Blackmagic Design Takes Wraps Off New URSA Broadcast Camera, ATEM 4 M/E 4K Switcher, and More

Last week, Blackmagic Design announced a host of new products, including the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast, Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter and Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter, ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K, and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel. 

The new Blackmagic URSA Broadcast camera

Blackmagic URSA Broadcast
Blackmagic URSA Broadcast (available now, $3,495 US) is a new high end, professional broadcast camera designed for both studio programming and live production. URSA Broadcast works with existing B4 broadcast HD lenses, can be used for both HD and Ultra HD production, features a 4K sensor, extended video dynamic range, traditional external controls and buttons, built in optical ND filters, dual CFast and dual SD card recorders, and much more.

Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter and Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter
Blackmagic Camera Fiber Converter and Blackmagic Studio Fiber Converter (available now, $2,995 each US) convert standard television industry connections for video, audio, power, talkback, tally and more into a single SMPTE hybrid electrical and fiber optic cable. This allows cameras to be placed up to 2 km away from a studio or outside broadcast truck using a single cable. 

ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K
ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K (available now, $5,995 US) is an advanced high frame rate Ultra HD 2160p60 switcher with 20 inputs, 4 M/Es and a massive 16 next generation ATEM Advanced Chroma Keyers. In addition, the ATEM 4 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K features 2 Ultra HD multi viewers, full 2D DVE, built in SuperSource compositing engines with 4 picture in picture DVEs, full re-synchronization on each input and much more.

ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel
ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel (available now, $2,995 US) is a new compact hardware control panel designed to work with all ATEM switchers. The ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel features the latest broadcast technology, smooth professional buttons, knobs, T-Bar fader and joystick, a built in LCD and more.

Click on the hyperlinks above for the full announcements regarding each product.