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Blackmagic Goes Full Frame…But Pocket Sized
Blackmagic dropped a bunch of new product updates: full frame sensors, mini cam updates, plus a surprise camera app. Here are the details.
Source: Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
BMD finally has a full-frame option. But it’s in the pocket cam body (which has now dropped the pocket name).
What’s New:
Open Gate 3:2 full-frame sensor (max resolution 6048 × 4032)
L‑Mount lens support
CFexpress recording
H.264 proxy recording
Source: Blackmagic Design
Great updates, but it’s still in the DSLR body, which doesn’t have a lot of fans.
Stop making “cinema cameras” in the shape of a photo camera. Nobody wants those design @Blackmagic_News
— Armando Ferreira (@mondobytes)
Sep 14, 2023
Despite the full-frame recording and recording improvements, this is not a replacement for the Super 35 6K Pro model, which has built-in ND filters.
Hopefully, this is a teaser for an updated URSA for NAB 2024. Full frame is great but also looking forward to seeing proxy recording support in the URSA.
$2595. Check out the full product page here.
Source: Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2
Excited to see the Micro Studio camera get an update. These are really handy for an affordable way to add extra angles to broadcasts and live streams.
Update to 4K (previously HD), 12G-SDI Micro BNC connectors. Supports 10-bit uncompressed video up to 2160p60, 2-channel audio output
Control Options: Input supports tally, control of the built-in color corrector, lens control from an ATEM switcher
Compatibility with ATEM Mini: HDMI connector outputs 1080, supports all control features when used with an ATEM Mini switcher
Records Blackmagic RAW to external USB-C drives - this is a nice improvement, the only way to record on previous models was with an external recorder like a HyperDeck.
$995. Check out the full product page here.
Source: Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Camera App
This was a surprise - an iPhone app for high-quality video recording (basically a Filmic competitor).
Unlocks iPhone's video camera capabilities
Blackmagic's digital film camera controls and image processing
Connects and uploads to Blackmagic’s new cloud storage
Apple ProRes 10-bit recording with proxy file generation
Look, this thing is free so there’s really no complaining.
It looks like it fits right in the middle of the standard camera app and Filmic.
Standard app barely has any image or storage controls, but you can quickly record ProRes 422 HQ and it looks really good.
BMD app gives you a lot more camera control, image monitoring tools, can record log and different ProRes flavors, and integrates with the rest of the BMD ecosystem (great if your workflow is on that and you need to quickly grab some insert shots).
Filmic is…whatever you want it to be. Different codec options, Frame.io C2C support, and multi-device support to control the camera from another device.
What do you make of the app?
In the broadcast space, there’s also a new ATEM 1 M/E panel and 80×80 Videohub.
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What Launched at IBC
Here’s a big ol’ roundup of all the product announcements on our radar at IBC.
Cameras & Support
New robotic head from MRMC: The SR-1 Smart Pan Tilt Head
This latest offering from MRMC is both user-friendly and capable of achieving unique camera angles that are difficult to achieve manually.
Motion Impossible’s AGITO Gen 2
The GEN 2 Core offers innovative features that are essential for those seeking to orchestrate dynamic camera movements in today's highly competitive production environment.
Kinefinity’s MAVO S35 Mark 2 and MAVO LF Mark 2
New digital cameras from Kinefity featuring industry-standard ports like independent dual SDI outputs with metadata.
Kinefinity’s live broadcast camera system
The MC8020 is an advanced 4K live broadcast camera system, distinguished by Kinefinity’s own high-performance platform. Every component in this camera is made by Kinefinity.
Source: Newsshooter.com
Lighting & Virtual Production
Source: ProVideo Coalition
Samsung’s ‘The Wall for Virtual Production’ at IBC 2023
Quoting Samsung Electronics’ VP of Visual Display Business, “The Wall for Virtual Production opens the door to limitless potential for filmmakers, producers and studios by amplifying digital effects, while making virtual content creation easier, faster and more cost effective.”
ARRI SkyPanel X RGBACL modular LED light
German manufacturer ARRI introduced a new model in their SkyPanel series, the SkyPanel X, a fixture that aims at multiplying (therefore the “X” name) the set of features of earlier versions.
SmokeNINJA’s portable smoke machine
SmokeNINJA is a wireless, battery-powered mini smoke machine, designed for photographers, videographers, and content creators.
MOVCAM’s FlexPro
The new FlexPro telescoping pole is designed for various camera setups, including DJI Ronin 4D and RS 3 Pro, and smaller digital cinema cameras.
IN2CORE’s ScreenPort SDI Pro
ScreenPort SDI Pro offers ultra-low-latency streaming via the internet and facilitates quick upload of proxy media to the QTAKE Cloud, ensuring that recorded content becomes instantly accessible.
Source: Newsshooter.com
Rotolight’s ANOVA PRO 3 22,000+ lux light
The ANOVA PRO 3 features a best-in-class output of 22,000+ lux (200 watts), making it possible to be powered with V-Mount batteries for remote use. This fixture also has an adjustable electronic diffusion that softens the light.
Source: Mo-Sys Engineering
Mo-Sys MultiViewXR
The MultiViewXR enables multiple angles of your virtual set on an LED wall.
vMix gets Zoom support built-in
Post & Remote Workflows
LucidLink Panel Integration for Premiere Pro
Haivision's SRT Alliance gets an upgrade
Haivision expands SRT Alliance with NVIDIA. The SRT video streaming protocol is now incorporated in NVIDIA's software-defined platform architecture for media applications.
Hedge @ IBC 2023 highlights
New versions of the OffShoot app and Mimiq partnership
Hammerspace honed in on real-time collaboration for creative teams in different geographies
Hammerspace scaled Autodesk Flame workflows geographically and showcased an Autodesk Flame artist smoothly executing cloud-based workflows across AWS cloud-based instances and regions using their data orchestration software.
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