Now with the incredible 20 Gb/s speed of Thunderbolt 2, UltraStudio 4K has even more bandwidth to work with higher quality video and frame rates. Now customers will be able to capture and playback Ultra HD 4K YUV video at 60 frames per second and Ultra HD 4K RGB video at 30 frames per second via the advanced 6G-SDI video connections.
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There are some new features in the software for the Pocket Cinema Camera. You can now focus by pushing the focus button when using an active MFT lens. This makes it very easy to accurately focus. There will be an update for the 2.5K Blackmagic Cinema Camera soon that will also add these features, plus new de-bayer processing that will improve the cameras sharpness when shooting non RAW files.
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Media Composer 7 will now work seamlessly with a range of Blackmagic Design products, including DeckLink, UltraStudio and Intensity for capture and playback in the highest quality compressed and uncompressed formats. The rack mount UltraStudio 4K and the DeckLink 4K Extreme PCIe card will provide customers the flexibility to work with virtually any media format.
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Media Composer 7 is available in two versions*Media Composer 7 and Media Composer 7 Interplay Edition, which adds support for Interplay, Interplay Sphere, and Interplay Central. A Symphony option for Media Composer is also available, adding advanced color correction tools, mastering tools, and Boris Continuum Complete.
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Last week at NAB Avid unveiled Media Composer® 7 to be available from $999 USD. This latest release featurs accelerated and simplified file-based workflows including optimized HD delivery from high-res source material and automated media operations.
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