Blackmagic Design // History Deep Dive

[@rivengle]

I can't believe they missed the chance to call it the Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

[@indymogul]

This is gold. Who has Grant Petty's number?

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

@@indymogul Then a star is born ... or is it a constellation?

[@matthewbenincasa5877]

@@RobertShaverOfAustin several stars is born!!!

@@RobertShaverOfAustin Constellation is right here (not a camera though) www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/atemconstellation

[@curtisjudd]

Hahaha! Best indie filmmaking gear history lesson I've seen in a long time! Good to see you back, Erik!

[@Octamed]

You missed the biggest bit. Davince Resolve has evolved into a full on video editor/nuke style compositor/audio editor and colour corrector... FOR FREEEEEEE *cough*

[@timbeaton5045]

Yes. It was indeed a ballsy move.

[@patrickjenner3211]

It's roto tools aren't as good as Nuke

[@AehsSeven]

It's an amazing editot

[@CameronGallagher96]

It’s so true! Without BMD, I would argue the filmmaking space would be ALOT different!

[@BryceZed]

Hear hear! It's true!

[@JoaoSilva22222]

Final line was amazing - "is your GH5 or C100 a little better because of BM? "

[@gcprost]

What about a video about the history of the orange/teal look?

[@ZachTigue]

Woah. Crazy that BMD is such a new company. I had never really thought about it.

[@CarloTimothy]

this was dope. just copped the P4K a week ago too. loved seeing this history joint. please post more. maybe even do some now-defunct companies as well. stellar my dude.

[@wakkowarner8810]

I didn't know that davinci resolve came from a post-production house. I thought it was just a powerful editor and coloring too. From over $100,000 to under $300. wow what a price drop. and you get more features too. wow! what times we live in. now indy filmmakers can get access to pro tools. :-) so cool

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Very cool Blackmagic Design history lesson. Oh, and I'm loving my BMPCC4K.

[@FunForChu]

The nostalgia is real! Hope to see you more often. Love how this channel evolved with the new cast, old cast, and now the only thing missing are the puppets.

[@cinergiflims]

He's back!!! the setup and ownership of this channel just continues to confuse the hell out of me. You all make a good team now! Keep it up and get this channel showing again!

[@indymogul]

Indy is a joint effort of five people working together. Erik and Ted are in LA while Griffin shoots in NYC. Then we have two editors that help us cut together the show and podcast that you're seeing here. Thank you for the kind words! We're just trying to have fun with it.

[@cinergiflims]

@@indymogul glad Erik is on board. For a while I was worried with this reincarnation he had completely moved on. Loving the stuff so far guys. Glad your making a go of it again.

[@reginaldworthington7558]

Thanks for the history lesson. Just bought the P4K and will pick up in Singapore soon as one of the two founders of Black Magic, Peter Barber, picked one up for me and another mate who’s working with me on a new project in Bali - we plan to keep them both busy very soon. Interesting Pete didn’t get a nod in your early history segment of the video. I remember being in VHQ with him and Grant as they were explaining their idea for an analog to digital converter that would allow graphics artists to see what they were working on directly from a reference monitor rather than just their computer screens which was a game changer for them. Amazing where this all started and how far it’s come!

[@geariebowman5034]

Erik!!!!!!! Love seeing you guys back in action!!!!!! And yes, I truly believe we would have never gotten Raw into low budget indie maker’s hands in such a short time frame.

[@MarcyAvila]

Erik Beck, i thought you left Indy Mogul :O i miss the good oldschool "Backyard FX", good times :')

[@justinjohnson6189]

Marcel Avila🔥 heeeesssss baaaack

[@p05h14]

And Steve's potato salad incidents

[@MarcyAvila]

@@justinjohnson6189 OMG JUSTIN JOHNSON! i remember you too! Indy Mogul was my favorite youtube channel in my childhood, your videos are *gold* ✨

[@justinjohnson6189]

Marcel Avila🔥 ❤️❤️

[@benjamin_esau]

This channel has been one heck of a roller coaster over the past 10 years.

[@itsciwi]

I love the quick, loose, comedic vibe to the video. Like "up to speed" but for cameras, it's great! Nice to see Mr Beck back in the hot seat, too.

[@pierce324]

ItsCiwi I was gonna say the same thing, very similar to Up to Speed! It’s an excellent style that works really well.

[@alfredpaoloconfiado2864]

I really miss my Blackmagic Pocket OG, but, I don't miss the problems I had with it. I went through literally 4 of them and had problems with HDMI port and the record button failed on one of them. Also, had one that constantly skipped frames. I do love Blackmagic, though, and maybe someday I'll have one again. But, I've between pretty happy with my Panasonics for now though.

[@adamstevermer3161]

Dope breakdown. I have been using Davinci Resolve for a couple of years and have no plans on changing. I long debate an acquisition of a Pocket 4k. Time will tell...

[@pierce324]

Adam Stevermer If you want really cheap, you can find the original Pocket Cinema cameras for under 500 bucks with plenty of batteries and a lens if you’re lucky. I guess you can either really kit out an original BMPCC or get the 4K if you already have the rest.

[@KalebQi]

7:53 The Micro Cinema Camera does NOT have a global shutter. They announced a version but never released one. The 4K Cinema Camera was the only one to my knowledge. Really sad they aren't rolling with the global shutter on the newest models. REALLY wish they'd make a FF or at least 1.6x crop so you aren't basically required to get a speedbooster

[@AnthonyRose]

Love seeing you back in the channel, Erik! Great video.

[@davidtregde8732]

So happy to see Erik back on the channel as well! Indy Mogul is really making big moves!

[@BasicFilmmaker]

Great coverage! LOL End Bits!! 😂😂😂

[@rubiotv]

Erik it was a pleasure to have you back! Looking forward to the next one.

[@BLThackrey]

Used the g2 on a recent movie "Redwood Massacre : Annihilation" . great low light beast .

[@VideoBakery]

I had the original bmcc. It was a big dumb brick but holy cow did it capture good images. I've got the "pocket" 4k now and I love it!

[@Abatos]

This is one hell of a recap. Being a fan of Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K, I admire this history lesson.

[@normanhuangmoto]

Thank you so much for this much needed deep dive on the game-changing BMD!

[@felipemvera]

This was an amazing episode! Can't wait to see more stuff about filmmaking, industry, and camera history!

[@TheSmeagol630]

Little trick I learned from Film Riot: shoot green screen footage with a high shutter speed to avoid all those motion blur keying artifacts. After getting a clean key, add it back in with Pixel Motion blur or RSMB.

[@evilpigskin]

I think I'm in love! Thanks Blackmagic, what do I do with my wife now? She can't record in 4k at a great price with beautiful cinema look and slomo. Or does she? Nice watching you Erik!

[@biscuitranchproductions4946]

We love us some Blackmagic here on The Biscuit Ranch!

[@nathanweisser]

I say, as a community, we need to all agree that we shall from this point forward refer to the BMPCC4K as the "Blimp". Because it sounds like a shortened version of "Black Magic Pocket"

[@bobunitone]

More gear talk in this style, it's super engaging and great for beginners which I find hard with other gear vids. There's enough film history/essays on youtube.

[@pierce324]

I just recently picked up the normal Pocket Cinema Camera, and I absolutely love it. As long as you have a bunch of batteries, external mic and maybe some sort of stabilization if you really want, it’s an absolute bargain. I bought mine for 450 bucks with 9 batteries, a case, and a lens. Had some scuff marks but works fine!

[@hopperhelp1]

Man I remember when the first Blackmagic câmera came out. Man it’s crazy how far they’ve gone.

[@BobTheSkateboard01]

Oh my god, Indy Mogul making me feel like I'm 15 again!

[@Ironbar2]

more like 9

[@LeonUnity]

I'm just excited for the future. I got to use the Original 4K Camera of theirs and back in the day, being used to Canon 5D mk.2 at best, I was blown away for the price. Since then, I'm way more excited the 4K Pocket and Ursa Mini G2. Both are in my opinion, the camera's to beat for their price points and I am very hyped to see what they bring out next.

[@lucian823]

Oh ducking god Erick Beck is back... yeaaah !!

[@kaihendry]

Loving the history angle!

[@UberAdventures101]

I’m such a BM fan boy. I just picked up my first “pro” cam BMPCC4K. I dreamt and drooled over the Original URSA! I’m still considering buying one used.

[@hedgehog_dilemma]

Yep they released bmpcc 6k today......

[@NickDe3]

To assume the young people don't know what a capture card is when Let's Plays are a big thing. and you need a good one to even consider making an LP. XD

[@york824]

I got to know the Blackmagic company simply because one year ago I needed to learn to edit some drone footage and the Davinci Resolve video editor is offering a free version! I couldn't believe that powerful software was free while the Adobe stuff are crazy expensive.

[@CoolerQ]

I feel like this is an alternate history of Blackmagic. Before they bought DaVinci they were known as the company that made cheap signal processing/converter boxes like the Mini Converter series and the Videohub.

[@YiowMade]

Very nice Erik! That was very entertaining and informative at the same time. Here are couple things I can think off the top of my head (could be interesting to explore) 1) Canon Deep Dive 2) Nikon Deep Dive 3) Panasonic Deep Dive 4) Olympus Deep Dive 5) Micro 4/3 Alliance Deep Dive 6) Sony Deep Dive (Sensor domination or how Sony rose from no name to top 3) 7) Sigma Deep Dive (From less known 3rd party lens to one of the first few lenses people recommend first) 8) USB Deep Dive (Yes, including the now USB-C variation/mess) Any of these topics could be very interesting to do a deep dive on, cheers!

[@NinjaStealth]

I'm so glad to see Eric back on Indy Mogul !!

[@CNDAfilms]

The King has returned!

[@FoodTechLife]

Sweet Content - Edit: oh dam that cooking bit at the end stung lol 🤣

[@indymogul]

Don't worry. Those KZbinrs aren't making Spaghetti Squash the way you do.

[@WadeWojcik]

Great to see Beck again:)

[@basiliogonzalez5989]

Thank you! It was great to learn the history, definitely learned a lot!

[@janiceangelica959]

I shot a short film with the first Ursa, shooting 80 fps RAW and had a lot of problems with the camera (drop frames - even burnt a Cfast Card) never wanted to know about black magic cameras (even tho I love DaVinci) but now this video makes me think again and might consider giving them another chance thanks to all they have done for the industry. btw can find my 4 minutes short film by searching "experimental short film baby" and if you pay close attention you might even see the drop frames.

[@格拉片场]

I love their cameras，and these issues by people says like you stop me to buy it,haha。

[@lucian823]

I loved this, greeaaat episode and lovely to see you back!

[@TheContentShak]

Thanks you! I was entertained, educated and then spit my water all over my phone while laughing! Great job! Teeny voice:)

[@indymogul]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@andrewcollings4552]

Holy shit I didn’t know I needed this in my life. Welcome back to Indie Mogul, Eric!

[@gfxfilms2012]

I like this video. This is what KZbin is about.

[@renderfarmr]

Nice ride through history 👍🏻

[@baddogentertainment6960]

Blackmagic cinema 2.5k camera had an MFT mount. The production 4k camera had an EF mount.

[@MattMurnan]

Nice overview. Great video. I feel like the biggest thing missed was BRAW (and the Pocket 4K also has dual iso).

[@omkarkulkarni8918]

I was actually thinking of buying BMPCC 4K. Still making that decision.

[@omkarkulkarni8918]

@@perrste, haha sure. :D

[@joythought]

There's now more places online with it available to receive within days

[@ozzmanzz]

Love the style of this video!

[@christopherpurple4603]

Erik is back!

[@Mattwriteguy]

Fantastic stuff. Would love to hear your take on low budget approachesto shoot planning / pre-production / pre-visualization.

[@RobertShaverOfAustin]

Something else to cover in some depth? How about getting off of Windows *_AND_* Apple OS? That's right, can I move completely to some version of Linux? DaVinci Resolve runs on Linux, right? That covers editing, compositing and color grading. (Is Fairlight good enough to do all the audio work?) What other tools and drivers would I need? What about 3D modeling and texturing? GIMP for image work. InkScape for vector art. What am I missing? Go for it big guy.

[@MikeyB00o]

I bought a BMPCC with a few addons since everyone went to the 4k

[@CoexistKay]

I did the same! I managed to get a used one for $250 :)

[@PremierPrep]

Eric Beck is BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!

[@mrheng562]

I died laughing about the Jnco jeans joke!!! Then, I resurrected to finish the video. Thanks for the content and comedy. :)

[@kurtlindner]

Loved this, very interesting.

[@wiseadvanced]

The best partner since day one.

[@darrylsmith3102]

AWESOME!, Luv'ed it Boss.

[@PostColorGear]

Well done, this was fun to watch!

[@MarblePortalProductions]

Holy shit... Erik

[@outzone4539]

OMG! Erik Beck?! This just popped up on my feed and I haven't seen you since the good old Backyard FX days! How you been?

[@nicklong7442]

That was super entertaining and informative.

[@TonyMacina]

Between Resolve, the original cinema camera, the Pocket and now the Pocket 4k, has any company done more for indie filmmakers? All of those were as important a milestone as the Canon 5DmkII or the Panasonic GH4.

[@JohnLuna]

Very entertaining addition 👌

[@TylerEdwards]

Haha I love how you opened up with the black hole sun. I remember when they didn’t have the auto black hole sun correction and you had to track a mask over it 😂 Dark days haha

[@ProfessioneVideomaker]

only the bmcc. Ursa cameras, old and new pocket have not this issue

[@diogoalmeidavisuals]

Great video, now do an episode on the rise and fall of Canon in the video space

[@bryanhiltner3552]

Just a note: I have the Micro, and it does not have a global shutter. When BM announced the camera they said the Micro would have global shutter, but shortly before launch they reversed their statement, probably to keep it inexpensive.

[@alp4ceTV]

You also missed that sadly BMMCC is NOT global shutter... Which is silly for an "action" camera... The only global shutter camera of that generation is BMPC4K

[@TheAnimystro]

Loved it! Please make more!

[@felipemvera]

Does Indy mogul have a merch store? I'd be interested in purchasing a sweat shirt, and hat!

[@bodarville6527]

I can't wait for BlackMagicDesign to purchase the rights to JNCO Jeans! then the door will be open to release some even bigger and badder Pocket Cinema cameras!

[@VideoBakery]

Didn't think I would see a JNCO Jeans reference here

[@eddienom]

Awesome Video! You guys should make it a video about Canon or Sony?

[@corneliusdobeneck4081]

Used mainly Panasonic cams my whole life - talking about Professional camcorder line no consumer stuff being an ENG cameraman - and was pretty happy with them. Price/Value was always good. Then Panasonic started the P2 Card series (Sony with that weird disc thingy) which was annoying and finally they jumped on the train of releasing consumer photo/video cams pretending they would match a professional camcorder and or cinema camera which they don't .... not even close ..... not even in the next galaxy. However, those cams were good enough for b-roll or KZbin ect and I thought, ok, give a try and bought the GH4 + the "professional" audio-interface because I don't do payed work with shitty cam-mics! Well ... that experience turned out to be my worst gear nightmare of all time. I never became so frustrated with a camera like with the GH4. The whole advertisement was beyond misleading and in the end the camera was no good anyway for what I do. Tried out a couple of other cams from Sony and Canon and they all sucked! I'm not talking about minor things I'm talking about serious heat and battery issues with Sony and or unbearable sound issues with Canon ..... and Panasonic AND once gearing out those consumer cams to sort of professional work horses they became some fragile Behemoth with cables hanging all over the place, some monitor somewhere and some more stuff some place else. Then Black Magic came along. And I still say that the Black Magic Ursa Mini Pro is still the best camera on the market when it comes to Price/Value/Handling!

[@flaviopresutti]

Nice video Erick! Greetings!

[@JacobCarlson]

This was great!

[@mooshow]

Love this. More of this please.

[@CineDecodificado]

I use to skip to another video when I see squarespace sponsor but didn't had my phone on my hand this time.

[@rickharold69]

Beautiful! Thanks!

[@j1jh002]

Thank you!

[@ZacharyWillFilms]

If only I could send this video back in time to myself

[@AllenRReid]

I watched and was entertained even though I don’t have the money to buy a Blackmagic camera right now.

[@Ben-rz9cf]

In other words, everything i already knew about Blackmagic Cameras

[@KR-jc4yv]

Thanks for great work! I would like to watch new video about Aputure.

[@VideoTimePodcast]

loved this...can you do this for all cameras

[@Leprutz]

So in the end... what does it mean? Good gear? Not so good gear? Lot's to change? Will Black Magic Design manage to survive against competition? Is having Avid Media Composer problems with Davinci Resolve being so complete? Black Magic Design soon overrun the market with Davinci Resolve? Is the industry still rooting for avid or not? I mean... you didn't tell me anything remotley really interesting from what I wanted to know.

[@llamaland9591]

Good video Indy Mogul. I shoot with camera and I like videos about camera. Now time to go shoot big movie with small camera ha ha lol

[@JaspreetSinghArtist]

the should built a red camera style body around bmpcc 4k sensor . then it will be much easier to build a rig .

[@duledudule]

Love these videos! :D Pls make more

[@Ivandotjpeg]

You should’ve mentioned the fact that you get davinci resolve with the purchase of any of these. Great video BTW.