Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR
Blackmagic Design Video Assist 5 " 12G-SDI/HDMI HDR Recording
Monitor - $1249 - in stock
Blackmagic Design Video Assist 7" 12G-SDI/HDMI HDR Recording
Monitor - $1559 - special order
Note this new unit needs Micro SDI cables not included.
The new Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR adds professional
monitoring and recording to any SDI or HDMI camera
in all HD, Ultra HD, 2K and 4K DCI formats. The whole new design includes
innovations such as brighter screens for HDR work, tally indicator,
4 built in scopes, enhanced focus assist features, 3D LUTs and native
Blackmagic RAW recording from supported cameras. With 12G-SDI and HDMI
2.0 on both 5" and 7" models, you get support for recording from
virtually any device in all formats up to 2160p60. The brighter touch
screen ensures a perfect view of your recording for HDR digital film
and when shooting outdoors in sunlight. The new design also features
upgraded batteries and supports two standard Sony L‑Series batteries.
This means Blackmagic Video Assist 12G is incredibly versatile and
is the perfect solution for the next generation of digital cinema
shoots, live production mastering and, broadcast testing and measurement.
With its amazing versatility, Blackmagic Video Assist
12G is also great for recording from cameras, or even as a clip player.
As the files are compatible with the HyperDeck disk recorders, you can
even use Video Assist as a broadcast field recorder, or an ultra portable
broadcast scope. Video Assist is a fantastic broadcast solution because
you get both HDMI and 12G-SDI inputs plus it has built in scopes and
3D LUTs. The scopes also help you QA masters to ensure compliance with
broadcast standards before streaming and broadcast.
There are two models of Blackmagic Video Assist 12G,
with each model including an innovative touch screen
user interface with deck controls as well as a large
screen to view your recording. The Blackmagic Video Assist
7" 12G model also includes 2 media
slots, while both the 5" and 7" models include 12G‑SDI for
high frame rate Ultra HD, analog inputs for audio, USB‑C
external disk recording, plus a front panel speaker and
side mounted headphone jack. You also get 2 rear battery
slots for mounting Sony L‑Series batteries, so you have
enough power for the brighter HDR screens and higher
speed Ultra HD electronics. Plus with 2 battery slots, you can change
batteries without interrupting recording. A 12v universal power supply
is included for studio or on location use.
Blackmagic Video Assist 12G HDR is an ideal upgrade for
cameras, as it's super bright 2500nit display is bigger than the tiny
displays found on consumer cameras, plus you're also adding professional
focus assist features and better quality file formats. Video Assist
is also a great solution for professional cameras because you can use
it to upgrade older broadcast cameras to modern file formats used on
the latest editing software. No matter what editing software you use,
Video Assist lets you support them all, as you can record in Apple ProRes,
Avid DNx and Blackmagic RAW. With both HDMI and 12G-SDI inputs you can
connect it to any consumer camera, broadcast camera or even DSLR cameras.
Then, on supported cameras, you can even upgrade to RAW style workflows
with Blackmagic RAW.
The innovative touchscreen LCD user interface provides
incredible control. On screen, there are dedicated buttons for play,
stop and record, plus a mini timeline for scrolling through your recordings.
You can even image swipe to jog. The LCD includes a heads up display
of timecode, video standard, media status as well as audio meters. Scopes
can be enabled via the touch screen as well as focus and exposure assist.
There's also an extensive range of settings all controlled from the
large LCD. Plus you can load and save 3D LUTs.
Video Assist uses commonly available SD card media, so
you can record to flash memory cards that are easy to
obtain. The files are small enough to allow long recordings
on standard SD cards or the faster UHS-II cards. The
larger Video Assist 12G 7" model
even includes 2 SD card slots so you can swap out any
full cards even during recording, allowing infinite length
recording. Standard SD cards or the faster UHS-II cards
are perfect for broadcast because they are small, high
speed and affordable.
If recording to other media types is required, then the
USB‑C Expansion port lets you plug in an external flash disk for recording.
USB‑C flash disks have massive capacity as they don't suffer from any
size constraint. Plus, it's possible to record to the same disk you
are using or editing, so you don't need to waste time copying files
before starting post production. Flash disks are so fast they can record
high data rate formats that are too big for some lower cost media cards,
such as high frame rate Ultra HD. Imagine adding a Blackmagic MultiDock
10G for easy SSD compatibility with other recorders such as Blackmagic
HyperDeck models. You even get on screen menus for managing external
disks using the touch screen.
Video Assist features a wide range of video and audio
connections such as multi‑rate 12G‑SDI for SD, HD, and Ultra HD SDI
devices. HDMI is included for HDMI cameras and monitoring to consumer
televisions and video projectors. The 7 inch model features Mini XLR
inputs which are provided for audio input from microphones and external
audio mixers. The USB‑C connection lets you plug in flash disks or disk
arrays for recording, allowing extremely long record durations and because
you're recording to a media disk, you can edit direct from this disk
after the shoot, eliminating extra file copying work. Video Assist even
includes a 12V DC power connection with locking power connector.
You'll be ready for the latest HDR workflows with support
for the latest HDR standards and an extremely bright screen with a wide
color gamut. Plus the high brightness screen makes outdoor shooting
in bright sunlight possible. The built in scopes even change to HDR
scopes when working in HDR formats. Files are tagged with the correct
HDR information then SDI and HDMI inputs will also automatically detect
HDR video standards. Static metadata PQ and HLG formats are handled
according to the ST2084 standard. The bright LCD has a wider color gamut
so it can handle both Rec. 2020 and Rec. 709 colorspaces. The built
in Video Assist LCD color gamut can even handle 100% of the DCI‑P3 format.
Video Assist features full internal waveform monitoring
so you can ensure compliance to broadcast standards and it also works
great as a portable waveform monitoring solution. The waveform display
provides a traditional luminance (brightness) levels view of your input
or playback signal. The vectorscope display allows you to see the intensity
of color at 100% SDI reference levels. You also get an RGB parade display
which is ideal for color correction and checking for illegal levels.
Histogram shows the distribution of white to black detail in your images
and highlights or shadows clipping. The built in scopes can even be
overlaid on live video, or as a small picture in picture view at the
top right of the scope.
You get full support for the most popular video standards.
The SDI and HDMI connections are multi‑rate, so handle SD, HD, and Ultra
HD. SD formats include NTSC and PAL. 720p HD standards include 720p50
and 59.94p. 1080i HD interlaced formats include 1080i50 and 59.94. 1080p
HD formats include 1080p23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94 and 60p.
You can even do 1080 PsF formats. Ultra HD is supported up to 2160p59.94.
You can even record 2K and 4K DCI rates up to 25p for digital film work.
Some cameras can output logarithmic colorspace to preserve
the dynamic range, which is great for later post production,
however when these files are viewed on a monitor they
can look flat and washed out. 3D LUTs solve this problem
because they allow you to apply a "look" to
the monitor so you get an idea of how the finished images
will look like when editing. LUTs can be applied temporarily
for monitoring only, or they can be burned into files
for use in editing when capturing Blackmagic RAW. Video
Assist works with industry standard 17 and 33 point 3D
LUT files, or you can work with the built in LUTs such as Extended Video,
Film to Video, Film to Rec.2020 and more.
Video Assist records using standard open file formats
so you don’t have to waste time transcoding media. Files are compatible
with all post production software so you can work with the software
of your choice, including DaVinci Resolve Studio. Recording works in
industry standard 10‑bit Apple ProRes files in all formats and from
all HDMI or SDI camera, or 12‑bit Blackmagic RAW when connected to supported
cameras. Blackmagic RAW is the fastest growing RAW format and developers
can download and use the free Blackmagic RAW SDK to add support to their
applications. Best of all, media files work on all operating systems.
Blackmagic RAW is a revolutionary new format designed
to capture and preserve the quality of the sensor data from cameras.
Video Assist supports Blackmagic RAW recording from popular cameras
such as Panasonic EVA1 and Canon C300 MK II. This eliminates the problems
with popular camera formats such as H.264, which are highly compressed
resulting in noise and processing artifacts. Blackmagic RAW eliminates
this problem and gives you stunning images with incredible detail and
color throughout the production pipeline from camera to edit, color
and mastering. It also saves camera settings as metadata so you can
set ISO, white balance and exposure, then override them later while
editing, all without any loss of quality. Only Blackmagic RAW gives
you the highest quality, smallest files and fastest performance.
Blackmagic Video Assist 12G includes professional audio
for modern cameras or other outboard audio equipment.
When working in SDI formats, you can record 2, 4, 8 or
16 channels of audio in real time. For connecting microphones
the Video Assist 7" model
has two XLR analog audio inputs with phantom power that
support the high definition audio sample rate of 192
kHz at uncompressed 16 and 24 bit per sample. You can
monitor using on screen audio meters with user selectable
VU or PPM ballistics. Blackmagic Video Assist 12G features the latest
in technology, including audio, with the analog audio connections designed
to low noise and low distortion digital cinema and broadcast specifications.
The files from Blackmagic Video Assist 12G are common
and are compatible with all operating systems or in most video software.
Media can be formatted using ExFAT or HFS+ so you can easily access
the media on computers and access the files like regular disks. DaVinci
Resolve is perfect for use with Video Assist because it features editing,
color correction, audio post production and visual effects all in one
software application. Plus you can download DaVinci Resolve free of
charge for Mac, Windows and Linux. You can also use recorded files in
other popular software such as Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro X. With
Video Assist, your media is common so your files will remain readable
in the future.