Product Review

The Blackmagic UltraStudio HD Mini features Thunderbolt 3 connection so you get incredible 40 Gb/s performance for capture and playback of fully uncompressed video in SD and HD video up to 1080p at 60 fps with up to 16 channels of embedded audio. UltraStudio HD Mini features professional broadcast quality connections that include 3G-SDI, analog YUV and composite NTSC/PAL video inputs, along with a reference input. There are also two ¼" audio connections for analog audio input that work with balanced and HiFi sources. In addition, UltraStudio HD Mini can remote control professional broadcast decks using the built in RS-422 connection. For output, you get dual link 3G-SDI with fill and key, and an HDMI connection for monitoring video with a big screen television. UltraStudio HD Mini is powered via the Thunderbolt 3 connection so they are extremely portable. UltraStudio HD Mini is designed for portability and fits in ⅓ of a standard rack so it can be mounted with other equipment, or used stand alone on the desktop.

UltraStudio HD Mini works with all your favorite video software such as DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Adobe Creative Suite. UltraStudio is QuickTime and WDM based and work with any Mac OS X and Windows video software.