Blackmagic Design Releases UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3

Blackmagic Design released UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3, the world’s most advanced Thunderbolt video capture and playback solution. Featuring the latest 40Gb/s Thunderbolt 3 technology, UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 has a wide range of digital and analog connections and is designed to work with virtually all formats ranging from SD and HD all the way up to Ultra HD and digital cinema. Thunderbolt 3 performance allows customers to work with the highest quality 12-bit RGB and highest frame rate video, including stereoscopic 3D and DCI 4K, making it perfect for high end feature film, television and commercial work. UltraStudio 4K Extreme features a hardware codec that can encode in real time into the new H.265 format.

UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3 Key Features

• Supports 4K 60p capture and playback using 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 connections.
• Built in high performance hardware codec for H.265 encoding.
• Supports 12-bit 4:4:4 RGB 4K for high end color correction and VFX.
• 3D capture and playback via SDI and HDMI.
• Analog Component and dedicated NTSC/PAL in and out.
• 4 channel balanced analog audio in and out. Additional RCA HiFi audio in.
• 2 channel AES/EBU unbalanced audio in and out.
• Professional Mic input with phantom power selector and full input gain control.
• Timecode in and out on XLR connectors.
• Genlock/tri-sync input & output.
• 2 x Sony compatible RS-422 deck control.
• Includes hardware down conversion of Ultra HD to HD on playback.
• Includes hardware SD and HD keying.
• Connects with both Thunderbolt 3 and PCIe
• Includes free DaVinci Resolve software.
• Includes free developer SDK
• Elegant 2 rack unit design, with removable ears so it can be used in a rack or sit on a desk.