Blackmagic NAB 2025 Preview - 4th April 2025 4pm BST

[BTM_Pix]

By the by, that EF-S 18-135mm and PZ E-1 combo is a pretty good and cost effective used combo for anyone looking to do a roll your own Cinecorder solution.

 

[BTM_Pix]

All the PYXIS anticipants sitting through the initial hour long broadcast products part of the presentation like this.

[eatstoomuchjam]

I've watched a number of their NAB streams in the past and I don't remember any of them having this much time dedicated to various forms of video switcher.

[BTM_Pix]

I think they could’ve shaved 15 minutes off by having shorter product names.

We will definitely be cruising into hour two with the demo of this new ATEM.

 

[BTM_Pix]

The reach around demo method he uses makes the whole thing painful to watch as well.

 

[BTM_Pix]

9 minutes ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

I've watched a number of their NAB streams in the past and I don't remember any of them having this much time dedicated to various forms of video switcher.

Broadcast is his true love so he’s moved it up to take precedence in recent launches.

For anyone waiting for the cameras it’s like having to sit through ninety minutes of Sting doing his tantric lute albums before he throws everyone a bone with a Police medley in the encore.

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7 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

The reach around demo method he uses makes the whole thing painful to watch as well.

Yeah, it's really weird how he won't rotate things more than 90 degrees at a time.

[eatstoomuchjam]

They also mentioned earlier that Resolve 20 will be announced.  I'm really hoping that they are finally breaking down and adding ProRes RAW now that it's not "that Atomos thing" and instead, it's "That DJI and Panasonic natively in camera" thing.

[BTM_Pix]

He’s taking the piss now, doesn’t he know what Friday at 5.30pm means in the UK?

 

I need to be in that queue in the chip shop in the next half an hour at the latest.

[BTM_Pix]

2 minutes ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

They also mentioned earlier that Resolve 20 will be announced.  I'm really hoping that they are finally breaking down and adding ProRes RAW now that it's not "that Atomos thing" and instead, it's "That DJI and Panasonic natively in camera" thing.

You would think so with them all being part of the L Mount alliance but the Atomos animosity runs deep.

[eatstoomuchjam]

Some of the demos of Blackmagic Cloud would also be a lot more impressive if they brought in somebody who is actually remote.  As it is, it's hard to feel too impressed that he's able to control a camera that's only an arm's distance away.

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7 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

I need to be in that queue in the chip shop in the next half an hour at the latest

Your fish looks a bit poshed up.

Is your local one of those ‘artisan chippies’?

[BTM_Pix]

4 minutes ago, MrSMW said:

Your fish looks a bit poshed up.

Is your local one of those ‘artisan chippies’?

Our chippy is so posh it was beloved by royalty.

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10 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said:

Our chippy is so posh it was beloved by royalty

“Does one want mushy peas with that?”

[eatstoomuchjam]

So far, the Resolve upgrades don't include ProRes RAW, but they are editing footage from a Korn concert in part of it - so... at least they have the glory of 90's Nu Metal going for them.

[BTM_Pix]

Here we are in hour three then and no end in sight.

Grant will have to be helped off stage like James Brown by the time this is over.
 

 

 

[eatstoomuchjam]

2 hours and 16 minutes in, finally the cameras.

 

Looks like continuous AF is the first new feature.  That's actually really nice!

[BTM_Pix]

Autofocus!

[eatstoomuchjam]

Well, on one camera and only using L mount lenses.  For now.  He at least mentioned that it would come to the other large format cameras sometime soon-ish.

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On 4/2/2025 at 6:21 AM, BTM_Pix said:

I’m hopeful that they have a firmware upgrade for the Micro Studio 4K G2 that allows the use of the USB-C monitor they make for the PYXIS.

Party time for you!