Overview
The UltraStudio Monitor 3G is a compact monitor that supports broadcast quality 10 bit professional SDI and HDMI monitoring from popular editing software. With its Thunderbolt 3 connection, it allows for the worlds smallest 3G-SDI and HDMI video playback from your Thunderbolt 3 laptop or desktop computer. Its super tough and elegant design makes it portable and perfect for professional use.
This monitor is designed to work with popular video software on Mac, Windows, and Linux, such as DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro. It supports a wide range of video and audio connections, including SDI and HDMI, in all SD and HD formats up to 60 frames per second. With its powerful Thunderbolt 3 technology, it ensures low latency and accurate time synchronization for high-quality capture and playback. Whether youre working on-set or in post-production, the UltraStudio Monitor 3G is a versatile tool that can be used for any workflow, from editing to live streaming.
Included in box
1x UltraStudio Monitor 3G
12 Month Limited Manufacturer’s Warranty
About the Blackmagic UltraStudio Monitor 3G
Get the world’s smallest 3G-SDI and HDMI video playback from your Thunderbolt 3 laptop or desktop computer! UltraStudio Monitor 3G supports broadcast quality 10 bit professional SDI and HDMI monitoring from popular editing software such as DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro CC, plus high end broadcast graphics and titling systems.
PROFESSIONAL PLAYBACK FOR THUNDERBOLT 3 COMPUTERS
Now you can connect Thunderbolt 3 computers to any kind of video equipment for building high performance edit workstations, archiving from old broadcast decks, outputting broadcast graphics and even live streaming. Simply connect to the Thunderbolt 3 port to get a wide range of video and audio connections that operate in all SD and HD formats up to 60 frames per second. Connections include SDI, HDMI with broadcast quality 10‑bit YUV and 12-bit RGB in Apple ProRes and uncompressed file formats. UltraStudio is designed to work with popular video software on Mac, Windows and Linux such as DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro and many more.
PROFESSIONAL PLAYBACK FOR ANY WORKFLOW
Whether you’re working on-set or in post production, UltraStudio gives you broadcast and digital cinema quality capture and playback that can be used for any workflow. UltraStudio is perfect for everything from editing, colour and visual effects to live capture and on-set monitoring during production. UltraStudio can even be used to feed SDI fill and key from RGB graphics directly from a computer to a live production switcher for amazing live broadcast graphics keying.
THE POWER OF THUNDERBOLT 3
Built on revolutionary Thunderbolt 3 technology, UltraStudio uses a blazingly fast single cable connection to any computer that has the bandwidth to handle the highest resolution video formats easily. Thunderbolt ensures low latency and highly accurate time synchronization for the highest quality capture and playback.
Connections
SDI Video Outputs 1x 10-bit SD/HD switchable
SDI Rates 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G
SDI Audio Outputs 16 Channels embedded in SD/HD
HDMI Video Outputs 1x HDMI 2.0 type A connector
HDMI Audio Outputs 8 Channels embedded in SD/HD
Computer Interface Thunderbolt 3 (Mac OS, Windows and Linux)
Supported Codecs AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, HEVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, DNxHR & DNxHD, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:4:4.
Software
Software Included Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS and Windows. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Linux.
Internal Software Upgrade Firmware built into software driver. Software driver loads upgrades at system start or via updater software.
Software Applications DaVinci Resolve
Fusion
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Adobe After Effects CC
Adobe Photoshop CC
Adobe Character Animator CC
Avid Media Composer
Avid Pro Tools
Steinberg Cubase
Steinberg Nuendo
Other supported applications include The Foundry Nuke, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live, Magix Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Grass Valley Edius, Softron Mreplay, Telestream Wirecast, Livestream Studio, Resolume Arena, Vegas Creative Software Vegas Pro, VidblasterX Studio and Broadcast, Unimedia Technologies UniplayOne and Uniplay-CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Boinx Software MimoLive, StudioCoast vMix, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard and CoralCG, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus Studio Nemo3D, Burst Video Webclip2Go, Derivative TouchDesigner, Assimilate Scratch and Live Assist, NewBlue Title Live and Titler Pro, SGO Mistika.
These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor.
SDI Video Standards
SD Video Standards 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
HD Video Standards 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
2K Video Standards 2Kp23.98 DCI, 2Kp24 DCI, 2Kp25 DCI, 2Kp29.97 DCI, 2Kp30 DCI, 2Kp50 DCI, 2Kp59.94 DCI, 2Kp60 DCI
2KPsF23.98 DCI, 2KPsF24 DCI, 2KPsF25 DCI, 2KPsF29.97 DCI, 2KPsF30 DCI
DI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M A/B and SMPTE ST2108-1
SDI Metadata Support RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning.
SDI Audio Sampling Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit.
SDI Video Sampling 4:2:2, 4:4:4
SDI Colour Precision 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.
SDI Colour Space REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020
SDI HDR Support HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics.
Multiple Rate Support SDI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
HDMI Video Standards
SD Video Standards 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL
HD Video Standards 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
HDMI Audio Sampling Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
HDMI Video Sampling 4:2:2 and 4:4:4
HDMI Colour Precision 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 and 12-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards.
HDMI Configuration HDMI 2.0a supports Deep Colour and HDR. Automatically configures to connected display.
HDMI Colour Space REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020
HDMI HDR Support HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics.
Multiple Rate Support HDMI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
Hardware Frame Buffer v210 (10 bit YUV), 2vuy (8 bit YUV), ARGB, BGRA (8 bit RGB), r210 (10 bit RGB), R12B, R12L (12 bit RGB).
Processing
Real Time Effects DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro internal effects. Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal
effects.
Colourspace Conversion Hardware based real time.
Physical Installation Requires computer with a Thunderbolt 3 USB-C port. Please check support pages to see the full system requirements.
Power Requirements Powered by Thunderbolt cable. Requires computer with a Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C port.
Operating Systems Mac 12.0 Monterey, Mac 13.0 Ventura or later.
Linux
Windows 10, 64-bit. Windows 11.
Environmental Specifications
Operating Temperature 5° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)
Storage Temperature -20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)
Relative Humidity 0% to 90% non- condensing
Compact 3G-SDI and HDMI Monitor
Supports broadcast quality 10 bit professional SDI and HDMI monitoring from popular editing software
Thunderbolt 3 Connection
Super Tough Elegant and Portable Design
