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Upgrade your real-time compositing for keying live action video with the Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor from Blackmagic Design. This latest version of the Ultimatte 12 HD adds HDMI connectivity to advanced algorithms, improved spill suppression, color science and separation, and excellent color fidelity to help create truly photorealistic composites.
Upgrade your real-time compositing for keying live action video with the Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor from Blackmagic Design. This latest version of the Ultimatte 12 HD adds HDMI connectivity to advanced algorithms, improved spill suppression, color science and separation, and excellent color fidelity to help create truly photorealistic composites.
The Ultimatte 12 HD works in HD with sub-pixel processing for an improved image. Designed for news, sports, and other types of production, this versatile unit offers realistic augmented reality layers and one-touch auto-keying. The HD Mini model supports up to 1080p60 resolutions and supports a variety of media formats. This processor requires the downloadable Ultimatte Software for macOS and Windows, and it can also be controlled via the separately available Ultimatte Smart Remote 4.
Advanced Real-Time Compositing
Uses new algorithms and color science, improved edge handling, color separation, color fidelity, and spill suppression to create photorealistic composites in HD, all in real time.
Applications
Designed for news, sports, narrative film and television, and entertainment productions using fixed cameras, static backgrounds, or virtual set systems. The ability to layer augmented reality objects enables talent to pre-visualize virtual sets when using a green screen.
Multicamera Use
New technology enables the Ultimatte 12 to add accurate keying parameters to multiple cameras, accounting for slight variations between the camera positions
Realistic Augmented Reality Layer
A new "realistic" layer compositing mode enables you to add translucent or tinted objects on top of the foreground.
One-Touch Keying
One-touch keying dramatically lessens the time it takes to pull a key, using the auto key to set over 100 parameters once your set is well lit and white balanced.
Highest Color Fidelity
Refined flare, edge, and transition processing enables you to remove the background without affecting the colors you want to retain, faithfully reproducing colors that are impossible on other keyers, such as a bright yellow dress in front of a green screen.
Advanced Image Processing
Advanced image processing algorithms and an immense color space are used to generate internal mattes, so different parts of the image can be processed separately based on the colors in each area. This processing produces fine detail on hair and smooths color and object transitions.
High-Quality Interfaces
High-quality connections include an Ethernet port and HDMI ports.
The interface supports up to 1080p60 video, and Program video outputs.
Shadows and Transparencies
Improved flare algorithms can remove green tinting and spill from almost anything, creating true, realistic looking virtual environments, even when using shadows or transparent objects with reflections.
Dedicated Compositing Inputs
Dedicated connectors with loop outputs that are used for compositing include:
I set up a small, green screen video studio for a friend of mine. We started with a Rodecaster switcher, but needed more “power” for multiple cameras, so we upgraded to the ATEM Mini Extreme ISO G2 switcher. As nice as this switcher is, I was still unhappy with the chromakey results - probably due to our not-so-ideal lighting set-up. I still fought with grainy output, outlines around the talent, and so forth.
Someone in a Reddit forum suggested these Ultimatte devices. I balked a bit because we needed one for each camera to make it work. Nevertheless, the price per unit is not bad, and the power…. Well…! Let’s just say, the result is well worth the investment. These things do more than I expected But the best part is, once I set up the shots very carefully, and saved the set, all I do now is power up the system, and all the shots are ready to go - very professional looking; clean, no lines, no fuzz, no goofy hair outlines, etc.
These items seem to be hot sellers; I had a difficult time finding 3 of these from the same source. B&H was the only source that could fill the order AND ship to us - quickly.
Giant Step-up From Atem Mini Extreme Keyer
By S Hasan
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2024-08-08
During Covid19 shutdown we turned to Remote Work. However Camlink type External Camera Capture USB devices were nowhere to be found. We were able to get our hands on Atem Mini models and start using those as USB capture devices. Later on, we learn how to use Green Screen on Zoom Calls using our Atem Mini models and for us, that was a game changer. Recently we got our hands on Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer. And what a difference! We thought Atem Mini Keyers are the best. And they are. However Ultimatte 12 units are at a different level, even with mediocre Green Screen setups like we do.
One More Thing:
Atem Mini models have Frame converter built-in and these units will negotiate any source you plugin into them. We used Laptops, GoPros, Camcorders and even VCRs with Atem without any issue. However Ultimatte units do not have Frame Rate converters built in. So you must make sure all inputs into Ultimatte have precisely set frame rate. We are using 1080p / 59.94.
We bought some MD-HX Decimators to convert our inputs to match precisely what is needed for Ultimatte.
We saw some reviewers' bad ratings on the B&H website. Which we believe could be because of User-Error, not the units.
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Is there a difference between the keying ...
Is there a difference between the keying capabilities between the HD version VS the HD Mini version?
Asked by: Michael
The Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor has the same keying capabilities as the Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 HD Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor, the only difference would be the I/O ports available on each model.
Answered by: Paige K
Date published: 2024-01-11
How different is this keyer than say the Atem HD8 ...
How different is this keyer than say the Atem HD8 keyer or the Atem mini pro keyer?
Asked by: Ken
The Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor is much more advanced than the keyer built into the ATEM Switchers. With the Ultimatte model, you will have many more options to clean up the key.
Answered by: Chris H
Date published: 2024-08-07
Do I retain camera control capabilities (ISO, ...
Do I retain camera control capabilities (ISO, shutter, focus) if I use the HDMI Ultimatte 12 with my BMPCC and ATEM Mini setup?
Asked by: Martin
Yes it does. Just make sure to send the return feed from the ATEM Mini to the Ultimatte 12.
Answered by: Joe P
Date published: 2022-10-24
Can the Ultimatte 12 Mini output Program HDMI and ...
Can the Ultimatte 12 Mini output Program HDMI and SDI simultaneously? (For example to a Switcher and a PC at the same time)?
Asked by: Alain
Yes, the Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor can output both from the SDI and HDMI simultaneously.
Answered by: Jonathan S
Date published: 2024-11-10
Can you use a garbage matte with the HD Mini ...
Can you use a garbage matte with the HD Mini model?
Asked by: Ken
Yes, you can use a garbage matte with the Ultimatte 12 HD Mini.
Answered by: BMD Product Specialist
Date published: 2024-08-06
What's the quality of the program out from the ...
What's the quality of the program out from the HDMI? Compressed?
Asked by: Martin
There is not compression and it outputs up to 1080p.
Answered by: Joe P
Date published: 2022-10-24
Will it key out a green background and output an ...
Will it key out a green background and output an image with a transparent background, to be used as an overlay in vMix?
Asked by: Cindy
Yes, the Blackmagic Design Ultimatte 12 HD Mini Keyer/Advanced Compositing Processor will output a keyed image with a transparent background to overlay in other devices or applications, like vMix.
Answered by: Richard
Date published: 2023-10-31
can you key in videos behind your subject with ...
can you key in videos behind your subject with the use of a hyperdeck or is it just images?
Asked by: keelan
Yea the background may be a video or a live source.
