New Australian Sci Fi Film Quanta Shot on URSA Mini Pro and Graded with DaVinci Resolve

Fremont, CA – August 15th, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced the new sci fi film “Quanta” was shot entirely on an URSA Mini Pro, while grading was done using DaVinci Resolve Studio. The film is one of the first globally distributed films by the new Melbourne based film production company and film collective Raygun, and ...

AJA Ships KUMO 3232-12G Compact 32×32 12G-SDI Router

Grass Valley, CA (August 12, 2019) — AJA Video Systems has started shipping KUMO 3232-12G compact routers, featuring 32x 12G-SDI inputs and 32x 12G-SDI outputs in a portable 2RU profile for flexible and cost-efficient 12G-SDI routing. Designed for use in broadcast, production and ProAV environments, KUMO 3232-12G supports large format resolutions, high frame rates and ...

wTVision Relies on Ultimatte for Augmented Reality Work During Panama Elections

Fremont, CA – August 13, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Ultimatte, its real time compositing processor, was used by wTVision for augmented reality (AR) production and complete graphics conception during the broadcasts for Panama’s 2019 primaries, parliament and presidential elections on TVN. Blackmagic Design’s ATEM Television Studio HD live production switcher and more were ...

“Front and Center” Live Performance Delivered in Ultra HD and HDR with Blackmagic Design

Fremont, CA – August 13, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that critically acclaimed television concert series “Front and Center” used a full Blackmagic Design Ultra HD live production workflow to produce several episodes of its ninth season, which were live streamed to Facebook Live and delivered in SDR for public television and HDR10 for DIRECTV. ...

Blackmagic Design Announces New UltraStudio 4K Mini

Fremont, CA, USA – Thursday, August 8, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced UltraStudio 4K Mini, a new capture and playback solution for Thunderbolt 3 computers with 12G‑SDI, HDMI, analog video and audio connections that lets customers build solutions for editing, color grading, live broadcast graphics, archiving from traditional broadcast decks and live internet streaming. UltraStudio ...

Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K

Fremont, CA, USA – Thursday, 8 August 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, a new handheld digital film camera with a full Super 35 size 6K HDR image sensor, 13 stops of dynamic range, an EF lens mount and dual native ISO up to 25,600 for incredible low light performance. This new ...

AJA Ships Ki Pro GO Multi-Channel H.264 Recorder/Player

Grass Valley, CA (August 8, 2019) – AJA Video Systems has shipped Ki Pro GO, a standalone, multi-channel H.264 redundant recorder capable of capturing up to four simultaneous HD or SD channels to affordable, off-the-shelf USB media. Portable and genlock free, Ki Pro GO is the ideal workflow solution for live production scenarios including live ...

Inaugural Rise Awards Announces Shortlist

Rise, the award-winning advocate group for gender diversity within the broadcast manufacturing and services sector, is pleased to reveal the shortlist for its first ever Rise Awards. The judges saw a stellar selection of global nominations from women in a variety of roles across the industry in several categories including: Business, Engineer, Marketer/PR, Rising Star, ...

Sim New York, Adds Sound and Picture Resources

New mix stages, ADR, color suites and editing rooms are tailored toward scripted television workflows. NEW YORK CITY — Sim has completed a major expansion of its post production facility in New York City. Additions include three broadcast audio mix suites, one with Dolby Atmos capability, an ADR/VO recording studio, two broadcast color correcting bays ...

Science Channel’s Legends Of The Deep Shot With Pocket Cinema Camera 4K And URSA Mini Pro

  Fremont, CA – August 6, 2019- Blackmagic Design today announced that Canada based Echo Bay Media used two Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4Ks and a Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro on the all new Science Channel series, “Legends of the Deep.” The Pocket Cinema Camera 4Ks captured underwater shots for the aquatic series, and then ...

URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 Delivers Ultra HD Coverage for Defqon.1 Dance Festival

Fremont, CA- August 6th, 2019 –Blackmagic Design today announced that Dutch hardstyle dance festival Defqon.1 relied on a live production workflow featuring the URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 and ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K for Ultra HD live production. All video requirements at the festival was handled by outsourced production partner NEP, with hardware ...

Fusing Theory and Practice at MUTEK’s Twentieth

HOLO curates a series of critical conversations and hands-on exercises as part of the 20th Edition of MUTEK Monreal, Aug 20-25.

GatesAir Integrates Video over IP Support into Intraplex® Ascent Transport Platform

Ascent SRT Gateway application ideal for TV and radio broadcasters moving externally-generated, high-bandwidth video and audio content to multiple destinations CINCINNATI, August 2, 2019 — GatesAir, a global leader in wireless, over-the-air content delivery solutions for radio and TV broadcasters, has added a new application to its Intraplex Ascent transport platform to support reliable and ...

Z-HD5500 Cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Enable ‘Stunning’ IMAG and Streaming Quality for Calgary’s First Alliance Church

New HDTV cameras cost-effectively overcome video acquisition challenges of LED-lit environment while providing exceptional operational versatility Woodbury, NY, August 2, 2019 — 80-year-old First Alliance Church (FAC) in Calgary, Alberta produces two distinct live video feeds of their services, each optimized for a particular purpose – image magnification (IMAG) to enrich the worship experience for ...

From Tiny Lavaliers To Award Winning Headsets – DPA Microphones Has Something To Suit Everyone At IBC 2019

Hot on the heels of its recent Red Dot Design Awards success, DPA Microphones will be showcasing its incredible 6000 series of Subminiature Microphones at this year’s IBC exhibition in Amsterdam (Booth 8.D70). Since its launch in 2018, DPA’s 6000 series has continued to astonish end users and reviewers because it is so small and ...

The Look Future-Proofs Post Production Pipeline with Grass Valley Rio 8K

MONTREAL – 8:00 BST August 1, 2019 – London-based bespoke post production facility, The Look, has upgraded its six Grass Valley Rio high performance online editing and post production systemsto support multiple, simultaneous streams of 4K and 8K playback. Rio forms the heart of the facility’s Dolby Vision certified post production pipeline along with the ...

Saudi Arabia’s first production facility incorporates Baselight

  LONDON — 31 July 2019: Following the lifting of a 35-year ban on cinema in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nebras Films has established the first full facility production and post service, based in Riyadh. As part of a complete offering, the post house includes a Baselight TWO grading suite with the latest v5 ...

Milk Visual Effects’ Apocalyptic “Good Omens” Work Rendered with AWS

212K Compute Hours Completed with AWS, Hitting a Peak of 83K Simultaneous Cores Adapted from the cult novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, and directed by Douglas Mackinnon, six-episode miniseries “Good Omens” follows demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale as they attempt to prevent the end of the world. In addition to occasionally manifesting large, ...

Westlife’s The Twenty Tour Uses Blackmagic Design Live Solution

Fremont, CA – July 29, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that its URSA Mini Pro 4.6K digital film cameras and ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K were used as part of a live production workflow by The LED Shed on the UK and Ireland legs of Westlife’s The Twenty Tour.Opening at Belfast’s SSE Arena, the ...

Crystal Vision unveils 16 more apps at IBC 2019 with IP and SDI video delays and color correctors (Booth 2.B59)

On Booth 2.B59 at IBC 2019 Crystal Vision will be rolling out the latest software apps for its flexible MARBLE-V1 media processor hardware, with MARBLE’s mixed SDI and IP I/O making it easy to transition between SDI, ST 2022 and ST 2110. These software apps – which can be replaced as needs change – offer ...

Whisper expands use of GB Labs SPACE storage

Aldermaston, UK, 29 July 2019 –  GB Labs, innovators of powerful and intelligent media storage solutions for media and entertainment workflows, has announced that London-based Whisper, the sport and live events TV production specialist, has further expanded its GB Labs’ MidiSPACE 3RU storage system with an additional 64TB MidiSPACE 3RU, bringing Whisper’s overall storage capacity to 384TB. ...

Anhui Orange Media Completes Live Grading and Streaming for China’s Douyu Carnival 2019 with DaVinci Resolve

Fremont, CA – July 26, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Anhui Orange Media completed live grading for Douyu Carnival 2019, a pan entertainment cultural festival hosted by China’s streaming giant Douyu, with DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel. Streaming for the three day event, which had more than 310 million views, was ...

Veteran Sound Artists Rick Ash and Ron Eng Join Periscope Post & Audio, Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD— Award-winning sound pros Rick Ash and Ron Eng have joined the sound team at Periscope Post & Audio, Hollywood. Ash, a re-recording mixer who won Emmy Awards for his work on the mini-series Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Warm Springs and Live from Bagdad, brings more than 200 credits across independent features, long-form ...

‘Quezon’s Game’ Edited and Graded in DaVinci Resolve; Shot on Blackmagic Design Cameras

Fremont, CA – July 23, 2019 – Blackmagic Design announced today that Matthew Rosen’s film “Quezon’s Game” was shot using Blackmagic Design cameras, with editing and color correction done in DaVinci Resolve Studio. The Philippine historical drama was released worldwide in May of 2019 and has received more than 20 international film awards. The film, shot ...

Megahertz to Showcase One-of-a-Kind, All-IP OB Truck at IBC 2019

  Built and delivered by Megahertz, Spiritland’s new 18-tonne luxury OB truck will take centre-stage on systems integrator’s IBC stand   London, UK, 19 July, 2019: Megahertz Ltd, the trusted partner for systems integration with years of experience in delivering cost effective, imaginative designs and solutions for fixed and mobile applications, will be showcasing Spiritland ...

Youngster builds powerful workflows with BLG

    LONDON — 18 July 2019: One of London’s newest high-end finishing houses, Youngster, is delivering uncompromised quality thanks to FilmLight’s unique BLG workflow. Youngster is using the innovative setup to provide seamless, renderless content exchange between Flame VFX, Avid editing and the Baselight grading and finishing suite. The BLG workflow is already being ...

AJA FS-HDR Powers First-Ever Simultaneous UltraHD HDR / HD SDR Broadcast for South Korean Audiences

Exploration into the endangered habitats of bears and the global crises that threaten the species recently aired in a landmark broadcast event for South Korean audiences. In January 2019, leading domestic television network MBC broadcast “Bear,” an episodic nature documentary series exploring the impact of climate change and urbanization on pandas, grizzlies, polar bears and ...

Picture Block’s COLORSPACE 4K HDR Vehicle Uses DaVinci Resolve and Blackmagic Design 12G Products

Fremont, CA – July 16, 2019 – Blackmagic Design announced today that Picture Block used DaVinci Resolve Studio and DaVinci Resolve Mini Panel to provide HDR color correction and editing as part of the new COLORSPACE 4K HDR screening room vehicle. COLORSPACE also includes a 12G and 4K workflow using a number of other Blackmagic Design ...