Blackmagic Design silently announced the new Blackmagic Ursa Broadcast G2 overnight. It features a new Super 35mm sensor, new recording formats and Blackmagic’s Gen 5 color science. The previous URSA Broadcast probably wasn’t as popular as the main URSA Mini Pro series, but now Blackmagic Design gave it quite a big upgrade. The new Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 now features a 6K Super 35mm sensor. In combination with 2/3″ B4 lenses it can be used for UHD and HD productions. The sensor has a claimed dynamic range of 13 stops. The dual native ISO at 400 and 3200 enables clean low-light images with a maximum ISO of 25.600 (+36db). I don’t know if that sounds similar to you, but the specs match with the 6K sensor from the Blackmagic Pocket 6K and 6K Pro. That’s great news, combined with the Gen 5 color science, which is now supported, it delivers a high-resolution image with nice colors. Old form factor, new features. Image credit: Blackmagic Design H.265 support for long recordings The previous URSA Broadcast was able to record in flavors of DNxHD, ProRes, and Blackmagic RAW (with an update). The new G2 ditched the DNxHD codec and instead supports 10-bit H.265 codecs, great for keeping file size small. As this camera is made for live production and broadcast workflows, long recording times with highly compressed codecs will save a lot of storage space. Because if you record a 4-hour live stream in ProRes 4444, you will need quite a lot...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 12 November, 2021