Name: Blackmagic Design Camera Update
Uploaded: 2020-07-21T08:38:07Z
Duration: 40 min 38 s
Description: Watch this video to learn more about the new Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K and advanced feature film workflows.

Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 12K Recorder

Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro Recorder

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Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro Recorder 

Capture stunning 12K footage with the Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro Recorder. Records to SSD, supports Blackmagic RAW. Compact, durable design. Order yours today!

It's time to revolutionize your filming experience with the URSA Mini Pro 12K Recorder, a high-quality, professional-grade SSD recorder designed to elevate your camera's capabilities. This innovative device seamlessly integrates with your URSA Mini Pro 12K camera, offering an advanced recording solution that captures the finest details in stunning 12K resolution.Crafted for durability and performance, the URSA Mini Pro 12K Recorder allows you to utilize fast 2.5-inch SSDs, including cutting-edge U.2 NVMe disks, ensuring that you benefit from extended recording times without compromising on speed or quality. The compatibility with the latest 7mm U.2 NVMe Enterprise SSDs is particularly noteworthy, as these drives boast impressive data transfer rates of up to 900 MB/s, enabling you to handle large files with ease.The recorder's design is a testament to Blackmagic Design's commitment to user-friendly, professional equipment. It attaches neatly between the camera and the battery, maintaining a streamlined profile and ensuring that your setup remains uncluttered. Control is effortlessly integrated, with the USB-C connection allowing for direct operation from the camera itself, eliminating the need for a separate recorder interface.When it comes to post-production, the URSA Mini Pro 12K Recorder continues to impress. The SSDs can be mounted on your computer using a Blackmagic MultiDock, which simplifies the workflow by allowing you to edit and color correct directly from the cards. This seamless transition from shooting to editing ensures that your creative process is as efficient as possible.With the ability to record 12-bit Blackmagic RAW files, this recorder is not just capturing footage; it's preserving the nuances and dynamic range that professional filmmakers demand. Whether you're shooting a feature film, a commercial, or a documentary, the URSA Mini Pro 12K Recorder is the ideal choice for creators who refuse to compromise on quality and seek the utmost in resolution and compatibility with industry-leading Blackmagic Design products.

I'm a big fan of Blackmagic products, but this product is a big miss. For most users, this accessory is rather unnecessary. The main problem is that it does not connect the camera directly to the PCIe interface of the SSD. Instead, there's a PCI-to-USB bridge inside the unit and there's an external USB cable interconnects the recorder and the camera. This creates three problems:

- The USB-cable does not have a locking or retention mechanism. There is just a short loop of cable at the rear of the camera that is very easy to snag. I am also concerned about torquing the USB port on the camera and damaging it.

- The recorder is VERY picky about the USB cable used. I was not able to use the included cable for recording resolutions above 4k without dropping frames. I switched it an expensive third-party cable specifically sold for writing video to SSDs and it was even worse. After trying five other USB-C cables, I finally found one that allowed me to consistently write 12k, Q3, 24fps without dropping frames. I recommend using the shortest Thunderbolt-certified cable you can find.

- The Samsung enterprise SSD that I am using is capable of 2,700 MB/s write speed, The URSA 12k can generate up to 1,618 MB/s of video. However, the USB-C interface itself is only capable of a real world throughput of 1,000-ish MB/s. The USB interface is the bottleneck here. If this was a multi-lane PCIe bus, it would likely support the full capabilities of the camera.

- Bonus issue: as far as I can tell, there is no active cooling inside the recorder. And the slot does not accommodate the taller SSDs that have a built-in heatsink. The drive gets very toasty and I am concerned about longevity.

In practice, I have found it to be impossible to use Q0 with either 8k or 12k resolution, and Q1 is too much of a hit or miss. Q3 is mostly usable with the right USB cable, though I don't know that I would try to use it for filming anything important at 120 FPS.

For my workflow, there is very little utility over just using a standard USB-C SSD externally mounted on my rig. I do have a Blackmagic MultiDock 10G that I use to offload my footage to my NAS, which is why I bought this thing in the first place. However, I could nearly as easily just move an external SSD from from camera to the NAS and saved myself a few hundred dollars.

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