Last week, Blackmagic Design announced that their much-awaited Ursa Mini 4.6K & Micro Cinema cameras are shipping and now they have released a new firmware update this time adding new functionality for their
URSA Mini 4K global shutter camera.
Camera Update 3.1 adds support for the new
Micro Cinema camera and the
URSA Mini 4.6K. The latest update also adds support for start/stop record trigger via SDI for backup recording to external devices and
ProRes 444 to URSA Mini 4K, as well as optimizing camera performance at start up in very cold temperatures.
Camera update 3.1 also adds B4 lens control support for analog zoom servos on URSA Mini 4K PL, and performance improvements and enhancements for Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder. We did check out the B4 mount at last year's IBC Show in Amsterdam and were impressed with the build quality. For those of you who have B4 2/3-inch broadcast zoom lenses, you can use them in Full HD on the PL versions of the Ursa Mini 4K and 4.6K by swapping the mount, which is quite easy to do.
What's new in Blackmagic Camera Setup 3.1
- New support for URSA Mini 4.6K
- New support for Micro Cinema Camera
Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K
- Adds B4 lens control support for analog zoom servos on Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K PL
- Adds ProRes 444 codec support
- Adds Camera start stop record trigger via SDI for backup recording to external devices
- Optimized camera performance when starting in cold temperatures
Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder
- Performance improvements and enhancements
Minimum system requirements for Mac OS X
- Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan or better
- Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or better
- A suitable USB 2.0 port
- Thunderbolt port for UltraScope and Media Express when using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
Minimum system requirements for Windows
- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit
- A suitable USB 2.0 port
- A suitable Thunderbolt port when using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Blackmagic Production Camera 4K
Before installing the software, we recommend that you run "Uninstall Camera Setup" first. After loading the software on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF or MFT, you may notice a slight flickering on the built-in LCD screen. This is normal and expected behaviour. The flickering will go away after a few minutes of operation.
Head over to the Blackmagic Design's official support
web page here to download Camera Update 3.1
