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www.postmagazine.com 14 POST MAY 2017 POST PICKS 2017 BORIS FX MOCHA VR Mocha VR from Boris FX (https://borisfx. com) brings visual effects workflows to the emerging world of 360 video content creators. Mocha VR is the first plug-in to bring native 360 optimized tracking, masking, object removal, and horizon sta- bilization tools to host applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Adobe After Effects CC, Avid Media Composer, The Foundry's Nuke, and Blackmagic Design's Fusion. Mocha VR is available as a plug-in or as standalone application for OS X, Windows, and Linux operating systems. Mocha VR is available, new, from $995; as an upgrade from Mocha Pro 5 for $300; and on an annual subscription for $795. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN DAVINCI RESOLVE 14 As Blackmagic Design's (www.black- magicdesign.com) Bob Caniglia, senior regional manager, eastern North America, told Post on the floor of the 2017 NAB Show, DaVinci Resolve 14 is the "biggest release in the history of the product." Featuring a boost that has been designed to be more than an in- cremental software update, Blackmagic Design believes the new DaVinci Resolve will break through the stagnant toolsets used in post, and offers a new path for- ward for the smallest as well as the larg- est facilities in the world. New features include up to 10 times performance improvement, a whole new audio post production suite with Fairlight audio built into DaVinci Resolve, and multi-us- er collaboration tools that allow multiple users to edit, color and mix audio from multiple systems, all in the same project at the same time. A public beta was available during the show and for im- mediate download from the Blackmagic Design Website. TVLOGIC LUM-310R Later this year, TVLogic (www.tvlogicu- sa.com) will release its LUM-310R pro- fessional HDR mastering monitor. The LUM-310R is a 31-inch 4K (4096x2160) HDR LCD reference master monitor featuring 2000 nit maximum luminance. The monitor supports various HDR stan- dards, such as SMPTE ST2084, ST2086 and ST2094 (pending), Hybrid-Log Gamma (HLG) and more. It also sup- ports multiple color gamuts, including Rec.709, DCI-P3 and Rec.2020. Signal I/O includes 3G/6G/12G-SDI input via one, two or four SDI connections, as well as HDMI (V.2.0). The LUM-310R is based on a Panasonic display, and while pricing has yet to be officially announced, Post has heard rumors that it could come in somewhere around $30K. AVID MEDIA COMPOSER|FIRST At NAB, Avid announced the up- coming availability of Avid Media Composer|First, a free version of its popular Media Composer video editing software. Set for release in June, Media Composer|First is geared toward new users, who want to get familiar with Avid products and can now do so via a simple user interface. Avid Media Composer|First promises to allow users to cut between four video tracks and eight audio tracks. Users will also be able to easily share content, with one-click publishing to social media, including YouTube and Vimeo. Those in- terested in getting their hands on Media Composer|First should register online at avid.com. ASSIMILATE Z CAM S1 + SCRATCH VR Z Assimilate (www.assimilateinc.com) announced a partnership with Z Cam (z-cam.com) to package an integrated VR production solution. The Z Cam S1 + Scratch VR Z package is priced at $4,995 and will allow users to create high-quality VR content. Z Cam's S1 camera can capture imagery using a four image sensor system and 190-degree fisheye lenses. Media is captured to an SD card, and the camera can be con- trolled via an Ethernet port. Assimilate's Scratch VR Z offers complete stitching capabilities, seamlessly combining the footage into a 360-degree view. It also allows for live streaming of VR content to Facebook and YouTube. QUANTUM STORNEXT 6 StorNext 6 is a major new release from Quantum (www.quantum.com), based on the company's successful StorNext StorNext FlexSpace (S3 interface) Site 2 Site 3 Site 1 Jeff Edson and Kinson Loo