NahidRains Pictures , a production and postproduction company based in Chittagong , Bangladesh , has been commissioned to produce TV programmes for BTV Chittagong , a TV channel affiliated to Bangladesh Television ( BTV ).

BTV Chittagong originated from BTV ’ s sub-centre in Chittagong , which was intended to produce local programmes for BTV and to broadcast BTV programmes to local audiences . With the government deciding to turn this centre to a brand-new digital TV channel that broadcasts quality modern programmes to audiences nationwide , NahidRains was chosen to create new programmes for BTV Chittagong . To date , NahidRains has supplied 6,855 minutes of programmes to BTV Chittagong , while another 6,000 minutes are in production .

NahidRains ’ cameras of choice , as Nahid M Helal , the company ’ s CEO and owner , explained , are from Blackmagic : “ Once I first got my Blackmagic Cinema Camera , I fell in love with its wide dynamic range and the beautiful images it produced , which the succeeding models , including the Pocket Cinema Camera , Production Camera 4K and URSA also inherit . So gradually I upgraded all our cameras to Blackmagic cameras .”

Helal and his team are using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera and Production Camera 4K for indoor studio shoots , most of which are for chroma keying . “ Blackmagic cameras are very good for chroma keying and we got the best quality among mainstream cameras we have used ,” Helal added .

The URSA camera , and another Blackmagic Production Camera 4K are being used to shoot drama series and big productions ,

while many Pocket Cinema Cameras are being used for shots where spaces are tight .

NahidRains is also ready for 4K / Ultra HD ( UHD ), with 10 dedicated 4K / UHD-capable editing suites and six DaVinci Resolve colour grading suites at its Chittagong office . All are equipped with Blackmagic ’ s DeckLink 4K /

UHD capture and playback cards .

Helal continued : “ For all our colour grading , we exclusively rely on DaVinci Resolve Studio and two of our editors are editing with DaVinci Resolve Studio as well .

“ All our Resolve suites are running efficiently with three nVidia 980ti GPUs in each . ”

NahidRains Pictures is using Blackmagic Design cameras to produce TV programmes for BTV Chittagong .

Hitachi Kokusai has added high dynamic range ( HDR ) to its range of 4K / Ultra HD ( UHD ) and HD broadcast cameras , convinced that TV viewers will appreciate the increased contrast , richer colour and dynamic lighting of the videos the cameras will be able to capture .

Sean Moran , COO of Hitachi Kokusai , added : “ With the way we ’ ve designed and implemented HDR in our cameras , broadcasters and other video professionals will be able to produce significantly superior HDR imagery without having to upgrade their existing infrastructure or transmission systems .

“ HDR — which will be part of the emerging ATSC 3.0 standard — produces brighter , crisper , more luminous imagery , including 4K / UHD video , resulting in a more immersive and engaging viewer experience .”

At the high end of Hitachi Kokusai ’ s product line , HDR has been added to the SK-UHD4000 UHD studio / field camera . The SK-UHD4000 ’ s industry standard B4 2 / 3-inch bayonet mount and 2 / 3-inch sensors also ensure that operators can still make use of their existing HDTV lenses .

HDR has also been added to the Z-HD6000 HDTV studio / field production camera system , which captures 1920x1080 resolution video .