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The following certified SSDs are recommended for use with the URSA Mini SSD Recorder when shooting on the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro.

The following SSDs are recommended for 4.6K Lossless RAW up to 30p
Angelbird AV Pro 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro Mk 3 250GB*

Angelbird AV Pro Mk 3 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 1TB

Angelbird AV Pro XT 2TB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 4TB*
Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB*

Kingston DC400 480GB*

Kingston DC400 960GB*
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 4TB

Sony G series Professional SSD SVGS48 480GB
Sony G series Professional SSD SV-GS96 960GB*
Transcend SSD370 512GB*

The following SSDs are recommended for 4.6K ProRes 444XQ up to 30p
Angelbird AV Pro 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro Mk 3 250GB*

Angelbird AV Pro Mk 3 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 1TB

Angelbird AV Pro XT 2TB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 4TB*
Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB*

Kingston DC400 480GB*

Kingston DC400 960GB*
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 4TB

SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB*

Sony G series Professional SSD SV-GS48 480GB

Sony G series Professional SSD SV-GS96 960GB*
Transcend SSD370 512GB*
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB

The following SSDs are recommended for 2160p ProRes 422 HQ up to 60 fps
Angelbird AV Pro 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro Mk 3 250GB*

Angelbird AV Pro Mk 3 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 500GB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 1TB

Angelbird AV Pro XT 2TB*

Angelbird AV Pro XT 4TB*
Crucial MX300 2TB

Innodisk 3MG2-P 2TB*

Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB*

Kingston DC400 480GB*

Kingston DC400 960GB*
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 1TB

Samsung 850 EVO 4TB

SanDisk SDSSDP-064G 64GB
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB*

Sony G series Professional SSD SVGS48 480GB
Sony G series Professional SSD SV-GS96 960GB*

Transcend SSD370 512GB*
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB

Wise Cinema 240GB CMS-0240 240GB

Important notes about SSD speed

Some SSD models cannot save video data at the speed the manufacturer claims. This is due to the disk using hidden data compression to attain higher write speeds. This data compression can only save data at the manufacturer’s claimed speed when storing data such as blank data or simple files. Video data includes video noise and pixels which are more random so compression will not help, therefore revealing the true speed of the disk.

Some SSDs can have up to 50% lower write speed than the manufacturer’s claimed speed. So even though the disk specifications claim an SSD has speeds fast enough to handle video, in reality the disk is not fast enough when used to store video data for real time capture.

Use the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test to accurately measure whether your SSD will be able to handle high data rate video capture and playback. Blackmagic Disk Speed Test uses data to simulate the storage of video so you get results similar to what you will see when capturing video to a disk. During Blackmagic Design’s testing, we have found newer, larger SSD models and larger capacity SSDs are generally faster.

This software update adds new dynamic lighting effects, support for Rec. 2020 color, non-rectangular masks, dual cursor visibility, support for embedded audio and timecode via the foreground input and more.

What's new in Ultimatte 1.2

• Lighting feature for Ultimatte 12
• Window skew for Ultimatte 12
• Support for Rec.2020 color space for Ultimatte 12
• Audio and timecode passthrough for Ultimatte 12
• Dual cursors visible simultaneously for Ultimatte 12
• Increased range of Foreground Input Frame Delay for Ultimatte 12
• General performance and stability improvements

What CFast cards should I use with the Blackmagic URSA Mini and URSA Mini Pro cameras?

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for 2160p RAW up to 30 fps:

• Angelbird AVpro CF XT 256GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF XT 512GB
  
• Cinedisk Pro 510MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB*
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 Card 64GB
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 Card 128GB
• KomputerBay 3600x CFast 2.0 Card 64GB
• Lexar Professional 3500x 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3500x 256GB
• Lexar Professional 3600x 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3600x256GB
  
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 128GB*
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB*
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro. SDCFSP-128G-x46D 128GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro. SDCFSP-256G-x46D 256GB
  
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-512G-x46D 512GB*
• Transcend CFX650. TS128GCFX650 128GB
• Transcend CFX650. TS256GCFX650 256GB
• Transcend CFX650. TS128GCFX650BM 128GB
• Transcend CFX650. TS256GCFX650BM 256GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3400x 128GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for 4K RAW up to 30 fps but have been discontinued by the manufacturer:

• Angelbird AVpro CF 160GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 240GB
• Lexar Professional 3400x 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3400x 256GB

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for 2160p ProRes 422 HQ up to 60 fps:

• Angelbird AVpro CF XT 256GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF XT 512GB
  Cinedisk Pro 510MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB*
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 Card 64GB
• KomputerBay 3400x CFast 2.0 Card 128GB
• KomputerBay 3600x CFast 2.0 Card 64GB
• Lexar Professional 3500x 64GB
• Lexar Professional 3500x 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3500x 256GB
• Lexar Professional 3600x 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3600x 256GB
  
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 128GB*
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB*
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro. SDCFSP-128G-x46D 128GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro. SDCFSP-256G-x46D 256GB
  
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-512G-x46D 512GB*
• Silicon Power CFX310 256GB
  
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G64 64GB*
• Sony CFast 2.0 G Series CAT-G128 128GB*
• Transcend CFX650. TS128GCFX650 128GB
• Transcend CFX650. TS256GCFX650 256GB
• Transcend CFX650. TS128GCFX650BM 128GB
• Transcend CFX650. TS256GCFX650BM 256GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3400x 128GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB

The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for 4K ProRes 422 HQ up to 60 fps but have been discontinued by the manufacturer:

• Angelbird AVpro CF 160GB
• Angelbird AVpro CF 240GB
  
• Lexar Professional 3400x 32GB
• Lexar Professional 3400x 64GB
• Lexar Professional 3400x 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3400x 256GB

What SD cards should I use with the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro?

The following SD cards are recommended for recording up to 2160p30 ProRes HQ:

• Angelbird AV Pro 300MB/s UHS-II 64GB
• Angelbird AV Pro 300MB/s UHS-II 128GB
• Delkin Devices UHS-II 250MB/s SDHC 32GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 280MB/s SDHC 32GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 280MB/s SDXC 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 300MB/s SDHC 32GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 128GB
• Sony SF-G64 300MB/s UHS-II 64GB
• Sony SF-G128 300MB/s UHS-II 128GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 64GB
  
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDHC 32GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 64GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 128GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 256GB*
• Transcend Ultimate UHS-II 180MB/s SDXC 64GB
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 128GB*

The following SD cards are recommended for RAW Lossless recording up to 1080p30:

• Angelbird AV Pro 300MB/s UHS-II 64GB
• Angelbird AV Pro 300MB/s UHS-II 128GB
• Delkin Devices UHS-II 250MB/s SDHC 32GB
• Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 300MB/s SDHC 32GB
• Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 64GB
  
• ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II 200MB/s 128GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 128GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 256GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 512GB*
  
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 280MB/s SDXC 64GB
• Sony SF-G64 300MB/s UHS-II 64GB
• Sony SF-G128 300MB/s UHS-II 128GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 64GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 128GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 256GB
  
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDHC 32GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 64GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 128GB
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 256GB
• Transcend Ultimate UHS-II 180MB/s SDXC 64GB
  
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB*
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 128GB*

The following SD cards are recommended for recording up to 1080p60 ProRes HQ:

• Angelbird AV Pro 300MB/s UHS-II 64GB
• Angelbird AV Pro 300MB/s UHS-II 128GB
• Delkin Devices UHS-II 250MB/s SDHC 32GB
• Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 300MB/s SDHC 32GB
• Lexar Professional 2000x UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 64GB
• Lexar Professional 1000x UHS-II 150MB/s SDXC 64GB
  
• ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II 200MB/s 64GB*
• ProGrade Digital SDXC UHS-II 200MB/s 128GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 128GB
  
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 256GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-I 95MB/s SDXC 512GB*
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 280MB/s SDHC 32GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 280MB/s SDXC 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 64GB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 128GB
• Sony SF-G64 300MB/s UHS-II 64GB
• Sony SF-G128 300MB/s UHS-II 128GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 64GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 128GB
• Toshiba Exercia Pro UHS-II 270MB/s SDXC 256GB
  
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDHC 32GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 64GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 128GB*
• Toshiba Exceria Pro UHS-II N502 SDXC 256GB*
• Transcend Ultimate UHS-II 180MB/s SDXC 64GB
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB
  
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 128GB*
  
  

This beta update adds the ability to edit subclips directly from the timeline, import audio only AAF timelines, and adds new APIs for Python and LUA scripting. In addition, DaVinci Resolve 15 Studio Public Beta 3 adds support for DCP compliant composition naming as well as support for decoding DCP packages with stereoscopic 3D or 96kHz audio content. This update also improves the responsiveness of OpenFX and ResolveFX on-screen controls, and features dozens of general performance and stability improvements.

Pixologic collaborator Michael Pavlovich has just released an informative YouTube playlist of walkthroughs for the latest features in ZBrush 2018! Head over to YouTube to follow his video series!