Specifications

Software Compatibility
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Workflows
There are many powerful ways to use Blackmagic Cinema Camera with your favorite video software.
The following steps detail one of the most common workflows.
Step 1. Shoot with Blackmagic Cinema Camera and record to CinemaDNG RAW files.
Step 2. Take the SSD out of the camera and dock it to your computer via a SSD dock with a fast
Thunderbolt, USB 3.0 or eSATA connection.
Step 3. Bring the media into Resolve 9.
Step 4. Apply a basic grade in Resolve 9 and render out to Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD or other formats.
Step 5. Edit the files in popular NLE software such as Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer or
Adobe Premiere Pro.
Step 6. When finished editing, export an XML or AAF file.
Step 7. Import the XML or AAF file into Resolve 9 and conform with the original CinemaDNG images for
maximum creative control.
Step 8. Grade the edited timeline in Resolve 9 to complete the project.
If you have shot and recorded your clips in ProRes or DNxHD using the Film Dynamic Range, you can quickly
turn it into Video or REC709 using the built in 3D LUT in Resolve 9. Just right click on the clip in Resolve's
timeline in the Color page and select "Blackmagic Cinema Camera Film to Rec709" from the 3D LUT menu.
Using Blackmagic Video Software
Your Blackmagic Cinema Camera includes three video applications from Blackmagic Design.
DaVinci Resolve 9, the world's most powerful color correction, lets you take advantage of Blackmagic
Cinema Camera’s wide dynamic range images that are perfect for color correction. Please refer to the
DaVinci Resolve 9 manual provided in your software download or on disc.
Blackmagic Media Express 3 lets you perform simple video captures via the Thunderbolt port of your
Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Please refer to the Media Express chapter in this manual.
Blackmagic UltraScope lets you perform waveform monitoring, while shooting, via the Thunderbolt port of
your Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Please refer to the Blackmagic UltraScope chapter in this manual.
DaVinici Resolve 9
Final Cut Pro X
Avid Media Composer