Blackmagic has released Camera Setup 6.8 which primarily improves the boot-up time of both the BMPCC 4K and 6K cameras. It also fixes a problem with the BMPCC 6K where EF lens stabilization cannot be turned on if the camera was started while the lens IS was in the off position.
What’s new in Blackmagic Camera Setup 6.8
New features for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K:
- Improve camera startup time.
- Improved USB PTP control performance.
- Increase 4K 2.40:1 recording pixel height from 1712 to 1720.
- Fixed issue with the slow mounting of media containing a large number of clips.
New features for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K:
- Improve camera startup time.
- Improved USB PTP control performance.
- Fixed issue with the slow mounting of media containing a large number of clips.
- Fixed issue where EF lens stabilization cannot be turned on if the camera is started with lens IS turned off.
While installing Camera Update on URSA Mini and URSA Mini Pro you may notice a pause around the 10% mark in the install process, this is normal and will continue installing after around 20 seconds.
While installing Camera Update on Pocket Cinema Camera 4K you may notice a pause around the 70% mark in the install process, this is normal. Please do not power off the camera as it may still be in the middle of the update process. When the update is completed, the camera will restart into its normal operating state.
After loading the software on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera PL, EF or MFT, you may notice a slight flickering on the built-in LCD screen. This is normal and expected behavior. The flickering will go away after a few minutes of operation.
The Blackmagic Camera Installer package installs:
Blackmagic Camera Setup
Blackmagic RAW SDK
Blackmagic RAW Player
Blackmagic RAW Speed Test
Blackmagic RAW plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro
Blackmagic RAW plugin for Avid Media Composer
Uninstall Blackmagic Camera Setup
User Manuals
What’s new in Blackmagic RAW 1.6.1
- Added Blackmagic URSA Broadcast support.
- Blackmagic RAW Avid Media Composer plugin general performance and stability improvements.
- Blackmagic RAW Adobe Premiere Pro plugin general performance and stability improvements.
