Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 8K

• 8K real-time chroma keying: Delivers precise keying for ultra-high-definition 8K production.
• Advanced edge handling: Smooth foreground and background separation with clean edges.
• Superior color fidelity: Accurate color reproduction for both keyed elements and backgrounds.
• Support for SDI formats up to 8K: Integration with high-end 8K broadcast workflows.
• Internal frame store: Load stills and background images for real-time compositing.
• HDR support: High Dynamic Range keying for vivid, lifelike images.
• Built-in color correction: Adjust color and match foreground and background elements seamlessly.

The Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 8K is a state-of-the-art real-time compositing processor designed for professional 8K production environments. It brings advanced chroma keying technology to ultra-high-definition workflows, allowing for precise keying and compositing at 8K resolution. Whether you're working on live broadcasts, virtual sets, or high-end film production, the Ultimatte 12 8K offers the power and flexibility needed to handle complex keying scenarios with unrivaled accuracy.

The Ultimatte 12 8K provides real-time chroma keying with advanced edge handling algorithms, ensuring smooth and natural separation between foreground subjects and background elements. This advanced edge handling is particularly important for keying fine details like hair, shadows, and transparent objects, resulting in professional-quality composites that look clean and realistic.

In terms of connectivity, the Ultimatte 12 8K supports SDI formats up to 8K, allowing it to seamlessly integrate with modern 8K broadcast equipment and workflows. This makes it an ideal choice for live 8K broadcasts, virtual studio production, and other ultra-high-definition content creation applications.

With HDR support, the Ultimatte 12 8K is capable of handling High Dynamic Range content, ensuring vivid, lifelike images with greater depth and color detail. This feature is particularly important for modern HDR broadcasts and film production, where maintaining accurate colors and image quality across a broad range of brightness levels is essential.

The processor also includes an internal frame store, allowing users to load background images or stills for real-time compositing. This feature simplifies virtual set production, enabling quick background changes without the need for external equipment.

For fine-tuning your composites, the Ultimatte 12 8K features built-in color correction tools that enable you to adjust the color and brightness of both the keyed subject and the background elements, ensuring that everything matches seamlessly. This is especially useful when integrating live-action footage with virtual backgrounds in real time, where lighting and color differences can create inconsistencies.

Video Standards:

• SD Video: 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
• HD Video: 720p50/59.94/60, 1080i50/59.94/60, 1080p23.98 to 1080p60
• Ultra HD: 2160p23.98 to 2160p60
• 8K Video: 4320p23.98 to 4320p60

SDI Compliance:

• SMPTE standards: 259M, 292M, 424M, 2081, 2082 (for 8K operation)

Connections:

• SDI Inputs: 4 x 12G-SDI (Foreground, Background, Matte, Layer) with loop-out
• SDI Outputs: 4 x 12G-SDI for Fill, Matte, Program, Talent
• Monitor: 4 x 12G-SDI for monitor cascade, Program/Combined Matte/Processed outputs
• Ethernet: Up to 10Gb/s for control and media loading
• USB-C: 1 x USB-C for configuration and software updates
• GPIO: DE15

Compositing Features:

• Advanced real-time keying for 8K, Ultra HD, and HD workflows
• Internal processing for complex mattes, flares, and spill suppression
• Media Pool: 6GB internal storage for still images (supports formats like TGA, TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG)

Control and Software:

• Front Panel with a 5-inch color display for menu navigation
• Network control via Ethernet or Ultimatte Software Control (Mac and Windows)
• Compatible with Ultimatte Smart Remote 4

Power Requirements:

• Power Supply: 2 x Internal 100-240V AC
• Power Usage: 218W