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This new software update adds Windows 10 support for all Desktop Video products including DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity as well as general performance and stability enhancements, and fix for a bug caused when external reference is connected with some USB 3.0 products.

Blackmagic Design shipped new Teranex Mini 12G-SDI HDMI converters.This next generation family of video converters features advanced 12G-SDI technology, award-winning Teranex quality, front panel controls and LCD, built in power supply and support for all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60. The new Teranex Mini converters also feature proper XLR connectors for balanced analog audio, AES/EBU and timecode connections, as well as true Teranex up and down conversion. There are 6 models of Teranex Minis based on the conversion required. These include SDI to HDMI, HDMI to SDI, SDI to Analog, Analog to SDI, SDI to Audio and Audio to SDI. There is also 6 optical fiber models that include a single SDI connection and an 12G-SDI SMPTE compatible optical SDI module. These optical fiber models include Optical to HDMI, HDMI to Optical, Optical to Analog, Analog to Optical, Optical to Audio and Audio to Optical. Blackmagic Design also release Teranex 4.0 software. This update adds support for Teranex Mini HDMI converter models and includes remote administration software for Mac OS X or Windows that communicates with Teranex Mini's via their built-in ethernet connection.

Blackmagic Design has released a new public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It can be downloaded here. Installation, and hardware selection/configuration guide is available here. Any problems and feedback should be reported at the forum.blackmagicdesign.com web site.

Press Release

Blackmagic Design announced that Grammy award winning and multi platinum rock group Imagine Dragons launched its new Twitch Channel using Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Cameras, an ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K and Blackmagic Design Mini Converters HDMI to SDI to stream the channel’s first broadcast.

A popular live streaming video platform and community for gamers, Twitch allows anyone to broadcast and stream about topics they love. Imagine Dragons uses its Twitch channel as a way to interact with fans by answering fan questions, discussing the band and its music, playing popular video games such as ‘League of Legends’ with followers and subscribers and treating fans to acoustic music sets. Content on Twitch can either be viewed live or on an on demand basis.

To create the streaming setup for Imagine Dragons, the group’s Twitch Project Manager Turner Pope installed an ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K switcher into a custom built road case he can easily ship and unpack on any stop of the band’s 105 city worldwide tour. He plugged feeds into the switcher from five Razor Blade Gaming Laptop computers, four of which the band used to play ‘League of Legends,’ with the fifth being used to view comments and questions coming in from fans on Twitch’s chat feed. Two Pocket Cinema Cameras were set up to film the band and were connected to the switcher along with audio feeds from the microphones sitting in front of the band members.

Turner controlled the switcher using ATEM Software Control on his laptop, and used the ATEM’s SuperSource feature throughout the broadcast to combine the camera feeds with the laptop feeds, so viewers could both see the band as they spoke and follow their game of League of Legends. Turner then streamed to the band’s Twitch channel using Telestream Wirecast.

“It was really simple to set up the system with the ATEM switcher and Pocket Cinema Cameras, and it’s super easy to move around,” said Turner. “Everything fits nicely into the road case and stays very organized. The cameras give us really nice images; they are very compact and I don’t even have to use SD cards. I just plug them into the switcher.”

He continued, “The guys really wanted to be able to connect even more with fans, and broadcasting via Twitch allows them to give fans all over the world a unique experience that goes beyond the music. The Blackmagic equipment provides a very professional look and feel to the stream, and with the great quality they provide, we can give fans the best Twitch experience possible.”

The first official broadcast from Imagine Dragons’ Twitch channel took place on July 1 from Boston, where the band was performing as part of its Smoke + Mirrors world tour. The band plans to broadcast regularly on its Twitch Channel.

Press Photography

Product photos of Pocket Cinema Camera, ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K and Mini Converters are available at www.blackmagicdesign.com/press/images.

About Blackmagic Design

Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.

V-Ray 3.1 for Maya contains over 100 new and modified features, including Maya 2016 compatibility, numerous V-Ray RT GPU enhancements and two VR cameras. The free update also offers more efficient handling of proxy objects, an improved global illumination algorithm, and faster rendering performance. All V-Ray 3.0 for Maya customers can download the update for free at www.v-ray.com.