Showcases Adobe Premiere Pro CC Workflows, Including Edit-While-Recording Capability

Cinedeck announced at IBC the new ZX platform, a line of rack-mounted and highly modular recording systems designed to scale from SD and HD through UHD and 4K resolutions while serving a variety of individual workflow needs through targeted upgrades.

Designed without the touchscreen display, jog-and-shuttle control or solid-state card readers of the Cinedeck MX, the ZX platform is positioned as a less expensive alternative that allows users to employ off-the-shelf monitors, control panels and card readers. The base-level Cinedeck ZX20 starts at $21,995, but the sky is the limit from there, with two more expensive models also available as well as a slew of add-on options that expand the device's capabilities. 

The Cinedeck ZX20 has two SD/HD/2K channels in and out and optionally supports a single 4K/UHD channel for playback only. The ZX40 ($29,995) can deliver four SD/HD/2K channels with a channel of 4K/UHD and two channels of JPEG2000, both at up to 30fps, and the ZX45 ($34,995) upgrades those capabilities to support 4K/UHD and JPEG2000 at up to 60fps.

Each ZX comes with one of three workflow packages geared generally toward different editing environments, and each of the other workflow packages can be added as $2,995 options. Other add-ons — they include support for ARRIRAW and Canon Raw, stereo 3D, Avid Interplay check-in, advanced deck control/EDL, insert editing, among many more — cost between $1,595 and $4,995 each. A full list of ZX models, features, and options is available at the Cinedeck website. 

At IBC, Cinedeck was also touting workflow integration options for Adobe Premiere Pro CC that allow editors to start editing content while it is still being recorded via support for growing XDCAM HD files. "Adobe Premiere Pro CC gives creative pros the power they need for rich editing, while Cinedeck platforms provide highly efficient, file-based workflows into Adobe Premiere Pro CC, giving users the flexibility to natively edit footage at unprecedented speed," said Adobe's director of strategic relations, Simon Williams, in a prepared statement.