Blackmagic ships UltraStudio 3D with Thunderbolt

Beijing, China – Blackmagic Design announced it is now shipping the world’s first video product with Thunderbolt technology, called UltraStudio 3D.

The product allows portable capture and playback with full resolution dual stream 3D support, 10 bit hardware architecture, dual link 3 Gb/s SDI, support for up to 1080p60 in SDI and component analog and HDMI 1.4a connections, as well as full SD, HD and 2K support.

UltraStudio 3D is also based on a new internal hardware design with support for 10 bit SDI video and full support for video rates up to 1080p60 via SDI, HDMI and analog component. Thunderbolt technology easily handles this quality, and allows high end post production quality and features in a portable design.

"Thunderbolt technology is a game-changer for media creators”, said Jason Ziller, Intel’s director of Thunderbolt Marketing, “Enthusiasts can now work with multiple streams of full resolution video with extreme portability.”

UltraStudio 3D is now shipping for US$995.