Intensity works with a huge range of software to let you choose the tools you already know how to use, so you don’t need to waste time learning custom software when you want better video quality.

Editing with Adobe® Premiere Pro®

Intensity is the highest quality editing solution for Adobe Premiere Pro, and because it's fully compatible, you get a compete solution with nothing extra to buy. Play out through the HDMI video output using 8 and 10 bit uncompressed AVI and QuickTime™ files, HDV, Motion JPEG and DV files, as well as 32 bit TARGA and BMP image sequences, which can all be played back on the same Premiere Pro timeline without rendering.

Blackmagic Design’s software drivers are certified by Adobe for Premiere Pro compatibility and we work closely with Adobe to include exciting features such as Real-Time Effects effects, and full integration with After Effects and Photoshop. This assures a fully professional solution.

Online JPEG for Adobe Premiere Pro

On Windows, Blackmagic's full resolution (1920 x 1080) professional quality compressed HD codec can capture JPEG AVI files in real time using Premiere Pro. Unlike HDV and DVCPRO HD which uses reduced resolution 1440 x 1080 video, Blackmagic's Online JPEG maintains the full resolution 1920 x 1080 resolution of HD video without the huge file size of uncompressed HD video. Blackmagic's Online JPEG is so efficient that full motion 1080i HD video can be recorded at only 12 MB per second vs. a massive 119 MB per second for uncompressed HD video.

Blackmagic's compressed files are so compact, that 1080 HD video can be captured to a single internal hard disk or easily transported on a portable Firewire drive! Online JPEG is compatible with Premiere Pro and After Effects® and can even be used by editors without Blackmagic capture cards making it one of the most versatile compressed codecs available.

Editing with Apple Final Cut Pro™

Edit in Final Cut Pro™, while using the highest quality uncompressed video, or choose DVCPRO HD and ProRes 422, which are higher quality and faster than native HDV. You can even use Intensity just for monitoring to HDMI televisions from HDV Final Cut Pro timelines! When playing back video, you get full RT Extreme™ real time effects, all with sample accurate AV sync. Intensity supports many of the advanced Final Cut Pro™ features such as 10 bit rendering, RT Extreme™, and support for ProRes 422, HDV, JPEG, DV, DV50, DV100, 8 & 10 bit uncompressed media types.

Blackmagic Design works closely with Apple™ on developing our QuickTime™ drivers, so you know you're getting the best combination for high end editing.

Design and Effects

Intensity even allows high end design and effects work, great for the special effects you've always wanted in Independent Films, use After Effects, Shake™, Motion™, Combustion™, Photoshop® and more. Intensity also includes an RGB QuickTime™ preview output for After Effects and Combustion™. And, you can always preview on the video-out interactively as you design and then play pre-renders using real time ram preview. When rendering your project, processing quality using the Blackmagic codec is full 16 bit, so you always get the advantage of uncompressed video.

Paint and Graphics

Unlike HDV where your graphics are scaled down to 1440 instead of true 1920 with the HDTV television standard, Intensity allows for broadcast quality full resolution graphics to be included in your edit. Graphics always retain the full 1920 x 1080 resolution of the HDTV television standard, and this is where Intensity's higher quality can be seen. Photoshop has become the tool of choice for broadcast designers worldwide because of its industry standard interface and powerful tool set. Intensity includes Photoshop plug-ins so you can capture still frames from the video input, and output graphics to the video-output with a simple menu click.

Live Streaming

Always get a clean uncompressed video source for your streaming files. Uncompressed source video also means you don’t waste CPU time de-compressing video on capture, so all the computer's CPU is free for compressing to streaming standards. You get faster rendering of your streaming files and more real time support. Intensity is compatible with all streaming software on Mac OS X™ and Windows™.

DVD Authoring

DVDs from uncompressed media are much higher quality, and as all media files used on Intensity are QuickTime™ or AVI, you get full compatibility with DVD authoring software. Use DVD Studio Pro™ or even iDVD™ on Mac OS X™ or Encore DVD® on Windows™ for powerful DVD creation.

Intensity and Intensity Pro are now available from your local Blackmagic Design reseller.

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Portable Production

If you have a show such as a music event in a small venue, you know how hard it can be to pack your equipment after the show. Blackmagic On-Air includes all recording and monitoring in one so you only need a single computer, 20 inch display, cameras and two Intensity boards.

Discovery Promos

Scott Bryant of STEAM recently used his latest Blackmagic gear on two high profile spots for Discovery. It's fitting that spots announcing Discovery's envelope-pushing HD micro-network were themselves created with the latest technology employed in a novel way.

Free Software Updates

Blackmagic Design are constantly adding new features to Intensity. Once you've purchased an Intensity, it’s going to keep getting better as we release new software updates. Updates are free to download from our support page.

NTSC, PAL 720HD and 1080HD

Intensity has been designed to instantly switch between NTSC (USA and Japan) and PAL ( Europe and Asia), as well as 720HD and 1080HD video standards. With a simple change of your settings you can have NTSC, PAL and HD media files on the same disk.

The Flash
Music Video

Talyor Gahm is a much sought after award winning cinematographer/ video editor/ director among the US independent record labels. By using Blackmagic Design capture cards in his workflow, he is able to turn music video's into works of art.

HDMI Quality

HDMI is the new digital standard appearing in the latest cameras, televisions and video projectors. HDMI is fully digital and has no video compression, so it doesn't suffer from any image degradation.

QuickTime Player and Windows Media Player

Intensity media files are AVI on Windows™, and QuickTime™ on Mac OS X™, so you have the greatest compatibility with all types of video software. Even Apple QuickTime™ player and Window's Media Player™ can open and playback Blackmagic uncompressed media files, so you can instantly view your media any time you like.

History Channel

Scott Billups and his PixelMonger crew pride themselves on being able to go anywhere in the world and pull together high-level productions. While filming and producing for the History Channel, Scott was able to shoot with the Viper and capture footage right into the editing system. See how Scott used direct from camera shooting in his workflow, and how you can also benefit from these advanced techniques when using Intensity.

Television is a Creative Industry

The founders of Blackmagic Design are from the post production industry. With extensive experience in areas such as telecine engineering, where quality is everything, it's become our dream to make high quality video affordable. We are helping to turn the television industry from being equipment focused to becoming a more creative industry.

Drawn Together

Damon Yoches, editor of Drawn Together, has worked on many projects including Futurama and Baby Blues. Damon wanted to work tapeless at 24 fps until final output. After NAB that year, and speaking with many other editors, he found that DeckLink Extreme had what they were looking for to facilitate 3:2 pulldown.