The ultimate in real time low cost live television production. Blackmagic On-Air 2.0 combines a real time HD mixing console when used with two Intensity boards plugged into Apple Mac Pro systems for a complete live television production studio. On-Air is included free with every Intensity board.

Fully Featured Television Studio

Live production with multiple cameras is exciting, gives instant results, and has lower production costs than post event editing. Intensity is the ultimate editing tool when combined with Final Cut Pro™. However editing footage after the event has finished takes extra time.

Now with Blackmagic On-Air, two Intensity boards plugged into the same system are instantly turned into a self contained two camera television studio featuring digital quality, direct recording to disk, graphics keying, and full camera monitoring.

Professional Features

Blackmagic On-Air includes features you would only see in a professional production studio. With two Intensity or Intensity Pro boards plugged into your system, you get two video inputs to plug in two video cameras. The views of each camera can then be seen live in the main On-Air window, along with a larger view of the live mixer program output. The main window also features easy to use mixer and recording to disk controls. Using two cameras allows greater creativity, as one camera can be getting a new shot, while the other camera is live. With a little practice, long duration shoots can be mixed and edited in real time, so you get a complete finished production immediately.

Use any Camera or Video Device

On-Air allows real time mixing with any HDTV camera such as the Sony HDR-HC3 and HDR-FX7 that have HDMI out. If used with Blackmagic Design's new Intensity Pro model featuring analog connections, any camera with analog video connections can be used. Intensity Pro switches between HDTV and standard definition, so you can even dust of that old DV, Video-8 or VHS based camera and start live video production immediately. Imagine reviving those little used, old video cameras for a new life in real time video production! All you need is a Mac Pro and two Intensity Pro boards. On-Air and Intensity Pro lets you live mix in full resolution HDTV, or standard definition using HDMI, component, NTSC or PAL connections

Use Anywhere, Anytime

Blackmagic On-Air displays both cameras and functions in a single window, so you only need a computer with two Intensity boards, cameras, and a single computer monitor for a complete portable studio. Use for public and community television, sport events, weddings, live music, religious events and many more. Now you can afford the high quality of a full resolution HDTV production studio. Blackmagic On-Air uses uncompressed video, or you can select to record in compressed HD allowing capture to the internal disk, eliminating the need for cumbersome disk arrays on location.

Genlock Free Operation

Low cost video cameras don't have genlock inputs, so traditionally, have never been usable for live mixing. On-Air 2.0 includes a new auto frame synchronizer, allowing non genlock cameras to be synchronized together and live mixed. This means you can use any video camera for professional multi camera live event production in unprecedented HDTV or standard definition uncompressed video quality. Because latest HDTV video cameras are small, and work well in low light levels, they're perfect for indoor events such as bands and weddings. Just plug in the video cable and you're ready to go!

Real Time and Flexible

Only the power of live mixing allows you to complete an edit the moment the performance is complete. Imagine the extra creativity you can bring to the production of smaller community television or corporate videos and events, such as religious gatherings or even weddings. HDMI extenders allow longer cable lengths so you can set up your equipment in another room. By separating yourself from the event, your crew can focus on the production and communicate with camera operators via wireless headsets without the noise and action of the event interfering.

Integrated Mixing Interface

Blackmagic On-Air features all your monitoring, mixing and recording from the single large application window. This allows better feedback between functions, so your situational awareness is greatly enhanced, an absolute must in live production. When a camera is live, On-Air can display a soft red "tally" border around the camera display. When recording, you can also enable a soft red border around the program display. Mixing can be operated by large animated buttons, or via the keyboard. With tally borders, you can keep your eye on the action, while knowing the status of the mixer and recording at all times.