erm... just for the dumb and stupid like me, in short, what is this about? video hardware? what does it do? thanks, georg
On Monday 20 April 2009 20:33:27 marquitux caballero wrote: > This is the e-mail we´all resellers get from Blackmagic Design, I hope the > comunity can see this as an oportunity (Matrox SDK for linux release had > been ignored by the comunity before) to get real professional tools to work > in production environments. cheers,Marcos Caballero > http://www.anubis4d.com.ar Hi, It's NAB time again, and I have a quick > update with all our latest news! We have had great fun working hard all > year turning ideas into new products! This year we have a new DeckLink > card, new converters, new routers, new monitoring, a waveform monitor, > Linux support and a whole bunch of new software updates! It's quite a lot, > and I will describe everything below! Introducing Blackmagic UltraScope For > years I have wanted good waveform monitoring for color correction and > editing workstations, however most of the products available were either > way too expensive or not technically accurate and often quite an ugly > design! We really wanted to change that because we want to add waveform > monitoring into studios where clients attend and we think waveform > monitoring should look nice and be technically accurate. Blackmagic > UltraScope is designed for color correction, editing and quality control > use, and it looks great in your studio because it features elegant design, > combined with technical accuracy. It includes 6 waveform views so it's just > like having 6 scopes all in one. Blackmagic UltraScope is a PC based SDI > scope that features a plug in PCI card and software. It plugs into any low > cost PCI Express based PC, and uses a 24 inch monitor to draw the 6 scope > views. These views are RGB/YUV parade, waveform, vector, histogram, audio > meters, audio stereo scope, and picture view with VITC timecode reader. > There are enough scopes included to make color correction, video shoots and > quality control checking easy and, because it's SDI based, it's digitally > accurate. Blackmagic UltraScope is designed to be technically accurate, so > engineers will love to use it too! > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/ultrascope/ UltraScope will be > available in June for $695. Introducing Studio Videohub Last year we > introduced Broadcast Videohub and it was really well received. It > introduced 3 Gb/s SDI into the Videohub family, plus a great industrial > strength power supply. We thought it was time to update the baby router > with the same 3 Gb/s SDI technology. Studio Videohub replaces the older > Workgroup Videohub, however it's smaller at only 2 rack units high and has > more connections at 16 x 32. It's a bit like a mini Broadcast Videohub, as > it uses the same technology, re-clocking, power supply, deck control ports > and the same 3 Gb/s SDI. It's perfect for small studios and small > workgroups. http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/videohub/ Studio > Videohub is available now for $4,995. Introducing Enterprise Videohub Last > year when we introduced the Broadcast Videohub, a bunch of people asked if > we could do a version of it that was larger than it's 72 x 144 size. This > was a bit surprising as we thought at the time that Broadcast Videohub was > massive! At that time, Broadcast Videohub was the largest size our > production machines could handle. However we thought hard about the > problem, and then decided that it would be fun to make a larger Videohub, > so we rebuilt our factory, and went for it! The result is the new > Enterprise Videohub, which is a massive 144 x 288. It's got the same single > PCB design that avoids the need for unreliable plug in cards and internal > connectors, plus it's got the same redundant power supplies, 3 Gb/s SDI and > full SDI re-clocking. It's the same thin design as Broadcast Videohub, and > is 16 rack units in size. We think Enterprise Videohub is big enough for > the largest facility with huge amounts of SDI equipment that all needs to > be shared between people! > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/videohub/ Enterprise Videohub > will be available in June for $29,995. Videohub 4.0 Software I think the > only real limitation our Videohub routers have previously suffered is the > software and we have been working hard to fix that. We originally used > network based software control for Videohub because it's so easy to use the > network you already have installed in your building. This lets you change > router connections from your desktop. Now we have an exciting update to > Videohub 4.0 that includes three new button view control windows. These > widows are designed with large customizable buttons, and all you need to do > is push the button to change a router connection. Two of these button > windows are designed to run full screen on 20 and 24 inch monitors, so you > can use new touch screen computers, such as the HP Touchsmart, as a large > color touch screen control panel. These computers are much lower cost than > a multi-function control panel, and with Videohub 4.0's button view, they > make the world's greatest router control panel! We have a great interactive > demo of this on our booth at NAB. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/videohub/ Videohub 4.0 will be > available in May as a free update for all Videohub router models. > Introducing DVI Extender One of the biggest costs in any television > facility is the cost of space. With DVI Extender we wanted to find a way to > let you route your computer monitor via your 3 Gb/s SDI router. If you can > do this, you can move between rooms easy. If you can move between rooms > easy, you can completely change the way you design a facility. You can have > large decadently designed rooms for clients, and then small rooms or even > cubicles for when you're not with a client. DVI Extender lets you locate > all your noisy computers in one central place and then use your router to > connect your computer and video monitors to any room in your facility. > This has other big advantages as well. DVI Extender uses a HDLink Pro as > it's other monitor end. HDLink Pro can view both computer resolution input > from DVI Extender, or regular HD-SDI video, so with a single monitor you > can watch either a computer or video monitor. That's perfect for client > monitoring as they can see both. Also, you can route the DVI computer > monitor to more than one location, which is great for digital signage work > where there are different data type screens around a building with all > types of different info, or lots of monitors. DVI Extender powers from the > computer's USB port, and has a DVI connection that plugs into the computer, > as well as an audio input so you get sound. Of course DVI Extender also > converts from DVI to regular HD/SD-SDI, so it's a great converter if you > want to use accelerated 3D graphics from computers to SDI video. Because > it's USB powered, it can be used and powered from a laptop computer. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/dviextender/ DVI Extender will be > available in June for $395. Optical Fiber We have some great new products > with optical fiber this year! We have been working hard on trying to > eliminate the cost of using optical fiber, as we think it's the next > generation of SDI connection. Optical fiber has some big benefits such as > long distances, low cost, and optical fiber cables last virtually forever > because you can keep plugging them into faster equipment in the future, and > the same cables will go much faster. Optical fiber cables can be installed > by your local electrician, and the cables can be purchased from your local > electrical wholesaler. That's because optical fiber is used all the time in > computer networking, so it's low cost and commonly available. The only easy > way to make optical fiber affordable and competitive with regular copper > SDI is to build optical fiber into the equipment. We have done this on 4 > new product models. No one has done this before and I think, for the first > time, these products will let everyone afford to build native optical fiber > studios. DeckLink Optical Fiber We have a new DeckLink card that has both > regular SDI and optical fiber SDI capture and playback. DeckLink Optical > Fiber is a full 10 bit HD/SD capture card compatible with Windows, Mac OS X > and Linux. It also includes RS-422 deck control, 8 channels of embedded SDI > audio, SD internal keyer, and tri-sync/black burst reference input. We > think DeckLink Optical Fiber is a fantastic card for anyone who wants to > use optical fiber or regular SDI because both are built in. It's also a > fantastic card for developers who want to sell to broadcasters. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/decklink/ DeckLink Optical Fiber > is available now for $495. HDLink Optical Fiber HDLink Optical Fiber is a > new monitoring converter that's an enhanced version of HDLink Pro. HDLink > Optical Fiber is a SD, HD and 2K monitoring converter that uses 24 or 30 > inch DVI displays or HDMI televisions for broadcast monitoring. It has 3D > look up tables built in, and 6 channels of RCA audio monitoring out. It > features both traditional copper SDI input as well as optical fiber SDI > input, plus copper SDI and optical fiber SDI loop-thru outputs. Both > outputs are always active and the inputs are auto selected. HDLink Optical > Fiber is priced at US$795 which is the same price as the HDLink Pro model > it replaces. This means optical fiber has been added at no extra charge. Of > course HDLink Pro is still a very powerful product when optical fiber is > not needed, and this model has now been reduced in price to US$495. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/hdlink/ HDLink Optical Fiber is > available now for $795. Mini Converter Optical Fiber Of course if you're > converting other equipment to optical fiber, then we also have a new Mini > Converter model that converts from SDI to optical fiber, as well as optical > fiber to SDI simultaneously. This single converter can convert both the > input and output of conventional SDI equipment to optical fiber. Mini > Converter Optical Fiber handles all SD, HD and 3 Gb/s SDI formats, and auto > switches, and it's a fantastic and affordable solution to make optical > fiber more affordable. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/miniconverters/ Mini Converter > Optical Fiber is available now for $495. Lastly, Blackmagic UltraScope also > has both regular SDI as well as optical fiber SDI inputs built in for the > same $695 price. We think with all these products, it's now easy to build > a native optical fiber television studio, and then get future proof cabling > so you don't need to upgrade every time a new video standard comes along. I > have written a white paper discussing the benefits and limitations of both > copper SDI and optical fiber SDI, and if you would like to check it out, > then please download it from the link below. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/downloads/whitepapers/OpticalFiber.pdf New > Audio Mini Converters Last year we introduced 5 Mini Converters, and we > have received some fantastic positive feedback on them. We have 2 new > models this year that take care of audio embedding and de-embedding. Both > models have loop through SDI video that auto switches between SD, HD and 3 > Gb/s and includes the redundant input feature. Both models feature audio > that can be switched between balanced analog or AES/EBU digital audio on > standard balanced jack connectors. The Mini Converter SDI to Audio then > de-embedds 4 channels of balanced analog audio, or 8 channels of AES/EBU > digital audio from the SDI input. You can select which audio channels you > want to de-embed. Mini Converter Audio to SDI is the opposite, and it > embeds audio from either 4 channels of analog or 8 channels of AES/EBU > digital audio into the SDI input video and outputs it on the SDI output. > You can select to leave an audio channel in the SDI input untouched, or to > overwrite it with one of the audio inputs. All AES/EBU audio inputs feature > sample rate converters, which can be turned off when working with Dolby > audio inputs. http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/miniconverters/ > Both Mini Converters are available now for $495 each. Introducing 8 New > OpenGear Converters! A lot of people are building larger systems with rack > based equipment, and don't want to clutter the rear of racks with mini > converter type bricks. To solve this problem we have 8 new rack based > converters fully compatible with the OpenGear standard. OpenGear is the > television industry's open standard for rack based conversion and > processing, and are compatible with a wide range of third party equipment > from OpenGear partners worldwide. OpenGear was invented by Ross Video as an > open standard for rack mount converters and processing for television > broadcasters. OpenGear uses a 2 rack unit rack frame that normally holds > up to 10 plug in cards or, when using simpler cards, a double density frame > can be used to hold up to 20 cards. OpenGear cards are hot swappable and > can be centrally controlled via the DashBoard network control and > monitoring software for Windows, Mac and Linux. Blackmagic OpenGear > Converters include the latest technology such as 3 Gb/s SDI, redundant SDI > inputs, switchable AES/EBU and balanced audio and support for OpenGear’s > DashBoard network based control software. We have 8 OpenGear Converter > models to choose from, depending on your conversion needs. SDI to Analog, > Analog to SDI, SDI to HDMI, HDMI to SDI, SDI to Audio, Audio to SDI, > Optical Fiber and Sync Generator. Detailed specifications are on our web > site for each model. Blackmagic OpenGear Converters also include powerful > processing that can be upgraded via the USB port on the front of each card. > The SDI to Analog model features a high quality HD down converter that > supports letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and center cut 4:3 modes. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/opengear/ OpenGear Converters > will be available in June and all models are only $495. Media Express 2.0 > We also have a new version of Media Express. This new version features > frame accurate batch capture of DPX, QuickTime and AVI files. It also > supports a dramatically improved user interface with batch lists, metadata > editing, support for double speed capture on Sony HDCAM-SR decks and more. > Media Express 2.0 is due in June at no charge, and will work with all > DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity cards. Available on Windows, Mac OS X, > and Linux. Linux Support As you can see, we are now supporting Linux on > DeckLink, Multibridge and Intensity cards. This will be a free download, > and you will be able to switch between platforms and run on all of them. > Media Express 2.0 will be on Linux, so this will provide a full production > solution on Linux with capture and playback of DPX, AVI and QuickTime with > deck control. We also have our developer SDK supported on Linux so anyone > can create custom solutions. It's taken us longer than we expected to > support Linux, but we wanted to make sure we did it right, and with a > really good version of Media Express. Then we have a solid production > workstation on a great operating system! Linux support will be rereleased > in May for developers, and June with Media Express as a free download. > Software Developer Kit As mentioned above, our software developer kit is > now available for download for Windows and Mac, and Linux is due in May. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/software/ New DeckLink HD Extreme > Lastly, I wanted to mention the new model DeckLink HD Extreme that shipped > easily last month. This new model now has incredible processing power and > includes high quality down conversion to letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and > center cut 4:3. Also included is Dual Link 3 Gb/s SDI capture and > playback, so you can work in the highest possible quality. Analog video, > analog audio, HDMI and AES/EBU digital audio capture and playback are also > included, as well as deck control and reference input. A HD keyer is built > in, and you can also output video and key out. The new DeckLink HD Extreme > is the same price as the previous model at $995 and it's avalible now. > http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/decklinkhdextreme/ Price > Reductions Finally we have some new lower prices on Intensity Pro, DeckLink > SDI and HDLink Pro. This is the part I love because it makes getting access > to higher quality video tools even easer! Intensity Pro has been an > incredible capture card for us because when we designed it, we made sure it > had the same high quality analog components that we used on our high end > Multibridge Eclipse. This means it has amazing analog quality combined with > the digital quality of HDMI capture and playback. Intensity Pro has now > been reduced in price from $349 to $199, a massive saving of $150! We think > this should make it even easier to buy and help us bring high quality > compressed and uncompressed editing to even more people! DeckLink SDI is > popular with broadcasters and developers, and we wanted to make it even > easier to buy. DeckLink SDI is now reduced by $100 to only $295. HDLink > Pro now replaces the original HDLink, and has been reduced in price by $300 > down to $495. It sill includes Dual Link 3 Gb/s SDI input, 2K support on a > 30 inch display, 3D lookup tables, DVI or HDMI monitor support, and 6 > channels of RCA analog audio outputs. This new price really reduces the > cost of HD and 2K monitoring, plus HDLink Pro works with the new DVI > Extender. Thats all the news for now, and we hope to see you at NAB! > Regards, Grant PettyBlackmagic Design > _________________________________________________________________ > > > _______________________________________________ > Cinelerra mailing list > [email protected] > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra -- dr. kurt georg hooss kurts film / schoepfung & wandel breite strasse 6-8, d-23552 luebeck tel. +49-(0)451-3003-474 (fax: -333) kurts-film.de _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
