Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd. is an
Australian digital cinema company and hardware manufacturer based in
Port Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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. It designs and manufactures broadcast and cinema hardware, most notably high-end
digital-movie cameras, and also develops
video editing software, such as the
DaVinci Resolve and
Blackmagic Fusion
Blackmagic Fusion (formerly eyeon Fusion and briefly Maya Fusion, a version produced for Alias-Wavefront) is post-production image compositing developed by Blackmagic Design and originally authored by eyeon Software. It is typically used to crea ...
applications.
History
The company was founded in 2001 by Grant Petty
and produced its first product, a
capture card for
macOS
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called DeckLink that was the first to offer
uncompressed 10-bit video, in 2002.
The company later released newer versions of the product and added
color-correction capabilities, support for
Windows
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, and full support for
Adobe Premiere Pro and
Microsoft DirectShow
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.
*In 2005 the company released several products, including the Multibridge family of
PCIe bi-directional
converters and the FrameLink family of
DPX
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-based software.
*In 2006 the company released Blackmagic On-Air television production software.
*In 2009 the company acquired the American based
Da Vinci Systems, best known for its
color-correction and
color-grading products.
*In 2010 the company acquired the intellectual property of
Echolab and the ATEM line of production video switchers.
*At the 2012
NAB Show Blackmagic announced its first Cinema Camera.
*In 2014 the company acquired eyeon Software Inc, known for the
Blackmagic Fusion
Blackmagic Fusion (formerly eyeon Fusion and briefly Maya Fusion, a version produced for Alias-Wavefront) is post-production image compositing developed by Blackmagic Design and originally authored by eyeon Software. It is typically used to crea ...
compositing software.
*In 2014 the company acquired Cintel, the film scanning and preservation company, which has its roots as the Baird Television Company, founded by
John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird FRSE (; 13 August 188814 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world's first live working television system on 26 January 1926. He went on to invent the first publicly dem ...
in 1927.
*In September 2016 the company acquired
Fairlight.
*In 2018, Blackmagic became a participant in
Netflix's all four categories for its Post Technology Alliance which includes both URSA cinema cameras and
DaVinci Resolve. In the same year, Blackmagic Design also partnered with
Apple
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to create the Blackmagic
eGPU which was sold exclusively through the
Apple Store for the first 6 months upon release. This was followed by the Blackmagic eGPU Pro which was also solely sold through the
Apple Store.
Products
List of all products developed by the company.
Digital Film Cameras
*Micro Cinema Camera
*
Cinema Camera 2.5K & 4K
*Pocket Cinema Camera 1080p, 4K, 6K (first and second generations), and 6K Pro
*
URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, and 12K
Live Production Cameras
*Micro Studio Camera 4K
*Studio Camera HD and 4K
*Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Plus, and Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro
*URSA Broadcast
*URSA Broadcast G2
Editing, Color Correction and Audio Post Production
*
DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Studio (Video Editing)
*
Blackmagic Fusion
Blackmagic Fusion (formerly eyeon Fusion and briefly Maya Fusion, a version produced for Alias-Wavefront) is post-production image compositing developed by Blackmagic Design and originally authored by eyeon Software. It is typically used to crea ...
Studio (Visual Effects, VR, 3D and Broadcast Graphics)
*Audio/Video Controller Consoles (Editor Keyboard, Speed Editor, Micro Panel, Mini Panel, Advanced Panel, Fairlight Console Channel Fader, Fairlight Console Channel Control, Fairlight Console LCD Monitor, Fairlight Console Audio Editor, Fairlight Desktop Audio Editor, Fairlight Desktop Console, Fairlight Audio Interface)
*Cintel Film Scanner
Live Production
*Home Streaming: ATEM Mini, ATEM Mini Pro/ISO, ATEM Mini Extreme, ATEM Mini Extreme ISO
*TV Studios: ATEM Television Studio Pro 4K, ATEM Camera Control Panel, ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel, ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel, ATEM 4 M/E Advanced Panel, ATEM Production Studio 4K, ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K, ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K, ATEM Constellation 8K
*Recording and Storage: HyperDeck Studio 12G, HyperDeck Studio Pro, Duplicator 4K, MultiDock 10G, HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR, Video Assist 7” 12G HDR
Capture and Playback
*UltraStudio HD Mini
*UltraStudio 4K Mini
*UltraStudio 4K Extreme 3
*DeckLink (PCIe cards): Mini Recorder, Mini Monitor, Mini Monitor 4K, Mini Recorder 4K, Duo 2 Mini, Duo 2, Quad 2, SDI 4K, Studio 4K, 4K Extreme 12G, 8K Pro, Quad HDMI Recorder
Network Storage
*Cloud Store: 20TB, 80TB, 320TB (Built to order)
*Cloud Store Mini: 8TB
*Cloud Pod
Broadcast Converters
*Micro Converter: BiDirectional SDI/HDMI 3G wPSU, HDMI to SDI 3G wPSU, SDI to HDMI 3G wPSU, BiDirectional SDI/HDMI 3G, HDMI to SDI 3G, SDI to HDMI 3G
*Mini Converters: Audio to SDI, Optical Fiber 12G, SDI Multiplex 4K, Quad SDI to HDMI 4K, SDI Distribution 4K, SDI to Analog 4K, Audio to SDI 4K, SDI to Audio 4K, HDMI to SDI 6G, SDI to HDMI 6G
*Teranex Mini: SDI Distribution 12G, SDI to HDMI 12G, Audio to SDI 12G, SDI to Analog 12G, SDI to HDMI 8K HDR, SDI to DisplayPort 8K HDR
See also
*
DaVinci Resolve
*
Digital cinema
*
History of film technology
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*
List of digital camera brands
References
External links
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Official website
Australian brands
Electronics companies of Australia
Manufacturing companies based in Melbourne
Movie camera manufacturers
Technology companies of Australia
Video equipment manufacturers
Video editing software