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and Blackmagic acquires Fairlight and Ultimatte
Blackmagic Acquires Fairlight, Ultimatte
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The sad fantasies of an old editor/filmmaker: Steve Jobs actually survives, convalescing in Northern California. He tires of Tim Cook’s competent-but-lackluster leadership, wonders how his prestigious Apple has become little more than a bling company, and comes back once again. He buys Blackmagic, folds it into pro apps and hardware divisions … and suddenly round-tripping from FCPX to Resolve is no longer necessary. We are already there! 🙂
Doug D
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At the rate he’s going , I wouldn’t put it past Grant Petty to be the one buying Apple.
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Simon Ubsdell
tokyo productions
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Even better!
Doug D
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I’m looking forward to the revival of the Fairlight Video Instrument
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Also… Ross buys Abekas and Gen Arts Sapphire is now under Boris. What’s next, Ross releases the Immix Video Cube 4K?
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Blackmagic investing in smart IP again. The machine rolls on.
As a Fairlight and Resolve user, this naturally sits well with me. Even though I know the guys at Fairlight well, none of this leaked before the announcement so Blackmagic are proving to be a tight ship. There was a certain inevitability that the two Aussie companies would join up. Fairlight have some serious smarts with FPGA tech so expect Decklink cards to become monster processors before long. I know they have FPGA cards in the Ursa mini camera.
And when Fairlight smarts make it into Resolve or a seamless roundtripping is done, one of the weakest parts of NLEs finishing tools will be sorted. I am naturally expecting my Fairlight control panels and mix desks will soon be part of the Resolve controller family. As a champion of ergonomic dedicated hardware controllers I am liking this move for so many reasons.
Oh and why would Grant want to buy Apple?? I think it is clear he has a firm focus on professional video and audio.
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Do you envision a software-only Fairlight DAW as a companion to Resolve and Fusion? Maybe also in free and $999 versions.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com
Would be nice if BMD did buy Apple though unlikely. I must hand to Grant Petty for great leadership. The entire team is very much dedicated to what they do. If the cost of entry for Resolve on the Linux side of the fence was not so expensive, I would consider moving to that platform.
Apple is leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. No new meaningful hardware or update to Final Cut Pro recently makes me wonder what is going on. I cannot stand Windows and have no knowledge of the Linux side of the coin. I am having a mental breakdown as I type this message. Tim, do you have any wine to spare? I could even use some cheese to go with it.
Tetris is my favorite video game unless tracks are involved.
[Oliver Peters] “Do you envision a software-only Fairlight DAW as a companion to Resolve and Fusion? Maybe also in free and $999 versions.”
There is already a software only version of Fairlight. If you have a full system you can have the paired down software version to run on your laptop for free. So Fairlight is already similar to the Resolve model. The difference is the software only is much reduced in capacity, mainly because the full hardware version uses the CC card (Crystal core). It is so powerful that the difference between the two Fairlight versions is massive.
The full Fairlight will need their FPGA card but in time I see that being both the audio engine and the video i/o. So a Resolve with an FPGA card to run the audio and video replacing the Decklink cards would make a lot of sense. It will probably also signal a greater gap between free and paid Resolve but this hardware is going to be a bit more than $999. We may see a three tiered Resolve depending on audio capability.
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