Blackmagic Design has unveiled UltraStudio 3D, a compact and portable capture and playback device based on the all-new Thunderbolt technology developed by Intel and brought to market with collaboration from Apple. UltraStudio 3D features full resolution dual stream 3D support, 12 bit hardware architecture, dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, support for up to 1080p60 in […]
Blackmagic Design has unveiled UltraStudio 3D, a compact and portable capture and playback device based on the all-new Thunderbolt technology developed by Intel and brought to market with collaboration from Apple.
UltraStudio 3D features full resolution dual stream 3D support, 12 bit hardware architecture, dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, support for up to 1080p60 in SDI and component analogue and HDMI 1.4a connections, as well as full SD, HD and 2K support, for US$995.
The new Thunderbolt technology enables UltraStudio 3D to offer Dual Link 3 Gb/s SDI, HDMI 1.4a and analogue component/s-video/composite, as well as balanced analogue and AES/EBU digital audio capture and playback.
UltraStudio 3D is designed for the 3D workflow as it features both interleaved/side by side and dual stream capture and playback. Interleaved 3D allows the left and right eye to be interleaved as fields into a single video connection and file, so customers can edit using current editing software. Dual steam 3D allows customers to use the UltraStudio 3D dual link SDI connections to capture and playback two streams, one for the left eye and one for the right eye. The two streams are recorded into two separate media files. Dual stream 3D provides higher quality because each eye is full resolution video, but dual stream is less compatible with current editing software.
To solve this problem, Blackmagic Designs Media Express has been upgraded to handle both interleaved and dual stream 3D for capture and playback of 3D media for a complete 3D solution.
With SDI, HDMI and analogue video capture and playback, combined with balanced analogue and AES/EBU digital audio, UltraStudio 3D lets customers connect to all decks, cameras and monitors! UltraStudio 3D instantly switches between SD, HD and 2K, so is the ideal solution for all post production and broadcast users when working on design, editing, paint and effects tasks.
UltraStudio 3D is also based on a new internal hardware design with support for 12 bit SDI video and full support for video rates up to 1080p60 via SDI, HDMI and analog component. Thunderbolt technology easily handles this quality, and allows high end post production quality and features in a portable design.
We are excited to support the new Thunderbolt technology with UltraStudio 3D. Now there is an all-in-one solution to allow everyone to have access to the highest quality 3D workflows, said Grant Petty,CEO, Blackmagic Design.
UltraStudio 3D is the best way to get advanced 3D, 4:4:4 and 2K capture and playback, combined with conventional SD and HD at a price everyone can afford.
