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2.00 Firmware for PIX 240 and PIX 220 Video Recorders

Version 2.00 firmware for the PIX 220 and PIX 240 Video Recorder introduces a host of new features:

• LCD Monitor Menu with Exposure Assist, Focus Assist and Flip Display features.

• Exposure Assist includes False Color and Zebra Stripes options and is activated using LCD + FILES buttons
• Focus Assist includes Peaking Filter and Edge Enhance algorithms. Activate Focus Assist using LCD + MENU buttons

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1.09 Firmware for PIX 240 and PIX 220 Video Recorders

Version 1.09 firmware for the PIX 220 and PIX 240 Video Recorder addresses an issue with ProRes files which could produce ‘banding’ of the image with very low-level exposures. Download the firmware and follow the update instructions from the download page here.

Wave Agent Version 1.17 Released

A new version of Wave Agent is available for Mac and Windows.

• new – Ability to drag playback slider during playback.
• new – Added support for Control Mode on 64-bit MAC and PC.
• change – Qt framework now packaged inside the installed bundle to prevent overwrite of system installed Qt.
• change – PDF Sound Report column widths optimized to allow for more space for Filename and Scene metadata.
• fix – Renaming with ‘/’ and ‘\’ characters could cause files to disappear. These characters are now not permitted in the Scene and Take fields.

 
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1.07 Firmware for PIX 240 and PIX 220 Video Recorders

Version 1.07 firmware for the PIX 220 and PIX 240 Video Recorder includes many new features and fixes. Download the firmware and follow the update instructions from the download page here.

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Sound Devices PIX Event at AbelCine NY

Please join Sound Devices and AbelCine for a presentation of  the PIX 220 and PIX 240 video recorders. Paul Isaacs and Matt Mayer from Sound Devices will be on-hand to delve into the PIX recorders and their benefits in production.   More…

PIX Recorders Receive Best OF IBC 2011 Editor’s Award

Reedsburg, WI, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 — Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, is pleased to announce that its new line of audio/video recorders, PIX, took home a TVBEurope Best of IBC 2011 Editors’ Award in the recording category.    More…

Sound Devices Celebrates 13 Years

July marks the 13th anniversary of Sound Devices. Take a look at the history here.

Sound Devices Received three Technology Awards At 2011 NAB Show

Leading Industry Publications Recognize Ingenuity of PIX and USBPre 2 Products

REEDSBURG, WI, APRIL 20, 2011 — Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, was recently recognized for its innovation in product design, as the company took home three leading technology awards from the 2011 NAB Show. Following the company’s introduction of its first video product at NAB, TV Technology and DV magazine honored Sound Devices’ new PIX line of integrated video and audio recorders, while Broadcast Engineering highlighted the company’s recently upgraded USBPre 2 sound mixer.   More…

Sound Devices Introduces PIX Video Recorders at NAB

Industry to Get Preview of the New Portable Video Recorders at 2011 NAB Show

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 11, 2011 – Sound Devices, experts in portable hard-disk recording for audio, will offer customers an exclusive first look at their newest line of products at the 2011 NAB Show. For the first time in company history, Sound Devices will soon bring its recording technology to video with the introduction of the PIX recorders, consisting of two products—PIX 220 and PIX 240.   More…

Sound Devices to Introduce MixPre-D Portable Mixer at NAB 2011

LAS VEGAS, APRIL 07, 2011—Sound Devices is setting a new standard for compact, high-performance portable audio mixers with the introduction of its newest MixPre-D at this year’s 2011 NAB Show (Booth C2946). Ideal for documentary-style, sports, news magazine, and corporate-industrial productions, MixPre-D is designed for any production application where capturing great sound is important, but size and weight are a concern.   More…