Blackmagic Design launches two new full-frame cine cameras at NAB 2024

Are you all set for the Blackmagic announcements - the music is playing, and the YouTube link (above) is now live…

Sadly, Blackmagic has disable comments on the YouTube page - so we can't report on what everyone is wanting to see. However, over 2,500 viewers are currently online, and that is going up as we type...

And we are off… with a rundown of some of the movies Blackmagic gear has been involved with. So great films there…

Some big camera news! So that will be the highlight - as we had hoped... But that will doubtlessly come at the end of the video, so stay patient

First up a new VideoHub router using 12G SDI
$12,995
Shipping in about five weeks

Next up...
ATEM 2 M/E Constellation 4K - adds an Ultra HD model to Blackmagic's range of video production switchers.
$3,795

Next…
ATEM 1 M/E Constellation 4K
Another switcher - for HD and Ultra HD
$1,795 and available now

New low-cost studio switcher is up next for desktop use with software control…
ATEM Micro Panel
$675
Available in July

Blackmagic says it want SMPE 2110 to be available to more people...
so has come up with a new codec Blackmagic IP10 Codec to make it easier for use

But also has a family of converters so that you can bring 2110 into your workflow

Now a studio monitor with 2110 compatibility, for use in rack systems.
$1265 - same price as previous model, coming in next few weeks

Next some news on DaVinci Resolve 19

AI tools
There's a really neat audio editing feature where the speech is captured as text, and then you can edit the video by simply removing that section of dialogue

7 channel color mixing
Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Skintone - each color can be adjusted individually

New film look creator panel

A defocus background feature uses AI to throw things in the distance out of focus

AI Music Remixer allows you to change music to mke it fit your video better - turning a song into an instrumental 

Another neat effect is being demonstrated that makes it easier to pan the audio across the sound field to match the action.

New features in the Cut page - allowing it to catch up with advances Blackmagic has made to live video capture that are made possible with Blackmagic Cloud. This work was apparently slowed down by having to rewrite DaVinci to allow for Apple's M1, M2, and M3 chips.

DaVinci Resolve Replay Editor
costs $495
New live video editing console for DaVinci, offering improvements over the existing Speed Editor

Allows you to synchronize two videos you are using using the timecode, putting them in the right relative position on the editing timeline

We are an hour into the presentation now - and we are still expecting a big camera announcement (in fact, that's what we have been promised). 

Lots of new DaVinci Resolve 19 updates - all available for free, which is pretty good news

At last the cameras…

First, we get the Ursa Cine 12.
This is an money-no-object version of the existing Ursa Mini Pro 12K - but with a totally redesigned body to make it more suitable to high-end movie makers, who need a fully-modifiable set-up.

Most importantly, it has a newly designed - and bigger - 12K full-frame sensor.

It has a PL-mount as standard, but comes supplied with a Canon EF-mount plate.

This is a serious beast - and apologetically they say that its price is to match. But for what we can see, we think the $14,995 asking price is pretty reasonable - and comes supplied in a Peli case. It will be available from April - but only to selected partners, so not expect to see it available online for a while. 

A kit with the new electronic viewfinder (one of a number of accessories that are being made for this camera) will cost $16,500.

Next it is more portable models, and it is a box camera

The PYXIS 6k camera has a full-frame open-gate. sensor, with a 13-stop dynamic range. Made from aircraft-grade aluminum. Records to two hot-swappable CFexpress Type B memory cards. 

The asking price starts at $2,995. There are three different models - L-mount, EF-mount or (the more expensive) PL-mount. It will go on sale from June.

Next, we get the DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel with three trackballs that can connect to your computer via Bluetooth, and has a slot to hold an iPad, if you are editing on a tablet. It costs $495 and is available now.

And now we get the news that Blackmagic gets an immediate $200 dollar price reduction on both the 3G and 12G Blackmagic Video Assist lineup. So that makes the 5inch 3G model just $325 - which is pretty impressive for a on-camera monitor.