Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Mini Ultra HD Broadcast Deck

2021-06-02T07:07:07

Very practical product. I like that it gives options to record in ProRes and MP4. We have been using it for 4 months and have not had any issues with it.

GUCLU E.

2021-05-04T08:24:18

It just plug and play! Is a must-needed equipment in your gear list.

KYDENNIS S.

2021-02-26T07:34:55

This is amazing and a huge time saver! It just works!

RON C.

2021-01-01T12:37:56

We are new to live production but blackmagic has very powerful and great products. I bought this to pair it with my Atem mini pro and it has made our live production end result very professional. Great product and Adorama was a pleasure to deal with from being to end. Very happy with my purchase and overall experience

JORGE H.

2020-12-02T22:01:30

I like this product a lot. So I bought 2 of them. it works so well with the ATEMs by black magic cueing video without skipping a beat. I like that it has POE+ so I don't have to plug it into the wall. What I will say is a problem with this thing or just kind of a drag it is to make sure that whatever is on your SD card is the exact same frame rate, resolution and file type or they will not work on the same card. So you do need to plan ahead and take the time to convert videos in exactly the same way or it will only read one file type and not the others. The other drawback is that it had kind of a useless USB-C port in the back that doesn't really do anything that the ethernet cord couldn't do. I really think they added the USB-C port as a marketing gimmick because it is only for firmware updates or some other waste of space. One thing you need is to get some of the better SD cards I really like the ones from Lexar with the silver label they are fast and reliable but for 256gb they are like 60 dollars which is only necessary if you plan on cueing lots of different videos on one card. Otherwise for recoding just get 2 124gb cards and swap them with the infinite recording feature where you can start a recording on one card and the recording will continue on the other SD card slot without skipping a frame. Last drawback, it has a top secret way of rewinding and fast forward. You have to press the JOG button 2 times and then you can't run the wheal but it is not fast forward it is more about the a chain of the playback speed for fast forward is really just 16x forward and rewind at the max is 16x back. I just wish there were dedicated buttons for this, but I am not really an AV pro so I could understand why it is nor really necessary for a device like this. That is assuming that you will have time to prep what you are going before hand instead of messing the FF and RW. Last thing that I really like about this if you have time you can just transfer files using FTP but I don't think it is that fast but it is nice not to have to take out and SD card every time you would like to play a file.

MICKEY M.

2020-09-29T08:57:52

Great fix for the deficiencies in the Black Magic video switcher. So far working great!

Eric S.

2020-09-21T19:10:15

Great recorder!!! This Blackmagic Design Hyper Studio Mini Recorder has taken my video and streaming capabilities to the 21st century.

Errico O.

2020-08-01T05:32:43

The Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio Mini is a very good digital video recorder. The SDXC recording media used by this recorder is readily available and affordable. The HyperDeck Studio Mini is very easy to install and operate. The built-in video display helps to verify the video picture quality. I would give the video recorder five stars if it included a headphone output. I always like to very the audio quality with headphones during a recording.

BRUCE P.

2020-07-30T11:49:31

I bought this to work with an ATEM Mini Pro because the ATEM has only a single media player and it can only hold still images in the media pool. I wanted the ability to have moving content as either the upstream (or a moving background in chroma keying) or downstream (for animated lower thirds) keying. This works just as I had hoped and provides both capabilities. It’s a great feature augmentation to an ATEM switcher.

MICHAEL R.

2020-06-02T12:43:05

Great so far

Louis B.

2019-11-07T08:58:16

The Hyperdeck Studio Mini, is a great all around product. With many different codecs to accept and record from this unit is pretty versatile. We love that it has an output to simultaneously send a feed out while recording. Its build quality is strong and connections well fastened. But I believe this unit must be connected to a power rack (or strip) to consistently operate. We unplugged our unit by the cord too many times and caused it to have a power failure. We needed to purchase a replacement for it.

Paul S.

2018-11-11T18:44:23

The reader crapped out on us and we aren't able to format the cards in the unit any longer. It only reads the files that it wants to read. We aren't sure if the particular unit has issues or ALL hyperdecks have this issue.

ZACHARY K.

2018-05-18T08:36:20

I've found that this device is a perfect fit for my needs. For the price, it's hard to find anything comparable. The screen is super convenient, as is the ability to put three of these in a rack side by side. I'm also happy with the formats available. The main negative for me is that it's pretty picky about SD cards, so do your research and get the right cards. Oh and of course don't forget the power cord!

Christopher C.

2018-04-30T12:22:21

Good for broadcast record but no power cord. For that price ... I will be proud to got it with the power cord

CHIMELLE G.

2018-01-28T10:34:21

Great device for record using Blackmagic Studio Pro HD

Ana F.

2017-04-10T15:24:34

The Hyperdeck Studio Mini recorder is a solid and flexible record and playback deck for all levels of production. It can be controlled remotely via the Blackmagic Design ATEM 1 or 2 M/E broadcast panels with an ATEM switcher as well as with the ATEM software running on a Mac or PC. It can also play out a video with an alpha channel, so if you have keyed graphics that you want to play for a live show, you can record them on an SD card and play them via the Studio Mini. However, beware SD media... there are relatively few options (only 1 Lexar card and couple of SanDisk cards) that are currently recommended for the recorder. Curiously, the SanDisk 128GB Extreme Pro 95MB/s card is not recommended, but both the 64MB and 32MB cards are while the much Lexar 150MB/s is also not recommended (this despite Blackmagic showing both cards in their product photography).

BRETT C.