At Apple’s WWDC presentation this 12 months, the corporate stated it was working with Blackmagic Design to make immersive movies for the Imaginative and prescient Professional simpler to work with and seize. Seems Blackmagic is at the moment growing a digicam particularly to seize immersive movies for Apple’s mixed-reality headset. The digital cinema firm and producer introduced the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive digicam on X/Twitter and made certain so as to add a couple of images to provide us a glimpse of what it will appear like.
Introducing Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive! New digicam in improvement, designed to seize content material for Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional with 8160 x 7200 decision per eye, 16 stops of dynamic vary for 90fps stereoscopic 3D immersive cinema content material and extra! Accessible later in 2024. Be taught extra! pic.twitter.com/5pbSDnJYuI
— Blackmagic Design (@Blackmagic_News) June 10, 2024
It did not share a whole lot of particulars in regards to the gadget apart from it is “designed to capture content for Apple Vision Pro” with 8,160 x 7,200 decision per eye and “16 stops of dynamic range for 90fps stereoscopic 3D immersive cinema content.” Primarily based on the pictures Blackmagic connected to its submit, customers will even be capable of strap the digicam to a drone for aerial movies.
The corporate is hoping to launch the digicam someday later this 12 months, although it did not say how a lot the gadget would value. Up to now, Blackmagic launched a digicam that may shoot in 12K for $9,995, which is way decrease than what different comparable fashions value. Final 12 months, it unveiled its first full-frame mannequin that may shoot video in 6K for $2,595.
Apple confirmed off the brand new lens Canon is engaged on for its R7 digicam at WWDC, as nicely. The 7.8mm f/4 devoted spatial lens can be meant to seize content material for the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. Whereas the model has beforehand launched lenses for digital actuality, it stated that none of its present cameras are quick sufficient to supply video that matches Apple’s headset. Like Blackmagic’s announcement, Canon’s was gentle on particulars, although we’ll more than likely hear extra info the nearer we get to the lens’ launch date.
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