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cartNews » Blackmagic Design a Safe Harbor blogBlackmagic Design Releases HyperDeck Shuttle 2 - Avid DNxHD Recording & Playback
HyperDeck Shuttle 2 is shipping now and available from Safe Harbor Computers. HyperDeck 2.0 software public beta is available to download now from the Blackmagic Design web site. Any customer who has HyperDeck Shuttle 2 can download this software update to add DNxHD compressed recording. HyperDeck Shuttle now records the highest quality uncompressed or compressed video formats onto common low cost SSDs in the smallest possible size! HyperDeck Shuttle is small, affordable and battery powered so it’s perfect as a field recorder. For direct camera mounting, HyperDeck Shuttle Mount Plate can be added to provide multiple pre drilled 1/4" and 3/8" mounting holes. HyperDeck Shuttle turns low cost cameras into high end broadcast cameras because it allows video file recording to bypass the camera's compression by recording from SDI and HDMI directly to 10-bit uncompressed QuickTime or Avid DNxHD MXF formats. SSDs are cheap and fast, and can be plugged into an eSATA dock for instant access to the media files, so are the most flexible recording medium available. DNxHD is a broadcast industry standard for media files and adding native support for this compressed video format into HyperDeck Shuttle will allow dramatically longer recording times, lower media storage costs, and provide full file format compatibility with Avid Media Composer systems. All media is recorded in MXF format that’s immediately available for all Avid Media Composer systems and leading video applications including Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve. SSDs are the latest computer disk technology that features flash storage in a low cost and small 2.5" size. Using SSDs with HyperDeck Shuttle provides video recording with blazing fast speed, low power consumption and totally silent operation. This is a perfect replacement for mechanical tape based acquisition and also eliminates complicated and expensive disk arrays. With no moving parts, SSDs are unbelievably robust and can handle shocks and vibrations that would destroy conventional hard drives or videotapes. With SDI and HDMI inputs and outputs, HyperDeck Shuttle works with virtually every camera, deck or monitor and effortlessly plugs into monitors or televisions for instant on set preview. HyperDeck Shuttle can also be used as a video playback source for digital signage systems or connected to a live production switcher for recording events and then used for live playback! "Recording DNxHD files straight to disk now costs less per minute than recording to professional tape plus it’s the most efficient workflow possible," said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "A 64Gb SSD is less than $100 and will record 50 minutes of the highest quality DNxHD video! This update means that both HyperDeck Studio and HyperDeck Shuttle customers can record broadcast quality DNxHD files for less than $2 a minute!" HyperDeck Shuttle Key Features
Availability and Price HyperDeck Shuttle 2 is shipping now and available from Safe Harbor Computers. HyperDeck 2.0 software public beta is available to download now from the Blackmagic Design web site. Any customer who has HyperDeck Shuttle 2 can download this software update to add DNxHD compressed recording. Blackmagic Design Announces New Intensity Shuttle with Thunderbolt Technology
(CES 2012 - Las Vegas, Nevada) Blackmagic Design today announced Intensity Shuttle, a revolutionary new video capture and playback solution that uses Intel’s groundbreaking Thunderbolt™ technology. Intensity Shuttle makes the highest quality 10-bit SD and HD video affordable for everyone, in a truly portable solution that’s priced at only $239.
Intensity Shuttle will be displayed on the Intel CES 2012 booth at Central Hall #7253. Intensity Shuttle features all the video connections needed to connect video cameras, set-top boxes, game consoles, large screen TVs and projectors to a Thunderbolt-enabled computer. The attractive inline design includes HDMI, analog component, composite and S-Video inputs and outputs. These high quality HDMI and RCA connectors are the worldwide standard for connecting digital and analog consumer video equipment. Thunderbolt™ enabled computers connect to Intensity Shuttle using a single cable that is capable of 10 Gbps data transfer speeds, that’s 20x faster than USB 2.0 and 12x faster than FireWire 800. Intensity Shuttle is powered over the Thunderbolt™ cable and, with no need for an external power supply, is a completely portable device that can be moved easily between laptop and desktop computers. Intensity Shuttle uses the same high quality electronics as Blackmagic Design’s high end broadcast capture and playback solutions! Now it’s possible to capture live game play, archive family movies and create amazing videos in full broadcast quality 1080HD video! Intensity Shuttle’s HDMI output can be connected to large screen HDTVs and projectors for full high resolution monitoring and playback of your work! Most consumer video cameras compress HD video to fit longer recordings on to tapes and discs. For video editing compressed media needs to be decoded to play back each frame of video and this puts additional strain on a computer’s CPU and limits real time editing effects. Capturing directly with Intensity Shuttle bypasses camera compression by recording directly from the camera’s image sensor, so a low cost consumer camera can be used to capture full HD resolution video in broadcast quality! Intensity Shuttle offers the flexibility of working with compressed and uncompressed video in standard definition PAL/NTSC up to full 1080p HD video. Blackmagic Design’s Media Express software is included for a complete capture and playback solution without the need for any additional software. Video files are fully compatible with popular editing and design software including Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. "Using Intensity Shuttle with Thunderbolt™ technology combines the quality and speed that videographers demand", said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "It’s incredibly exciting when technologies come together and create new opportunities for the way people work with video. The barriers of working with broadcast quality video have gone forever and everyone can create amazing looking work!" Intensity Shuttle Features
Availability and Price Intensity Shuttle Thunderbolt will be available in Q1 2012 for $239 from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Availability Updates (January, 2012)
As we continue to receive a number of availability requests, below is our latest update from Blackmagic Design. A couple of products were released and did start shipping in December of 2011, as follows:
* You can download these updates at:http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/ The latest target release dates for those products not yet available are:
To learn more about Blackmagic Design and available products from Safe Harbor, visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/BMD.html or call (800) 544-6599. For the latest in availability, be sure to connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+. Blackmagic Design Releases DaVinci Resolve for Windows™ Public Beta
Milpitas, USA - December 15, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 8.2 for Microsoft Windows™ public beta is now available for download. DaVinci Resolve for Windows public beta is available in both the full featured DaVinci Resolve 8.2 and free DaVinci Resolve Lite versions. The DaVinci Resolve 8.2 for Windows license is included with the Mac OS X version, so all current Mac OS X customers automatically get a license for the Windows version, and can download it now to use in their facility. This new DaVinci Resolve for Windows beta will allow customers to use a wide range of hardware for building color correction systems with the advantage of a wider selection of GPU processing options with support for up to 4 GPU’s per system. When the public beta program is complete, and DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows™ is formally released, it will be accompanied by the Mac OS X version. When a customer purchases DaVinci Resolve, they can choose which operating system they want to use, and then install either one. This allows the flexibility to let customers potentially choose to use a Windows desktop computer in the office with powerful multiple GPU processing, while at any time the customer can unplug the dongle and plug into one of the latest stylish Mac OS X MacBook Pro computers when on set. Only DaVinci Resolve lets customers move between either operating system at any time without the extra expense of purchasing a second copy of the software. As a reward for all current DaVinci Resolve customers, any customer who has purchased the Mac OS X version of DaVinci Resolve can now keep using the same dongle for the Windows version of DaVinci Resolve, and they can simply download the Windows version. This will ensure current DaVinci Resolve customers are kept up to date with the latest features, and are not disadvantaged for purchasing early. DaVinci Resolve will now be available in three models. DaVinci Resolve Lite, the current free version, is now available in both Windows and Mac OS X downloads. DaVinci Resolve Software for US$995 is now available for both Mac OS X and Windows and customers will get support for both operating systems for the one purchase. DaVinci Resolve with the full colorist designed control surface will be available with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux software, allowing the customer to choose any of three operating systems to build their color correction system. "This Windows release has happened way sooner than we expected, and the DaVinci engineering team have done an amazing job!" said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "We think this is very exciting because it makes DaVinci Resolve more flexible for customers, and makes it even easier to integrate Resolve color correction into any facility workflow even when using a wider range of editing and effects software." Availability and Price DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows 7™ public beta is now available for download from the Blackmagic Design web site free of charge for all current DaVinci Resolve customers. When released, DaVinci Resolve 8.2 for Windows will be included with the Mac OS X version for US$995. DaVinci Resolve Lite will be available for both Mac OS X and Windows 7, free of charge.
Blackmagic Design Announces Acquisition of Teranex Systems Inc.
Orlando, Florida, USA - December 7, 2011 - Blackmagic Design (www.blackmagic-design.com) today announced its acquisition of Teranex Systems Inc. (www.teranex.com), a leading manufacturer of high performance video processing products for the post production and broadcast industries. Teranex, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackmagic Design. "Teranex is a strategic acquisition for Blackmagic Design," said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. "Its technology, solutions and market complement our own efforts and its high quality video processing technology enables us to provide our customers with even higher levels of video quality — extending Blackmagic Design’s product range for the broadcast, feature film and high end post production markets." "This is an exciting milestone for our company," said Mike Poirier, General Manager of Teranex. "We are extremely happy to be part of the Blackmagic Design team. Blackmagic Design’s global reach, leading edge technologies, widely recognized brand name, strong systems and networking expertise and worldwide customer relationships make it an ideal partner for Teranex." Teranex will continue to support its customers and expand its sales channels with the added strength of the Blackmagic Design organization. Teranex will also continue its long tradition of developing superlative video processing platforms based on its patented SIMD architecture. About Teranex Systems Inc. Teranex Systems Inc. is renowned for its extremely high quality image processing that is dramatically higher than virtually all other video processing products on the market today. The company’s VC100 series of broadcast image processor products include options for extremely high quality deinterlace, up conversion, down conversion, SD and HD cross conversion, SD and HD standards conversion, automatic cadence detection and removal even with edited content, noise reduction, adjustable scaling, aspect ratio conversion and smart aspect ratio 4:3 to 16:9 conversion, all with full time code and multi channel audio conversion. The company’s new 3D toolkit now adds 3D camera alignment, 3D dual channel conversions and new patent pending 3D simulation that is dramatically better than other products available today. Teranex Systems Inc. has a rich history of leading edge technology. In the early 1980s Lockheed Martin undertook a major project to develop real time video processing capability for the U.S. military – no mean feat with the electronics technology of the time. Over a period of 15 years more than $100M was spent, 34 patents have been granted and the project was completed successfully. The critical element developed was a SIMD array processor designed specifically to execute sophisticated algorithms in real time on digital video signals. In 1998 Teranex was set up as an independent company to develop commercial applications for the technology. Subsequently Teranex has continued to develop the basic platform and has also developed award winning products that provide key functionality such as format and frame rate conversion, video noise reduction, film restoration and pre/post compression conditioning. The Teranex SIMD array processing technology delivers real time processing with reprogrammable products, providing a future proof solution for the broadcast industry´s changing needs. Teranex is headquartered in Orlando, FL, and is represented worldwide. Email sales@teranex.com for a dealer near you. Blackmagic Design Announces Avid Media Composer 6 Support
MILPITAS, Calif.—(November 3, 2011)—Blackmagic Design today announced Desktop Video 9.0, a major new software update with advanced capture and playback for the Avid® Media Composer® 6 family of software including Avid Symphony® and Avid NewsCutter™, for both Windows 7™ and Mac OS X™. Desktop Video 9.0 is available for download now and free of charge for all Blackmagic Design customers. This update includes support for all current DeckLink, Multibridge, Intensity and UltraStudio models. Avid Media Composer has long been respected by the broadcast and film industry. For the first time, Avid customers can use Blackmagic Design’s latest Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 and PCI Express video capture and playback devices. Professionals demand frame accuracy and flexible workflows. The combination of Blackmagic Design hardware and the flexibility of Avid Media Composer lets you work with virtually any media format including Uncompressed 10 bit YUV and RGB, Avid DNxHD®, Panasonic DVCPRO HD, Sony XDCAM and more. Blackmagic Design’s UltraStudio 3D and DeckLink HD Extreme 3D take full advantage of new advanced 3D editing support in Media Composer 6, saving time and creating a much more fluid editing experience for 3D projects. "We have been waiting to do this for years!" said Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design. "To have full integration with Avid Media Composer 6 with our capture and playback devices, plus AAF round trip with DaVinci Resolve, are truly defining moments for all our creative customers and for the film and television industry, this changes everything." "With support for Blackmagic hardware or Avid accelerated and natively integrated DX systems, customers now have more choice than ever when working with Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter," said Angus Mackay, segment marketing manager at Avid. "Blackmagic’s support of DNxHD and AAF makes for easy project transfer and pipeline design, smoothing workflows and boosting productivity for our mutual customers, who can leverage existing hardware investments and easily add Avid editing systems into current workflow configurations. We’re thrilled to satisfy users with these advancements in openness, productivity and collaboration." Desktop Video 9.0 Key Features
Availability and Price Desktop Video 9.0 is available now free of charge from the Blackmagic Design web site. Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 8.1 Now Available
(Milpitas, California—October 20, 2011) Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 8.1, an exciting new software update with powerful features, is now available. This update is available to all DaVinci Resolve customers free of charge and can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design web site.
The new Resolve 8.1 software update includes support for Apple Final Cut Pro X XML round trip, new layer node composite effects, ACES colorspace support, compatibility with Avid AAF for round trip with Avid Media Composer™, Final Cut Pro 7 clip size and position support, new copy commands for grades, upgraded EDL features, support for UltraStudio 3D for Thunderbolt™ and compatibility with the 2011 MacBook Pro 15" computer. With this new update, DaVinci Resolve can now import and export Final Cut Pro X timelines using the new Final Cut Pro rich XML file format. When working in Final Cut Pro X, customers will get full timeline round trip where projects can be moved between Final Cut Pro X and DaVinci Resolve, retaining the multi track timeline with frame accurate cuts, dissolves and even speed changes. DaVinci Resolve will also use rich XML from Final Cut Pro X to link to original camera footage. DaVinci Resolve supports full media management for Final Cut Pro X projects including additional source clip folders and alternate image source when conforming edits in Resolve. Because DaVinci Resolve supports grading of high resolution and bit depth files, edits can be exported out of Final Cut Pro for finishing in the highest quality. An alternative workflow is to use DaVinci Resolve 8.1 to manage extremely high resolution raw image formats such as RED, ARRI, CinemaDNG and DNxHD and then to grade and render to ProRes or uncompressed media for Final Cut Pro X. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 now includes new layer node composite effects which offer colorists even greater creative grading with add, subtract, difference, multiply, screen, overlay, darker and lighten effects. Colorists will be able to use these new composite effects to create extremely complex and intricate grades with limitless power. Keeping pace with DaVinci’s heritage in the high end feature film industry, DaVinci Resolve 8.1 now includes ACES colorspace support. ACES and IIF is a new colorspace and file format promoted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences technology committee to provide a universal and open image interchange and processing format. The ACES IIF file format is fully supported, and includes a variety of IDTs and ODTs as well as support for 3D shaper LUTs. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 allows colorists to work in this format seamlessly, and even the free of charge DaVinci Resolve Lite includes ACES colorspace, so upcoming videographers will have access to the latest Hollywood technology. To improve compatibility with customers using Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve 8.1 now includes improved support for Avid AAF import/export for roundtrip editing to Resolve and back to Avid Media Composer. This new AAF support includes effects such as dip to color, edge and center wipe with border, clock and venetian blind wipe and also cross, oval and diamond iris wipe, overlay composite and more. Also includes support for Avid sizing with (PTZR) pan, tilt, zoom and rotate. Additional support is included for Final Cut Pro 7 round trip with clip by clip selectable import of image sizing data now possible. Import sizing and position data for all or selected clips is available to allow renders using the extremely high quality DaVinci Resolve image resizing engine. New cut, copy and paste operations for editing and node metadata including dynamics have been added to DaVinci Resolve 8.1, allowing much easier and dramatically faster editing of clips in the timeline and copying grades between nodes. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 also includes new conform features including the abilities to export missing clips EDL and import new EDL to a track. This simplifies finding and replacing missing clips in long form projects, and is great for changing VFX shots. This DaVinci Resolve update is now even faster to use with an exciting new 'hover over node' grading status display to reveal lists of changed grades within the node. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 increases support for hardware, including full compatibility with the Apple Early 2011 MacBook Pro 15" with 1680x1050 display, as well as the new UltraStudio 3D for Thunderbolt technology based computers. Support for UltraStudio 3D allows video monitoring and deck I/O from the latest iMac and MacBook Pro computers that support Thunderbolt™ technology. Other new features included in DaVinci Resolve 8.1 includes support for clip by clip scaled or unscaled data range color space conversions, support for clip by clip colorspace selection in case a source clip has been incorrectly encoded, renders now support video or data levels and support for HDR source icons in the timeline thumbnail for RED HDRx clips. Availability and Price DaVinci Resolve 8.1 is available now as a free download for all current DaVinci Resolve customers. To purchase DaVinci Resolve, please visit: http://www.sharbor.com/products/BMDN0330001.html Blackmagic Design Availability Updates (October)
Continuing with our monthly update, here is the latest from Blackmagic Design: First, the Mini Converter Distribution Amplifier and the openGear UpDownCross have been released and are now shipping in limited quantity from the Australia headquarters. As is always the case, we encourage you to place your order now to ensure the quickest delivery. Here’s an update on the remaining new products: DeckLink 4K - Q4 2011 ATEM Camera Converter – end October Heavy Duty Mini Converters (SDI to HDMI, SDI to Analog, HDMI to SDI, Analog to SDI) - October GPI/Tally Box – end October Universal Videohub 72 - end October DaVinci Resolve 8.1 Software Update - October Intensity Extreme - Q4 2011 SmartView HD - Q4 2011 HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate – Q4 2011 openGear SDI Distribution Amplifier – end October To learn more about Blackmagic Design and available products from Safe Harbor, visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/BMD.html or call (800) 544-6599. Blackmagic Design Announces New Products and Support at IBC 2011
Blackmagic Design Announces Intensity ExtremeIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced Intensity Extreme, a new low cost and extremely high quality video capture and playback product for professional videographers with HDMI and analog video based on the new Thunderbolt technology for only €209. Intensity Extreme will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. Intensity Extreme is the first Thunderbolt technology based device to combine the high quality of HDMI capture and playback with the wide compatibility of analog component, NTSC, PAL and S-Video and analog audio capture and playback in a compact size that’s completely powered from the Thunderbolt connection on the computer. This means Intensity Extreme is the perfect solution for adding video to laptop computers as it powers from the laptop battery. For the ultimate in leading edge design, Intensity Extreme features a chassis machined out of a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum. This ensures an elegant look thats compact, strong and looks great on the desktop. Intensity Extreme enables users to capture directly from the HD camera’s image sensor, bypassing the video compression chip for true uncompressed video quality. Now users can go beyond the quality limits of HDV or AVCHD for editing, design and authoring with Intensity Extreme. Intensity Extreme can be connected to any big screen television or video projector for incredible edit monitoring. Current computers don't have the processing speed to render complex multi layer real time effects in HDV playing back to FireWire cameras. Intensity Extreme solves this problem by outputting video on HDMI and analog outputs for big screen monitoring in both SD or HD formats. Intensity Extreme instantly switches between the 1080 HD, 720 HD, NTSC and PAL video standards. Intensity Extreme is fully compatible with Adobe™ Premiere™ Pro, Apple™ Final Cut Pro 7™, Adobe After Effects™, Adobe Photoshop™ and any QuickTime™ based software application. "We think the combination of HDMI and analog on an extremely compact Thunderbolt bus powered design combined with an affordable price will change the lives of thousands of professional videographers," said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design Inc. "Intensity Extreme features an amazing design thats machined out of a solid block of aluminum! Only Intensity Extreme gives you compact size, power efficient design, high quality and incredible strength, that is simply perfect as the ultimate portable video solution." Intensity Extreme Key Features
Availability and Price Intensity Extreme will be available Q4 from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Announces SmartView HDIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced SmartView HD, a new full resolution HD rack monitor with a large 17 inch LCD screen, 3 Gb/s SDI video inputs and centralized network based control to allow easy color matching when used in multi monitor installations, is only €635. SmartView HD will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. SmartView HD features a large 17 inch LCD screen in a compact 6 rack unit design that's less than an inch thick. SmartView HD handles SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI video standards, and all screens can be remotely adjusted via your Ethernet network, so setup is much simpler when users need to color match all the monitors in a large video wall setup. SmartView HD can be installed into equipment racks for local monitoring in post production, for multi-monitor video walls in master control rooms or for camera monitoring for production switchers! Because SmartView HD is affordable, and supports SDI video standards in SD, HD and even 2K, it’s the perfect solution to install anywhere customers need more monitoring. One of the main difficulties when installing multiple monitors is attempting to match color settings on all monitors. Often this requires maintenance personnel physically climbing over equipment to reach the monitors and then using little screwdrivers or knobs to make adjustments. SmartView HD eliminates this problem by connecting to an Ethernet network using the included Mac and Windows software to adjust all your monitors from one central location. The SmartView Utility software uses Bonjour to automatically find all the SmartView HD monitors on your network so it’s very easy to use. Monitor settings can be saved and copied from one monitor and copied to another. SmartView HD also includes an identify mode to help find the monitor being adjusted, which is highlighted by a white border. SmartView HD does not suffer from settings drift because all adjustments are fully digital. SmartView HD includes full tally features so it's perfect for live broadcasters. Unlike a simple tally light, SmartView HD includes tally borders that can be independently displayed in red, green or blue. Each screen features an independent tally in the three colors so customers can signal to the user more information than a simple on air status. Tally is connected via a standard parallel pin connector on the rear of SmartView HD and provides full contact closure compatibility with all switcher and automation systems. SmartView HD is designed to be used for broadcast as well as post production so it includes support for more SDI video standards, including all SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI formats. SmartView HD allows firmware updating so it's easy to upgrade to new SDI video formats when they are invented, and updates are free from the Blackmagic Design web site. SmartView HD includes new advanced video standards used in post production, including 1080 progressive HD rates and even 2K SDI over 3 Gb/s SDI video. All video formats can be connected and changed, because SmartView HD automatically changes in less than a second to the new format. "In the past SDI monitoring has been expensive, and it’s been costly to simply monitor HD sources in racks around your facility. It seems we never have enough monitoring, so we developed SmartView HD to help eliminate this problem!" said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "SmartView HD is amazing, and it’s also perfect for wherever broadcasters and post production users need extra monitoring. Now with SmartView HD it’s possible to have SDI monitoring everywhere you need it!" SmartView HD Key Features
Availability and Price SmartView HD will be available Q4 2011 from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Announces a New Range of Super Heavy Duty Mini ConvertersIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced a new family of super heavy duty Mini Converters that feature a unique design that’s machined from a solid block of aluminum for amazing strength, as well as for protecting connectors. Heavy duty mini converters also include innovative features and technologies such as 3 Gb/s SDI. There are 4 models in the Mini Converter Heavy Duty product range which are all priced at only €425.Blackmagic Design’s heavy duty mini converters will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. Unlike traditional converters which are designed using standard metal boxes for indoor use, Blackmagic Design’s new heavy duty mini converters have been totally redesigned using techniques taken from military products to allow for super strength, and are better suited for live production environments. Each converter is machined from a solid block of aluminum, and is able to withstand amazing crushing forces such as if accidentally run over by a car or truck. To help eliminate problems with connector damage, each converter’s machined metal chassis overhangs the connector area so all connections are protected. Printing is laser etched so helps eliminate labeling being damaged through rough outdoor handling. There is also a dust resistant rubber boot covering the configuration switches. No other video converter available is built as tough as Blackmagic Design’s new heavy duty mini converters! Even with this super strong design, the new heavy duty mini converters also include extremely powerful features such as 3 Gb/s SDI technology, redundant SDI inputs, balanced analog and AES/EBU switchable audio, standard 1/4 inch jack audio connections and an international power supply that includes adapter plates for all international power sockets. Redundant SDI inputs are designed to be used on live events where cables could be damaged by crowds so if video input is lost, the SDI inputs instantly change. Loop thru SDI allows the SDI input to loop to other equipment. 3 Gb/s SDI allows Mini Converters to be upgraded via the built in USB connection to support new television formats in the future. Built in mini switches allow settings to be changed for audio types, audio de-embedding channels, analog video types and more. There are 4 models of Mini Converter Heavy Duty: Mini Converter Heavy Duty SDI to Analog, Mini Converter Heavy Duty Analog to SDI, Mini Converter Heavy Duty SDI to HDMI, and Mini Converter Heavy Duty HDMI to SDI. All these models are priced at €425. "When we developed the new heavy duty Mini Converters, we designed them to be used in live production so we knew they had to be a whole order beyond what had been designed before. Our main goal was to be able to run over the converters with a car or truck and they must keep working. We looked closely at devices for the military and how they were designed to be tough, and then combined that knowledge with elegant styling so the converters still look really nice!" said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "To test how tough these converters are, we took them out and ran over them repeatedly with a Centurion Mk8 battle tank weighing 54 tons. Even after running over them multiple times while operating with live video, there was not a single glitch, and the converters kept working fine! That just shows how tough these new converters truly are!" Availability and Price All models of Mini Converter Heavy Duty are available now for €425 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide. Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows™IBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows™ which will allow customers to use a wide range of hardware for building color correction systems with the advantage of a wider selection of GPU processing options with support for up to a massive 16 GPU’s per system.DaVinci Resolve for Windows™ will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows™ will be accompanied by the Mac OS X version, so when a customer purchases DaVinci Resolve, they can choose which operating system they want to use, and then install either one. This allows the flexibility to let customers potentially choose to use a Windows desktop computer in the office with powerful multiple GPU processing, while at any time the customer can unplug the dongle and plug into one of the latest stylish Mac OS X MacBook Pro computers when on set. Only DaVinci Resolve lets customers move between either operating system at any time without the extra expense of purchasing a second copy of the software. As a reward for all current DaVinci Resolve customers, any customer who has purchased the Mac OS X version of DaVinci Resolve will be able to keep using the same dongle for the Windows version of DaVinci Resolve, and they will simply be able to download the Windows version once released. This will ensure current DaVinci Resolve customers are kept up to date with the latest features, and not disadvantaged for purchasing early. DaVinci Resolve, will be available in three models. DaVinci Resolve Lite, the current free version, will be available in both Windows and Mac OS X downloads. DaVinci Resolve Software for €695 will be available for both Mac OS X and Windows and customers will get both operating systems for the one purchase. DaVinci Resolve with the full colorist designed control surface will be available with Mac OS X, Windows and Linux software in the box, allowing the customer to choose any of three operating systems to build their color correction system. "We think this is very exciting because it just makes things even more flexible for DaVinci Resolve customers, and makes it even easier to integrate Resolve color correction into facility workflows when using a wider range of editing and effects software," said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "I am also happy that customers who already have Resolve will get this software free of charge, and it’s a deeply felt thank you to them from everyone here at Blackmagic Design. We really appreciate their support, and hope this update shows how much we appreciate it!" Availability and Price DaVinci Resolve for Microsoft Windows™ will be released Q1 of 2012 and will be included with all current DaVinci Resolve models so customers will get the choice of both Mac OS X or Windows support when installing the software. Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 8.1IBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 8.1, an exciting new software update with powerful features. This update will be available to all DaVinci Resolve customers free of charge.DaVinci Resolve 8.1 will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. The new Resolve 8.1 Software Update includes new layer node composite effects, ACES colorspace support, compatibility for Avid AAF and round trip with Avid Media Composer™, Final Cut Pro 7 clip size and position support, new copy commands for grades, upgraded EDL features, support for UltraStudio 3D for Thunderbolt™ and compatibility with the 2011 MacBook Pro 15" computer. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 now includes new layer node composite effects which offer colorists even greater creative grading with add, subtract, difference, multiply, screen, overlay, darker and lighten effects. Colorists will be able to use these new composite effects to create extremely complex and intricate grades with limitless power. Keeping pace with DaVinci’s heritage in the high end feature film industry, DaVinci Resolve 8.1 now includes ACES colorspace support. ACES and IIF is a new colorspace and file format promoted by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences technology committee to provide a universal and open image interchange and processing format. The ACES IIF file format is fully supported including a variety of IDTs and ODTs as well as support for 3D shaper LUTs. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 allows colorists to work in this format seamlessly, and even the free of charge DaVinci Resolve Lite includes ACES colorspace, so upcoming videographers will have access to the latest Hollywood technology. To improve compatibility with customers using Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve 8.1 now includes improved support for Avid AAF import/export for roundtrip editing to Resolve and back to Avid Media Composer. This new AAF support includes effects such as dip to color, edge and center wipe with border, clock and venetian blind wipe and also cross, oval and diamond iris wipe, overlay composite and more. Also includes support for Avid sizing with (PTZR) pan, tilt, zoom and rotate. Additional support is included for Final Cut Pro 7 round trip with clip by clip selectable import of image sizing data now possible. Import sizing and position data for all or selected clips is available to allow renders using the extremely high quality DaVinci Resolve image resizing engine. New cut, copy and paste operations for editing and node metadata including dynamics have been added to DaVinci Resolve 8.1 allowing much easier and dramatically faster editing of clips in the timeline and copying grades between nodes. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 also includes new conform features including export missing clips EDL and importing new EDL to a track. This simplifies finding and replacing missing clips in long form projects, and is great for changing VFX shots. This DaVinci Resolve update is now even faster to use with an exciting new 'hover over node' grading status display to reveal list of changed grades within the node. DaVinci Resolve 8.1 increases support for hardware, including full compatibility with the Apple Early 2011 MacBook Pro 15" with 1680x1050 display as well as the new UltraStudio 3D for Thunderbolt technology based computers. Support for UltraStudio 3D allows video monitoring and deck I/O from the latest iMac and MacBook Pro computers that support Thunderbolt™ technology. Availability and Price DaVinci Resolve 8.1 will be available in September 2011 as a free download for all current DaVinci Resolve customers. Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve for Linux Price ReductionIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced that DaVinci Resolve Linux will now be included free with the DaVinci Resolve control surface, allowing customers to choose between installing on Mac OS X or Linux when installing.DaVinci Resolve on Linux will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. Previously DaVinci Resolve on Linux was an additional US$19995 charge on top of the cost of a DaVinci Resolve, and now this cost will be eliminated. All current DaVinci Resolve customers who already have Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve control surface will be able to obtain a free copy of DaVinci Resolve for Linux by contacting Blackmagic Design.DaVinci Resolve for Linux will still need to be installed by a qualified Linux engineer, however customers buying DaVinci Resolve will now be able to choose between operating systems depending on the processing power they need. This update also allows customers to move between systems as their needs change. DaVinci Resolve for Linux will be included in the DaVinci Resolve product box, and because the Mac OS X and Linux versions will include separate licenses, a customer can install the Linux version and still use the Mac OS X version in a second system, perhaps on a laptop for on set work. This provides the ultimate choice to Blackmagic Design's DaVinci customers. "We are extremely excited to offer this Linux version of DaVinci Resolve at no extra charge when buying the full DaVinci Resolve," said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "This gives customers choice, and helps make the installation of extremely powerful systems with multiple powerful GPU cards more affordable. That’s absolutely critical today with the very high resolution camera files from the latest amazing digital cinema cameras from companies such as Arri™, Sony™ and RED™. We are excited to help allow customers to take advantage of these amazingly high resolution files simply and affordably." Availability and Price DaVinci Resolve is available now from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Announces ATEM Studio ConverterIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced ATEM Studio Converter, a new rack mount quad independent bi directional optical fiber SDI converter with built in talkback for only €1395.ATEM Studio Converter will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. ATEM Studio Converter is perfect for live production because it includes 4 independent optical fiber converters in a one rack unit size chassis, combined with built in talkback. Broadcast and post production users can install ATEM Studio Converter as a regular optical fiber SDI converter, and each of the 4 optical fiber converters are totally independent of each other, and bi directional. ATEM Studio Converter also includes extra features for use with Blackmagic Design’s new ATEM Camera Converter. These features include built in talkback, and the front of ATEM Studio Converter includes standard microphone and headphone PC style headset connections, so when a headset is plugged in, the talkback is able to communicate down each of the 4 optical fiber links to connected ATEM Camera Converters with the camera operators. This means each ATEM Studio Converter can allow a director to talk to 4 camera operators. If more than 4 cameras are required, then ATEM Studio Converter also includes standard BNC unbalanced AES/EBU talkback loops that can be looped to other ATEM Studio Converters to allow 4 additional cameras per unit. This means a director can talk to a massive number of camera operators for the largest live production. ATEM Studio Converter also includes both HDMI and SD/HD-SDI outputs converted from the optical fiber input, so the feed from the video camera can be connected to either HDMI or SDI connections on production switchers such as the ATEM range, or the HDMI output could be used for local monitoring. ATEM Studio Converter also includes an AES/EBU audio output, de-embedded from each optical fiber input, so the embedded audio from cameras can be sent direct to audio mixers so camera audio can be easily used without the extra cost of audio de-embedders. When running program feeds to each camera, ATEM Studio Converter also includes a global SDI input that feeds the optical fiber outputs on each converter. If any of the individual SDI inputs is plugged in, then this overrides the global program feed, so the specific converter can be used separately. However, if the user wants to send the same signal to all optical fiber connected cameras, then this global SDI input allows a single connection to feed all optical outputs if required. This input is loop though, so it’s easy to loop this global feed to other ATEM Studio Converters. "I am really excited about this product, because we built the ATEM Camera Converter to have all the conversion, talkback, tally, and battery you need on your camera so you can get close to the action, up to 25 kilometers away from the production switcher, however we also needed something at the studio end to manage all these cameras coming in, and to allow talkback between multiple cameras," said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "ATEM Studio Converter is perfect for this use, if you are just using a few cameras, or using dozens of cameras, as it loops to other units to just keep growing! It’s all very exciting!" ATEM Studio Converter Key Features
Availability and Price ATEM Studio Converter will be available in October for €1395 from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Announces HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting PlateIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate, a new mounting plate accessory that lets customers mount the popular HyperDeck Shuttle directly onto their professional camera, or mount accessories such as V-Lock or Anton Bauer mounts onto the HyperDeck. HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate will retail for only €69.HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate will be shown on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. Since its introduction, HyperDeck Shuttle has been an extremely popular way for camera operators to add uncompressed quality recording to video cameras, and has become a standard item used on location every day. Now with HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate, the standard rubber base plate can simply be unscrewed from the HyperDeck Shuttle unit, and replaced with the mount plate. Once attached, the mount plate provides multiple 1/4" and 3/8" threads for accessories such as tripods, rail mounting kits, cold shoe mounts, articulated arms, microphone stands and many more. Designed to perfectly match the elegant design of HyperDeck Shuttle, the HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate is also machined out of a solid block of aircraft grade aluminum for an extremely tough design that’s also beautiful. The major threads are reinforced with helicoils so it can be used repeatedly over many years without wearing out. HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate adds a wide range of mounting options for HyperDeck Shuttle. Its hole patterns have been carefully placed to allow popular V-Lock or Anton Bauer style battery adapter plates to be added so HyperDeck Shuttle can power from industry standard battery packs for long duration recording. Availability and Price HyperDeck Shuttle Mounting Plate will be available Q4 for €69 from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Announces New OpenGear ConvertersIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, USA - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced two new OpenGear Converter models, one that allows up, down, cross and standards conversion, and the other that allows SD/HD-SDI distribution. Both models are priced at €355.Both new OpenGear Converters will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design IBC 2011 booth at #7.H20. OpenGear Converter UpDownCross provides an easy way to convert between SD and HD video formats as it includes a full up, down and cross converter, as well as full NTSC/PAL standards conversion. OpenGear Converter UpDownCross works at the highest 10 bit SDI video quality, with superior multi tap image filtering and processing. OpenGear Converter UpDownCross can be used on the SDI input of broadcast decks, so when a non standard SDI video signal is routed or connected, it can be automatically converted to the correct format for the deck. If a customer had a PAL Digital Betacam deck connected to a router, OpenGear Converter UpDownCross could be placed before the SDI input of the deck, so if someone connected a HD video source, the SDI video would automatically be converted to a standard definition SDI signal, delivering stable and high quality input video to the deck. Even a video signal at 1080i59.94 would automatically be down converted and standards converted to PAL. Embedded SDI audio is automatically delayed to match the video processing and then passed through to the SDI output, so the deck always receives a stable SDI input with multi channel audio. A black burst/tri sync compatible reference input is included, so OpenGear Converter UpDownCross can be used as a frame re-synchronizer for retiming video sources to house sync. The new OpenGear Converter SDI Distribution includes everything customers need to send the same SDI video input signal to 9 re clocked outputs simultaneously. SDI Distribution supports SD-SDI, HD-SDI and ASI television standards, and switches standards automatically when the SDI input changes. Availability and Price These two new OpenGear Converters are both available now for €355 each from Safe Harbor Computers. Blackmagic Design Supports AMD’s FirePro SDI-LinkIBC 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, USA - September 9, 2011 - Blackmagic Design today announced it will support the new AMD FirePro™ SDI-Link initiative and is currently working to integrate Blackmagic Design’s capture and playback products with the newly introduced FirePro SDI-Link line of graphics cards.The AMD FirePro SDI-Link provides GPU acceleration for powering live, on air broadcast graphics and real time video production and post production pipelines. AMD FirePro SDI-Link enables SDI I/O products and professional graphics cards to communicate directly over PCI Express and will allow fully featured SDI and GPU based solutions with ultra low latency between select AMD professional graphics cards and SDI I/O products. Through the integration of Blackmagic Design’s product lines with AMD FirePro SDI-Link, video and broadcast professionals will be able to send and receive data between Blackmagic Design’s SDI based devices and AMD graphics cards with extremely low latency. This is ideal for solutions that require minimal delays, such as news, weather and sports as well as video encoding and transcoding. "Blackmagic Design is looking forward to the upcoming integration between our products and the AMD FirePro SDI-Link. By supporting the FirePro SDI-Link our developers will see a revolution in performance combined with extremely low latency when building intense graphics based video solutions using Blackmagic Design desktop video products and AMD’s graphics cards. This will be perfect for broadcasters working in areas such as weather, live news and 3D virtual sets, where high performance graphics and extremely low processing latencies are critical," said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. "Ensuring ultra low latency is critical to the broadcast and video production workflow," said Sandeep Gupte, general manager, professional graphics, AMD. "With industry leaders such as Blackmagic Design, AMD makes it possible for video production professionals to deliver projects successfully in the broadcast space." For more information and available products from Blackmagic Design, please visit: http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/BMD.html Blackmagic Design Availability Updates (September)
A number of customers have asked about the soon to be released products from Blackmagic Design. These products are being worked on diligently and are expected to be released soon. Here is the latest update: UltraStudio SDI – Now shipping! DeckLink 4K – Q4 Atem Camera Converter – September HyperDeck Studio – September Rugged Mini Converters
Mini Converter Distribution Amplifier – September GPI/Tally Box – September Universal Videohub 72 - End of September To learn more about Blackmagic Design and available products from Safe Harbor, visit http://www.sharbor.com/vendors/BMD.html or call (800) 544-6599.
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