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Blackmagic Design
Australian cinema manufacturer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd is an Australian digital cinema company and manufacturer based in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It designs and produces broadcast and cinema-grade hardware; notably, high-end digital movie cameras, and also develops video editing software, such as the DaVinci Resolve and Blackmagic Fusion applications.
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The company was founded in 2001 by Grant Petty[2] and produced its first product, a capture card for macOS called DeckLink that was the first to offer uncompressed 10-bit video, in 2002.[2][3] The company later released newer versions of the product[4][5][6][7][8][9] and added color-correction capabilities,[10] support for Windows,[11] and full support for Adobe Premiere Pro and Microsoft DirectShow.[12]
- In 2005 the company released several products, including the Multibridge family of PCIe bi-directional converters and the FrameLink family of DPX-based software.[13][14]
- In 2006 the company released Blackmagic On-Air television production software.[15]
- In 2009 the company acquired the American based Da Vinci Systems, best known for its color-correction and color-grading products.[16]
- In 2010 the company acquired the intellectual property of Echolab and the ATEM line of production video switchers.[17]
- At the 2012 NAB Show Blackmagic Design announced its first Cinema Camera.[18]
- In 2014 the company acquired eyeon Software Inc, known for the Blackmagic Fusion compositing software.[19]
- 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 in 1927.[20]
- In September 2016 the company acquired Fairlight.[21]
- In 2018, Blackmagic Design became a participant in Netflix's all four categories for its Post Technology Alliance which includes both URSA cinema cameras and DaVinci Resolve.[22] In the same year, Blackmagic Design also partnered with Apple to create the Blackmagic eGPU which was sold exclusively through the Apple Store for the first 6 months upon release.[23] This was followed by the Blackmagic eGPU Pro which was also solely sold through the Apple Store.[24]
- In 2023, Blackmagic Design released the Blackmagic Camera app for iPhone. It allows users to record video in Apple ProRes or H.264/H.265 clips to local storage on the phone or straight to DaVinci Resolve using Blackmagic Cloud.[25] Later updates added support for selected Android phones,[26] external monitors, timecode sync, wireless follow focus integration, and more.[27]
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List of all products developed by the company.[28][29][30]

Editing, Color Correction and Audio Post Production
- DaVinci Resolve (free version) and DaVinci Resolve Studio (paid version)
- Blackmagic Fusion Studio (Visual Effects, VR, 3D and Broadcast Graphics)
- Audio/Video Controller Consoles (Editor Keyboard, Speed Editor, DaVinci Resolve Replay Editor, Micro Panel, Mini Panel, DaVinci Resolve Micro Color 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 (Generations 1-3)[31][32]
Live Production

- Home Streaming: ATEM Mini, ATEM Mini Pro/ISO, ATEM Mini Extreme, ATEM Mini Extreme ISO (The ATEM Mini series has both HDMI and SDI variants)
- Production Switchers: ATEM 1,2 & 4 M/E Constellation HD, ATEM 1,2 & 4 M/E Constellation 4K, ATEM Constellation 8K, ATEM 1,2 & 4 M/E Production Studio 4K, ATEM Television Studio HD8 & HD8 ISO[33]
- Switcher & Camera Controllers: ATEM Camera Control Panel, ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel, ATEM 2 M/E Advanced Panel, ATEM 4 M/E Advanced Panel
- Chroma Keyers: Ultimatte 12 HD Mini, Ultimatte 12 HD, Ultimatte 12 4K, Ultimatte 12 8K[34]
- Recording and Storage: HyperDeck Studio HD Mini, HyperDeck Studio HD Plus, HyperDeck Studio HD Plus, HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro, HyperDeck Extreme 8K HDR, HyperDeck Extreme 4K HDR, HyperDeck Extreme Control, HyperDeck Shuttle HD, Duplicator 4K, MultiDock 10G, Video Assist 7” 12G HDR, Video Assist 5” 12G HDR
Capture and Playback
- UltraStudio 3G
- 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: 20 TB, 80 TB, 320 TB (Built to order)
- Cloud Store Mini: 8 TB, 16 TB
- Cloud Store Max: 24 TB, 48 TB
- 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
- 2110 IP Converters
Routing and Distribution
- Videohub 10x10 12G
- Videohub 20x20 12G
- Videohub 40x40 12G
- Videohub 80x80 12G
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