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Richard--W · 06-10-2024, 10:43 PM

I'm already heavily invested in Blackmagic cameras and Davinci Resolve.
Davinci Resolve offers all the best 3-D editing tools.

This looks like the camera I've been waiting for.

Note the 8160 x 7200 resolution per eye.

That's enormous. Higher than 8K but lower than 12K.

Unless you add the two eyes together and you get ... what, 16K ?

Blackmagic spatial dimension camcorder

Today at WWDC, Apple referred to a new camera we’ve been developing called Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive. This camera is still in development, but we wanted to share some more details here.

However it’s not just Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive we have been working on, as we are developing a full end-to-end workflow with DaVinci Resolve to produce cinematic Apple Immersive Video on Vision Pro. Together, we think Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive and DaVinci Resolve will give filmmakers the workflow to be able to shoot, edit and deliver Apple Immersive Video. It's quite exciting and the future of entertainment.

Based on the new Blackmagic URSA Cine platform, the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive model features a fixed, custom lens system with a sensor that features 8160 x 7200 resolution per eye with pixel level synchronization. It has an extremely wide 16 stops of dynamic range, and shoots at 90 fps stereoscopic into a Blackmagic RAW Immersive file. The new Blackmagic RAW Immersive file format is an enhanced version of Blackmagic RAW that's been designed to make immersive video simple to use through the post production workflow.

The Blackmagic URSA Cine also features a custom lens system designed specifically for Blackmagic URSA Cine’s large format image sensors with extremely accurate positional data which is calibrated at the time of manufacturing. Plus the immersive lens data is mapped, calibrated and stored per eye into the Blackmagic RAW file so it travels through the post production process in the Blackmagic RAW Immersive file itself. That eliminates the need for multiple files to capture an immersive scene.

The new updates to DaVinci Resolve make it the world’s first immersive video editor.

There are a lot of updates and changes to support immersive workflows including a new immersive video viewer which will let editors pan, tilt and roll clips for viewing on 2D monitors. But what's most exciting is we can even allow clips to be adjusted and monitored on Apple Vision Pro itself for a complete immersive editing experience. This is a very nice feature.
Transitions rendered by Vision Pro will also be able to be bypassed using XML metadata, giving editors clean master files where the transitions are rendered in the Vision Pro. Export presets will enable output into a package which can be viewed directly on Apple Vision Pro.

We are working hard on the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive and the new version of DaVinci Resolve, which will be released later this year. We have also included some photos so you can see more details of the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive hardware.

Richard--W · 06-11-2024, 01:48 AM

Greg Kintz found some additional information:

Blackmagic Ursa Cine Immersive captures 8k footage per eye for the Vision Pro

Spectra · 06-12-2024, 01:06 PM

Looks very interesting...BMD keep kicking goals and shaking up the industry. It is going to shoot a newly developed 3D specific version of Blackmagic RAW apparently which is a joy to use in DaVinci Resolve.

Spectra · 07-16-2025, 02:03 AM

Article on Newsshooter.com regarding the resolution and workflow for using the new BMD URSA Cine Immersve camera...

https://www.newsshooter.com/2025/07/...ng-resolution/

Richard--W · 07-19-2025, 05:21 PM

Richard--W · 07-19-2025, 05:27 PM

I'm disappointed, actually.

I wish Blackmagic had designed a 3-D camera for narrative storytelling
with traditional focal lengths. I have no use for a 7mm lens. Distorted,
bent, pin-cushioned, warped images are not for me.

There's a lot of coverage on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...mmersive+(2025)

Deciazulado · 07-20-2025, 01:06 AM

Isn't its primary use to make AVP content? I guess it would be a form of 3-D CINERAMAX. I should check the back posts on the AVP thread, I think there was a post or posts about the actual field of view of the AVP. How do they overlap with the new camera's image FoV? I suppose it has more to the sides for when you move your head?

06-10-2024, 10:43 PM	#1
Richard--W Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3001 DVD collection:1767 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	a new 3-D camcorder from Blackmagic and Apple I'm already heavily invested in Blackmagic cameras and Davinci Resolve. Davinci Resolve offers all the best 3-D editing tools. This looks like the camera I've been waiting for. Note the 8160 x 7200 resolution per eye. That's enormous. Higher than 8K but lower than 12K. Unless you add the two eyes together and you get ... what, 16K ? Blackmagic spatial dimension camcorder Today at WWDC, Apple referred to a new camera we’ve been developing called Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive. This camera is still in development, but we wanted to share some more details here. However it’s not just Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive we have been working on, as we are developing a full end-to-end workflow with DaVinci Resolve to produce cinematic Apple Immersive Video on Vision Pro. Together, we think Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive and DaVinci Resolve will give filmmakers the workflow to be able to shoot, edit and deliver Apple Immersive Video. It's quite exciting and the future of entertainment. Based on the new Blackmagic URSA Cine platform, the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive model features a fixed, custom lens system with a sensor that features 8160 x 7200 resolution per eye with pixel level synchronization. It has an extremely wide 16 stops of dynamic range, and shoots at 90 fps stereoscopic into a Blackmagic RAW Immersive file. The new Blackmagic RAW Immersive file format is an enhanced version of Blackmagic RAW that's been designed to make immersive video simple to use through the post production workflow. The Blackmagic URSA Cine also features a custom lens system designed specifically for Blackmagic URSA Cine’s large format image sensors with extremely accurate positional data which is calibrated at the time of manufacturing. Plus the immersive lens data is mapped, calibrated and stored per eye into the Blackmagic RAW file so it travels through the post production process in the Blackmagic RAW Immersive file itself. That eliminates the need for multiple files to capture an immersive scene. The new updates to DaVinci Resolve make it the world’s first immersive video editor. There are a lot of updates and changes to support immersive workflows including a new immersive video viewer which will let editors pan, tilt and roll clips for viewing on 2D monitors. But what's most exciting is we can even allow clips to be adjusted and monitored on Apple Vision Pro itself for a complete immersive editing experience. This is a very nice feature. Transitions rendered by Vision Pro will also be able to be bypassed using XML metadata, giving editors clean master files where the transitions are rendered in the Vision Pro. Export presets will enable output into a package which can be viewed directly on Apple Vision Pro. We are working hard on the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive and the new version of DaVinci Resolve, which will be released later this year. We have also included some photos so you can see more details of the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive hardware.

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06-11-2024, 01:48 AM	#2
Richard--W Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3001 DVD collection:1767 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Greg Kintz found some additional information: Blackmagic Ursa Cine Immersive captures 8k footage per eye for the Vision Pro

06-12-2024, 01:06 PM	#3
Spectra Active Member Member since:Jul 2021 Location:Adelaide 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:869 DVD collection:434	Looks very interesting...BMD keep kicking goals and shaking up the industry. It is going to shoot a newly developed 3D specific version of Blackmagic RAW apparently which is a joy to use in DaVinci Resolve.

07-16-2025, 02:03 AM	#4
Spectra Active Member Member since:Jul 2021 Location:Adelaide 4K collection:7 Blu-ray collection:869 DVD collection:434	Article on Newsshooter.com regarding the resolution and workflow for using the new BMD URSA Cine Immersve camera... https://www.newsshooter.com/2025/07/...ng-resolution/

07-19-2025, 05:27 PM	#6
Richard--W Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2012 4K collection:105 Blu-ray collection:3001 DVD collection:1767 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	I'm disappointed, actually. I wish Blackmagic had designed a 3-D camera for narrative storytelling with traditional focal lengths. I have no use for a 7mm lens. Distorted, bent, pin-cushioned, warped images are not for me. There's a lot of coverage on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...mmersive+(2025)

07-20-2025, 01:06 AM	#7
Deciazulado Site Manager Top contributor Member since:Aug 2006 Location:USiberia Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1159 Blu-ray collection:7041 DVD collection:4040	Isn't its primary use to make AVP content? I guess it would be a form of 3-D CINERAMAX. I should check the back posts on the AVP thread, I think there was a post or posts about the actual field of view of the AVP. How do they overlap with the new camera's image FoV? I suppose it has more to the sides for when you move your head?

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