Blackmagic Design IBC 2014 announcements
2014 brings another exciting IBC for Blackmagic Design. Not only are Blackmagic Design announcing a number of new products, including a new multi view product, a new Ultra HD monitor, new cameras and the latest update to Resolve (among other products), but we have also acquired eyeon Software! Instead of enclosing all of the press releases we have from the show, We have included links to each announcement with a brief description below. Images of all of the new products can be grabbed at https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/au/press/images.
eyeon: (URL)
Effective immediately, we have acquired eyeon Software and it will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackmagic Design. eyeon will continue to develop new products, support its customers and expand its sales channels with the added strength of Blackmagic. This is incredibly exciting for us. eyeon’s Fusion has been used by more than 1,000 Hollywood films and TV shows. With eyeon, very much like with DaVinci Resolve, we now have another powerful software product that has decades of Hollywood success behind it and can be used by anyone. In particular, we feel Fusion’s node based way of working is an amazingly easy and clean way to create. Here are two quotes from the CEO of Blackmagic (Grant Petty) and the CEO of eyeon (Steve Roberts):
“We’re really excited about the acquisition of eyeon,” said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. “Fusion compositing, 3D and motion graphics software has been used on some of Hollywood’s biggest visual effects blockbusters. When used together with DaVinci Resolve for editing and grading, Fusion also gives customers the world’s most advanced tools for 3D compositing, visual effects, motion graphics design and more!”
“Blackmagic Design is the most progressive company in professional post production today,” said Steve Roberts, CEO and founder of eyeon. “With their focus on developing the best solutions and a global network of offices, Blackmagic gives customers the products and services they deserve. The acquisition of eyeon will provide greater development and support of Fusion and Generation, where customers will now have more dynamic, comprehensive, and faster solutions for their creative needs.”
MultiView 16: (URL) $1,755 AU$ (Inc GST). Available November.
This is a brand new product line for us. The new MultiView 16 lets you see up to 16 SDI inputs on a single display. It is the world’s first native Ultra HD multi viewer that allows customers to use the new large screen Ultra HD televisions and Ultra HD monitors for displaying images at twice the resolution of an HD multi view. With full frame re-sync in each input, it supports the display of up to 16 mixed SD, HD and Ultra HD video sources all at the same time. MultiView 16 will be priced at only $1,755.
Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL and Blackmagic Production Camera 4K PL: (URL) $2,705 and $3,549 AU$ (Inc GST), respectively. Available now.Two new cinema cameras, the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K PL and Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL. Both cameras now include PL mount models, for using professional cinema lenses or even vintage cinema lenses, and are now available from $2,295. This means cinematographers now have a professional PL mount digital film camera that’s so small, the camera body is only a little larger than the lens mount itself. Customers then get a design that can fit into the tightest locations while still allowing decades of classic professional film lenses to be used.
DaVinci Resolve 11.1 Update: (URL). Available now. This new version adds in a number of new editing and color correction features. New editing features include improved Final Cut Pro X integration, improved asymmetric trimming, a new Swap Edit command, the ability to trim gaps in the timeline, editable in/out points in the source viewer, graphical fade sliders for video opacity, action and title safe overlays, independent track heights, a full screen timeline option, the ability to add transitions to multiple clips at the same time, and more. New color correction features include support for object tracking and stabilization of compound clips, second layer input support for OpenFX plugins, the ability to pick colors in the viewer for OFX plugins, and new group menu options to load, delete and rename groups. DaVinci Resolve 11.1 also includes support for visually lossless compressed DNG RAW clips, Panasonic Varicam vRAW and AVC-I, improved color decoding for Phantom CINE RAW files, new Phantom Cine Log gamma selection in the camera raw settings, VFX I/O LUTs for Gamma 2.2 and Gamma 2.4, and more. Linux customers also get OpenCL support for AMD GPUs. Finally, the new version adds support for Dolby Vision image processing.
SmartView 4K: (URL) $2,365 AU$ (Inc GST), Available December.
The world’s first full resolution Ultra HD broadcast monitor with 12G-SDI inputs for compatibility with virtually all SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60 for only $2,365.
SmartView 4K is a professional Ultra HD broadcast monitor with a native resolution of 3840 x 2160, an amazingly bright LCD screen with a wide viewing angle and broadcast features such as 3D LUTs, adjustable on screen markers, H/V delay, blue only and more. SmartView 4K features multi rate 12G-SDI inputs that automatically switch between SD, HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60. With 12G-SDI, SmartView 4K has an incredible future proof design with unprecedented full resolution Ultra HD high frame rate support all built into the attractive thin rack mount design.
Smart Videohub 40x40: (URL) $3,549 AU$ (Inc GST), Available October. The newest Videohub model of our mixed format routers, Smart Videohub 40x40 includes our visual routing user interface and 6G-SDI technology allowing SD, HD and Ultra HD routing all on the same router at the same time.
DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G: (URL) $1,755 (Inc GST), Available October.
A new dual Link 12G-SDI capture and playback card that includes an extremely fast 8 lane PCI Express Generation 2 connection to the computer allowing extremely high performance such as dual stream video capture and playback at resolutions up to 2160p60. Dual stream capture and playback at these resolutions allows dual stream 3D as well as simultaneous fill and key capture and playback even when operating in Ultra HD at 60 frames per second.
Mini Converters with 6G-SDI and Ultra HD: (URL) $359 and $415 (Inc GST). Available October. New Ultra HD compatible Mini Converters and Heavy Duty Mini Converter 4K models that feature 6G-SDI technology, allowing customers to use a single type of converter for all conversion needs in SD, HD and Ultra HD television formats. These new models replace the previous models for each conversion type and all standard models retail at $359 while the heavy duty models retail for $415.
New Blackmagic Videohub Software: (URL) Available now.
A new software suite for the company’s popular Videohub range of SDI routers that provides new client control and setup applications for easier and simpler router operation. Blackmagic Videohub 6.0 is available now for download free of charge. The new Blackmagic Videohub 6.0 update includes 2 new software applications for both Mac OS X and Windows computers. The Blackmagic Videohub Control features a new user interface that includes elegantly designed buttons that allow users to customize and control their Videohub routing from their desktop. Blackmagic Videohub Control is perfect when customers are working on editing, color correction or other computer based workstations and want to change routing in their facility.
About Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD 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 go to http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/au.
About New Magic Australia Pty Ltd (Australian and New Zealand Blackmagic Design master distributor)
New Magic Australia Pty Ltd is a recognised leader in the distribution and marketing of multimedia hardware and software, representing a carefully selected range of innovative, leading manufacturers and catering for both the professional and consumer markets. New Magic Australia established in 1993 is the Australian distributor of Blackmagic Design, Convergent Design, Hauppauge Computer Works Inc, Cubix, Matrox Video and Sony Creative Software products. www.newmagic.com.au
