Blackmagic Video Assist High resolution monitoring and professional recording for any camera!
Now it's easy to add professional monitoring and recording to any SDI or HDMI camera with Blackmagic Video Assist. You get a super bright touch screen display that's much larger than the displays found on DSLR cameras. The monitor supports 3D LUTs and includes powerful focus assist and exposure tools that make it easier to accurately set focus, expose and frame shots. Blackmagic Video Assist features high speed SD card recorders for HD or Ultra HD recording in incredible 10-bit 4:2:2 quality ProRes, DNxHD and DNxHR files in Quicktime and MXF formats. With both 7" Ultra HD and 5" HD models, Blackmagic Video Assist works with any camera that needs better quality monitoring and professional format file recording!
Shoot Better Video See and capture every detail with confidence
Whether it's a wedding, an indie film, or a television commercial, you need to make sure your images are perfectly sharp and captured at the highest possible quality, no matter what type of camera you use. Blackmagic Video Assist works with everything from DSLR's to older tape based camcorders, and even the latest digital film cameras. When you're shooting a wedding, there's only one chance to get it right and if you're an indie filmmaker, you want your film to look as good as a Hollywood movie when projected at festivals. Blackmagic Video Assist helps you make sure every shot is in focus and gives you professional images with the same recording quality used by major motion pictures and prime time TV shows.
Choose between 5" or 7" models
Available in 2 exciting models, you can choose the Blackmagic Video Assist with a 5" screen and HD recorder, or the 7" Blackmagic Video Assist 4K with HD and Ultra HD recording, low noise balanced analog mini XLR mic inputs, a built in speaker and more! Both feature 3D LUTs, false color, focus peaking and 6G-SDI and HDMI connections so you can add professional monitoring and recording to any camera.
Work with Professional Software - Record files that are ready for editing and grading
Blackmagic Video Assist captures ProRes and Avid DNx files which are the most widely accepted post production video formats in the world. Footage can be captured at a variety of ProRes and DNx data rates. If you are working with popular editing software such as DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer, you can start editing and color correcting without having to transcode or convert the files. Since it comes bundled with DaVinci Resolve Lite, you can begin editing and creating looks on set! Even motion graphics and visual effects artists using software like Fusion and After Effects, or sound editors using ProTools can easily work with the files for fantastic collaboration!