Blackmagic Has Been Too Quiet...

Is Blackmagic coming out with a new camera soon?
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00:00 - intro
00:50 - Video Assist
02:24 - Blackmagic Camera App
03:42 - DaVinci Resolve
07:34 - New Camera?!

[@MaximoJoshua]

You can use Davinci transcription to "Remove Silent Portions", isn't that the same exact thing you were asking for? It goes through and cuts out all the silent portions automatically...

[@8020Alive]

Correct 💯 I was wondering if he even uses davinci Resolve

[@MaximoJoshua]

@@8020Alive it's kinda hidden a little bit, but it was a pretty big part of the transcription feature...

[@ChrisParayno]

Yup, maybe that's too much work🤦

[@TheOrsonLord]

This feature has some limitation on specific workflows, such as multicam timelines. It would be very beneficial to have an on timeline gap editor.

[@CrossCory]

Basically make a Komodo X but full frame. 16bit raw, global shuttttaaaa. And yea, that’ll be fine.

[@Moriarty2007]

It is RED V-RAPTOR X 8K VV 😉

[@Sniickerz_CH]

Bit depth is similar on both BRAW and REDRAW for your own information. It’s just the way they advertise it. 16 bit is on a linear signal, while 12 bit is on a log one. At the end of the day, 16 bit linear is 12 bit log and vice versa. Best

[@bobbecker2046]

but it will cost too much for most supporters of BM, last I checked the 6K, 6KG2, 6KPro sold the best

[@guidedvisionsmedia]

If they ever made it. It would go against the main thing blackmagic stands for affordability and accessibility. They are fine. They make great cams. Unfortunately hobbyist that are not really interested in a functional camera but just having an expensive toy have to many opinions and not enough videos actually made on blackmagic cameras.

[@JamesJacksonFilmz]

Hey Michael. I agree with most of your theories. I know you probably know this but Resolve does have a feature with auto transcript that automatically cuts the dead air out.

[@michelangelotorres_filmmaker]

Yes, the idea of a more compact Ursa makes sense. I would also like to refresh the Pocket with a design similar to the Sigma FP and the Sony FX3/30. There could be two versions: one with an S35 sensor and one with a full-frame sensor at different prices. As for the mount, it seems to me that the orientation is to continue with L and I'm a bit sorry because at the moment I only have EF- lenses mount 😁

[@matadormartin]

I think the problem is often that people seem to want their preferred camera manufacturer to copy another camera manufacturer or reproduce it in some way. I'm not sure Blackmagic is capable of making a camera system like Sony or Canon. They are much more just making boxes (though ironically, not a box shape) to fit a sensor and their OS into, though obviously the image quality is great. They have slowly improved, but it's worth remembering they have only made cameras for a tiny fraction of how long Sony or Canon have.

[@markjob6354]

*I really think it's time BMD updated their RAW Codec from a 12 Bit based colour science to a 16 Bit based colour science. I also think BMD should bring back the option on their cameras to be able to shoot in a compressed codec, such as ProRes, since not all shooters are properly equipped or need to be working in a RAW based workflow.*

[@MaxKissler]

This comment makes absolutely no sense from a technical perspective or I just don't understand it. What should be different exactly?

[@Sniickerz_CH]

Bit depth is similar on both BRAW and REDRAW for your own information. It’s just the way they advertise it. 16 bit is on a linear signal, while 12 bit is on a log one. At the end of the day, 16 bit linear is 12 bit log and vice versa. Best

[@thelocalfilmpro231]

Tired of hearing about AI good lord shut up just do the work your life is easy enough

[@markjob6354]

@@MaxKissler Look at the REDCODE RAW Codec. Your eyes can plainly see the difference between 12 Bit RAW and 16 Bit RAW. Bit Count = Colour Resolution and colour depth. This also means you can push the Codec much further in post before it starts to fall apart. There is way more information in the shadows in a 16 Bit RAW Codec than there is in a 12 Bit one. Why do so many professional colourists convert Cinema DNG, or BRAW to REDCODE RAW, and then colour grade ? Don't get me wrong, 12 Bit BRAW looks great, but REDCODE RAW looks even better because of the amount of information the Codec delivers from the camera sensor in post. Put another way, it's simply additive mathematics. How much information can a 12 bit scale deliver and how much can a 16 bit scale deliver ?

[@MaxKissler]

@@markjob6354 It seems like you should look into logarithmic compression methods. What you're claiming is factually incorrect. Even Reds RAW codec is in a 12bit log format. Btw, there is not a single camera with a 16bit ADC that captures actual 16bits worth of data. I've graded almost all codecs out there and while there's definitely a difference between cameras and sensors (and the entire image creation pipeline) there's almost no difference between the amount of information in braw and r3d of comparable compression ratios.

[@timdanyo898]

A lot of people like the BM cameras. I’m not one of them, but I like their competitive pricing and innovation. I own a bunch of their hyperdecks and the Atem mini pro. Great company.

[@hhankx]

I would love to see them drop something new. Highly doubtful that they do. They stay in business by not releasing crap every year with slight spec bumps

[@initialfocus]

Totally on board with the not refreshing every year thing. Problem is most of their camera line is 3+ years old. The full frame besides the sensor wasn’t really any of an upgrade.

[@Coatsey007]

I found the Blackmagic to Cloud a nightmare for one reason, when working on a project and using different machines it's awesome, but..., then I was offline while travelling and Oooops, no go, so now everything is local again.

[@initialfocus]

Yeah they definitely need to do something about offline mode. I agree with you it’s very frustrating while traveling or on shotty wifi

[@funsession9002]

Isn‘t there a „boring detector“ in resolve? Or does this do something different

[@thomlyons]

You can remove dead air already using the transcription function.

[@billyoung9538]

I don't know if we'll see an FX6 style replacement, but I do agree that it only makes sense that they will likely make an URSA FF at some point soon. The thing one must remember is Blackmagic has shifted intot he mentality of backward compatibility with existing gear to lower the user cost. Given that mentality they're likely to stick with something closer to the existing ursa line. Is this a good idea? Probably not in this day and age, but given they've consistently ignored the desired box camera outside of the micro studio I've all but lost hope that they will ever do anything I really want in the camera department.

[@PostColorGear]

Davinci Resolve 19. I just feel it. I have no inside knowledge. I just remember when they came out with....14? 15? I forget...but they told NO ONE and just had a huge banner on the convention center. It's about time they do it again. We'll see!

[@Frontigenics]

I’m placing my dark-horse-bet on a 12k 65mm IMAX Ursa. (Two 6k full-frame sensors side-by-side). Blackmagic marketing the first indie-affordable IMAX camera seems like something right in their wheel house. I mean, Mamiya lenses aren’t really even that expensive. They could partner with them or something… Blackmagic 65mm lens line. Fujifilm has lenses that would cover this as well.

[@josephderogatis2978]

If they did do this the community would go bonkers

[@KMcDevitt]

let's gooooooooooo

[@Frontigenics]

Yes! I called it 17k 65mm Blackmagic later this year!

[@KMcDevitt]

@@Frontigenics they went crazy for sure, what you think the suggested retail will be on the 17k?

[@Frontigenics]

@@KMcDevitt they did say in an interview that it’ll be more than the new FF Ursa 12K… which is 15k. So I’d guess somewhere in the $20-25k range. So probably a bit much for the average indie solo shooter… but affordable if you have a studio or small company that can finance it. Still VERY exciting and impressive for an IMAX format camera. I mean, you can’t even buy the Alexa 65… it’s rental only. It’s crazy Blackmagic is even doing this all things considered. It’s going shake up a lot in the “high-end” cinema space.

[@mrshaheedmalik]

Auto dead air cutting is already in Resolve.

[@user-nr5wx7md4d]

My hope/prediction is for BMD to collaborate with OM Systems to develop Sony/Canon rivaling autofocus. And a redesign of the pocket camera circuitboard to eliminate the fixed pattern noise. I believe that is a circuit board problem. Poorly overlaid circuits. Micheal may you please do a test on the Full Frame cinema camera 6K. An extreme low light scene with a camera pan to test for the dreaded fixed pattern noise. Thank you Micheal.

[@RyanShewchuk]

If AutoPod functionality comes to Davinci, it's a gamechanger for me. I literally use Premiere for 10 minutes at a time to cut podcast episodes just to export to Davinci

[@mrshaheedmalik]

The box camera is the Micro G2.

[@HikingWithCooper]

Kind of. It’s pretty limited in functionality, ie no playback.

[@maxwuertt]

So funny how everybody is talking about new AI features, meanwhile we cant even copy styles between Text Animations ...

[@beaudanner]

Copy and paste attributes doesn’t do it? 🤔

[@maxwuertt]

@@beaudanner nope

[@bsetter]

Setter Studios team will be at NAB!!! See you there!

[@Bobbylopezcreative]

The micro camera G2 is the box camera.

[@T1Media.ireland]

it's A box camera.. not THE box camera we need.

[@PatrickStirling]

aw man, not going to NAB this year hits harder seeing that footage from last year 🥲

[@initialfocus]

Awe damn! We’re gonna miss you there 😔

[@Film21Productions]

Ahh thumbnail is a box foreshadowing the new black magic box camera

[@RICH_Photography]

BMPCC4k v2.0 Better form factor, 4K 120, no more crop factor just straight up good MFT

[@Samiam-mu5ln]

Wasn't this the guy who said they were coming out with something last year that was gonna be a "cinema box" and then nothing came out ☠️ rumor or "leaked" videos are always the worst

[@Chicago_Clout]

So on and on you go.

[@gallo.s.chingon]

subtitle search / find-replace. so often subtitles/captions will auto generate the wrong spelling of a name, or include punctuation. It'd be nice to find all "-" and remove from captions or replace Haley with Haleigh. also, single word captions less than a second. for short form

[@forwardttnetwork]

This is just my opinion but to me Its laziness to want AI to cut out dead air in video. Its a very simple thing to do but then again thats me and I just like editing so yh

[@camerastooge]

I don't think Resolve 19 is going to be Resolve 19... I think it's going to be Resolve 20. Several years ago, I think it might have been version 8, they went from 8 -> 8.5 -> 10 (or something like that, it was a long time ago). Apparently there was a local superstition around the skipped number (kind of like hotels skipping the 13h floor here in America). Since last year's release was 18.5, I think they'll do the same this year. Yes, this was an absolutely unnecessary take. But I just wanted to put it out somewhere.

[@TheContentShak]

Great video, let’s see what BM comes up with they may bring some new features in an ursa from the latest 6k.. let’s see. On the editing notes you can actually do this now via premiere, can cut ums and silent moments, after transcode.

[@mariotriforce]

The question is it 19 or 20 😅, regardless what makes this version interesting is bmd can now truley inovate with resolve so its gonna be interesting what this year will bring :)

[@Coatsey007]

On the da Vinci resolve update topic, I would really like a far easier way to match edits with the beat of music.

[@dannychow2568]

why not updata autoforcus?

[@oliverb5798]

maybe 50 years from now. Blackmagic love to take their time.

[@domehouse79]

@@oliverb5798everything is going to be ok Barbara

[@kalannash]

The one capability of Filmic Pro that I miss in the Blackmagic Camera App is the ability to directly monitor audio while recording.

[@bobbecker2046]

More than likely a 6KPro mk2, with PDAF, and better processor with better battery efficiency

[@StefanNitzsche]

Do new cameras have bu‘ins? 😅

[@PocketDrummer]

I'd love to use the Blackmagic camera app, but it's iOS-only. They need to offer it on Android, too. Android has had phones with equal or better quality for the better part of a decade now.

[@ChrisParayno]

Content creators sure do complain alot. We all know film and broadcasting is really where the money is made for black magic.

[@JoshuaJonesPhoto]

17k

[@21stcenturyscots]

michael tobin For making movies the camera is the tool. It is not an end in itself. It is more than 4 years that the BMPCC4K is out. It took Ridley Scott 2 years each to film Alien and Bladerunner 1982 with his camera. Where is your Alien and Bladerunner?

[@poti732]

I REALLY hate the fx 6 design over the komodo, less modular, way too much buttons that you only use max the half of it on a regular shoot. but they take off a lot of space where you could rig stuff . If you fully cover it w a side panel , you cant reach the buttons at all , if not you have a lot of dead rigging space. Whats better is that the komodo has a great top screen which does not hurt your rigging and the buttons around it. Only the top handle is there and even if the top handle kinda covers the screen , you only use that for camera control anyways. The fx 6 side handle has a proprietary connection instad of an industry standard one like rosette …. , I just really like the modularity of the komodo , raptor style bodies.

[@ca1688]

who is Michelle?

[@initialfocus]

My wife lol

[@ca1688]

@@initialfocus ah, I see.

[@ILoveTheGreyScale]

Auto focus. When your a one man band and you want to use gimbals, you need Auto Focus. Even when you have a few helpers. A box camera with AF and a global shutter and do not lose the best menu system ever.

[@travisminneapolis]

I may have to switch to Atomos just for their camera to cloud features and proxies in-camera.

[@reyvaz2951]

These people think that I'll believe, the story that they always say, I don't know anything about what's new, I wouldn't be making this video if I knew, hours after the product comes out, they have a video, which takes days to make and it's ready to go and he once said, he hates this kind of video.

[@MaximoJoshua]

it's called an embargo...obviously the companies give the creators early access, but they can't publish the video until the embargo expires, which is usually the launch day...

[@initialfocus]

Listen you can not trust me but any smart creator who is under an embargo wouldn’t dare toe the line of sharing opinions. There’s brands and products coming out where you won’t ever hear us mention their name until that embargo date. And btw these news videos I make within a few hours. That’s how when BM releases something at 3am my time, I literally get up and make the video and learn about it lol also Blackmagic doesn’t do Embargo’s. They are a weird company who doesn’t give any early knowledge to ANY creator lol

[@MaximoJoshua]

@@initialfocus wasn't saying you were under embargo or had any info, but I agree that no one would hint at something if they actually knew... I was saying that sometimes when a lot of people post videos reacting to an announcement all at the same time, its usually because of an embargo

[@Scorp_2]

Where's new Atem Mini? It's been a while!

[@rushboardtechuk]

I agree so many of us WANT a box camera; preferably with GenLock, 4K 120p, OLPF and maybe even Full Frame, to support indie virtual production. Getting them to do all this has proven harder than it sounds, however. There are a few cameras from other companies with "some" of these features, and they are definitely not cheap... virtual production was supposed to get cheaper as technology got easier, but it seems most are milking this for as long as they can.

[@maxyoubi3917]

none is the box camera ?????? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@DavidGu1]

Micro G2 with 4K 120fps and autofocus and my life is solved hahahah

[@JeanSebastienLEGER]

I don't understand Blackmagic...they could rule the market if they release a box camera but for whatever reasons they don't...we are asking that for years but they keep releasing the same weird body design, like they simply don't care about what we want.

[@HikingWithCooper]

“You want a box? Here’s a shoe box”. “Wait, no, come back!!”

[@rowbyrowby]

Definitely want remote capability - to use a separate iPad as a real-time monitor.

[@thomascaminada7808]

Probably gonna have a 6k full frame pro by 2025. If you look we had 4k pocket, then 1 year and half later 6k, then 1 year and a half later 6k pro, then 6k gen 2, then 6k full frame. Probably 2025 6K full frame pro or 6k full pro or gen 2 with improvements

[@craynotcreigh]

people still want to hear from caveman neistat???

[@genxtechguy]

Blackmagic is still a thing?? Wow, thought for sure they went out of business. That’s how quiet they’ve been. 😐