Blackmagic Design NAB News

Blackmagic Design is announcing at NAB 2009 that it has many new high-quality products that offer new solutions for the post-production and broadcast industries that help bring down operational and facility costs, and exciting new tools to improve workflow. New products include OpenGear converters, two affordable and powerful Videohub Routers, new Mini Converters, a low-price Waveform Monitor, and support for Linux with Blackmagic Design capture cards. Blackmagic Design is also announcing its first Optical Fiber solutions - Mini Converter, HDLink monitoring converter, and DeckLink capture card.

Blackmagic Design Announces OpenGear Converters with SD/HD auto switching, DashBoard network control and 3 Gb/s SDI. There are 8 new card-based converter products. These converters are virtually identical to Blackmagic Design's popular Mini Converter range and includes models for analog video, HDMI, auto and optical fiber to and from SDI. All OpenGear Converters sell for $495 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=152

Blackmagic Design Announces Two New Videohub Routers. The world's most affordable SDI router family has grown with the addition of the Studio Videohub - a compact 16 x 32 model for just $4,995 USD, and the incredible Enterprise Videohub for the largest broadcast and post production facilities - a 144 x 288 model for just $29,995 USD, both with 3 Gb/s SDI, built-in deck control routing, redundant power and switchable SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI, and re-clocking. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=158

Blackmagic Design Announces Major Software Update for Videohub Routers. New Videohub 4.0 software update has revolutionized the design of router control by using low cost all-in-one computers with touch screens as router control panels. Videohub 4.0 adds support for great-looking, easy-to-use, fully customizable “buttons” on the screen where users can choose from a number of icons of popular video equipment. The software update is free to all Blackmagic Design Videohub customers. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=157

Blackmagic Design Announces its products now have support for Sony's new 3 Gb/s SDI products. Blackmagic Design has been shipping products with native 3 Gb/s SDI support for over two years, beginning with the Multibridge Eclipse in 2007. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=150

Blackmagc Design Announces Major Mini Converter Utility 1.0 software update which allows adjustments and settings via USB, plus adds down conversion in the SDI to Analog model, and 1080p/50,60 in the SDI to HDMI model Mini Converters. Users can easily plug their Mini Converters into the USB port to make changes on their computer screens. This software update is free. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=151

Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink Optical Fiber. This is the world's first 10 bit SD/HD broadcast capture card with both optical fiber SDI and regular SDI. Optical fiber cable has advantages because it's commonly available and used in computer networking.Now any PCI Express Windows or Intel based Mac computer can have Optical Fiber SDI and SDI capture and playback. It instantly switches between SD and HD, includes RS-422, internal SD keyer, reference and 8 channels of audio. This card has the benefit of much longer cable runs, plus will not need to be upgraded as quickly as other cables when SDI data speeds increase. DeckLink Optical Fiber is just $495 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=160

Blackmagic Design Announces HDLink Optical Fiber, the world's first 3 Gb/s optical fiber SDI and conventional SDI monitoring solution for SDI, HD and 2K monitors. This is a great solution for large television stations and post production houses, as well as DSNG trucks for live shots. HDLink Optical features 3 Gb/s optical fiber, 3 Gb/s SDI, 3D LUTs and 6 channels of analog audio out for only $795 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=159

Blackmagic Design Announces New Mini Converter Optical Fiber. This new Mini Converter is a bi-directional converter that lowers the cost of using optical fiber SDI cabling by simultaneously converting from SDI to Optical Fiber and Optical Fiber to SDI in one low cost, compact design. It supports 1310nm optical fiber with LC connectors using laser drive, and allows cable lengths of up to 45 km or 147,000 feet in length. All SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI standards. Mini Converter Optical Fiber is just $495 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=161

Blackmagic Design Announces New Audio Mini Converters, the world's most innovative audio SDI embedding and de-embedding mini converters with 3 GB/s SDI technology. With redundant SDI inputs, 1/4 inch jack audio connections, and an international power supply, these new Mini Converters are perfect for multi channel audio use with their 4 channels of balanced analog audio or 8 channels of AES/EBU digital audio. The Audio Mini Converters are just $$495 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=153

Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Ultrascope, a combination PCI Express card and software waveform monitor. This is the world's first PC-based 3Gb/s SDI and optical fiber SDI scopes designed for editors and colorists with true broadcast engineering technical accuracy. The UltraScope is designed to work in low cost PCs with minimum of a 24” monitor which allows simultaneous display of 6 waveform views including RGB/YUV parade display, composite waveform, vector, histogram, 8 channel audio meters, stereo audio scope and picture view. Blackmagic Design UltraScope resells for just $695 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=155

Blackmagic Design Announces Lower Prices for Intensity Pro, DeckLink SDI and HDLink Pro. New lower prices make Intensity Pro, DeckLink SDI and HDLink Pro more affordable than ever! Intensity Pro is now reduced from $349 to $199, saving customers $150. Intensity Pro is the leading HDMI and high quality analog component and composite capture and playback card for videographers. The price for the DeckLink SDI is reduced from $395 to just $295, saving users $100. The HDLink Pro, an HDTV and 2K film monitoring solution for DVI and HDMI monitors, is now reduced from $795 to just $495, saving users $300. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=163

Blackmagic Design Announces DVI Extender to extend your computer's video monitor via an industry standard SDI connection, so computer resolution monitoring can be routed and distributed in television and post production facilities. Previously, people had to use either Ethernet or Cat 5 or Fiber Optic cables. The DVI extender uses standard SDI BNC cables, that allow more than one monitor to be connected to the computer and, if used with an SDI router, such as the Blackmagic Design Enterprise Videohub, you could have up to 288 computer monitors all connected to the one computer! DVI Extender is just $395 USD. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=156

Blackmagic Design Announces Linux support for DeckLink, Intensity & Multibridge products : Linux support includes software driver, Media Express 2.0 and free SDK for developers. Linux support means any Blackmagic Design DeckLink, Intensity or Multibridge product can be plugged into computers running Mac OS X, windows, and Linux, and developers can develop cross-platform software using the same SDK. This is a free software download. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?pressID=162

Blackmagic Design Announces Media Express 2.0 software which includes direct capture and playback of DPX, QuickTime and AVI files, list based batch capture, elegant new software interface and Mac, Windows and Linux support. Media Express is compatible with all Blackmagic Design DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity products. With Media Express 2.0 on Linux, it's possible to build a very powerful and low cost creative workstation for broadcasters and post production customers who want to take advantage of the emerging creative tools on the Linux platform. Media Express 2.0 is a free upgrade for Blackmagic Design customers. For the complete press release, please visit blackmagic-design.com/press/detail.asp?