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cartNews » Blackmagic Design a Safe Harbor blogBlackmagic Design Acquires EchoLab
(Boston, Massachusetts—August 12, 2010) Blackmagic Design today announced the acquisition of all assets of EchoLab Inc., one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of production switchers. EchoLab has over 35 years of experience in designing and building production switchers since 1974. This experience has culminated in the latest ATEM range of production switchers that include cutting edge technology for world leading features such as up conversion on inputs, multilayer SuperSource™ input, Stinger™ transitions, and built in multi-view monitoring, all in a familiar and affordable, fully digital M/E style design. The ATEM production switchers will be demonstrated at the Blackmagic Design IBC 2010 booth #7.B25 For the thousands of people who use production switchers, ATEM will be instantly familiar. It uses the conventional M/E style of design that’s easy, safe and fast to use on even the most critical live production. ATEM also combines powerful features such as SuperSource™, which is a separate multi layer engine with 4 x 2D picture in picture DVE’s and 4 x keyers that provide the same power as adding a whole extra multiple M/E switcher to the ATEM input! SuperSource can be called at any time, and connects into the switcher as an input. Only SuperSource gives you the power of 4 built in layers of keying, plus 4 picture in picture DVE’s, while keeping ATEM an easy and fast to use conventional M/E style switcher. For connecting to the widest range of cameras, decks and computers, the ATEM 1 M/E model includes 8 SDI inputs that operate at SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI, plus 2 switchable HDMI/Analog video inputs. ATEM includes multiple SDI outputs for program, preview, and aux. outputs, plus an HDMI output for the multi-view monitoring output. The ATEM 2 M/E model includes 15 x SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI inputs, as well as 3 x switchable HDMI/analog inputs for a total of 18 video inputs. ATEM 2 M/E also includes two multi-viewer outputs, clean feed, aux., program and preview SDI outputs. All ATEM switchers include serial ports for camera and VDCP servers as well as genlock. ATEM switchers allow previewing of transitions before putting them on air. Users simply select "Preview Transition", and the preview output of the switcher will show all the elements of the transition, so users can have the confidence to make fast multi layering decisions during live production. When working with multiple cameras and sources, ATEM saves thousands of dollars on expensive monitoring because it includes a built in multi-viewer that lets you see multiple sources on a standard HDMI television or monitor as well as program and preview outputs. When sources are on-air, ATEM multi-viewer displays highlighted borders, and multi-viewer windows can be custom labeled. ATEM also includes Stinger transitions for exciting and creative transitions. Stingers can be loaded into the switcher, and are then available on the 2 built in media players. ATEM can hold 32 stills and hundreds of frames of real time clips with alpha channels, so users have a wide range of graphics and clips to play back as animations, supers and stingers. Media players can be selected into any of the 4 built in upstream keyers or the transition block for ultimate flexibility and creativity. For enhanced effects and transitions, ATEM includes a 2D DVE with borders and drop shadows that can be used with any upstream keyer or in the transition block. This means the built in DVE can be used for transitions, or it can be used for keying operations. Because the 4 built in upstream keyers are stacked, users have a wide range of layering options available, and completely independent of the SuperSource input. When the 4 upstream keyers are combined with 5 SuperSource layers, the transition block keyer, the 2 down stream keyers and the stinger, even a 1 M/E ATEM switcher can have up to 13 keyers on screen simultaneously. This is the heart of the power of ATEM, and would require 3 M/E’s on other brand switchers. This makes ATEM a tremendous value for money, while providing a compact and portable solution. ATEM can be fully automated with macros, and also includes support for VDCP controlled servers and robotic cameras, all from the ATEM control panel. Customers can use the built in joy stick for controlling cameras, and then recall macros for incredibly powerful operation with very few people. No other switcher allows customers to produce powerful live productions with so few people! "I have been using live production switchers since I was in school where we covered local theater, sports, racing and bands. I think it’s the most exciting way to do production because it’s all live and thousands of people are watching what you are doing! Production switchers need to be powerful while also being familiar and easy to operate. I think the ATEM switchers from EchoLab are the most exciting switchers I have ever seen, and it’s incredibly exciting to add these products and intellectual property to the Blackmagic Design family", said Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design. "The ATEM switcher is a fantastic creative tool, and it includes powerful features not found in any other product. Since the acquisition, we have already dramatically expanded the engineering team working on ATEM. This fresh engineering team, which is a combination of new as well as experienced EchoLab staff, will allow us to move faster in adding new features to the ATEM product. It’s so exciting, I cannot sleep!" ATEM Key Features
Availability and Price ATEM is currently being retooled for production and will be available late 2010 for US$19,995 for the 10 input 1 M/E model, and US$51,995 for the 18 input 2 M/E model from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide. About Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, waveform monitors, live production switchers and film restoration software for the feature film, post-production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check http://www.blackmagic-design.com Smart Videohub Now Shipping
(Milpitas, California) Blackmagic Design today announced Smart Videohub, a new professional 16 x 16 routing switcher that’s been designed to be incredibly easy to use so creative staff such as editors, designers and digital artists can install and use without requiring any technical knowledge, is now shipping. Smart Videohub retails for an affordable $2,495, making it an ideal first router for small facilities. Smart Videohub is a professional 1 rack unit routing switcher with advanced features such as 3 Gb/s SDI, auto switching SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI, as well as full SDI re-clocking. Smart Videohub includes attractive crystal look buttons on the front, with 16 buttons for destinations and 16 buttons for sources. All the customer needs to do to change routing is press a destination and then select a source. Because the control panel is built into the front panel, Smart Videohub only needs power to work and no other setup is required. Smart Videohub’s control buttons are designed for high reliability and the front panel can be removed to allow labeling of buttons. All buttons are illuminated by brilliant white LEDs and when used in dark rooms, all buttons can be backlit so button labels can be clearly seen. Smart Videohub includes control interfaces for USB, direct ethernet and RS-422 serial. Ethernet control allows direct connection to the computer network and is fully compatible with Blackmagic Design’s wide range of software control panels and the new Videohub Smart Control hardware control panel. This means customers can simply use the front panel control, but then as they expand, they can add software control to computers on their network, and Videohub Smart Control panels throughout their facility as well. "Even though we have worked very hard to make routing switchers easy to install yourself, Smart Videohub takes ease of install even further, and could not be simpler to install. Just power and go! It’s fantastic!", said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "I think if anyone ever wanted a router but could not afford it, or did not know how to install it, then Smart Videohub will be the perfect solution! It’s easy to use as a simple switch box, but it’s a true professional router inside, plus it looks fantastic too!" Smart Videohub Key Features
Availability Smart Videohub is now available from Safe Harbor here. About Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, 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 the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check http://www.blackmagic-design.com. Micro Videohub Now Shipping
Blackmagic Design has announced Micro Videohub, the world's smallest 16 x 16 SDI router with 3 Gb/s SDI, auto switching SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI formats, full SDI re-clocking, USB, ethernet and serial router control, is now shipping. Micro Videohub is only 1 rack unit and less than an inch deep. It includes advanced features such as 3 Gb/s SDI, auto switching SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI, as well as full SDI re-clocking at an affordable price. Micro Videohub is perfect for customers who need an incredibly tiny router that also meets tough broadcast technical requirements for performance as well as reliability. Micro Videohub includes more control interfaces such as easy to use USB, as well as direct ethernet and RS-422 serial interfaces. Direct ethernet router control allows direct connection to a computer network for control. Ethernet control is fully compatible with Blackmagic Design's wide range of software control panels and the new Videohub Smart Control hardware control panel. Micro Videohub, like all Blackmagic Design Videohub routers, allows for a range of flexible control options. These include the free Videohub software control panels for easy to use icon-based push button control from any computer. Software control is ideal for video editors and designers who are already working on computers and prefer control from their desktops. Videohub routers also support the new Videohub Smart Control hardware control panels, for routing with a push of a button. Videohub Smart Control can be installed under each monitor or deck, so routing is incredibly fast. Micro Videohub also includes a standard serial router control port, that lets system integrators interface to computers for automated routing control systems and integration into broadcast play out servers. The serial router control port uses industry standard protocols, so is easy to use. For developers, the USB interface can also be used, combined with Blackmagic Design's Videohub SDK for Windows and Mac, so full control of router crosspoint switching is possible. "Now we have a professional router that's perfect for small facilities or broadcast trucks!", said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "No other router is so small and so affordable, so I think Micro Videohub is going to help more people than ever to get the advantages of a professional SDI routing switcher in their facility!" Micro Videohub is perfect for customers who have a tight budget, or need to fit routing into an incredibly small space. Micro Videohub Key Features
Availability and Price Micro Videohub is now shipping for US $1,895.25 and is available here. Intensity Shuttle Now Shipping
Milpitas, California—July 2, 2010) Blackmagic Design today announced Intensity Shuttle, a new low cost and extremely high quality HDMI and analog video capture and playback solution for USB 3.0 computers is now shipping. Intensity Shuttle is powered from the USB 3.0 connection and features an attractive white inline design priced at only $199. Intensity Shuttle includes separate connections for HDMI 1.3, component, composite and s-video capture and playback at full 10 bit video quality. Intensity Shuttle lets customers connect to the latest AVCHD and HDV cameras for direct capture from the image sensor for incredible video quality, and HDMI and component video outputs provide fantastic quality monitoring with maximum possible real time effects. USB 3.0 is the new version of the USB computer connection that runs 10 times faster than regular USB. This means, for the first time, there is a built in connection on computers that is fast enough for 10 bit HD uncompressed video. USB 3.0 allows simple to install products with broadcast quality video to be designed for low cost computers. USB 3.0 is already included as standard on computers from HP, ASUS and Gigabyte, and is becoming more popular every day. Intensity Shuttle includes built in broadcast quality video at a consumer price, making high-end 10 bit broadcast quality video available to even more videographers for true professional work. Many videographers are working on demanding video work such as independent films where quality is important. Intensity Shuttle lets anyone work at the highest video quality regardless of budget! Intensity Shuttle requires an Intel™ x58 series Windows™ computer with USB 3.0 connection. Intensity Shuttle supports Premiere Pro™, After Effects™, Photoshop™, Fusion™ and more. Blackmagic Design’s Media Express software is included free, and a free developer SDK is available. "We are very excited to make the high quality of our Intensity cards available in an attractive, affordable and easy to install USB 3.0 based external design", said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design, "Now even more videographers will have access to the highest quality video with new 10 bit broadcast quality, plus independent connections for HDMI, component, composite and s-video. It’s a fantastic solution!" Intensity Shuttle Key Features
Availability and Price Intensity Shuttle is now shipping for US$189.05 from Safe Harbor here.
About Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, 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 the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check http://www.blackmagic-design.com. Pocket UltraScope Now Shipping
(Milpitas, California—June 28, 2010) Blackmagic Design today announced Pocket UltraScope, the world’s first portable USB 3.0 notebook PC based waveform monitor, is now shipping from all worldwide Blackmagic Design authorized resellers. Pocket UltraScope features 6 independent powerful real time scopes such as parade, waveform, vector, histogram, audio and picture all in an easy to use plug in USB 3 PC based design.
Pocket UltraScope is a small pod with a 3 Gb/s SDI input that connects to any USB 3.0 computer for professional waveform monitoring. When running on a notebook or desktop PC with a 1920 x 1080 display, Pocket UltraScope allows simultaneous display of 6 waveform views including: RGB/YUV parade display, composite waveform, vector, histogram, 8 channel audio meters, stereo audio scope and picture view. When used with smaller screens, Pocket UltraScope allows a smaller 2 view window to be selected. Pocket UltraScope automatically detects the input video format, and switches between SD, HD and 3 Gb/s 1080p SDI formats. Blackmagic UltraScope is technically accurate, which is perfect for master monitoring and quality control tasks. When running on-set, behind racks, or in other difficult locations, Pocket UltraScope is the ideal solution for portable waveform monitoring, because it easily plugs into notebook computers and powers from the notebook computer battery via the USB 3.0 connection. Pocket UltraScope is small and accurate, and makes a perfect portable solution for post production and broadcast facilities. "Ever since we introduced UltraScope I have wanted to do a portable version. Now with USB 3.0 the technology has caught up to allow us to be able to do it! ", said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design, "I think this is a revolutionary product, as now broadcasters and post production facilities have a truly portable waveform monitoring solution that’s accurate and affordable!" Pocket UltraScope Key Features
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, 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 the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check http://www.blackmagic-design.com. UltraStudio Pro Now Shipping
(Milpitas, California) Blackmagic Design announced UltraStudio Pro, the world’s first broadcast quality SD/HD capture and playback solution for USB 3.0 computers, is now shipping! UltraStudio Pro combines the latest broadcast technology into an attractive ultra-thin design that fits into modern client friendly post production environments. UltraStudio Pro includes the mind blowing speed of the new USB 3.0 interface, which is ten times the speed of regular USB, and runs at a massive 4.8 Gb/s speed. USB 3.0 easily has enough speed for the highest quality uncompressed 10 bit HD video with the maximum real time effects possible! UltraStudio Pro’s innovative design looks great on the desktop while hiding the cables behind the unit. With dozens of audio and video connections built in, the new style of design is critical to keeping cables hidden and editors can keep their studio neat and clean! UltraStudio Pro’s chassis is machined from solid metal with high grip silicon feet, so it’s strong enough to withstand harsh broadcast environments and won’t move around when heavy cables are connected. UltraStudio Pro also includes audio level meters for accurate audio level calibration. UltraStudio Pro provides a massive number of video and audio connections including 3 Gb/s SDI, HDMI, analog component, composite, s-video, 4 channel analog audio, 2 channel AES/ EBU audio, genlock/tri-sync and RS422 deck control connections. UltraStudio Pro even includes a broadcast quality 7 foot/2 meter breakout cable, so users will save hundreds of dollars because they don’t need to purchase expensive professional video and audio cables! An independent SDI output is included that is down converted for simultaneous HD and SD monitoring. A new built in hardware up, down and cross converter lets you edit in one format, and then output to any HD or SD format! Now its easy to edit in one format and then deploy in either SD, 720HD or 1080HD while leaving all CPU time dedicated to real time effects. Selection is possible between letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and pillar- box 4:3 video formats! "With USB 3.0 becoming more common on computers, we are excited to be able to completely rethink how broadcast products are designed! This new upright design really shows that high technology broadcast products don’t need to be ugly! I am so excited by how much leading edge technology we have been able to build into such a thin design", said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design, "I think UltraStudio Pro will help make high quality editing more exciting because with USB 3.0, we have more freedom to be creative in how we design products, and the result is a wonderful solution that looks great, hides the cables, works as an audio level meter and is incredibly compact and portable. I have dreamed of being able to make products like UltraStudio Pro for many years, and it’s one of the most exciting products we have ever built!" UltraStudio Pro Key Features
About Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, 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 the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check http://www.blackmagic-design.com. Company 3 Uses Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve to Color Grade "Robin Hood"
(Milpitas, California—May 19, 2010) Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced that colorist Stephen Nakamura of Santa Monica-based Company 3 used DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci 2K high-end Linux systems for all the color grading work on Universal Pictures’ epic action-adventure "Robin Hood," starring Oscar® winners Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Oscar® winner Brian Grazer. Looking to show an overcast and gritty feel throughout the film, Nakamura worked extensively in the Resolve bay fine tuning the environment, arms, armor and every facet of each frame to capture the vision of medieval England that Scott sought. "Ridley was looking for an overcast, old English feel for "Robin Hood," and that would only work if every shot maintained that vision," Nakamura explained. "This meant that every link in a suit of chain mail had to be adjusted and every sword needed to be sharpened and made to look menacing. "The grading of Robin Hood was a very exacting process, and Resolve gave us the power and feature set that we needed. I could not have done the work the way I did it by using any other system." About DaVinci Resolve Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve is the industry standard for color correction and 3D grading technology, supporting more real time color correction than any other system. Eliminating performance barriers by using a cluster of computers with high performance GPU cards, DaVinci Resolve handles real-time performance demands of color grades when using dozens of primaries, secondaries, power windows™, multi-point tracking, blurs, and can work within the industry’s newest digital workflows. Also, DaVinci Resolve can easily handle new workflows needed for full stereoscopic 3D, offering the ability to grade and view two eyes simultaneously, in real-time with no rendering and no proxies. About Company 3 Company 3 is a comprehensive post production facility for features, commercials and music videos. Known for our creative color artistry, pioneering technology and global reach, Company 3 is trusted to deliver a quality product every time. Company 3’s incredible talent roster includes John Bonta, Sean Coleman, Siggy Ferstl, Billy Gabor, Dave Hussey, Tim Masick, Victor Mulholland, Stephen Nakamura, Mike Pethel, Tom Poole, Rob Sciarratta, Stefan Sonnenfeld and Matt Turner. Recent commercial projects are campaigns for Apple, Audi, BMW, Heineken, Nike and others. Recent feature film credits include "Alice in Wonderland," "Robin Hood," "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," "The Hurt Locker," "A Single Man," "Public Enemies" and "Star Trek." Company 3 http://www.company3.com is an Ascent Media http://www.ascentmedia.com company. About Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, 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 the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check http://www.blackmagic-design.com. Blackmagic Design announces immediate support for Adobe Creative Suite 5
Blackmagic Design today announced immediate support for Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 (CS5) for its entire range of capture and playback products. A new software installer supporting Windows systems is available now for download from the Blackmagic Design web site, while the Mac OS X public beta version will be available later this week. These updates are provided free of charge for all Blackmagic Design customers using DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge products. Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium software accelerates workflows from scriptwriting through to post-production. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 was optimized from the ground up to deliver outstanding performance and exceptional stability. The all new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine is 64-bit native, GPU-accelerated and optimized for multiple-core systems. Blackmagic Design products such as DeckLink, Intensity and Multibridge and the recently announced USB 3.0 products, UltraStudio Pro and Intensity Shuttle, will now take full advantage of the huge number of new features in Adobe CS5 Production Premium software, including the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine for massive processing power of realtime effects, enhanced paint, 3D workflows and improved NLE integration. This combination provides breakthrough performance, integration and collaborative flexibility to video editors, post professionals, motion graphics and interactive designers. "Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium is a revolutionary release that will give our users incredible performance gains in their digital video and film production workflows," said Simon Hayhurst, senior director, product management for Digital Video and Audio Group at Adobe. "Blackmagic Design products are able to handle just about any resolution or desired workflow, from SD to HD to 2K, on any platform, which gives our Adobe Creative Suite 5 users the ability to work within their budgets and with the tools they choose." "Blackmagic Design has long been a supporter of open system workflows, and as part of that tradition Blackmagic Design is extremely excited to fully support Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 Production Premium on Windows and Mac OS X" said Grant Petty CEO of Blackmagic Design. "The combination of the impressive real-time Adobe Mercury Playback Engine combined with our capture card products, is a real game changer for our users, allowing them to build incredibly high performance workflows that we only dreamed about a few years ago! Whether they are creating feature films, episodic, documentary or corporate videos, this is an incredibly powerful solution that I am sure our customers will fall in love with!" Availability and Price DeckLink v7.6.2, Intensity v3.6.2 and Multibridge v7.6.2 software updates that include support for the new Adobe CS5 Production Premium on Windows are available for immediate download from the Blackmagic Design support page at www.blackmagic-design.com/support. Installers for Mac OS X customers supporting Adobe Creative Suite 5 will be released later this week as a public beta. Press Photography Product photos all Blackmagic Design products are available at www.blackmagic-design.com/press/resources/images. About Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, color correctors, video converters, routers, 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 the television industry, while the company’s DaVinci Emmy™ award winning color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984 and continue 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, UK, Japan, Singapore, and Australia. For more information, please check www.blackmagic-design.com. NAB 2010 New Product Announcements
Post-NAB wrap up providing you with new products featured at Safe Harbor! Matrox Matrox MXO2 Mini for Avid provides HD Monitoring on Avid® Media Composer® V5 and NewsCutter® V9 editing systems. MXO2 Mini includes an HDMI display calibration utility for accurate color grading. This small, external solution provides output via HDMI, component, S-Video, and composite video, with cross-platform support for Macs and PCs, laptops and workstations. Grass Valley ADVCmini is perfect for Mac users wishing to capture and preserve their home camcorder videos, with 3D Y/C separation for cleaner conversions than competing products in its price range. Composite and Y/C video inputs are provided along with stereo audio, and captured videos may be edited with iMovie or Final Cut Pro. Connects to the Mac via USB, which also powers the device. USB and A/V cables included. Shipping in May with an MSRP of $149, with a PC version expected to ship in July. Black Magic Design Deck Link Duo features two independent SDI capture and playback engines built into the single card with a 4-lane PCI Express connection. This affordable HD/SD-SDI capture card has 10-bit SDI capture and playback, plus RS-422 deck control and reference input. Ship Date - June 2010 DeckLink HD Extreme 3D features single and dual channel SDI capture and playback for both regular 2D and new 3D stereoscopic workflows! Includes dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, HDMI, and analog component, composite, and s-video connections, with 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 color. Includes AES and analog balanced audio, 16 channel SDI audio, genlock and deck control. Supports video formats up to 1080p60 with up, down and cross conversion, plus built in SD/HD internal keyer. Now Shipping! Intensity Shuttle is the world’s first 10 bit HD/SD editing solution for USB 3.0 Windows computersFeatures 10-bit HDMI, component, composite and s-video capture and playback. Powered from the USB 3.0 connection, Intensity Shuttle requires no external power supply. Ship Date - May 2010 UltraStudio Pro is a broadcast-quality SD/HD capture and playback solution for USB 3.0 computers. With USB 3.0 running at a massive 4.8 Gb/s, UltraStudio Pro can handle uncompressed 10 bit HD video with the maximum possible real time effects! Ship Date - May 2010 HDLink Pro 3D DisplayPort is the first SDI monitoring solution for deep bit depth DisplayPort monitors. Supports full 3D stereoscopic and HDMI 1.4 in both 4:2:2 and 4:4:4. Perfect for SD, HD and 2K monitoring. Supports 1.62 and 2.7 Gb/s DisplayPort monitors with 1, 2 and 4 lanes, as well as DVI and HDMI monitors with an adapter (not included). Ship Date - June 2010 UpDownCross Mini Converter provides an easy way to convert between SD and HD video formats. Includes full up, down, and cross-conversion, as well as full NTSC/PAL standards conversion. Ship Date - June 2010 H.264 Pro Recorder encodes video from professional broadcast decks to H.264 files for websites, YouTube™, iPhone™ and even iPad™. Ship Date - July 2010 Pocket UltraScope - Get all the features of UltraScope on your laptop, with a miniature pod that converts 3 Gb/s SDI to the computer’s USB 3.0 connection. Automatically detects between SD, HD and 3Gb/s HD-SDI video standards, and is powered from the laptop battery via the USB 3.0 port so you don’t need a power source when on location! Ship Date - June 2010 iKan VX7 7" HD-SDI LCD Display offers portable monitoring for video cameras and DSLR video, with HD-SDI, HDMI, Component, and Composite inputs to suit any need. Has 1024x600 resolution, with features like moveable Pixel to Pixel view, Underscan, Overscan, and Blue-only modes. Flexible power options include Sony, Panasonic or Canon camcorder batteries (your choice of adapter) or AC (adapter included). Anton Bauer and Sony V-mount power kits optional. Uses all BNC connectors for reliable connectivity. VX9 8.9" HD-SDI LCD Display offers the same great features of the VX7, with a larger screen, NTSC/PAL compatibility, side by side Freeze Comparison split screen, and S-video input. Analog signals are pass-thru, and HD-SDI downconverts to component. VX-series displays have LED backlighting for blacker blacks and improved contrast. ¼-20 threaded mounting holes on all four sides. Adobe Adobe Production Premium® Creative Suite® 5 offers unprecedented editing performance for SD, HD, 2K, 4k, and beyond! Coded for 64-bit systems exclusively, CS5 can access gobs of ram to improve editing and compositing in Premiere CS5, Adobe CS5, Photoshop CS5, and more! The new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine offers GPU-accelerated performance using select NVIDIA Quadro FX cards, providing multi-layer realtime editing with effects. Experience editing without rendering with Premiere CS5! CalDigit HDPro-24 is a blazing fast 24 drive hardware RAID solution, with support for 24 SATA-II 3Gbs drive modules, providing hardware RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 and JBOD support. Sustained speeds of over 1,600MB/s can be achieved with RAID 50 protection. The 4U rack mount system features an intuitive LCD display and LED status lights. It has 3 hot swappable load bearing power supplies, and even the built-in controllers are removable/upgradeable. The HDPro-24 is designed to run 24/7, with no downtime. SuperShare is a revolutionary solution to the traditional SAN. Based on direct connect PCIe technology, the CalDigit SuperShare is an extremely fast hardware solution that allows users to access a pool of shared storage simultaneously. This effective collaboration makes sharing CalDigit storage solutions easy, fast and affordable. CalDigit AV Drive is one of the most uniquely designed single drive systems on the market. Itfeatures the first dual interface with USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 connectivity, with speeds over 140MB/s.The CalDigit AV Drive is the first USB 3.0 device for the Mac, all in a sleek and compact design. NewTek TriCaster TCXD850 is designed to meet the most demanding HD production requirements. This 22-channel HD/SD live production switcher can work with eight external sources, eight virtual/mix channels; new live HD virtual sets and advanced matte generation; overlay with rotation, positioning and scaling in 3D plus animated effects; HD live streaming; increased media player capabilities, and multi-view monitoring of all inputs and outputs. TriCaster TCXD850 at US $24,995 is the latest addition to the NewTek HD portable live production family. This durable rack mount system provides the highest quality, 32-bit floating point with 4:4:4:4 video processing. TriCaster TCXD850 accepts video in all common video formats and sources, including HD-SDI, SDI, component, Y/C, and composite. Two network inputs deliver graphics from LiveText, presentations from a PC or Mac® using iVGA or other computer sources to the switcher or overlay channels. Use any combination of either embedded digital, AES or the 16 balanced analog XLR audio inputs to bring in microphones, stereo or quad line level sources. HDMI and VGA program outputs for projector (IMAG) or other monitoring applications. 36 hours of 1080i recording capacity can be extended by using the three removable drive bays. Ship Date July 15th, 2010 TCXD850 is an NAB 2010 AWARD WINNER MOTU HD Express HDMI video interface provides HD and SD video capture and monitoring for Final Cut Pro on the Mac and Premiere Pro on the PC. The unit connects via PCI Express adapter card for workstations, or ExpressCard/34 adapter for laptops. Capture uncompressed, 10-bit full- raster video via HDMI, SD/HD component, S-Video or Composite. Compressed formats also supported, including ProRes for Mac and DVCProHD for PC. Full 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound monitoring is available via 8 RCA jacks, with S/PDIF digital I/O also provided. The hardware features a front panel headphone jack with dedicated volume control. The HD Express HDMI is now shipping for Mac OS X, with Windows support coming soon. Avid Avid Media Composer 5 will offer compatibility with the Matrox MXO2 Mini external device for low-cost HD monitoring on the PC and Mac, with HDMI, component, S-video and Composite output. New features include native support of QuickTime video (Apple ProRes and H.264 files), AVCHD import, and native access and editing of the 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras. Buy Media Composer 4 after April 12 and get a free upgrade to Media Composer 5 when it ships. Blackmagic Announces Support for Adobe Creative Suite 5 on Windows and Mac OS X
(Las Vegas NAB, NV—April 14, 2010) Blackmagic Design today announced support for Adobe’s newly announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 5 (CS5), for its range of capture cards for the Windows and Mac platforms. Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium software accelerates workflows from scriptwriting through post-production. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 was optimized from the ground up to deliver outstanding performance and exceptional stability. This all new Adobe Mercury Playback Engine is native 64-bit, GPU-accelerated and optimized for multiple-core systems. Blackmagic Design products such as DeckLink and Multibridge will now take full advantage of the huge number of new features in Adobe CS5 Production Premium software, such as Adobe Mercury Playback Engine for massive processing power of realtime effects, enhanced paint, 3D workflows and improved NLE integration. This combination provides breakthrough performance, integration and collaborative flexibility to video editors, post professionals, motion graphics and interactive designers. "Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium is a revolutionary release that will give our users incredible performance gains in their digital video and film production workflows," said Simon Hayhurst, senior director, product management for Digital Video and Audio Group at Adobe. "Blackmagic Design products are able to handle just about any resolution or desired workflow, from SD to HD to 2K, on any platform, which gives our Adobe Creative Suite 5 users the ability to work within their budgets and with the tools they choose." "Blackmagic Design has long been a supporter of open system workflows, and as part of that tradition Blackmagic Design is extremely excited to fully support Adobe’s Creative Suite 5 Production Premium on Windows and Mac OS X" said Grant Petty CEO of Blackmagic Design. "The combination of the impressive real-time Adobe Mercury Playback Engine combined with our capture card products, is a real game changer for our users, allowing them to build incredibly high performance workflows that we only dreamed about a few years ago! Whether they are creating feature films, episodic, documentary or corporate videos, this is an incredibly powerful solution that I am sure our customers will fall in love with!" Availability and Price Updates for Blackmagic Design products to allow compatibility with Adobe CS5 Production Premium will be available in May at no charge from the Blackmagic Design web support page.
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