Blackmagic Design has announced Blackmagic Camera 8.5.1, the formal release of Blackmagic Camera 8.5 for the URSA Broadcast G2.
The update adds support for Blackmagic Cloud workflows and allows users to upload clips from the camera’s new media pool to Blackmagic Cloud and even upload directly to DaVinci Resolve projects.
The new feature for simultaneous proxy recording alongside Blackmagic RAW or ProRes means footage can be sent to the newsroom or edit suite in seconds, said the company.
In addition, the update reduces SDI output latency. This means that when using the camera’s SDI output to follow the action or to feed displays such as massive screens at live events, there is minimal delay between what is happening live and on the display, said Blackmagic.
Blackmagic Camera 8.5.1 also adds support for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) streaming protocol for much lower latency streaming and more secure encrypted streams.
It also includes improvements for Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder and Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder G2 tally light by changing the ISO recording colour from orange to yellow and allowing users to suppress preview or ISO tally in the URSA Broadcast G2’s camera menu.
Users can update and manage their camera via Ethernet, with other features including support for REST APIs for remote camera control, secure login and password support, network time protocol support, web media manager support, file transfer protocol support, selective tally colour setting and SMB file sharing support.
The release includes fixes for issues identified during beta testing, including general Blackmagic Cloud improvements, better pixel recalibration, more reliable data tethering with some Google Pixel phones, as well as improved H.265 and H.264 AV synchronisation at 50, 59.94 and 60p on SDI out, added the company.
