Davinci Resolve 14 Continues to Grow as a Full-Featured NLE

When Blackmagic Design unveiled Davinci Resolve 12 a couple years ago at NAB 2015, the company raised lots of eyebrows with what it presented as a full-fledged NLE for video editing from start to finish with all the power of Resolve’s color grading tools in it as well. It had a dot-five upgrade last year […]

Blackmagic Updates Video Assist to Version 1.1

Blackmagic has update the Video Assist to version 1.1 to include focus peaking, zebra exposure too, 2x zoom and HDMI timecode. The Video Assist is a $495 HDMI & 6G-SDI recorder and 5″ monitor. It uses SDHC/SDXC memory cards to capture ProRes 10-bit 4:2:2 video and is powered by Canon LP-E6 batteries or AC power. […]

DaVinci Resolve 12 is Out of Beta and Now Available

Blackmagic Design has released a final version of DaVinci Resolve 12. Both the Standard and Studio versions are available.  The Standard version remains free, while the Studio version runs $995. I’ve been working in Resolve 12 when I have time to spare on a project and really like the power that it offers. It is a full-fledged […]

Blackmagic Unveils B4 Lens Mount for URSA Mini

Blackmagic Design has unveiled a B4 lens mount for its URSA Mini PL camera. The B4 mount replaces the PL mount on the URSA Mini PL. It requires users to take the PL lens mount off where it is normally removed for shimming PL lenses and bolt the B4 lens mount into place. The B4 […]

Fusion 8 VFX Software Free Public Beta Now Available

Fusion 8 is a powerful VFX program that is used on tons of Hollywood films like Maleficent, Edge of Tomorrow, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, The Amazing Spider-man 2 and The Hunger Games trilogy, as well as hit TV shows like Battlestar Galactica and Orphan Black. Before Blackmagic Design purchased Eyeon (the previous developer of Fusion), […]

Blackmagic Camera Setup 2.6 Adds URSA Viewfinder Support

Blackmagic Design has released Blackmagic Camera Setup 2.6. The new camera software adds support in the Blackmagic URSA for the new URSA Viewfinder that was announced back at NAB 2015. Additionally, the URSA gets an option to display timecode input by tapping on the timecode display, along with various other performance enhancements and improvements that are not […]

Blackmagic Design Studio Cameras Get Price Drops

Blackmagic Design has dropped the prices on its Studio Camera HD and Studio Camera 4K models. The HD model will reduce in price by $300 and the Ultra HD model will reduce in price by $500. The HD Blackmagic Studio Camera model is now $1,695 and the Ultra HD Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K model is now […]