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Two camera innovations from Blackmagic Design also saw the light of day at NAB: a new variant of the top model in the URSA series, and the "URSA Broadcast ENG Kit". The first brings an OLPF filter for moiré/aliasing reduction (e.g. when shooting virtual sets wquipped with LED walls, etc.), the second product is a set of accessories for URSA Broadcast series cameras, greatly facilitating the creation of rigs for ENG/handheld/shoulder shooting. Available now!

Among the new Blackmagic Design products introduced at NAB 2023 are devices supporting the modern SMPTE 2110 standard for IP video: 2110 IP Converter 3x3G and a trio of DeckLink IP series cards. The former allows 3G-SDI signals to be converted to the SMPTE 2110 IP standard and features a 10G Ethernet interface (supporting up to three simultaneous 3G-SDI video channels) and a sleek front panel with a color LCD display (for signal monitoring, menu browsing and diagnostics). The DeckLink IP family currently includes three PCIe cards for uploading and playing back up to 1080p60 video within an IP infrastructure: DeckLink IP HD (three channels, RJ-45 Ethernet interface), DeckLink IP HD Optical (also three channels, 10GBASE-LR/SFP+ optical port) and DeckLink IP/SDI HD (2 channels, RJ-45 interface, 3G-SDI and sync output). All of these new products will be on sale during June this year.

The Blackmagic Camera 8.1 update implements the ability to shoot vertical videos (9:16, 4:5, etc.) using the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K/6K G2/6K Pro cameras, e.g. for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, etc. The user interface also adapts to vertical shooting: frame rate information, guides and other data are displayed correctly. Also new are shooting single frames to Blackmagic RAW (instead of CinemaDNG) even during video recording/playback, wider Canon lens support for the 6K/6K G2/6K Pro variants (zoom support for Canon EF-S 18-135mm, ability to map Canon CN-E lens user button, finer aperture setting changes), support for the new Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF camera, as well as improved compatibility with Zeiss Milvus and Otus (EF) lenses for Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K. Download here.

Libec launches its new LX ePed tripod with a motorized center column for PTZ cameras! The Libec LX-ePed / LX-ePed Studio models offer a load capacity of up to 10 kg (with approx. 11.2 / 14.2 kg own weight) and the option of being powered by V-Mount batteries (optional adapter required). The Libec LX ePed variant is equipped with a bottom spacer (max. height 242 cm), the Studio version with a wheeled base (max. height 252 cm).

Sony released new, significant firmware updates for the FX3 (3.00) and FX30 (2.00) models, now including in-camera anamorphic de-squeeze (1.33x and 2x, in Log picture profile), 4K DCI option, 24p recording, and breathing compensation function on the FX3!