At this year’s NAB Show, Blackmagic Design made waves with a slate of significant announcements, including the reveal of the new upgraded PYXIS 12K digital film camera, a powerful update through DaVinci Resolve 20, and more than 20 additional new products and software enhancements across its lineup.
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Introducing the PYXIS 12K
The standout announcement is the new Blackmagic PYXIS 12K, an advanced full-frame digital film camera designed for high-end cinematic production.
Standing on the shoulders of its popular PYXIS 6K modular box style cinema camera, the new variant features a 36 x 24mm RGBW 12K sensor (12288 x 8040) and supports 3:2 Open Gate, 6:5 full-height anamorphic, and 9K Super 35 formats, giving filmmakers maximum flexibility in post-production and framing.
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The camera can capture full-resolution 12K footage at up to 40 frames per second, or shoot at up to 112 fps in 8K, all recorded in Blackmagic RAW.
With support for EF, PL, or L-Mount lenses and full compatibility with Blackmagic Cloud for global media sync, the PYXIS 12K is a future-proofed, production-ready powerhouse that can also double as an integrated live streaming conduit for platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter).
The Blackmagic PYXIS 12K will be available in July 2025, priced at $4,995.
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To complement the PYXIS 12K, Blackmagic Design also announced two key accessories: the Blackmagic PYXIS Pro Handle and Blackmagic PYXIS Pro Grip, both launching in July.
The PYXIS Pro Handle ($895) includes a top handle with a built-in OLED viewfinder and microphone, perfect for handheld or run-and-gun shooting, while the PYXIS Pro Grip ($119) adds a secure side grip with an integrated hand strap, transforming the PYXIS into a robust solution for fieldwork and broadcast use.
Unfortunately, Blackmagic has not announced an updated Pocket Cinema Camera, and as the PYXIS platform continues to mature, it seems increasingly unlikely that they will advance the line to a new generation..
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Other hardware announcements included the new Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8, which is a rack-mounted media backup solution that accepts 3.5-inch hard drive slots and uses 4 high-speed 10G Ethernet connections for maximum performance.
Retail price is $1495.
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DaVinci Resolve 20
On the software side, Blackmagic also announced the 20th incarnation of its popular NLE, visual effects, audio, and Color Grading Suite, DaVinci Resolve.
With over 100 new features and enhancements, DaVinci Resolve 20, now available in beta, incorporates a suite of AI-powered tools designed to speed up workflows and unlock creative possibilities.
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Key new features include: DaVinci AI tools: AI IntelliScript, which creates timelines based on text from the script, AI Animated Subtitles, which animates text subtitles in real time as the words are spoken, AI Multicam SmartSwitch, which can automatically switch camera angles based on who is speaking within the scene.
Blackmagic has not only added a full audio mixer with professional loudness metering, but has also harnessed the power of AI through its AI Audio Assistant, which analyzes the timeline audio and intelligently creates a professional audio mix.
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Blackmagic has also beefed up its Keyframe Editor for more intuitive and flexible animation and transitions. And those who are looking to mine the undiscovered country that is immersive video will be able to take advantage of powerful new features for Apple Immersive Video on Apple Vision Pro.
Davinci 20 will now enable Filmmakers to effortlessly edit, color grade, mix Spatial Audio, and deliver Apple Immersive Video captured using the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera.
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The Audio page now provides for real-time voiceovers through its Voice Over Palettes. This streamlined voiceover tool can record directly within the timeline, saving time by eliminating ingest and syncing.
And the AI Dialogue Matcher can automatically match the tone, level, and room environment of dialogue even when recorded on different days or devices.
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Over on the Fusion effects pane, BMD has added the Multi-Layer Compositing Tool for layered effects and blending for advanced VFX work, which the second generation Chroma Warp and Magic Mask 2 provide improved precision for color grading and subject isolation.
Rounding out the highlighted new features are the Optical Flow Vector Tools and Depth Map Updates, providing enhanced motion estimation and depth-based visual effects.
Other new features of DaVinci 20 include:
- Import Blackmagic Cloud Shared folders to the media pool.
- New optimized UI layouts option for vertical videos on cut, edit, and color pages.
- Voiceover palette with cue, voice tools, and teleprompter.
- Improved keyframing with dedicated curve view and timeline drawer.
- Text+ paragraph, line wrapping, and bounding tools.
- MultiText tool with layers and easy transform, clip, and wrap controls.
- Live overwrite now supports edit keys and search dial.
- Mouse drag to live overwrite multi-source and sync bin.
- Trim with safe edit avoids overwriting adjacent clips.
- Full-featured audio mixer added to the cut page.
- Voiceover tool with record and monitor options in the edit page.
- Chroma Color Warper grading.
- Display viewer overlays for remote monitoring.
- Stream and monitor H.265 4:2:2 on supported hardware.
- Deep image compositing toolset.
- Multi-layer pipelining for OpenEXR, PSD, and stereoscopic 3D.
- Vector warping toolset for image patching and cleanup.
- Fusion support for 180 VR.
- 3D Scene Dome Light.
- View the color page grade in the media out node on the Fusion page.
- Clip EQ now features 6 bands.
- EQ and Level Matcher processes match tone and clip levels.
- EQ and Gain are now also available as Fairlight FX plugins.
- Fairlight Chain FX to create and restore frequently chained plugins.
- Resolve FX AI Set Extender.
- AI Music Editor automatically edits music to the desired length.
- AI Voice Convert with built-in and user-trainable models.
- AI SuperScale now includes 3x and 4x enhanced upscaling.
- AI Magic Mask v2 with paint brush.
- AI Resolve FX Depth Map v2.
- AI IntelliCut to remove silences.
- AI IntelliCut to checkerboard dialogue by speaker.
- AI IntelliCut to generate ADR Cues using transcription speaker info.
DaVinci Resolve 20 is currently in BETA testing and can be downloaded from the Blackmagic Design website.
However, Blackmagic advises users to back up their project files completely before replacing their existing DaVinci installations, just in case.
Through these announcements, Blackmagic Design continues to challenge the notion that filmmaking is an expensive endeavor, while pushing forward with competitive high-performance features that have become the hallmark of the digital cinema revolution.
By pushing the boundaries of professional filmmaking tools, offering innovative hardware and software solutions at accessible price points, Blackmagic offers something for every part of the production pipeline.
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- Blackmagic PYXIS 12K Cinema Camera (B&H)
- Blackmagic PYXIS Pro Handle (B&H)
- Blackmagic PYXIS Pro Grip (B&H)
- Blackmagic Design CLOUD BACKUP 8 (B&H)
- Blackmagic URSA Immersive Cinema Camera (B&H)
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