OCTOBER 2014
Vol 207
I B C 2014
was simply a very good show. There are always new products of interest unveiled in Amsterdam and not only by European manufacturers who don’t appear at NAB. The traditional big areas for us of cameras, lighting and storage solutions showed further growth, but the overall winner was video over IP. Some even commented that this was going to be more ubiquitous than broadcast in two years – but then 3D was going to be huge once upon a time too. However, a wise person would take heed of IP developments even if it were only to ensure that their new camera was IP Blackmagic’s URSA featured large at the show. capable. There were many small and large solutions on offer and you will be The first question that I want to start off with, before we presented with a fine selection in these pages over the go into the new product from Blackmagic, and there next two issues. certainly is some new product here at IBC – we’re continually amazed and impressed by how quickly We will start with Blackmagic Design who, yet again, sent product gets to market … there’s one product that hasn’t shockwaves through the established players with their acquisition and innovation actions. Read on. come to market yet and people are desperate to get their hands on it, and that’s the URSA. What’s the shipping news?
Blackmagic Design
We are at Blackmagic Design with Stuart Ashton, a director of EMEA ( Europe, Middle East and Africa ) for Blackmagic. Ed: Now Stuart, you’re going to do your best to answer some of my questions even though you are not responsible for our region, so I promise to be gentle.
Stuart: Well it’s actually already there in part. We started shipping the product around about 2-3 weeks ago. We’ve released our first few cameras into the marketplace and we’ve started to see some of the results from those cameras coming back to us, which we’re very happy about. We’re happy with the manufacturing process, there’s obviously a process now which requires us to ramp up manufacturing to start meeting those back