Blackmagic adds ProRes 422 (HQ) for recording and playback on HyperDeck Shuttle 2

The 3.6 software update for your HyperDeck solid state drive (SSD) will support Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) on HyperDeck Shuttle 2, and closed caption for all HyperDeck models.

Blackmagic Design has released software update 3.6 for its HyperDeck solid state drive (SSD), the main novelty of which is support for Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) in HyperDeck Shuttle 2, and closed caption for all HyperDeck models.

This new ProRes compression will significantly reduce the size of uncompressed high-definition video files, preserving full frames in 10-bit 4:2:2 quality, allowing users to record up to six times longer.

Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design, highlighted that this step means "giving users the freedom to work in either compressed or uncompressed formats. Recording ProRes 422 (HQ) directly to disk will now cost less per minute of recording to professional tape, plus it is the workflow even more efficient. A 64GB SSD that costs less than $70 will record 50 minutes of the highest quality ProRes video. That means recording to the highest quality for less than 2 dollars per minute.” l

ProRes 422 (HQ) offers very high quality for 4:2:2 with minimal generation loss, and together with fast export, has made it one of the most popular video formats. HyperDeck Shuttle allows you to work with all types of cameras as it allows the recording of video files from SDI and HDMI signals directly at 10-bit uncompressed in QuickTime, Avid DNxHD MXF and now Apple ProRes 422 (HQ). SSDs are cheap and fast, and can be connected to an eSATA dock for instant access to media files, thus offering maximum flexibility.

The new update also includes full subtitle support for all HyperDeck models in the different 1080HD video formats and allows closed caption data to be read from the SDI input when recording and saved in .mcc files, which are compatible with the popular MacCaption editing software. When playing from HyperDeck, the .mcc files are read and the closed caption data is inserted into the SDI output.