Blackmagic Design

In addition to the new Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K, Blackmagic Design has also focused on the studio camera segment, where they now offer a pair of new products: Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus G2 and the Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2. The former is an upgrade of the popular Studio Camera 4K Plus, now with a 12G-SDI interface, support for remote control over the network via USB and REST API, and talkback via headsets with 3.5mm connectors. The new Micro Studio Camera retains the compact design of the original model, with new features including an upgraded 4K sensor (with 13 EV dynamic range, dual native sensitivity and max ISO 25600) for seamless shooting even in low light. Blackmagic Micro Studio Camera 4K G2 also adds 12G-SDI with up to 2160p60 support, a USB-C interface for recording Blackmagic RAW footage to external drives, and remote control over an Ethernet network (using a USB-C/Ethernet adapter). Both new products will be on sale approximately this October.

Blackmagic Design are launching a number of new products, this time in the field of cameras, where the most dazzling is the new Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K equipped with a 6K sensor with a native resolution of 6048x4032 and dimensions of 24x36 mm, dynamic range of 13 ev, dual native sensitivity ISO 400/3200 and max. sensitivity up to ISO 25600, as well as L-Mount bayonet, recording on CFexpress cards and power supply with NP-F570 battery. It also features BRAW and H.264 proxy recording, the ability to shoot at frame rates up to 36 fps at full sensor resolution or 120 fps in crop mode, USB-C interface for (among others) recording to external SSDs, a high brightness (1500^cd/m2), flip-up display and the option to use the optional EVF viewfinder and battery grip of the BMPCC6K Pro. Coming soon!

Thefirst update for DaVinci Resolve 18.5 improves stability and/or precision of operations for shot stabilization, audio playback, Power Window data copy/paste, the Saver module in the Fusion section/application, as well as improved support for the Universal Scene Description format. Download here.

After several public betas, the final version is here DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.5! It brings over 100 new features, including advanced tools based on artificial intelligence algorithms (automatic dialogue transcription to subtitles, media sorting by audio tracks, Resolve FX Relight effect for changing scene lighting, etc.), new editing features in the Cut section, expanded automation features in the Fairlight section, support for the Universal Scene Description standard in the Fusion program/section, broader support for GPU acceleration, and much more! Download here.

The new list of certified media for Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K cameras now includes high-end SD cards from ExAscend, and now also SSDs ExAscend Gecko!

List of certified CFast, SD and USB-C media for URSA Mini Pro 12K cameras (7/2023)

Recommended CFast 2.0 cards
The following CFast 2.0 cards are recommended for recording 12K DCI Blackmagic RAW 18:1 to 60 fps and 8K DCI Blackmagic RAW 8:1 to 60 fps.

• Angelbird AV Pro CF 128GB
• Angelbird AV Pro CF 256GB
• Angelbird AV Pro CF 512GB
• Angelbird AV Pro CF 1TB
• CoreRise CFast F512 64GB
• ExAscend Essential CFast 2.0 256GB
• ExAscend Essential CFast 2.0 512GB
• ExAscend Essential CFast 2.0 1TB
• FreeTail Evoke Pro 3700x 128GB
• FreeTail Evoke Pro 3700x 256GB
• FreeTail Evoke Pro 3700x 512GB
• FreeTail Evoke Pro 3700x 1TB
• Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 128GB
• Lexar Professional 3500x CFast 2.0 256GB
• KomputerBay x3400 CFast 2.0 128GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 256GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 512GB
• ProGrade Digital 550MB/s CFast 2.0 1TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 SDCFSP-128G-x46D 128GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3400x 256GB
• Wise CFast 2.0 3500x 512GB
  

Recommended SD cards
The following SD cards are recommended for 12K DCI Blackmagic RAW 12:1 to 24 fpsrecording .

• ExAscend Catalyst SDXC UHS-II V90 R 300MB/s 64GB
• ExAscend Catalyst SDXC UHS-II V90 R 300MB/s 128GB
• ExAscend Essential SDXC UHS-II V90 R 300MB/s 64GB
• ExAscend Essential SDXC UHS-II V90 R 300MB/s 128GB
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 64GB
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 128GB
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 256GB
• Sony Tough SF-G64 300MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128 300MB/s UHS-II SDXC 128GB
  

Thefollowing SD cards are recommended for 8K DCI Blackmagic RAW 18:1 to 60 fpsrecording .

• Angelbird AV Pro MK2 V90 SDXC 256GB
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 64GB
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 128GB
• ProGrade Digital V90 UHS-II 300MB/s SDXC 256GB
• Sony Tough SF-G64 300MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB
• Sony Tough SF-G128 300MB/s UHS-II SDXC 128GB
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 64GB
• Wise 285MB/s UHS-II SDXC 128GB

Recommended USB-C Drives
The following USB-C flash drives are recommended for 12K DCI Blackmagic RAW 8:1 to 50 fps recording.

• ExAscend Gecko Portable SSD 4TB
• Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD 1TB
• Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD 2TB
• Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD 4TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 SDSSDE81-1T00-G25 1TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 SDSSDE81-2T00-G25 2TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 SDSSDE81-4T00-G25 4TB
• SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mag 1TB
• SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mag 2TB
• SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mag 4TB
• Wise PTS-1024 Portable SSD 1TB
• Wise PTS-2048 Portable SSD 2TB

The following USB-C flash drives are recommended for 12K DCI Blackmagic RAW 8:1 to 30 fps recording.

• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT MK2 512GB
• Angelbird SSD2GO PKT MK2 2TB
• Delkin Devices Juggler 1TB
• Delkin Devices Juggler 2TB
• ExAscend Gecko Portable SSD 4TB
• OWC Envoy Pro Elektron 2TB
• OWC Envoy Pro EX 500GB
• OWC Envoy Pro EX 2TB
• Oyen Digital Helix Dura 1TB
• Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD 1TB
• Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD 2TB
• Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD 4TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 (SDSSDE81-1T00-G25) 1TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 (SDSSDE81-2T00-G25) 2TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD V2 (SDSSDE81-4T00-G25) 4TB
• SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD SDSSDE80-2T00 2TB
• SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mag 1TB
• SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mag 2TB
• SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE SSD Mag 4TB
• Sony Tough SL-CG5 500GB
• Sony Tough SL-C1 1TB
• Sony ough SL-C2 TB
• Western Digital My Passport SSD WDBAGF5000AGY 500GB
• Wise PTS-512 Portable SSD 512GB
• Wise PTS-1024 Portable SSD 1TB
• Wise PTS-2048 Portable SSD 2TB