Blackmagic Design continues to push the boundaries of digital film technology and live production integration with a broad lineup that spans high-end cinema cameras, immersive studio systems, and cloud-enabled workflows. The updates emphasize on-set performance, on-set media synchronization, advanced sensor design, flexible lens mounts, and seamless post production collaboration across DaVinci Resolve and Blackmagic Cloud.
URSA Cine family: 12K LF, EVF, Media Module, and immersive production
URSA Cine is a revolutionary digital film camera that introduces new advanced digital film technology combined with total integration into the post production workflow. That means it’s the first digital film camera with fast high capability storage built in, plus high speed networking for on set media sync. URSA Cine also introduces a new large format RGBW 36 x 24mm image sensor with larger photo-sites for incredible dynamic range. You can also swap between PL, LPL, EF and Hasselblad lens mounts. There’s even WiFi with SRT streaming for remote client viewing. Plus the industry standard Lemo and Fischer connections make it perfect for high end cinema production.
URSA Cine EVF offers a high quality viewfinder for use with the URSA Cine 12K with a full HD OLED display, precision glass optics, adjustable diopter and function buttons.
Media Module provides 8TB of storage in a fast, rugged package, described as a Cloud Store Mini built into your camera. This supports rapid on-set data management and aligns with Blackmagic Cloud workflows.
PYXIS 6K: customizable cinema rig and full frame versatility
PYXIS 6KIntroducing the next generation customisable cinema camera! Blackmagic PYXIS 6K is a high end digital film camera that produces precise skin tones and rich organic colours. It features an extremely versatile design that lets you build the perfect camera rig for your production! You get a full frame 36 x 24mm 6K sensor with wide dynamic range with a built in optical low pass filter that’s been designed to perfectly match the sensor.
DaVinci Resolve tools and color workflow accessories
DaVinci Resolve Micro Color Panel offers hands-on control with a row of direct control knobs, three trackballs with rings for color grading and transport keys. The DaVinci Resolve Replay Editor is an editor panel designed for multi-cam editing for news cutting and live sports replay, providing fast camera selection and editing.
Blackmagic RAW remains a core element across the line, designed to capture sensor data with minimal compression artifacts and metadata storage for post production flexibility. It supports logging and metadata changes that persist through DaVinci Resolve, enabling adjustments to ISO, white balance and exposure after capture.
URSA Cine Live and Immersive workflows
The Ursa Cine 12K LF 100G enables high-frame-rate SMPTE-2110 live-production output up to 440 fps. Building on URSA Cine 12K LF features, the new model adds faster networking for cinematic live-production workflows. The camera will begin shipping in Q3 2026 and targets live production environments with Apple Immersive Video capabilities. The Immersive 100G model uses dual 8Kx8K RGBW sensors and 16 stops of dynamic range, delivering high bandwidth over 100G Ethernet for live immersive video output.
Blackmagic also announced Blackmagic Ursa Cine Live Encoder (scheduled for release later this year), and Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra with up to 48TB capacity and two independent 100G Ethernet connections for recording and editing simultaneously. The Cloud Store Ultra features RAID-5 support and redundant power, enabling robust on-set and studio workflows.
Studio Cameras: live production, studio robustness and interface
Blackmagic Studio Cameras bring the features of large studio cameras into a compact form factor. They offer sensors with ISO up to 25,600, built-in color correction, Blackmagic RAW recording to USB disks, live streaming, and a large 7" viewfinder. They are designed to handle challenging lighting and deliver cinematic quality while remaining portable for live production, chat shows, sports, education, and event coverage.
Additionally, Studio Cameras include SDI and HDMI connections with talkback, tally, and camera control, enabling seamless integration with ATEM switchers. Pro models add 10GBASE-T Ethernet for single-cable video, tally, talkback, camera control, and power, significantly simplifying on-set infrastructure. All models support multiple lens mounts, including EF and MFT, and offer built-in ND filters on 6K Pro models for quick exposure adjustments in changing light.
Camera control is deeply integrated with ATEM switchers through embedded control protocols over SDI, enabling color correction and lens control to be coordinated across multiple cameras. The 7" viewfinder and intuitive menus provide a streamlined workflow, with native language support across 13 languages for global productions.
Mobile control and cloud-enabled collaboration
Blackmagic Camera for iOS expands control and monitoring to iPhone and iPad, including Apple Watch integration for remote start/stop recording and monitoring through Watch. The app supports Log to Rec for a cinema-like look on mobile displays and includes 3D LUTs for monitoring. The ProDock accessory transforms an iPhone into a complete production camera with BNC, HDMI, genlock, timecode, and lens control capabilities, enabling an on-set rig that rivals larger studio configurations.
Timecode synchronization across multiple devices is enabled via external generators; the system supports a multidevice workflow with synchronized timecode in metadata, facilitating multi-camera captures for events like music festivals and weddings. The ecosystem emphasizes a seamless bridge between on-set shooting and post production, with direct media transfer into DaVinci Resolve from Blackmagic Cloud and local storage options.
Cloud and post production integration
Blackmagic Cloud Storage and Cloud Sync provide streaming and project collaboration between on-set cameras and editors. In the workflow, proxies and metadata accompany RAW captures, enabling real-time access for editors as footage is recorded. DaVinci Resolve integrates with Blackmagic Cloud to streamline project libraries and media management, including automatic syncing of camera clips to the Resolve project from Cloud Storage.
The multi-source feature in DaVinci Resolve Cut page offers multiview of camera angles, enabling rapid cut decisions with synchronized timecode. The synergy between camera hardware, cloud services, and Resolve’s color grading tools creates a fluid end-to-end workflow from shoot to post production.
Additional notes and updates
Other product lines and software updates include Desktop Video 16.4 and 16.3 updates adding IP registry configuration and enhanced ancillary data handling, along with global trade show appearances and demonstrations for the URSA Cine Immersive 100G and other new products at IBC 2026 and BIRTV 2026.
Understanding the Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF - In Depth Overview
In summary, Blackmagic’s latest wave of cameras and accessories emphasizes greater on-set performance, flexible lens integration, high-dynamic-range sensors, and cloud-connected workflows that allow editors to begin work as soon as footage lands on storage.
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