BLACKMAGIC ULTIMATTE 12 HD
Blackmagic Ultimatte 12 are not simply digital composers, but cutting-edge processors designed for state-of-the-art graphics that allow real-time images to be combined.
The innovative algorithms and colorimetry of this device allow for compositions with a truly realistic appearance. In addition, they offer exceptional quality edge processing, better chromatic separation with surprising fidelity and extraordinary rebase suppression, even in shaded areas or through transparent objects such as windows.
This line includes four amazing models compatible with HD, UHD and 8K images. Imagine presenting weather reports, sports programs, news bulletins and news about the entertainment industry with real-time film quality superimposations.
A composer for each camera
Working live with multiple cameras filming from different angles, it is common for green funds to present some variation. The composition tools offered by the mixers use the same parameters for all units, which compromises the quality of the compositions, as there is a slight difference in the way each camera captures the green color. The new Ultimatte 12 eliminates these problems because it offers unmatched technology at an affordable price, so that it is possible to combine each camera with a composer, and thus visualize the signal of each camera on a different screen. In turn, this facilitates the creation of professional compositions that are not limited by the design of the set, in order to create completely new environments.
Generation of virtual environments for live broadcasts
Whether working on the issue of news bulletins, sporting events, film productions or entertainment programs, the Ultimatte 12 models offer an ideal quality to generate incredibly authentic composite images and place the host in any environment. In addition, these devices offer the possibility of saving contents in the internal memory, so there is no need for live sources for all entries. In turn, they allow adding elements of augmented reality to any scene with such extraordinary transparency that you can even glimpse a person through them. These models are ideal for productions in the cinema field, as they offer actors and directors the advantage of being able to look at the recording studio the scene being rolled.
Realistic virtual studies with fixed cameras
It is now possible to create a study of considerable dimensions transmission, even in small apartments or in a basement, since the internal memory of this line of equipment offers the opportunity to load previously fixed images rendered from a three-dimensional virtual study modeled. This is truly revolutionary in the field of live production, as virtual sets can be used even as they do not have the physical space to assemble a transmission study and without requiring external equipment. Just combine each of the cameras with a Ultimatte 12 unit and upload background images. Since they are already rendered, this method can be more realistic than a conventional virtual set, in particular if the cameras remain static. In turn, thanks to the economic price of the device, more cameras can be used.
New algorithms and greater chromatic space
All devices in this line, including the Ultimatte 12 HD Mini model, offer the same cutting-edge algorithms to process images and a vast chromatic space. Thanks to this, the quality of the compositions will not vary between the different units. These generate internal masks automatically, to process different parts of the image individually, according to the colors present in each of the areas. This amounts to employing several composers simultaneously in the same overlap. In turn, it is possible to adjust subtle details of the edges in the areas where it is most necessary, for example around the hair, as well as attenuate the transition from one color to another in the objects present at the scene. The mathematical processing of each subpixel allows to obtain unparalleled quality and clarity.
Automatic scene analysis for instant overlap
Live productions require agility. The equipment technology Ultimatte 12 provides the possibility of analyzing a scene and automatically configuring over 100 parameters to achieve extraordinary compositions in just one instant. The first step is to check that the environment is well lit and that the white balance of the cameras is the right one. Then just activate the automatic composition function to make the device do all the work. In addition, all models have a correction function to compensate the green or blue backgrounds that do not present uniform lighting. This allows you to quickly perform overlaps with minimal effort, providing cameramen with the possibility of paying more attention to the program.
Translucent Caps and Professional Graphics
With a traditional digital composer, it is practically impossible to add computer graphics or other translucent objects, since it is very difficult to extract the green or blue background from a semitransparent element without affecting its original chromaticity. However, the technology of the Ultimatte 12 models offers a revolutionary layer composition mode that allows you to superimpos objects to the background image. This allows you to incorporate objects such as translucent windows with a realistic appearance. Thus, when looking through the object or walking behind it, the colors are preserved and the scene looks much more authentic.
Reproduction and retention of complex colors with fidelity
The Ultimatte 12 models offer advanced processing of reflections, edges and transitions between different shades, in order to be able to remove the background without affecting the colors they want to retain. In this way, they allow to maintain and reproduce tones with a fidelity that other composers are not able to achieve, for example, an intense yellow against a green background. This technology allows to isolate the colors and treat different areas of the image separately, while achieving subtle chromatic transitions that allow realistic appearance. Unlike other composers, the Ultimatte 12 models offer intense colors, real images and unprecedented sharpness.
Shade and transparency compositions and overlaps
The optimized algorithms of the Ultimatte 12 models allow to remove the rebase and the shades of green from any element, thus creating virtual environments with incredible realism. It is not necessary to worry about shadows or transparent objects with reflections, as the device performs an automatic sampling of the colors, generates perfect masks for walls, soil and other parts of the image, and applies the corrections that are required. As a result, any chromatic rebase is suppressed, and the shadows are correctly seen on the new background. In addition, the processing of transparent objects is carried out without any problems.
Wide variety of audiovisual connections
The models of this line have a maximum of seven inputs, in order to make compositions with different sources. These include connections to the foreground, background and different types of masks used, as well as others to superpose layers additional to the composition. In turn, it is possible to use unsynchronized sources when working with fixed images or even not connecting any source, as background images or other items previously stored in the internal memory can be used, thus reducing the costs associated with transmission systems.
