Blackmagic Design releases the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2!
What can the new camera do - apart from taking pretty pictures? And what can users expect with the release of firmware 7.9?
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Blackmagic Design goes on summer tour!
Black magic in the world capital of beer: Blackmagic Design on 22 June in Munich. Including: programme items on digital filmmaking, live production cameras, collaboration with DaVinci Resolve - and more.
DaVinci Resolve 18 goes into open beta!
Blackmagic CEO announces at the "DaVinci Resolve Cloud Update" event: DaVinci Resolve 18 Open Beta - but also global collaboration via Blackmagic Cloud!
Ursa Broadcast G2 | Release
Three-in-one camera: broadcasting, studio shooting and film shooting. Can the Ursa Broadcast G2 convince?
DaVinci Resolve | Tipps & Tricks
Insider tips from a Resolve veteran: every DaVinci user should know these three tricks!
DaVinci Resolve | Price reductions
Blackmagic Design's special offer: DaVinci Resolve for panels and keyboards on top!
Night falls with the Ursa Mini Pro 12K!
As announced in the issue, here are the scenes from the BMD UMP 12K - at night. So if you want to know how good you are as a documentary filmmaker, you can download 5GB of video data free of charge here.
DaVinci Resolve 17.4 | Release
Black(magic Design) is beautiful: Faster editing, faster grading - quickly check out the new features?
Cut faster – The Blackmagic Speed Editor
In DP 02:20, we already presented the Editor Keyboard from Blackmagic Design (BMD for short). It used to be close to 1,000 euros, but when it didn't become a big seller, it was lowered to around 600. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has removed the regular keys in the centre, moved the side panels closer together and added a few extra keys. The result is called Speed Editor (SE for short) and is still being offered at the competitive price of 380 euros including a licence for DaVinci Resolve Studio. Some folks are even marketing the device for 199 euros without the licence, but it remains unclear whether this is permissible on the part of BMD.
VEGAS Pro 19 Launches with Cloud and AI Tools
VEGAS Pro 19 introduced cloud-connected workflows, mobile uploads, multilingual text to speech, AI tools and Blackmagic RAW support.
DaVinci Resolve 17.3 | Release
Blackmagic Design releases the latest version of its editing tool!
Blackmagic | Triple Release
New from Blackmagic Design: HyperDeck Studio, Studio Camera 4K and Web Presenter 4K!
Fairlight Audio Guide | Manual
Now for DaVinci Resolve 17: Practical training for (future) sound experts.
Portable DaVinci Resolve: Mac mini eGPU vs Medion Erazer Laptop
A historical DaVinci Resolve test compares a Mac mini with external Radeon GPU against a Medion Erazer gaming laptop with Nvidia graphics.
Fusion 17.2 | Release
The water cooler talk of the day: Fusion 17.2 has landed - and its template bundles too!
DaVinci Resolve 17.2 | Release
Lean back - and wait for the boat? Not any more! With version 17.2, involuntary coffee breaks are a thing of the past!
Kyno as an editing assistant for Resolve
Review: In DP 04 : 2020, our author Uli Plank took a look at the management app Kyno - and its support for Blackmagic Design.
Blackmagic | Update
The Camera Update 7.3: with Generation 5 Color Science, false colour help, and more!
Inside Digital Production 02:2021
Digital Production 02:2021 covers colour tools, Resolve, Magic Bullet, Marmoset, Houdini, Katana, Nuendo, Cascadeur and Unreal Niagara.
Blackmagic | Hardware
Exciting technology in a triple pack: Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro, Atem Mini Extreme - and Web Presenter HD.
DaVinci Resolve | Public Beta
Makes us smile: Blackmagic releases Beta 8 for DaVinci Resolve 17.
Fusion Studio 17.1 | Release
Chillaxt and stylish: with Blackmagic's update for the compositing software.
BlackMagic Livesessions
If you are already on holiday this week or urgently want to learn Resolve: Blackmagic is hosting free webinars on the individual parts Edit, Color, Fusion and Fairlight!
DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor | Release
What the little brother of the Resolve Editing Keyboard can do.
DaVinci Resolve 17 | Release
An update with many pages. New features for: Colour Page, Cut Page, Edit Page and Fusion Page.
Blackmagic Video-Assistent | Firmware 3.2.3
Good stuff from Blackmagic. 3.2.3 supports 119.88fps and 100fps on Sigma fp - and more.
More pixels in your pocket – the Blackmagic Pocket 4K
Many loved the inconspicuous Blackmagic Pocket HD despite all its weaknesses - from short battery life to fragile sockets and a very flat screen.
ATEM Mini Update Adds Adjustable Audio Delay
Blackmagic’s ATEM Switchers update added adjustable analogue-input audio delay to ATEM Mini and ATEM Mini Pro.
Blackmagic | ATEM Mini Pro ISO & ATEM Streaming Bridge
Recording engine extended to 5 channels, output as a Resolve project and more.
Blackmagic Design announces Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 12K
6K making your workstation gasp? Now there's a Super 35-12K image sensor, Generation 5 Colour Science and BRAW!
It can also be cheap: Beatstep Resolve Edition
It's also cheap - if you don't edit in Resolve all day, here's an alternative to the BMD keyboard.
AG DOK Tests 2020 Full-Frame Cameras
AG DOK compared Panasonic, Blackmagic, Canon and Sony cameras against ARRI Amira, EVA1 and FS7 II references across 13 stops.
Kyno 1.8 Adds Resolve and Avid Handoffs
Kyno 1.8 added Resolve send-to, Media Composer ALE export, BRAW playback, incremental transcoding and faster analysis.
Blackmagic Design with new ATEM Mini Pro
Blackmagic Design has once again presented a lot in the livestream: With new ATEM Mini Pro, Camera Software Update and more.
Blackmagic Design: New announcements in the livestream
And for those who have nothing else to do tomorrow, 03 April: Blackmagic Design will be presenting new camera and live production innovations at around 7pm.
Camera update for BMPCC 4K and 6K
Blackmagic Software Update for the BMCP 4K and 6K: For improved startup times of the cameras and some bug fixes!
DaVinci Resolve Training | Europe Tour 2020
Want to learn DaVinci Resolve? Then take the free Europe Tour from Blackmagic Design!
DaVinci Resolve 16 | Free Guide
Blackmagic Design has published a new DaVinci Resolve 16 Beginner's Guide to make it easier to get started with all the important functions.
NeatVideo 5 versus Resolve
DP 19:06 tests NeatVideo 5 against Resolve. The result is in the magazine; these are the example videos on YouTube.
Blackmagic at the IBC 2019
Blackmagic at IBC 2019: New Video Assist, Blackmagic RAW update and new live mixer for YouTube streams!
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
That was quicker than expected: Blackmagic Design is launching another digital film camera with the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K.
Blackmagic RAW in Premiere
Blackmagic's new RAW format and Adobe are waiting - with this plug-in you can also use the format in Premiere Pro!
Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve and Fusion turn 16
For young people, 16 is considered a rather problematic age, but the roots of Resolve and Fusion go way back into the last century and you can expect a certain maturity. Does this also apply to a public beta?
Blackmagic Fusion: 9 becomes 16
The Fusion compositing tool is entering the next round together with DaVinci Resolve - and there are also some changes.
The new gadgets from Blackmagic
Problems with the battery life of your pocket camera? Blackmagic had the answer at NAB!
DaVinci 16 is here: The editing revolution?
NAB 2019 is in full swing: Blackmagic Design presents the new versions of DaVinci Resolve, Fusion and other interesting gadgets.
More pixels in your pocket – Blackmagic Pocket 4K in test
Many loved the inconspicuous Blackmagic Pocket HD despite all its weaknesses. The film images were simply too beautiful for a camera of this price range and size. As soon as 4K became an issue, many people wanted a new successor to the classic 16 mm camera with better resolution. Does the new camera have that much magic?
DP 19:02 – More plug-ins than your hard drive can handle!
In 19:02 we unpack the toolbox - plug-ins for video, audio, 3D, comp, animation and pipeline - because if you have a task, there's a good chance that someone else has already solved it.
Blackmagic eGPU Pro
An external graphics processor with AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 graphics card.
eGPU from BMD! OMG!
Before Apple users die of old age at the waiting bar, Blackmagic Design helps with rendering and launches an external GPU box with Thunderbolt 3 - or is your box fast enough?
More space for less money: SSD instead of CFast with Blackmagic
Pixel mania and high frame rates lead to an enormous data throughput in cameras, so that more and more manufacturers are using compact and fast CFast cards as a storage medium. Unfortunately, their prices have not fallen to the same extent as those of the equally fast SSD. They also offer considerably more space. In terms of electrical properties and protocol, the interface of both media corresponds to Serial ATA, only the connectors differ. Surely creative solutions should be possible? We play through the whole thing using the Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro as an example, because alternatives are needed for this low-cost camera in particular.
Grading on the Orient Express
When you look for an All-Star-Cast, you can’t top Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley and all the others who travelled this year’s “Murder on the Orient Express”. But what you might not have known is that for the Dailies Grading, DaVinci Resolve came into play. We wanted to know how the rich, saturated look was accomplished.
Blackmagic Design’s NAB2018 Innovations
Blackmagic Design also brought plenty of new toys to NAB. These include a major DaVinci Resolve 15 update, the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, URSA Broadcast, ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K and much more. The surprise bag is large, and we take a closer look inside.
Reactor: Package Manager for Fusion
All scripts and plug-ins in one place: the free Reactor manager simplifies the installation and management of your third-party content for Fusion!
Employee Wanted for Digital Film Production
At the Braunschweig University of Art, the position of an artistic employee for digital film production is to be filled at the earliest possible date.
How to Make the Switch from Final Cut Pro 7 to DaVinci Resolve 14
At the same time as the release of macOS High Sierra, Apple announced that Final Cut Pro 7 would no longer be supported. The video shows how to switch from Final Cut Pro 7 to DaVinci Resolve 14.
Fusion, the Ninth!
The next version of Fusion is coming: Freshly announced at SIGGRAPH, Fusion number 9 is already available to download. And the best part? The unlimited Studio version costs 300 dollars – making Fusion the most affordable ProRes transcoder with a VR toolbox and super tracker of them all.
Monitors and recorders: Neway from China or Video Assist from Blackmagic?
The flip-out screen of an Ursa Mini Pro is very small and only offers a 2x pixel zoom despite full HD. This is not a problem in shoulder mode, as the OLED viewfinder is excellent. But the camera can do more than just reportage, and when working with a larger team you often need a larger image. In the case of expensive productions or unrepeatable events, it is generally advisable to provide a backup image, which is not offered by the camera itself. This raises the question of whether to use an inexpensive additional monitor or a combination device that also records the signals.
One for all? The Ursa Mini 4.6K Pro from Blackmagic
At NAB 2O17, the new version of the Ursa Mini 4.6K Pro (UM Pro for short) received a lot of attention, with Videomaker even honouring it as the "Best camera of NAB". But what does the "Pro" in the name mean? For whom is the new camera more professional than its predecessor with the same sensor? Can it satisfy in documentary and nature film or even in reportage?
Update: Blackmagic Camera 4.4
Update for the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro: The Bluetooth connection has been activated, including an iPad app for controlling various camera parameters.
Introduction to Node-Based Compositing
An introduction to the world of nodes: In this series, you learn the fundamental concepts for working with nodes in compositing software.
Web Content for DP Issue 03 : 17
Here comes the additional content for the current DP 03 : 17! The best Modo tips and tricks from the last two years, more about the Thinfilm shader and the large Resolve workshop series.
DaVinci Resolve 14 Public Beta
Multi-GPU use, simplified editing functions, new ResolveFX plug-ins and much more can be found in the new DaVinci Resolve 14 from Blackmagic Design.
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro
Blackmagic has released the Mini Pro version of the URSA camera, which has quite a lot to offer.
Update: DaVinci Resolve 12.5.4
New update for Blackmagic Design’s color-correction and editing software: the new update includes support for Rec 2100, 2020, and special Dolby Vision support, among other things. We present the most important new features.
Video Assist 2.3 Update from BMD
These are the update features: new 3D LUTs for both models, the addition of false-colour monitoring to the 5-inch Video Assist, and improved DNxHD and DNxHR support.
Resolve Editing Workshop #07 – Workflow
The tools are only half the battle—the rest is using them. The seventh episode of the Resolve tutorials is about an efficient workflow and how you should handle your footage within it.
Resolve Editing Workshop #06 – Creating and Editing Multicam
Multicam from start to finish: this time, we show you how to keep track of several video streams and combine them Efficiently into one video in Resolve.
Update: New ACES for DaVinci
The new DaVinci Resolve 12.5.3 Studio update brings good news: ACES support and several bug fixes!
Resolve Editing Workshop #05 – Audio Editing
There is something for your ears—in episode Five, it is all about the right sound. Topics include audio editing, clip attributes, mixers, and audio effects.
Resolve Editing Workshop #04 – Trimming with Ripple, Roll, Slip & Slide
In episode 4, we take care of the fine cut—Stefan Reiss presents the possibilities in Resolve 12.5 for adjusting everything frame-accurately until the video "flows."
Resolve Editing Workshop #03 – Creative Editing and Efficient Timelines
DP explains how to work creatively and efficiently in Davinci Resolve: editor & grader Stefan Reiss shows Match Frame, Replace Clip, 3-point editing ,Take Selector, and more in the third episode ...
Resolve Editing Workshop #02 – Editing and the Timeline
The second episode of the Resolve video tutorial is all about editing and the timeline—we arrange the reviewed and sorted media, move it back and forth, and delve into the finer points of the controls and shortcuts in order to work efficiently from the outset.
Resolve Editing Workshop #01 – Resolve and Its Interface
DP explains how to edit in Davinci Resolve: editor & grader Stefan Reiss shows in ten episodes how the free software is structured, where the bins and cuts are, and how you can get your material into shape.
Update: What’s New in Da Vinci Resolve
A lot happened with Da Vinci Resolve in August and September. We summarise the important new features for you.
Camera 4.0 Update for URSA Mini
Blackmagic Design has announced the Camera 4.0 Public Beta, with a new operating system and interface for URSA Mini—free for all customers.
Fusion 8.2 for Linux
Blackmagic Design has released Fusion in public beta version 8.2 and has now made the VFX and MoGraph tool compatible with Linux as well. Best of all: Fusion is available free of charge for all three operating systems!
Fusion Now in the Avid Workflow
Update 8.1 added the "Fusion Connect for Avid" function to the compositing tool for both Fusion 8 and Fusion Studio.
DaVinci Resolve as TPG with Lightspace CMS
FSI explains in its quick-start guide how Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve can be used as a test pattern generator with Lightspace CMS to create 3D LUTs.
Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6K vs. Arri Alexa
The Slanted Lens compared the two high-end cameras and reports whether and what they have in common in terms of stops.
Blackmagic Camera Update 3.1 with ProRes 4444
New features for the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K and support for the newly launched URSA Mini 4.6K and Micro Cinema Camera.
Fusion 8 Leaves Beta Today – Prices Announced!
Blackmagic Design takes Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Studio out of beta today; the final licensed versions are available for Windows and MacOS.
URSA Mini 4.6K Is Shipping
Like Blackmagic Design's Micro Cinema Camera, the planned delivery of both models was delayed. The reason was problems with the global shutter.
Nodes in Davinci Resolve 12
In a 12-minute video tutorial, Cary Faris shows which nodes are available in Davinci Resolve 12 and explains their uses.
Blackmagic Fusion: Keyer Tutorial
Learn how to build a keyer with basic tools, including useful tips for spill suppression, lightwrap and edge blending.
Firmware for Apollo & Odyssey7Q+
Firmware for Apollo and Odyssey7Q+ adds Dual 4K, Quad HD 1080p60, 4K60p and 6G-SDI support.
Motion Graphics with Fusion 8
In this half-hour tutorial for complete Fusion beginners, Rob Redman shows how to create motion graphics with version 8 of the BMD tool.
Fusion 8 Studio in Public Beta
After Fusion 8 was already available in public beta in August, Blackmagic Design has now also released the one for Fusion Studio.
URSA Mini 4.6K in an Ambient-Light Test
Professionals test Blackmagic Design’s new URSA Mini 4.6K outdoors and indoors under different lighting conditions. The video footage is available as a free download.
Introduction to Blackmagic Fusion
Simon Ubsdell of Tokyo Productions provides an introduction to Blackmagic’s Fusion in this video.
Scanning More Beautifully
The Cintel Film Scanner is for all those who have always wanted to convert 35 mm films into Ultra HD at home and still have around 32,000 euros in petty cash.
Fusion 8 – the Public Beta Is Here!
2D/3D compositing, motion graphics, paint, rotoscoping, tilting, animation, multiple keyers (including Primatte), 3D-PArticles, GPU-accelerated, renders 3D models, runs on the Mac and is free. Interested yet?
DaVinci Resolve 12 Beta to Try for Free
New editing tools, new name, new trackers/keyers and much more. DaVinci Resolve 12 enters public beta – try it now and put it through the wringer!