At 14.33 inches by 7.18 inches, the Micro Shade Panel is concerning the dimension of a pc keyboard. It has an iPad Professional mounting slot and connects both by way of Bluetooth or USB-C. Moreover being smaller than Blackmagic’s different coloration panels, the Micro can be considerably cheaper (The subsequent one up — the Mini Panel — is listed at over $2,000 on Blackmagic’s web site). It comes with three weighted trackballs, which the corporate says will nonetheless really feel skilled. And 12 management knobs can be utilized to regulate issues like shadows, highlights, distinction, and mid-tones.
Blackmagic says that lots of the different controls discovered on the precise and left sides of the brand new panel — like wipe nonetheless, cursor, and choose — would usually solely be discovered on its bigger Mini and Superior panels. It says it saved lots of the controls in the identical place as on bigger panels, to maintain issues acquainted for editors.
The system is a contact greater than half the value of the corporate’s $895 Micro Panel, which options three weighted trackballs and 12 management knobs, like the brand new Micro Shade Panel, however solely connects by way of USB-C and lacks the iPad slot.
“The previous DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel mannequin has been common with clients wanting a compact grading panel,” mentioned Blackmagic Design CEO Grant Petty, “however we needed to design an much more moveable and reasonably priced resolution.” He added that the corporate will promote localized variations “in a number of languages so that you don’t have to study one other language to make use of it.”
In the event you occur to be at NAB 2024, Blackmagic says it will likely be demonstrating the panel at its present sales space (#SL5005).