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URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G1 and G2 cameras topic
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  • @Sammy

    They always try to keep secret until last day.

  • So I guess they came out with a G2 of the ursa .ini pro 4.6k . A higher frame. Newer sensor?? and better hardware? version with same body design

    Today we released Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, a next generation digital film camera that features fully redesigned electronics and a new Super 35mm 4.6K HDR image sensor with 15 stops of dynamic range for shooting at up to 300 frames per second!

    Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 features a whole new design that lets you shoot crystal clear slow motion footage! You can record full sensor 4.6K images up to 120 frames per second, windowed DCI 4K at up to 150 frames per second, and regular windowed 1080 HD at an amazing 300 frames per second. That makes Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 ideal for capturing stylized fast action documentary work and nature photography!

    Images are stored using the new Blackmagic RAW format with the latest Blackmagic Design Generation 4 Color Science for incredibly accurate skin tones and stunning color. Blackmagic RAW is a revolutionary, next generation codec that gives you visually lossless images, extensive metadata support and highly optimized GPU and CPU accelerated processing. That means you get the quality and workflow advantages of RAW formats with the speed and ease of use of a video codec. With Blackmagic RAW, you can choose compression levels up to an astounding 12:1 and still get stunning images that can be used for feature films, documentaries and broadcast programming!

    Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 features dual CFast card recorders and dual SD card recorders. It even has an innovative USB-C expansion port so you can record directly onto external drives! You also get built in ND filters, an interchangeable EF lens mount that can be swapped for optional PL, B4 and F mounts, a massive number of external controls, a high visibility backlit status display, foldout 4” touchscreen monitor, professional audio recording and more!

    Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 combines 4.6K image quality with the features and controls of a traditional broadcast camera, making it perfect for high end feature films, episodic television, indie films, music videos, broadcast news, sports, and even corporate or wedding videos. Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 gives you better quality images than cameras that cost tens of thousands more!

    Learn more at http://bmd.link/pqWxoy

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    March 5, 2019 - Blackmagic Design today announced URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, a second generation URSA Mini Pro camera featuring fully redesigned electronics and a new Super 35mm 4.6K image sensor with 15 stops of dynamic range that combine to support high frame rate shooting at up to 300 frames per second. In addition, URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 supports Blackmagic RAW and features a new USB-C expansion port for direct recording to external disks.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is available now for $5,995 from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.

    The new URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is a dramatic advancement over the original model as it now features entirely new electronics for higher speed processing. Also included is a new Super 35mm 4.6K image sensor that captures up to 4608 x 2592 pixels with 15 stops of latitude at up to 3200 ISO. This allows customers to record full sensor 4.6K images at up to 120 frames per second, windowed 4K DCI at up 150 frames per second, and windowed 1080 HD at an amazing 300 frames per second. That makes URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 ideal for capturing stylized fast action documentary work, nature photography, sports and more.

    In addition, URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 can capture Blackmagic RAW images in both film and extended video modes, making it perfect for high end feature films, television shows, commercials, and indie films as well as broadcast news, studio and even live multi camera production.

    Blackmagic RAW is a revolutionary, next generation codec that gives customers visually lossless images, extensive metadata support and highly optimized GPU and CPU accelerated processing. Blackmagic RAW combines the quality and workflow advantages of traditional RAW formats with the speed and ease of use of standard video codecs. With Blackmagic RAW, customers can choose compression levels up to 12:1 and still get stunning images that can be used for feature films, documentaries and broadcast programming. Blackmagic RAW settings such as 12:1 are important to allow customers to get the highest frame rates from the camera, and this means only Blackmagic RAW can allow high frame rates while retaining enough quality for professional results.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 also uses Blackmagic Design Generation 4 Color Science for superior imaging that results in extremely accurate skin tones and gorgeous, lifelike colors that rival those of cameras costing tens of thousands of dollars more. Blackmagic RAW images are encoded using a custom non-linear 12-bit space designed to provide the maximum amount of color data and dynamic range. These formats can be recorded onto CFast or SD cards, as well as direct to flash disks using the new USB-C expansion port.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is designed to be extremely tough and fully featured. It includes everything customers need in a compact handheld magnesium alloy body that’s durable and light enough to use anywhere. There’s an external high visibility backlit LCD status display for viewing critical shooting information, a foldout touch screen for reviewing shots without needing an extra on-set monitor, professional connections such as 12G-SDI, XLR audio, built in high quality stereo microphones and more. Plus, every single control on the camera is redundant, including the power, so if anything should go wrong in the field, the camera can still be used.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 features neutral density (ND) filters with IR compensation for quickly reducing the amount of light that enters the camera. The 2, 4 and 6 stop filters are specifically designed to match the colorimetry of the camera and provide additional latitude, even under harsh lighting conditions. That means customers can use different combinations of aperture and shutter angle to achieve shallower depth of field, or specific levels of motion blur, in a wider range of situations. The IR filters evenly compensate for both far red and infrared wave lengths to eliminate IR contamination. The ND filters are true optical filters with a precision mechanism that quickly moves them into place when the ND filter dial is turned.

    The broadcast camera design of URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 puts powerful external control buttons, switches, knobs and dials on the outside of the camera, giving customers direct access to the most important camera settings. The controls are laid out in a logical order that makes them easy to remember so cinematographers can operate the camera without having to look at the buttons, hunt through menus, or take their eye off of the action. URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 also features a high visibility status screen that displays important information such as timecode, shutter and lens settings, battery, recording status, and audio levels. The status display features a backlight and is designed to be clearly visible in both dimly lit studios and outside in direct sunlight.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 comes standard with an interchangeable EF lens mount for working high quality photographic lenses. If the camera is being used on a high end film or commercial shoot that calls for large cinematic lenses, simply remove the EF mount and replace it with the optional PL mount. There’s even a B4 broadcast lens mount for working with broadcast HD lenses. URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 also includes a standard 12 pin Hirose lens control connector.

    Featuring both dual C-Fast 2.0 recorders and dual SD UHS-II card recorders, customers can choose the media that works best for their projects. C-Fast cards are ideal for full resolution Blackmagic RAW 12 bit recording, while UHS-II SD cards are inexpensive and commonly available, making them perfect for recording Blackmagic RAW 8:1 or 12:1 for Ultra HD and regular HD files. With dual slots for each media type, the camera never has to stop recording because when the first card is full, it automatically continues onto the next card. Full cards can be swapped for empty ones, all without stopping the camera.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 also includes a new and innovative high speed USB-C expansion port for adding accessories such as an SSD for external recording. That means customers can now record for even longer durations without stopping. Plus, they can record directly onto the same external disks they will use for editing and color correction.

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 includes the full DaVinci Resolve Studio software, giving customers a complete post production solution. This powerful software combines professional nonlinear video editing with the world’s most advanced color corrector for importing, editing, color correcting, finishing and delivering projects shot on URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2. DaVinci Resolve Studio works natively with Blackmagic RAW files from the camera, so customers can take them directly into post production without having to convert or change them. Every single bit of quality is preserved because it is a true lossless workflow. Using DaVinci Resolve Studio is the fastest and highest quality way to work with Blackmagic RAW files from URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2.

    “The original URSA Mini Pro has been an extremely successful and very popular camera,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design. “Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is exciting because it gives customers second generation electronics and an even higher performance image sensor so they can shoot at extremely high frame rates for crystal clear slow motion images. URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is powerful enough to be used on high end feature films and television shows, versatile enough to be used for broadcast news and live multi camera event production, and affordable enough for indie filmmakers and even students! It’s like getting 3 cameras in one!”

    Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 Key Features

    • Digital film camera with 15 stops of dynamic range.
    • Super 35mm 4.6K sensor with Blackmagic Design Generation 4 Color Science.
    • Supports project frame rates up to 60 fps and off-speed slow motion recording up to 120 fps in 4.6K, 150 fps in 4K DCI and 300 fps in HD Blackmagic RAW.
    • Interchangeable lens mount with EF mount included as standard. Optional PL, B4 and F lens mounts available separately.
    • High quality 2, 4 and 6 stop neutral density (ND) filters with IR compensation designed to specifically match the colorimetry and color science of Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2.
    • Fully redundant controls including external controls which allow direct access to the most important camera settings such as external power switch, ND filter wheel, ISO, shutter, white balance, record button, audio gain controls, lens and transport control, high frame rate button and more.
    • Built in dual C-Fast 2.0 recorders and dual SD/UHS-II card recorders allow unlimited duration recording in high quality.
    • High speed USB-C expansion port for recording directly to an external SSD or flash disk.
    • Lightweight and durable magnesium alloy body.
    • LCD status display for quickly checking timecode, shutter and lens settings, battery, recording status, and audio levels.
    • Support for Blackmagic RAW files in Constant Bitrate 3:1, 5:1, 8:1 and 12:1 or Constant Quality Q0 and Q5 as well as ProRes 4444 XQ, ProRes 4444, ProRes 422 HQ, ProRes 422, ProRes 422 LT, ProRes 422 Proxy recording at 4.6K, 4K, Ultra HD and HD resolutions.
    • Supports recording of up to 300 frames per second in HD, 150 frames per second in 4K DCI, and 120 frames per second at full frame 4.6K.
    • Features all standard connections, including dual XLR mic/line audio inputs with phantom power, 12G-SDI output for monitoring with camera status graphic overlay and separate XLR 4 pin power output for viewfinder power, headphone jack, LANC remote control and standard 4 pin 12V DC power connection.
    • Built in high quality stereo microphones for recording sound.
    • 4 inch foldout touchscreen for on-set monitoring and menu settings.
    • Includes full copy of DaVinci Resolve software color grading and editing software.

    Availability and Price

    URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is available now from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide for US$5,995. Also available from resellers are the optional URSA Mini Pro PL lens mount for US$245, optional F lens mount for US$375 as well as the optional URSA Mini Pro B4 HD lens mount for US$385. URSA Mini Pro comes standard with an EF lens mount, and additional replacement mounts can also be purchased for US$175.

    Blackmagic URSA Mini Accessories

    The Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 is compatible with the full range of URSA Mini accessories available from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide:

    • Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro PL, B4 and F lens mounts each sold separately.
    • Additional Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro EF lens mounts also sold separately.
    • Blackmagic URSA Mini Shoulder Kit features built in rosettes, rail mounts, viewfinder mount, integrated tripod quick lock release and top handle.
    • Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder is a high resolution viewfinder that includes a full HD OLED display and true glass optics for perfect focus.
    • Blackmagic URSA Studio Viewfinder featuring 7" screen, variable tension mounting points, grab handles, external controls and more.
    • URSA VLock Battery Plate provides a VLock compatible plate for attaching third party batteries.
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  • @peaceonearth

    Do not see any video already.

  • @Vitaliy_Kiselev

    user deleted it. It looked gorgeous. It had a popular song as audio, it could have been an issue.

    user was Eugene Belsky

  • With IBC start price must drop to $4,796.00 USD.

    For small time B&H showed prices today, but reverted them back before announcement.

  • New software update for G1

    • Updated this release to fix highlights issue.
    • Added language localisation support.
    • Added slider and 1/3rd stop increments when adjusting ISO.
    • Added common off-speed frame rate options above slider.
    • Added ability to embed custom LUTs in Blackmagic RAW clips.
    • Added sidetone level adjustment.
    • Added improved ballistics and scaling of audio meters.
    • Added choice of -18 or -20dB reference levels for audio meters.
    • Added ability to remap the HFR button.
    • Added ability to disable function and HFR buttons.
    • Added ability to remap VTR and Ret buttons on B4 lenses.
    • Added quick media switching from the heads up display.
    • Added support for HDR metadata in SDI output.
    • Added 'LUT' icon to status text overlays.
    • Added 'PRE' icon to status text overlays for preset timecode.
    • Added 2:1, 1:1 and 4:5 monitoring frame guides.
    • Added customizable frame guides.
    • Added ability to lock timecode to SDI Input.
    • Retain jam synced timecode after power cycle.
    • Improved jam sync timecode accuracy after playback.
    • Improved stability when using external or program reference.
    • Improved compatibility for embedded audio on SDI outputs.
    • Improved accuracy of status text on SDI outputs.
    • Improved ND filter status text.
    • Improved auto exposure speed and performance.
    • Improved media formatting user interface.

    https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/professional-cameras