Alongside the launch of the exciting looking ARRI ALEXA Mini a few days ago, long-time ARRI partner Codex, revealed a new multi-camera recorder. The recorder features 8 HD-SDI inputs meaning that up to 4 simulatneous ARRIRAW streams can be recorded with a total frame rate of 360fps. This could mean 4x90fps streams or any other combination that totals up to 360fps in 16:9 mode. Further details such as pricing and availability have not yet been announced, neither have 4:3 frame rates, but this looks like it could be a really cool, simple solution for multi-cam shoots. Imagine rigging a car up with multiple ALEXA Minis and then recording them all into one small box! There's nothing to say that you can't use this with other cameras as well, and with a regular HD stream you should be able to use all 8 inputs independantly. What's also interesting is the seemingly modular design of the recorder. As you can see in the photo below, the interface is removable, which suggests that at some point there might be further options available? We'll have to wait a little longer to find out…
The Codex Multi-Camera Recorder works with both Codex Capture Drive and Codex Capture Drive 2.0 which allows up to 20Gb/s bandwidth!
