General opinion seems to be that 8K is a long way off, but it's actually coming much faster than people think, and the industry is gearing up (literally) for it. Case in point: meet the new Blackmagic DeckLink 8K Pro capture card that 'breaks new ground in high quality' by supporting formats ranging from SD, to HD, Ultra HD, 4K, 8K and 8K DCI.
Oh, and it can also handle 64 channels of audio, stereoscopic 3D, and high frame rates. . . you know. . . just cause.
The card can do all of this because it's the world's first to feature quad link 12G, "a massive color space designed for high dynamic range Ultra HD and digital cinema work in 4K and 8K. "
All of this from this little powerhouse of a card:
Photo: Blackmagic
Of course, the bit Blackmagic won't tell you is that you'll need a monstrous computer to make any of this work. . . and an 8K monitor to boot. But if you were paying attention at the beginning of this article you'd already know: 8K is coming and it's coming fast. Professional videographers and video editors may want to start preparing for it now.
And if that prep involves buying this monster of a card, you should know that the DeckLink 8K Pro will be available starting in early January for $645 USD. For more information, check out the full release below or visit Blackmagic's website for a breakdown of all their DeckLink products.
Press Release
Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink 8K Pro with Quad Link 12G
The world
InterBEE 2017, Tokyo, Japan - November 15, 2017 - Blackmagic Design today announced DeckLink 8K Pro, a new high performance capture and playback card featuring quad link 12Gdynamic range. DeckLink 8K also handles a massive 64 channels of audio, stereoscopic 3D, high frame rates and more.
DeckLink 8K Pro will be available in early January for US$645 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.
In addition, Blackmagic Design has also announced a new low price of US$895 for DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G.
DeckLink 8K Pro will be demonstrated at InterBEE in Japan on the Blackmagic Design booth 8211.
DeckLink 8K Pro is the ultimate digital cinema capture and playback card. Featuring four quad link multi rate 12Gpture and playback of single or dual link SDI sources.
When it comes to quality, DeckLink 8K Pro is better than any other solution because it lets customers work with both more pixels than ever before and better pixels than ever before. The 8K images have 16 times more pixels than a regular 1080 HD image, which lets you reframe or scale shots with incredible fidelity and precision. DeckLink 8K Pro also works in 12
The combination of higher resolution, a vastly larger color space and incredible dynamic range means that DeckLink 8K Pro delivers the sharpest and most vivid images customers have ever seen for editing, color and high end visual effects work.
DeckLink 8K Pro supports capture and playback of 8 or 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 video and 10 or 12
The advanced broadcast technology in DeckLink 8K Pro is built into an easy to install 8 lane generation 3 PCI Express for Mac, Windows, and Linux workstations. Customers get support for all legacy SD and HD formats, along with Ultra HD, DCI 4K, 8K and DCI 8K, as well as Rec. 601, 709 and 2020 color.
DeckLink 8K Pro is designed to work seamlessly with the upcoming DaVinci Resolve 14. 2 Studio for an incredibly seamless editing, color and audio post production workflow that lets you master full resolution high dynamic range projects in full 8K resolution. In addition, DeckLink 8K Pro also works with other professional applications such as Final Cut Pro X, Media Composer, Premiere Pro, After Effects, ProTools, Nuke and more. There’s even a free software development kit so customers and OEMs can build their own custom solutions.
“DeckLink 8K Pro is our most advanced PCIe capture and playback card ever,” said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. “It’s exciting because the 8K images have so much clarity and detail that it’s as if you’re looking out a window. Whether it’s for the 2020 Olympics or the next generation of Hollywood blockbusters, DeckLink 8K Pro has the speed, quality and compatibility customers need to do their best work!”
Availability and Price
DeckLink 8K Pro will be available from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide for US$645 in early January. DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G is available now from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide for US$895.
2017-11-17 01:07