Blackmagic Design Rolls Out a Powerful New Capture and Playback Solution With Expanded Connectivity

The world of high-speed capture and playback solutions is getting another top option, as Blackmagic Design has officially announced its new UltraStudio Express HD, with 3G-SDI, HDMI, and analog connections for your USB4 and Thunderbolt computers.

With a wide range of connections and overall versatility, this new model could be ideal for archiving from older broadcast desks or editing in DaVinci Resolve. A nice mix of old and new, let’s take a look at this new Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express HD and what it could possibly offer for your capture and playback workflows.

The Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express HD

The big calling card of this new capture and playback solution for Mac, Windows, or Linux computers with USB4 or Thunderbolt 4 connections is that the Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Express HD features both digital and analog connections.

This means users can tackle projects both old school and new school and make the most of its capture and playback capabilities, with 3G-SDI support in all SD and HD video standards up to 1080p60. This new model will also feature analog video and audio inputs, HDMI output for monitoring and dual SDI outputs for fill and key playback.

What’s cool about this new workflow too is that it will work with bothUSB4 and Thunderbolt connections, so users will be able to plug into the Mac, Windows, and Linux computers they already use and get access to massive data speeds with enough bandwidth to handle high resolutions, deeper bit depths, and advanced frame buffer formats such as 4:2:2 and 4:4:4.

Price and Availability

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