Case Studies
How ZDF series ‘Sløborn’ was graded using black magic
With its plot centering around a deadly virus hitting a small island community, ZDF’s latest drama series, ‘Sløborn’, could not have been more timely....
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Production & Post
Blackmagic Design unveils new DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve 17 includes HDR grading tools, redesigned primary colour controls, next-gen Fairlight audio core and support for 2,000 real-time audio tracks.
Production & Post
Nu Buyana Fim Studios opens London post production facility
Main theatre features a 24ft cinema screen, 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound, and has room for 16 socially distant attendees.
Production & Post
Case study: Crafting the titles for Sky Atlantic’s Riviera
The Morrison Studio and Lexhag VFX detail the creative process behind the one- minute long, main title sequence.
Production & Post
Madrid’s MR Factory develops 4K virtual production system
System can create, capture and composite more than ten minutes of finished 4K content in real time each day.
Production & Post
ATEM Mini Pro keeps The Gadget Show on air
Series producer Tim Wagg explains how the production team used the ATEM Mini Pro for stings, graphics and VTs
Production & Post
Case study: Behind the grade on Sky Atlantic’s I Hate Suzie
Colourist Simone Grattarola discusses the many different looks for Billie Piper's new show.
Production & Post
Case study: Finding a dramatic look for comedy series Mandy
Colourist Lee Clappison and DP Pete Rowe discuss their work on the BBC Two comedy series
Production & Post
Darude goes live with Blackmagic Design, Acronis sets sail, and more
Today's round up of tech and product news features Blackmagic Design, Sail GP, Acronis and Dalet
Production & Post
Talking colour grading on Talking Heads
Colourist Simone Grattarola discusses his work grading the BBC One series
Production & Post
Case study: CBBC’s The Snow Spider
The five-part adaptation of Jenny Nimmo’s bestselling fantasy novel series promises to keep the kids entertained while delivering a grown-up, eighties aesthetic
Case Studies
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design enables Freaks 4U Gaming to deliver 4K content
Company installed a SMPTE fibre network as the facility’s backbone in order to produce shows and content simultaneously
Live Production
Blackmagic Design announces live production and camera updates
Includes new ATEM Mini Pro which features a built-in multiview and streaming engine
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design doubles Teleclub capacity
Swiss network expanded its output to more than 83 channels
Production & Post
VRT installs DaVinci Resolve for 4K production
Added grading suite with Resolve Mini Panel
Production & Post
Fusion Studio delivers high-end VFX for Sky One’s Brassic
A look at the VFX work employed on Sky One's latest comedy
TVBEverywhere
IBC 2019 tech roundup
Featuring Marshall Electronics, Blackmagic Design and FilmLight
Videos
Features
Crossing over with The Finish Line
Zeb Chadfield, owner of The Finish Line, explains why he decided to move to Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve for finishing and delivery
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design announces camera and post production updates
Includes new UltraStudio 4K Mini and a public beta version of DaVinci Resolve 16.1
Production & Post
New Mac Pro aims to ‘transform the pro workflow’
Blackmagic Design, Avid among pro developers seeing benefits
Production & Post
Blackmagic RAW workflow deployed on Channel 5’s Clink
Prison drama shot in 4K using Blackmagic RAW 12:1 constant bitrate
Business
NAB 2019 Day Three: 8K, social graphics and more
TVBEurope's highlights from the third day of NAB
Production & Post
Blackmagic Design’s URSA Broadcast captures Women’s Super League
Timeline TV employed the camera for remote production
Production & Post
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim scores with Ultra HD 4K solution
Club decided to overhaul its existing SD infrastructure and update its streaming platform TSG.TV
Production & Post
Swansea City’s streaming platform goes live with Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast and Smart Videohub 12G 40x40 deployed at Liberty Stadium
Audio
How Blackmagic Design put the sound in BBC Sounds
Company's Fairlight and DaVinci Resolve were used in the new advertising campaign
Features
Grading the striking design of The Little Drummer Girl
Goldcrest's Jet Omoshebi discusses colouring Park Chan-wook's series
Production & Post
Netflix launches Post Technology Alliance
Identifies production products that meet streamer's standards
Technology
Blackmagic supplies playout system for League of Legends esports finals
Solution was built with a series of DeckLink Quad 2 capture and playback cards
TVBEverywhere
National German Basketball League taps Blackmagic for live streaming
League has also partnered with OTT service airtango to facilitate the live streaming of matches
IBC
Blackmagic Design reveals DeckLink 8K Pro
Blackmagic Design has announced a new high-performance capture and playback card featuring quad link 12G‑SDI to allow real-time high-resolution 8K workflows. DeckLink 8K Pro...
IBC
Blackmagic launches Ultimatte 12
Twelve months after Blackmagic Design announced the acquisition of Ultimatte, the company is launching Ultimatte 12, a notable redesign of the real-time hardware compositing processor....
IBC
Fusion 9 for VR
Fusion 9 is the latest update for Blackmagic’s visual effects, compositing, 3D and motion graphics software – which also now includes various features such...
IBC
URSA Mini Pro 4.6K comes to IBC
The URSA Mini Pro 4.6K with a Super 35mm 4.6K sensor and 15 stops of dynamic range is part of the camera lineup on...
IBC
Digital Garden upgrades machine room with Blackmagic Design
Tokyo-based post-production house Digital Garden has updated to a new 12G-SDI machine room using Blackmagic Design’s Teranex AVs and Teranex Minis. To support a number...
News Releases
Blackmagic helps deliver The Durrells
ITV director of photographer Sam Renton took advantage of Blackmagic Design’s Micro Cinema Cameras to help capture detail and action shots on the upcoming...
IBC
DeckLink gains UHD, HDR
New DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K and DeckLink Mini Recorder 4K PCIe capture cards, which include all the features of the HD models plus new...
IBC
New view for URSA Mini
Blackmagic has brought its latest cameras to IBC, including the URSA Mini 4K and 4.6K. The cameras sport a new OS featuring a new...
IBC
Standards conversion for AV Pros
Teranex AV, a new standards converter designed for AV professionals, debuted on Blackmagic Design’s IBC stand. The new system has 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0a...
IBC
Blackmagic acquires Fairlight, Ultimatte
Blackmagic Design has entered the audio business and is extending its reach in the broadcast, commercial and feature film businesses via the acquisitions of...
IBC
Affordable UHD delivery from Blackmagic
Blackmagic Design is coming to IBC with a large product lineup including its recently launched Blackmagic Duplicator 4K. The device allows delivery of UHD...
Technology
Moving On: Primetime production values for daytime drama
Michael Burns catches up with LA Productions to learn how UK drama Moving On delivers prime time production value for a daytime audience
Case Studies