Blackmagic ships first 6G-SDI products to simplify 4K cabling by Allan Tépper

Blackmagic ships first 6G-SDI products to simplify 4K cabling by Allan Tépper:
Up until recently, if you wanted to connect a 4K video signal from one device to another, you required four SDI cables per source. At NAB 2013, Blackmagic showed and began to ship its first 6G-SDI products, which include ATEM Production Studio 4K live production studio, ATEM Studio Converter 2, Blackmagic’s 4K Production Camera, the HyperDeck Studio Pro recorder, and the company’s new Audio Monitor. But is 6G-SDI a SMPTE standard, and should you be concerned?

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Blackmagic Design Releases Support for Adobe Creative Cloud by PVC News Staff

Blackmagic Design Releases Support for Adobe Creative Cloud by PVC News Staff:
The Desktop Video 9.7.5 software update allows users to take advantage of many new features in the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop applications, such as powerful new editing timelines and shortcuts and audio mixing with Adobe Premiere Pro® CC and new creative and visual effects tools with Adobe After Effects® CC. Also included is support for Adobe Mercury Transmit that allows broadcast video monitoring to connect directly into the Adobe Mercury Playback engine which gives an incredible amount of real time effects with any video format or codec.

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The Smoke 2013 Extension brings support for Blackmagic video IO devices!

The Smoke 2013 Extension brings support for Blackmagic video IO devices! - motionVFX Blog:
At NAB 2013 Autodesk and Blackmagic Design announced an electrifying news - that both company will begin a technology collaboration, and many were wondering what to expect from it. Now we know a little bit more as only a few weeks later, the first result of this collaboration is here - The Smoke 2013 Extension 1 release will introduce support for Blackmagic video IO devices: DeckLink (PCIe video boards); UltraStudio (Thunderbolt boxes) and the Intensity product line. According to Chris Bradshaw, senior vice president at Autodesk, the feedback of the community was tremendous, and with this new extension Smoke will now include two highly requested features – Blackmagic video card support and a powerful new set of trim tools.

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Blackmagic Camera Post Workflow

Blackmagic Camera Post Workflow | Hurlbut Visuals:
In our second post on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, we are going to look at some workflow options for getting both the CinemaDNG and ProRes files out of the camera and into the NLE of your choice. Keep in mind there are many factors that dictate how you will approach post workflow – storage space requirements, speed, hardware, software, quality and final delivery – just to name a few. (Here is a link to our first post on the camera.)

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Blackmagic Design and Autodesk Set to Collaborate on Future Projects: : Cinescopophilia

Blackmagic Design and Autodesk Set to Collaborate on Future Projects: : Cinescopophilia:
Blackmagic Design and Autodesk announced that the two companies intend to collaborate on future integrations between Blackmagic Design technology and Autodesk technology. This collaboration will build seamless workflows for customers in the professional video, television and commercial post-production industries.

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Blackmagic Design Announces World’s First 6G-SDI Products Are Shipping!

Blackmagic Design Announces World’s First 6G-SDI Products Are Shipping!:
HyperDeck Studio Pro, UltraStudio 4K and DeckLink 4K Extreme including 6G-SDI connections are shipping and support Ultra HD! (Las Vegas NAB Show, Nevada--April 8, 2013) Blackmagic Design today announced that it has adopted 6G-SDI video for multiple products, including some that are already shipping. This 6G-SDI has been included when these products were originally shipped with software now being released to add the 6G-SDI Ultra HD formats to these products.

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Blackmagic announces Production Camera 4K, $995 Pocket Cinema Camera with MFT mount

Blackmagic announces Production Camera 4K, $995 Pocket Cinema Camera with MFT mount (hands-on):

A sub-$1,000 price tag makes any product a relative steal on the floor of NAB -- impressive specs and industry standard compatibility are just icing on the cake. If such figures are any indication, however, Blackmagic's new Pocket Cinema Camera, which leaked earlier today and ships in July, is potentially a very solid buy at $995, with a Super-16 Cinema 1080HD sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range, CinemaDNG RAW recording, SD card storage, Micro HDMI monitoring and a Micro Four Thirds lens mount.

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Blackmagic 4K Production Camera For 4K and Pocket Cinema Camera Leaked

Blackmagic 4K Production Camera For 4K and Pocket Cinema Camera Leaked: : Cinescopophilia:
At a dealer meeting for Blackmagic Design at NAB a photo slipped out of a series of banners with a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K for $3995 and a $995 Pocket Cinema Camera on them. A few peeps tweeted the same photo but let’s go with @michaelkammes as he at least spelled the name of the company right so we will credit the pic to him. Make what you will with it.

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Arri Alexa, RED Epic and Blackmagic Cinema Camera compared - video tests!

Arri Alexa, RED Epic and Blackmagic Cinema Camera compared - video tests! - motionVFX Blog:
"Some Like It RAW" is a mini-series of test videos, that tries to compare three great video cameras - the Arri Alexa, Blackmagic Cinema Camera, and the Red Epic. The goal of these tests was to explore how each camera handles real world shooting environments. All tests were performed by Ryan E. Walters, who is an award-winning cinematographer who did feature films, documentaries, commercials, and shooting for Comcast, TLC, Oxygen, and the Discovery Channel.His first video test was published a week ago and it focused on the IR filtration using Schneider ND's along with the Schneider IR Tuner Kit. The second video examines and compares how each of the three cameras performs in low light. Let's start with the newest test:

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RED Epic versus Blackmagic Cinema Camera - workflow, footage quality and more!

RED Epic versus Blackmagic Cinema Camera - workflow, footage quality and more!: Andrew Reid posted a great comparison of the Blacmagic Cinema Camera and the RED Epic. A really interesting and informative material especially that many filmmakers wonder how the BMCC compares to a film industry standard. The RED Epic is obviously great, but isn't cheap, it also shoots 5K. Nevertheless the Blackmagic Cinema Camera is also pretty great. Andrew did many tests and he found out, that the BMCC can perform amazingly good - he found the low light performance astounding for such a small sensor.

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Post workflow for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Post workflow for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera:
Having tested the BMC since quite a while now, I’m musing about the different options of post workflow.  There are different ways to skin the cat in the moment, and – as usual – all of them have their pros and cons.

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Marco Solorio compares Blackmagic Cinema Camera with Canon 5D MKIII

Marco Solorio compares Blackmagic Cinema Camera with Canon 5D MKIII:

Blackmagic has said that they plan to send me an evaluation unit of their Cinema Camera for review. While I await it, Marco Solorio of One River Media has already received his unit and has a comparison video with the Canon 5D MKIII. Ahead is his video…

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UltraStudio 4K announced by Blackmagic at IBC 2012

UltraStudio 4K announced by Blackmagic at IBC 2012:

At IBC 2012, Blackmagic announced the US$1295 UltraStudio 4k audio/video i/o, which now represents the top end Thunderbolt device from the Australian company, which is now known not only for its interfaces, but also for its DaVinci Resolve software, cameras, and other products. Unlike prior UltraStudio Thunderbolt interfaces from Blackmagic, this is the first to have a 19-inch rack form factor. It is an obvious step up from its sister, the US$995 UltraStudio 3D, whose name sometimes confuses people, since it also handles 2D… and of course the UltraStudio 4K can also do 3D, and features an LCD monitor and hardware buttons for source selection. As you can imagine, the first question I asked Blackmagic was: Does the UltraStudio 4K offer digital RGB-over-HDMI? I asked on behalf of DreamColor owners, because the total price of the UltraStudio 4K is lower then the sum of the UltraStudio 3D plus the “Band-Aid” (the HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort). Of course, I know that the HP DreamColor is not a 4K monitor (at least not the current one).

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Blackmagic Adds 4K Capability to UltraStudio and DeckLink

Blackmagic Adds 4K Capability to UltraStudio and DeckLink:

IBC Blackmagic has new 4K products for capture and playback, recording and
monitoring and video processing, including UltraStudio 4K with Thunderbolt
and DeckLink 4K Extreme.

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AFTERGLOW – DNG’s are out in the wild | johnbrawley

AFTERGLOW – DNG’s are out in the wild | johnbrawley:
Afterglow – The first CinemaDNG files from the Blackmagic cinema camera publicly released.

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Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 9 Public Beta for Mac, Windows and Linux

Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve 9 Public Beta for Mac, Windows and Linux:

Blackmagic Design today announced the release of DaVinci Resolve 9 public beta, a major new update to the world’s most advanced color correction tool featuring a completely redesigned user interface to optimize workflow speed. DaVinci Resolve 9 public beta is now available for free download to existing full featured DaVinci Resolve customers, as well as the free DaVinci Resolve Lite!

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Black Magic Design Releases CS6 Drivers

Black Magic Design Releases CS6 Drivers:
Black Magic Design has released drivers V 9.5.1 with CS6 compatibility. Get the Mac Drivers here

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קסם שחור…? המצלמה החדשה של Black Magic, ומה דעתי עליה סיכומי NAB2012

קסם שחור…? המצלמה החדשה של Black Magic, ומה דעתי עליה סיכומי NAB2012

נראה כאילו זו השאלה היחידה ששואלים אותי לאחרונה.. מה דעתי על החדשה של black magic

אז למי שלא שם לב.. חברת black magic, כן, ההם מכרטיסי הוידאו החליטה השנה להפתיע והציגה בתערוכה השנתית בוגאס, לצד שאר מוצרי הוידאו שלה, מצלמה.

ולא סתם מצלמה… היא קטנה, מצלמת ברזולוציה (משונה) של עד (2.5K (2432×1366, בRAW, או בprores, או בDNX

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NAB 2012 applause! Blackmagic’s cinema camera uses HFS+ formatting rather than weak FAT32

NAB 2012 applause! Blackmagic’s cinema camera uses HFS+ formatting rather than weak FAT32:

As some of my colleagues at ProVideo Coalition magazine have already reported, at NAB 2012, Blackmagic announced its first digital motion picture camera, officially known as the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. For US$2999, Blackmagic gives you the camera, a license of DaVinci Resolve (US$995 value) and a license of UltraScope (US$695 value). Supply your own Canon EF or Zeiss ZE lens and recording media. I applaud Blackmagic for making one of the two best possible decisions regarding the formatting used on the removable SSDs (solid state drives), and for using standard códecs/file formats. Unlike what many traditional photo and video camera manufacturers have chosen to implement (the weak FAT32), Blackmagic chose to use HFS+ (aka HFS Plus or Mac OS Extended). In this first look, I’ll review the differences and advantages of either HFS+ or UDF over FAT32, and point out some other details, i.e. the audio connections and file formats.

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Blackmagic Design Announces Desktop Video 9.5 with Support for the Upcoming Release of Adobe CS6

Blackmagic Design Announces Desktop Video 9.5 with Support for the Upcoming Release of Adobe CS6:
Blackmagic Design today announced Desktop Video 9.5 software update that adds support for the upcoming release of Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS6 video software using Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity capture and playback products on both Mac OS X and Windows 7. Desktop Video 9.5 for Windows 7 also includes a new WDM driver that lets customers use Blackmagic Design products with an enormous range of Windows video software.

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