IQ Firmware: Live Preview & More

July 28, 2011 | Tech, Tech Features, Top Articles

Firmware 1.33 Now Available

Phase One has released firmware 1.33 for the Phase One IQ series (Phase One IQ180, Phase One IQ160, and Phase One IQ140).

Compared to firmware version 1.19 this firmware offers the following improvements:

• Live View is now available on the IQ display
• IIQ Small file format is now available
• New Specific camera mode for Mamiya RZ PRO IID
• General stability improvement

IIQ-Small

IIQ Small (IIQ-S) format is a lossy compressed format. It sacrifices a very small amount of image quality in exchange for a much smaller raw file. It does not change the resolution of the system and can be used in either full-resolution mode or Sensor+ mode. Those seeking the absolute highest image quality will still want to use IIQ Large (IIQ-L) format, which compresses the raw without any loss of quality. However, the IIQ-S algorithm has been greatly improved from the algorithm used in the P+ series, opening the door for photographers and applications where a very minor loss of quality (producing files still far beyond that of almost any other camera system) is acceptable in exchange for increased speed and reduced storage needs.

Live View

The Phase One IQ series is the first digital back in the world to offer Live Preview on the LCD of the back without the need to tether. It’s important to note that the Phase One IQ series uses a CCD sensor so the frame rate and range of acceptable lighting/contrast conditions is well below that of CMOS based dSLRs. However, in conjunction with variable ND filters to control the amount of light hitting the sensor Capture Integration is hopeful that the Live View will offer an extremely useful tool for the composition and focusing of technical cameras such as the Arca Swiss RM3D and Cambo Wide RS. We will be performing extensive tests.

Download Links

• Phase One White Paper on Live Preview
• Download Firmware 1.33

Install Instructions

Update should be performed with the digital back disconnected from the camera, and without FireWire or USB connected. Also make sure you have a fully charged battery in the IQ back.

• Download the latest IQ Firmware from the link above,
• Transfer the .fwr file to an empty compact flash card and insert it into the IQ’s compact flash card slot.
• Select “Update Firmware” from the Firmware menu and the IQ back will automatically detect and implementthe update from the card.
• After upgrade the digital back will have to be rebooted, a full reboot is performed by removing the battery from the IQ back, and reinserting it.
• After rebooting select [Menu > Restore Defaults] to ensure the back is on default settings.

Note: If you have any issues with the update, the “Restore Firmware” option will revert to the factory installed firmware version. If you experience errors you can use the menu “Dump Log” to transfer Log information to the CompactFlash card – this log file you can use to send to support for further analysis

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Firmware 5.2.2 for P40+ and P65+

July 22, 2011 | Tech, Tech Features

Firmware 5.2.2 has been released for Phase One P 65+ and P 40+ digital backs. It solves an issue where the digital back would not reconnect when the FireWire cable had been disconnected. As noted in our blog entry about this issue this was particularly noticed when using computers with FW800 ports since FW800 cables are more prone to being pulled out of their port on the computer than a FW400 cables.

We strongly recommend this update for all users of Phase One P40+ and Phase One P65+ backs. Capture Integration has tested this update on P40+ and P65+ units in our rental inventory and found it to greatly improve the speed and ease with which the back could be reconnected after the cable was disconnected.

Capture Integration is also very encouraged that Phase One has shown loyalty to it’s customers in addressing this issue caused by Apple’s change in the firewire spec on a product even though the Phase One IQ Series is now the focus of it’s development.

You can download the firmware updater and read the install instructions at phaseone.com.

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Flights from Europe

July 15, 2011 | News

This week several Europeans inquired about our Master’s Series New England Fall Color Workshop. We were surprised to find that direct (non-stop) flights from several major European cities to Boston is under US$1000. Round trip transportation to the workshop from Boston is included in the workshop and we are having a separate full day Capture One workshop in Boston the day before the workshop, so most of our attendees are opting to meet us in Boston.

Click here to read more

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Media Pro Update

July 15, 2011 | Tech

Media Pro 1.0.1 has been released. It is a service release addressing a number of issues experienced by our customers. The release include the following fixes and improvements:

• Fixed stability issues including crash when working with large JPEGs in Slideshow and on the Light Table.
• Fixed Renderings bugs, including no full resolution TIFFs on Mac and missing PDF thumbnails on Windows XP.
• Fixed a issue where a catalog upgraded from Expression Media 2 could not be saved.
• Fixed a bug causing XMP sidecars not to be moved with the media files to which they belong.
• Fixed importer issues e.g. crash on Mac when XMP sidecars were present and problem when importing JPEGs on Window XP 32 bits.
• Fix a bug on Windows where sorting would not work.
• Fixed readability issues caused by new UI color scheme.
• Fixed a bug preventing XML data files to be created on Windows.
• Fixed some EIP color management/rendering issues on Mac.
• Fixed license issue on Windows appearing when Internet connection was lost.

Download at Phaseone.com/en/downloads/

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Scott Lowden Photograpy using his Phase One on set

July 12, 2011 | CI Team

We at Capture Integration are constantly working hard to establish our reputation in our marketplace. While we are humble about our stature in the industry we are conversely very proud at seeing our customers soar to the top. Especially when we have known these customers for over 20 years, such as our good friends over at Scott Lowden Photography. Combining amazing creative talent with the absolute best support and technical staff in the field today, SLP has risen to the top. And after watching the video below, it is easy to see why!

Credits: Scott Lowden, Jason Fobart, & Keith Martin

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Induro Tripod + Head, $100 Off

July 7, 2011 | Promotion

For a limited time you can buy an Induro PHQ3 Head ($395) with an Induro AT313 Tripod ($187) with a $100 discount directly on our estore.

Buy Now

More About the Induro PHQ Series

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Buy Now

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Profoto Trade-Ins & Discounts

July 6, 2011 | Promotion

$2000 Credit for Trade-In Of Any Pack Towards D4 Air

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Free Profoto Head

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15% Off ALL Profoto D1 Kits

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10.6.8 and dSLR Tethering

July 5, 2011 | Tech

There have been a number of reports of “Assertion Failed” error messages when shooting Nikon and Camera cameras tethered to Capture One since the release of OSX 10.6.8.

Until this is isolated to specific models, or resolved by a new OS or Capture One release we recommend dSLR shooters not update to OSX 10.6.8.

Those who follow our advice of Backing Up Before a Shoot by creating a fully bootable (and thereby restorable) backup of your computer before any major updates can roll back to their last update.

Update: Capture One Pro 6.2.2 has been released and should fix most or all of these situations. Provided you have time to properly test afterwards it should now be safe to update C1 and OSX without interruption to tethering.

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10/4 | Boston

July 1, 2011 | upcoming seminars

Change of Curriculum

Based on feedback from attendees-to-be we’ve changed our Boston “Serious Technical Training” workshop to a more open and flexible round-table discussion and dropped the attendance fee. Come anytime 2pm to 5pm, stay as long as you’d like or just drop by for a question or two.  Doug Peterson, Head of Technical Services will be on hand answering questions and providing instruction.

Online Alternative

We also have upcoming Live Online Screen Sharing Capture One Classes that can function as a good alternative to learning Capture One for those who were planning on attending Boston but won’t be able to make this specific date and time.
 

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Free Firmware Upgrades

Bring in any Phase One digital back or Phase One DF body and we’ll update your firmware for free.

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Location

Omni Parker House Hotel
Stowe Conference Room
60 School Street
Boston MA 02108

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RSVP

[This event has already occurred; it is not possible to RSVP]

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