BLACKMAGIC ULTRASTUDIO : MONITOR MINI

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UltraStudio Mini Monitor Playback Device

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The Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Monitor Playback Device is a very interesting and a highly useful device that Blackmagic has put out there. It is the "playback" aspect of any Blackmagic capture and playback device (and of any capture and playback device in general).

Where a capture and playback device, such as the UltraStudio 3D or the Intensity Extreme, captures video from a camera, transfers it to a computer, and additionally lets you output the video to a display other than that of your computer's, UltraStudio Mini Monitor only performs the last of these functions, also referred to as "playback." The point of outputting to a separate display is to output to a top-resolution display, the kind that your computer's display likely isn't, the kind that'll give you the best representation of your footage, the kind that'll let you get as precise as possible in color-grading, perhaps the kind that has features like Waveform. Mini Monitor connects to your computer by Thunderbolt and outputs to a monitor by either HDMI or SDI. (You'll need a Thunderbolt-equipped computer, such as any Mac.)

So, if you want to color grade on a top-resolution monitor, and you don't need the other characteristics of a capture and playback device, then UltraStudio Mini Monitor is all you need and it comes at a small portion of the cost of an average capture and playback device (also known as an I/O device).

(If you'll need the "capture" aspect instead, please check out the UltraStudio Mini Recorder).

The "Playback" Aspect of a Capture and Playback Device

  • Connect to your computer by Thunderbolt, and output your editing system footage to a top-resolution monitor by HDMI or SDI for precise color grading 

3 Gb/s SDI Output

  • Get blazing speeds for recording SD and HD up to 1080HD 

HDMI Output

  • HDMI output for amazing quality playback. Use low cost televisions for monitoring 

Thunderbolt Connection

  • Get blazing speeds for playback in SD and HD up to 1080iHD

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Playback Aspect of Capture/Playback Card
  • Outputs Footage from Computer to Monitor
  • Enables Color Grading on Top-Res Monitor
  • SDI, HDMI, Thunderbolt / Embedded Audio
  • Supports Resolutions up to 1080i60
  • 10-Bit Color Precision / 4:2:2 Sampling
  • Real Time Colorspace Conversion
  • Software Based Down Conversion
SDI Video Output 1x 10-bit SD/HD switchable
HDMI Video Output 1x HDMI type A connector
SDI Audio Output 8 channels embedded in SD and HD
HDMI Audio Output 8 channels embedded in SD and HD
Computer Interface Thunderbolt
SD Format Support 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 525/23.98 NTSC
HD Format Support 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94 and 1080i60
SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 292M
SDI Metadata Support VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal 
VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file 
HD RP188 
Closed captioning
Sampling Video: 
4:2:2 

Audio: 
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24 bit
Color Precision 10-bit
Color Space REC 601, REC 709
HDMI Configuration HDMI automatically configures to connected display
HDMI Resolution Pixel for pixel HD resolution input to connected device
HDMI Color Precision 10-bit
Multiple Rate Support SDI and HDMI are switchable between standard definition and high definition
Colorspace Conversion Hardware based real time
HD Down Conversion Software based down conversion during video playback
Real Time Effects Apple Final Cut Pro internal effects 
Adobe Premiere Pro Mercury Playback Engine effects 
Avid Media Composer 6 internal effects
Internal Software Upgrade Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.
Physical Installation Requires computer with a Thunderbolt port
System Compatibility Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks 
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite 
Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or later 
Windows 8.1 or 10
  • Blackmagic Design UltraStudio Mini Monitor Playback Device
  • 1-Year Limited Warranty
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