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Blackmagic Design announced UltraStudio 4K Extreme, the world’s most advanced Thunderbolt and PCIe video capture and playback solution. UltraStudio 4K Extreme features many type of video connections including quad link 12G-SDI, HDMI 2.0 and more, plus it includes a built in multi format hardware codec! UltraStudio 4K Extreme is designed to work with the highest quality and highest frame rate video, all the way up to 3D stereoscopic 4K at 2160p60.

Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Extreme will be available in June for 2,795 EUR ex VAT.

UltraStudio 4K Extreme is the world's first Thunderbolt based solution with advanced 12G-SDI technology for capturing and playing back video from the latest high frame rate Ultra HD and 4K devices up to 2160p60 over a single, standard BNC cable. UltraStudio 4K Extreme supports virtually every SD, HD, Ultra HD and 4K format and frame rate, in both YUV and RGB color.

UltraStudio 4K Extreme also includes a built in hardware multi format hardware codec that allows capture to H.265 files, which is becoming the compression standard for distributing Ultra HD content online. The demand for content encoded in the H.265 format will become higher as customers demand high quality Ultra HD content for the latest televisions they are purchasing today. This means UltraStudio 4K Extreme is the perfect solution for real time encoding of Ultra HD to files for online distribution of content.

This hardware codec also supports ProRes encoding so customers can record and playback everything from Apple ProRes 422 Proxy to the highest quality 12-bit ProRes 4444 XQ files for advanced compositing and color grading. This hardware codec means that high resolutions and high frame rates can be captured to lower speed computers such as laptops because the heavy processing of the video compression and decompression is handled in the UltraStudio 4K Extreme. This means the data rates the computer needs to handle are greatly reduced.

Designed to be used on a desktop, or installed into equipment racks, UltraStudio 4K Extreme features an attractive, machined aluminum front panel with an integrated color display and buttons for quickly selecting input sources for video, audio, timecode and deck control. The rear panel includes virtually every type of video and audio connection that exists, including 12G-SDI, HDMI 2.0, analog component and composite video, balanced XLR and AES/EBU digital audio, as well as optical fiber expansion cages, RS-422 deck control inputs, dual power supplies and more.

Customers will be able to capture and playback Ultra HD in YUV at 60 frames per second as well as Ultra HD and 4K RGB video at 30 frames per second via the advanced 12G-SDI video connections. The Thunderbolt loop thru allows connection of up to 6 devices, so customers can connect fast disk arrays for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their computer. When higher frame rates in RGB 4K are required, then UltraStudio 4K Extreme includes a higher speed PCI Express external connection so customers can connect via PCI Express and go beyond the speeds possible with the built in Thunderbolt connection.

UltraStudio 4K Extreme handles virtually every television format, making it the ideal solution for all post production and broadcast users working on high end design, editing, paint, color correction and visual effects projects. UltraStudio 4K Extreme is also perfect for 3D workflows because it features both interleaved/side by side and dual stream capture and playback. Interleaved 3D allows the left and right eye to be interleaved as fields into a single video connection and file, so customers can edit and finishing software such as DaVinci Resolve.

“This is the most powerful video capture and playback breakout box we’ve ever designed,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. “The combination of 12G-SDI, Thunderbolt, and built-in hardware codec is exciting because it lets customers work at higher resolutions and frame rates than ever before. Now customers can edit amazing quality video, add the most incredible color correction even in high frames rate RGB 12 bit RGB quality!”

UltraStudio 4K Extreme 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 and ProRes 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 and PCIe

Includes free DaVinci Resolve Lite 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.

Availability and Price

UltraStudio 4K Extreme will be available in June for 2,795 EUR ex VAT. from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.

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Product photos of the UltraStudio 4K Extreme, and all other Blackmagic Design products, 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.

Press Release

New DeckLink 4K Pro PCIe capture card features 12G-SDI for capture and playback in SD, HD, Ultra HD and DCI 4K formats up to 60 frames per second!

Blackmagic Design announced DeckLink 4K Pro, a new dual link 12G-SDI capture and playback card that includes an extremely high performance 8 lane PCI Express Generation 2 connection for dual stream capture and playback of high frame rate Ultra HD and 4K video up to 2160p60.

Blackmagic Design DeckLink 4K Pro is the newest member of the DeckLink family of PCIe video capture and playback cards. DeckLink 4K Pro features and incredibly fast design that lets customers capture and playback Ultra HD and 4K 4096 x 2160 video at up to 60 frames per second. That means customers can work with dual stream 3D as well as get simultaneous fill and key capture and playback, even when working with 4K content at 60 frames per second.

The new DeckLink 4K Pro is designed for high end digital cinema work and features two full frame DCI 4K inputs and outputs. The card has four multi rate 12G-SDI connections, 2 in, 2 out, and a reference input. That means they automatically change speed to work with older equipment, making the DeckLink 4K Pro compatible with virtually every SD, HD, Ultra HD and 4K video format. DeckLink 4K Pro can be used to capture video in full 10-bit YUV color or 8-bit, 10-bit and 12-bit RGB color.

DeckLink 4K Pro is perfect for customers working in applications such as DaVinci Resolve on feature film, commercial, visual FX, and television productions that require high resolution, deep color, stereoscopic 3D and high frame rate support.

“The new DeckLink 4K Pro has everything editors, colorists and VFX artists need for high end feature film work with DaVinci Resolve and Fusion,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. “It’s exciting to see the incredible looking high resolution, epic and cinematic content that can be created with it!”

DeckLink 4K Pro Key Features

12G-SDI in and out, supports SD, HD, 2K and Ultra HD 60p capture and playback.

Fill and Key in Ultra HD 60p.

Built in stereoscopic output at full bandwidth 12 bit 4:4:4 RGB!

Includes Ultra HD to HD hardware downconverter.

Includes free DaVinci Resolve Lite software.

Includes free developer SDK for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Availability and Price

DeckLink 4K Pro will be available in May for 565 EUR ex. VAT from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.

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Product photos of DeckLink 4K Pro and all other Blackmagic Design products, 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.

Press Release

Introducing the world’s smallest Ultra HD live studio camera!

Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K, an incredibly tiny Ultra HD and HD studio camera for live production that delivers dramatically better quality than the biggest and most expensive studio cameras used today.

Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K will be available in July for 1289 EUR ex. VAT.

The Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and features an incredible quality, broadcast grade Ultra HD sensor that shoots with amazing clarity so customers can see more texture and detail in their images than ever before.

The new Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K can be used for both HD and Ultra HD production and features a built in color corrector, talkback, tally indicator, PTZ control output, B4 lens control output, and an extremely flexible MFT lens mount that is easily converted to other lens mounts via third party adapters.

When used for regular HD, the extra sensor resolution completely eliminates any color loss from the sensor’s bayer pattern so customers get full bandwidth RGB HD color and superior sub pixel anti-aliasing for amazing, fine detail HD images that look better than most of the bigger, more expensive cameras used in studios today.

The small size and completely open design of the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K makes it perfect for live multi camera production of reality TV shows, news magazines, sporting events, concerts and more. It’s virtually invisible and can be hidden just about anywhere on set, giving customers the ability to have more camera angles than ever before so they can create a more interesting program. They can be hidden on stage to get incredible shots of live performances or, because they’re so small, safely flown overhead during sporting events.

The Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K is engineered with a super tough magnesium alloy core in a body that’s not much larger than the lens mount itself. It’s compatible with affordable, high performance MFT lenses, or customers can add a B4 adapter to work with traditional broadcast lenses. The camera also features 6G-SDI output and a program return input that allows it to be controlled remotely from a switcher using Blackmagic’s SDI control protocol. This lets customers change camera settings, color balance, black levels, gamma, lens focus, iris, zoom and much more from any ATEM switcher.

There’s also a flexible, new expansion port that makes the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K perfect for remote use. The expansion port features multiple control connections such as a PTZ serial output connection that can be used with motorized heads and a B4 data link output for controlling broadcast lenses. Customers can even build their own camera control solutions using the S.Bus input. The expansion port uses a common DB-HD15 connector so customers can easily make their own cables or use the breakout cable that’s included. The expansion port also includes DC camera power in, LANC and reference input.

“The Micro Studio Camera 4K is the world’s smallest and most expandable professional studio camera,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. “We’re excited to see how customers are going to use it to create better looking, more compelling programs with more angles than ever before because they’ve now got an affordable studio camera that they can fit anywhere and that rivals much larger and more expensive cameras.”

Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K Key Features

Operates up to 2160p30 when operated in Ultra HD or up to 1080p60 when operated in HD.

Supports SDI camera control protocol allowing full remote control vis single SDI connection.

Compatible with high quality Micro Four Thirds lenses. Compatible with other mounts via common third party adapters such as B4 broadcast lens mount.

Includes built in buttons along the front for quick access to menu navigation and settings.

Includes a 12V power input or users can add an LP-E6 compatible battery for backup power.

Includes an expansion port with a DB-HD15 connector for power, reference, PTZ and B4 connections.

Expansion port supports multiple control connections such as PTZ serial output, B4 lens data link output and S.Bus input allowing customers to build customized camera control solutions.

Built in, two way digital quality talkback connector using iPhone compatible headsets.

Compatible with ATEM range of live production switchers for full SDI control of cameras.

Availability and Price

Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K will be available July for 1289 EUR ex. VAT.

Press Photography

Product photos of the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K, and all other Blackmagic Design products, 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.

Panasonic has announced AG-DVX200, a 4K large-sensor, 4/3” handheld camcorder. The DVX200 offers many top-end features including UHD (3840×2160) 60p recording, a 13x optical zoom and a V-Log L gamma curve (12 stops of latitude). With an integrated lens design, the DVX200 excels in independent film and documentary production, as well as event videography, sports, and visual effects productions. The AG-DVX200 will be available in Fall 2015 with a suggested list price under $5000 US.

Press Release

Introducing the world’s smallest digital film action camera with innovative remote control!

Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, a miniaturized Super 16mm professional digital film camera with a revolutionary new expansion port that lets customers use PWM and S.Bus model airplane remote controls to operate the camera wirelessly for capturing action anywhere.

Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera will be available in July for 985 EUR ex. VAT.

The unique feature of this new camera is the built in expansion port that provides access to many of the camera’s unique functions via common remote control solutions such as radio model aircraft remote controls.

The expansion port features PWM and S.Bus connections that are used on model aircraft remote control gear for connecting to servos to control the aircraft. These radio control receivers are low cost because they are consumer hobby products and they feature multiple “channels” that can be connected direct to the camera itself. This means these channels can be mapped to any camera or lens setting in the camera and then remote controlled via the radio controller. Customers can then remote control features such as iris, focus, audio levels, and start and stop recording all remotely. Because a standard easy to solder DB-HD15 connector is used, even simple wire cables and switches can be created for controlling the cameras.

The expansion port also includes composite video out with overlays so the customer can use the same low cost video transmitters to get real time feedback from the camera for framing, confirming camera settings and to see the state of recording. Being able to start and stop recording and see confirmation of recording is vital in a camera that features a built in RAW recorder as then customers won’t fill the recording media with useless content and will only record the shots they need.

The expansion connector includes 4 PWM channels for using all brands of control gear, or custom wiring, as well as a single S.Bus connection which can accept up to 18 channels of control using the single cable. S.Bus is a more modern digital connection than PWM and allows more control channels. S.Bus is commonly found on Futaba and FrSky radio control equipment and S.Bus can also be used to design custom embedded controllers.

Unlike regular cameras designed for hand held shooting the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera can be mounted in cars on walls and then controlled directly from buttons positioned on the front of the camera itself. This means customers don’t need to reach around the back of the camera to start recording, and the front mounted tally LED allows easy confirmation that the camera has started recording.

The miniaturized design of the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera features a body that is not much larger than the Micro Four Thirds lens mount, making it as small as a camera with a professional lens can be. Its core is made out of a lightweight and strong magnesium alloy so it’s durable enough to use anywhere, from the ocean floor to the stratosphere or beyond.

The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera is perfect for use on quadcopters, as a crash cam, or even hidden on set for reality TV. It’s small enough to be used anywhere, like on a skate board for spectacular extreme sports shots, mounted to a drone for recording panoramic fly overs, or even strapped to a helmet for amazing point of view shots. The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera is the digital film camera for action shots.

The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera has been designed to overcome the limitations normally associated with producing extreme shots on DSLR and other small consumer action cameras. Unlike these consumer cameras, the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera features a global shutter that exposes the entire image at the same time so customers get pristine, full 1080 HD images. Plus, the built in recorder saves lossless 12-bit log CinemaDNG RAW and broadcast quality Apple ProRes files, both of which can be easily edited and color corrected with the included DaVinci Resolve Lite for Mac and Windows. The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera delivers truly professional, crystal clear digital film images that are distortion and ripple free when the camera pans, moves or vibrates.

“The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera is the smallest and most expandable digital film camera in the world,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. “For the first time, customers will be able to get incredible action and point of view shots that look better than anything they’ve ever seen before. The new expansion port allowing radio remote control is exciting because it opens up entirely new shooting possibilities that will let customers shoot things they’ve never been able to shoot before!”

Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera Key Features

High resolution 1080 HD, 13 stops of dynamic range.

Switchable 60 fps rolling shutter or 30 fps global shutter.

Features built in 12-bit RAW and ProRes recording and captures true digital film quality images.

Features an active Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Easily adaptable to other lens mounts.

Includes built in buttons along the front to quickly and easily change settings.

Includes an expansion port with a DB-HD15 connector and breakout cable.

Includes remote camera management, using the expansion port remotely start and stop recording, adjust focus, change the iris and also connect to video transmitters to monitor recording status, battery life and audio levels.

Includes a HDMI connector for monitoring video output on any monitor or TV.

Includes SD card slot for recording to high speed and low cost SD card media.

Includes 3.5mm stereo input for connecting external microphones or to other line level devices.

Availability and Price

Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera will be available in July for 985 EUR ex. VAT.

Press Photography

Product photos of the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera, and all other Blackmagic Design products, 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.