Canal 13, one of Chile’s oldest television stations, has upgraded its broadcast cameras to Blackmagic Design URSA Mini 4K digital film cameras, the company said today. The broadcaster is using the cameras along with Blackmagic 3G-SDI Arduino Shield camera control to shoot its popular telenovelas. The Chilean broadcaster also is using DaVinci Resolve Studio to […]
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Blackmagic Design Offers Summer Special On Video Assists
Blackmagic Design this week announced a special summer promotion on its Video Assist and Video Assist 4K. The promotion cuts the price of the former by $100 to $395 and the latter by $300 to $595. Both products are available worldwide from Blackmagic Design resellers, the company said. The offer is limited to the existing […]
Blackmagic Design Announces Special Ultra-HD Offer
Blackmagic Design has announced a special, limited-time price for its ATEM Production Studio 4K and HyperDeck Studio 12G package. The offer, which makes the package available for $2,495, is intended to encourage those considering buying a Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio live production switcher to obtain a more powerful switcher, the company said. The special […]
German Satellite Shopping Channel Launches 4K Production
German satellite channel pearl.tv has installed a 12G-SDI multicam workflow using Blackmagic Design broadcast infrastructure to become what is said to be the first European broadcaster to transmit in 4K to ASTRA, Blackmagic Design announced today. The Ultra HD workflow includes the Blackmagic ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K switcher, Studio Camera 4K and Ultra […]
Avid To Feature 4K, Resolution Independence At NYC Event
Avid will give broadcasters, video producers and others in New York City a chance to get familiar with its Avid Resolution Independence and Avid Everywhere philosophy at an event July 29. The gathering, the 4K & Resolution Independence Pro Video Event, is sponsored by Blackmagic Design, HP and NVIDIA and will be held at the Tribeca Grand Hotel (located at […]
Avid To Showcase ‘Everywhere’ In Los Angeles
Avid will host a 4K & Resolution Independence Pro Video Event June 17 in Los Angeles focused on how Avid Resolution Independence and Avid Everywhere solutions can accelerate 4K workflows and maximize collaboration. Alan Bell, ACE, will demonstrate how he uses Media Composer and Blackmagic Design Fusion. The event will be held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood […]
Blackmagic Ships 4K Camera After Lowering Price to Under $3,000; Panasonic Introduces 4K SLR to be Priced Under $2,000
The 4K production price wars have begun. Blackmagic Design has announced its Production Camera 4K is now shipping with a new low price of $2,995 — $1,000 less than when the camera was announced. Blackmagic made the super high-resolution digital production camera for Ultra HD television production. It features a Super 35 sensor, professional global […]
Blackmagic Design Updates Several Products
Several Blackmagic Design products have received updates and price reductions, the company reported to media today. Camera Updates The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, which we profiled in a special report last month about cameras used for creative services, is now shipping. Some bugs were worked out and a second firmware update is now available on […]
Erik Naso’s Promos Use New Canon Cinema Cameras
Over the weekend, Erik Naso, director of photography at KNSD San Diego, won two Emmy’s for news promo shoots using Canon’s new C100 camera. “It might be the first awards won with that camera,” he says. “That’s pretty cool and pretty exciting.” One of those videos was featured in today’s Tech Spotlight story on how […]