New 4k version of BMD Video Assist

Thomas Smet

Thomas Smet

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https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicvideoassist

Looks like a nice product but it may have a hard time standing out in an already crowded field. The price is now the lowest point of entry for a 4k recorder/monitor but the monitor portion itself may be far below the quality and features of other 4k recorder/monitor units.

Still no 3D LUT support which is a huge bummer.
Still has no way to really calibrate the monitor or adjust its look with a decent amount of precision.

Personally I think I will still hold off on getting a BMD Video Assist until they can release firmware to support 3D LUTS and fine color precision to calibrate the monitors. The Atomos Flames and Pix-e recorders are starting to look like the best option we will have for awhile.

Overall kind of a disappointing year for BMD in my opinion. I was really hoping to see some portable 4k thunderbolt based products and a 4k pocket camera. I currently use a BMD Shuttle Thunderbolt for capture and output from my Macs and there is still no decent way to handle a 4k workflow with a portable device. Seems like BMD is really focusing on PCI-express cards which is a bit of a drag for the Apple users.

I also really wanted to see a 4k version of the BMD Hyperdeck Shuttle for those who don't need a monitor and just want a 4k external recorder.
 
$500 for a 5" monitor and recorder seems pretty competitve, that's less than half the price of the 502hd and includes ProRes recording as well... onto SD cards.
 
filmguy123 said:
$500 for a 5" monitor and recorder seems pretty competitve, that's less than half the price of the 502hd and includes ProRes recording as well... onto SD cards.
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Thats for the HD version that we have had for many months now. The 4k version is $895.00.
 
filmguy123 said:
$500 for a 5" monitor and recorder seems pretty competitve, that's less than half the price of the 502hd and includes ProRes recording as well... onto SD cards.
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Yes, but who doesn't want at least one professional exposure tool in a new monitor purchase?

I'd buy the video assist in a heartbeat if it had waveform and/or false color.

Obviously, LUT support is wanted too, but I'd assume a higher price for that, whereas $200 monitors have false color.
 
2X desqueeze is a function Id buy a monitor for. Wish they would include that. Now Atomos or Pix has them beat.
 
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