTS AT 'BOUTIQUE' SGO (www.sgo.es) introduced Mistika Review at NAB 2018, an all-new product that joins the com- pany's line of Mistika technology-based solution. Mistika Review enables realtime playback and re- view of VFX shots or clips, supporting many native file types, resolutions, frame rates and color spaces. The tool facilitates efficient and optimized post production workflows, including UHD, 8K, HDR, HFR and VR/360-degree projects. SGO's flagship product is Mistika Ultima, a turn- key system that offers tools for editing, VFX, color correction, and Stereo 3D work. Mistika Review uses a newly developed caching system that works on smaller and less demanding platforms, allowing dependable realtime playback of high-resolution media, even at 8K. The easy-to-use software allows Marc Lous & Linda Romanello