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September 25, 2013

Nimb TV, an innovative broadcast production start up in Denmark, has unveiled the country’s first, and smallest, Ultra HD OB van. The unit is built around a number of Blackmagic Design's Ultra HD products, including the ATEM Production Studio 4K and Blackmagic Audio Monitor. Uniquely housed in a three wheeler moped van, it can be positioned right at the heart of any live production.

 

Built with the help of AV specialist Stjernholm & Co, the OB van will be used for high quality, multi camera Ultra HD 4K production in the Danish broadcast industry, big screen events and live concerts. It has already been booked for the 'boot camp' section of the next season of Denmark’s version of The X Factor, which will use various locations across Copenhagen.

 

Nimb TV's live production workflow includes the ATEM Production Studio 4K, which can handle SD, HD or Ultra HD 4K video sources from up to eight of the team's own cameras, or their broadcast clients. The ATEM Production Studio 4K will be used with an ATEM 1 M/E Production Panel for hardware control.

 

The ATEM Production Studio 4K's 6G-SDI and HDMI 4K video connections mean Nimb TV can handle Ultra HD 4K video sources via a single cable and each input includes a frame synchronizer allowing the use of non-genlocked sources. There is also an HD down-converted HD-SDI program output for when the switcher is operating in Ultra HD formats, but a regular HD program feed is required.

 

The workflow also features a HyperDeck Studio Pro SSD recorder, while capture and playback is handled by Blackmagic's UltraStudio 4K. The team has also installed a Blackmagic Audio Monitor, a rack mount extremely high quality audio monitoring solution with advanced 6G-SDI video for Ultra HD video sources, to ensure high quality monitoring wherever the unit is in action.

 

“We had come across the Blackmagic range of products at NAB and quickly realized that they would be able to deliver huge production power at an affordable cost,” explained Niels Borup, co founder, Nimb TV. “We now have the ability to work with a huge range of customers, from independent filmmakers to national broadcasters, and can offer flexible, reliable Ultra HD 4K production, wherever they want to film.”

 

“Niels and Toke are a hugely proactive, passionate production team that has spotted a fantastic opportunity in the market,” said Morten Stjernholm, CEO, Stjernholm & Co. “Blackmagic's ATEM Production Studio 4K enables the team to produce content to the same high standard as you find in huge OB trucks, but the size and agility of the moped van gives Nimb a huge competitive edge. The Ultra HD 4K workflow enables the team to offer the highest quality streaming for major live events, as well as a flexible system that broadcasters can quickly plug into with their own camera choices.”

Press Photography

Product photos of ATEM Production Studio 4K, UltraStudio 4K, Audio Monitor and HyperDeck Studio Pro, 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 film restoration software for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability, 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 stereoscopic 3D and 4K workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check www.blackmagicdesign.com.

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September 18, 2013

Blackmagic Design announced HyperDeck Studio 2 and HyperDeck Studio Pro 2, new models of its popular broadcast disk recorders. HyperDeck Studio 2 is available now for 785 EUR and HyperDeck Studio Pro 2 is available now for 1.575 EUR.

 

The new HyperDeck Studio 2 and HyperDeck Studio Pro 2 models include an attractive new machined metal design that provides a robust and professional looking product that better matches the design look of other rack mount products from Blackmagic Design such as the ATEM Production Studio 4K switchers, Teranex products and ATEM Studio Converter.

 

The 785 EUR HyperDeck Studio 2 model is the perfect SD and HD broadcast recorder with all the features of the previous model with the added benefit of the new attractive machined metal font panel plus a built in AC power supply. HyperDeck Studio is the perfect solution for post production, live production and broadcast for SD and HD recording and playback onto solid state disks in uncompressed, ProRes and DNxHD formats.

 

The new 1.575 EUR HyperDeck Studio Pro 2 is the advanced SSD recorder that supports 6G-SDI and HDMI 4K connections for full resolution Ultra HD recording and playback. Other features of this model include 4 channel SDI in and out, built-in high speed Thunderbolt connection, as well as a range of SDI, HDMI and analog in and out including standard XLR connectors for audio and timecode.

HyperDeck Studio models feature a beautiful, user friendly VTR style design with function buttons, a jog wheel for jog and shuttle, plus external RS-422 control. The high resolution LCD screen displays timecode and transport information, plus a full color thumbnail preview of the current clip in record and playback. Crystal look buttons give customers full transport control just like a broadcast deck.

 

HyperDeck Studio models fit easily into outside broadcast vans, mobile production racks or in a master control room. They are perfect for on set recording and viewing of dailies, or as a video server or for replays at live events. With Ultra HD rerecording and playback, the HyperDeck Studio Pro model is also perfect for digital signage.

 

HyperDeck Studio Pro models record to universally compatible QuickTime files in uncompressed 10-bit, 4 quality levels of Apple ProRes and DNxHD MXF and QuickTime. All recorded files can be used with virtually any editing, color correction or finishing tools, such as Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and more.

Availability and Price

HyperDeck Studio 2 is available now for 785 EUR and HyperDeck Studio Pro is available now for 1.575 EUR.

Press Photography

Product photos of the HyperDeck Studio family 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 film restoration software for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability, 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 stereoscopic 3D and 4K workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check www.blackmagicdesign.com.