Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Ethernet capabilities of the NIA-1 bring extensive camera control capabilities to the Hi-5 for the Sony Venice and Venice 2, Sony Burano and Blackmagic URSA Cine cameras.

In this Tech Talk, Sean will explore several ways to integrate the NIA-1 into your camera setups and details the IP configuration steps required for the system.

For more general information on the NIA-1, check out our previous Tech Talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=YF22bGLszIs

Or explore the NIA-1 webpage, including configuration guides, here: arri.com/nia-1

More information about the Hi-5 ecosystem here: arri.com/hi-5

00:00 Intro
01:30 General configuration tips
02:07 Sony Venice setup with cforce mini RF
03:55 Sony Venice control possibilties
05:18 Sony Venice lens metadata injection
06:44 Sony Venice setup with RIA-1
08:24 Sony Venice IP configuration
11:58 Sony Venice lens metadata configuration
12:33 Sony Burano setup
13:17 Bonus feature: Virtual T-Stops
14:38 Sony Burano control possibilities
16:40 Sony Burano IP configuration
19:40 Blackmagic URSA setup
20:52 Blackmagic URSA IP Configuration
22:15 Camera Control Licenses for the Hi-5
23:17 Setup differences: cforce mini RF and RIA-1