Blackmagic Design at IBC 2016

Blackmagic Design today announced its acquisition of Ultimatte, the worldwide leader in blue and green screen removal technology for the broadcast television, commercial and feature film industries, as well as the acquisition of Fairlight, which creates professional digital audio products for live broadcast event production, film and television post production, as well as immersive 3D audio mixing and finishing. Blackmagic Design also announced Teranex AV, a new broadcast quality standards converter designed specifically for AV professionals. Teranex AV features 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0a inputs, outputs and loop through, along with AV specific features such as low latency, a still store, freeze frame, and HiFi audio inputs for professionals working on live, staged presentations and conferences. Teranex AV will be available in September for 1,695 USD. Also new are DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K and DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K PCIe capture cards that include all the powerful features of the popular HD models but include new Ultra HD and HDR (high dynamic range) features. These new cards support all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p30 and are available now for only 195 USD each. Further on, Blackmagic Design lowered the price for the popular HyperDeck Studio 12G (now only 1,495 USD), and updated Blackmagic Video Assist 4K (firmware version 2.2 improves DNxHD and DNxHR support, adds false color monitoring, expanded focus options and new screen rotation features), as well as DaVinci Resolve (version 12.5.2 features support for additional URSA Mini camera metadata, color space tags on QuickTime export, Fusion Connect for Linux, advanced filtering options and more).