Now there is a USB-C port at the rear for connecting an external SSD or the new dedicated unit. Yates claims they were able to get 12K BRAW files playing back on a 2017 MacBook Pro.Īs for body design, the 12K managed to keep the same form factor as the regular 4.6K URSA Mini Pro. The workflow with Resolve appears to be very good anyway.

You could use an external recorder, but Yates points out you’ll lose many advantages of the camera. Interestingly, the URSA 12K only allows users to record in Blackmagic RAW, so while other NLEs do offer support for it you’ll be best off with Resolve. They designed the sensor, developed the codec/raw data, and offer DaVinci Resolve as a full NLE/coloring suite. It has even been designed to handle this type of sensor.Īs Yates points out, this is perhaps the first cinema camera where the manufacturer has complete control of the entire pipeline. With better compression options and capabilities it makes 12K footage much more manageable. This means you get reduced rolling shutter and faster shutter speeds.Īnother aspect of the camera is Blackmagic RAW, or BRAW. Without de-Bayering everything runs a bit faster. In that case we are lucky that Carl Yates from ProAV TV went hands-on with the URSA and went over some of the most important specs.įor the URSA Mini Pro 12K Blackmagic custom designed a Super 35mm sensor that eschews the traditional Bayer filter pattern for a system that features an equal amount of red, green, and blue pixels.Ī major advantage of this is improved color accuracy, though considering the extremely high resolution the symmetrical design makes it easier for the camera to effectively downsample to lower resolutions.

Perhaps not everyone is even looking to pick one up – 12K is an insane amount of data – the concept and tech deserves a deeper look. I think it’ll still be a little bit before I will get used to the idea that you can just go shoot 12K footage right now with a camera you can get at your local shop. Blackmagic Design once again is pushing the boundaries of what seems reasonable for relatively affordable cinema cameras with this year’s release of the URSA Mini Pro 12K.

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