Blackmagic Video Assist is a portable monitor, a professional recorder, a portable scope and a fantastic camera viewfinder solution! You can also add better quality record codecs and a larger monitor to any SDI or HDMI camera! The new design has innovations such as 4 built in scopes, enhanced focus assist features, a tally indicator and built in 3D LUTs. The 3G models support formats up to 1080p60 and the 12G HDR models up to 2160p60. The 12G HDR models have a brighter touchscreen for shooting HDR digital film and for outdoor shooting in sunlight. Plus the 12G HDR models support Blackmagic RAW recording from supported cameras! The new design also has L-Series batteries for longer life. Blackmagic Video Assist really is 4 products in one!
Blackmagic Video Assist is so versatile it can be used for hundreds of tasks! Add it onto your camera rig to get a large screen viewfinder with modern record codecs, focus assist features and 3D LUTS! Video Assist is also an ultra portable scope that lets you test equipment in broadcast and live production to ensure your video levels are correct and all your gear is working correctly. If you're doing live production then Video Assist is just like a large screen HyperDeck so it can be used as a mastering recorder, or as a clip player for inserting ads or promos into live programs. You can even use it as an ISO recorder with each camera having a dedicated monitor and recorder!
Blackmagic Video Assist 5" 12G HDR Portable Monitor includes all of the 3G model features, but has faster 12G-SDI and Ultra HD HDMI connections for all formats up to 2160p60. This model includes a bright wide gamut LCD for HDR as well as HDR scopes. Plus a locking power connector. This model also records to an SD card or USB-C flash disks!
Features
- SDI Video Inputs: 1 x Micro BNC
- SDI Video Outputs: 1 x Micro BNC
- SDI Rates: 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G, 6G, 12G
- HDMI 2.0a Video Inputs: 1
- HDMI 2.0a Video Outputs: 1
- Analog Audio Inputs: None, embedded audio only
- Analog Audio Outputs: 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Built in Speaker: Mono
- Screen Dimensions: 5 inch 1920 x 1080
- Screen Brightness: 2500nits
- Screen Colour: P3 wide colour gamut
- SDI Audio Inputs: 16 channels embedded via 12G-SDI
- SDI Audio Outputs: 16 channels embedded via 12G-SDI
- HDMI Audio Inputs: 8 channels embedded via HDMI 2.0a
- HDMI Audio Outputs: 8 channels embedded via HDMI 2.0a
- Remote Control: None
- SD Interface: 1 x UHS-II SD slot
- Storage Type: Removable SDXC UHS-II, SDXC UHS-I and SDHC UHS-I SD cards and supports DS, HS, SDR12, SDR25, DDR50, SDR50 and SDR104 SD cards
- Computer Interface: 1 x USB Type‑C 3.1 Gen 1 for external drive recording, webcam out, initial setup, software updates and Video Assist Utility software control