I used the Resolve Colour engine for minor tweaks and the Fairlight audio engine in Resolve to convert the audio to a panned mono track and apply some basic compression and dynamics processing. I opened it in DaVinci Resolve, added titles, a price card and a credits roll. I did have to get a faster card than I had in stock to take advantage of the 300Mb/s bandwidth push from the camera. The video was recorded to the Video Assist 4K in the UHD format (3840x2160) at 30fps using the ProRes codec. I only had the one camera, so did not use my switcher, but the cost of the camera is so affordable that I would like to get three of them and then using the switcher have an inexpensive 3 cam 4K studio. I used adapter cables to input the microphone to the Video Assist 4K and mini SDI to SDI cables to connect the camera to the Video Assist 4K which was attached to the top of the camera with one of those small angle arms. Nice thing about using an AF capable lens is that the Micro Studio Camera 4K leverages its autofocus.

I borrowed an Olympus kit 14-42 zoom and used it. My lighting for the shot were my existing studio panels, the microphone was a Sennheiser wireless and the tripod was an old Manfrotto refitted with their 701 video head. The video focuses in on (pun intended) the camera and the video assist. Building Your Own 4K Studioįollowing some conversations after the seminar, I thought I would put together a short video on how by starting out with a Micro Studio Camera 4K, a Video Assist 4K, a simple micro four thirds lens, some basic LED panels, a microphone and a tripod that anyone could get a good foundation in place for a simple 4K capable studio for either recorded content and if needed web broadcast. I own switchers, recorders, the Web Presenter and have moved my editing platform to DaVinci Resolve so I have a reasonable level of experience with the company's offerings. Other companies including Canon, Sigma and Fujifilm also supported the event and this support helped make it a great success. Blackmagic Design loaned me some gear to help with the demos in the seminars. Hey gentle readers! I recently hosted a set of pro video seminars on behalf of the Henry's camera store in Barrie Ontario.

Blackmagic 4k micro studio camera