Fremont, CA, USA – Thursday, December 15, 2022 – Blackmagic Design today announced that full service production and post studio Kolrom Multimedia incorporated numerous Ultimatte 12 HD and Ultimatte 12 HD Mini real time compositing processors across its three green screen studios in Maryland and New Jersey, including a full wraparound 24 ft. wide and 18 ft. deep cyclorama wall.
While Kolrom Multimedia provides pre through post production services for films, documentaries, educational videos, commercials and more, its green screen studios have become a destination for hosting multicam virtual events and live streams, including talk shows, telethons and lectures, as well as for virtual production, music videos and VFX work.
Having invested in ATEM Mini, ATEM Mini Pro, ATEM Mini Extreme ISO and ATEM SDI Extreme ISO live production switchers, previously Kramer and his team were using a combination of the ATEMs to key out each camera, taking the feeds into the ATEM Mini Extreme ISO for switching. “When the pandemic hit and everything turned to live streaming and virtual events, ATEM Mini saved the day for us. While it worked, as the ATEM Mini supports virtual sets with macros, we knew Ultimatte would really be the ideal solution,” he said.
“We had been longing for Ultimatte for some time, and now with the new extremely affordable models, we have one for each camera,” Kramer added. “The fact that the key is cleaner and handles the imperfections of things like hair and edges better make all the sets feel more organic and realistic. It also allows us to focus on the other aspects of the production and spend less time fighting with the key.”
Kolrom Multimedia’s Blackmagic Design arsenal also includes five Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pros, five Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K digital film cameras, and according to Kramer, some of his producers own their own Blackmagic Design cameras as well. Additionally, HyperDeck Studio HD Mini and HyperDeck Studio 4K Pro recorders play back animated backgrounds for live keys, a Blackmagic Web Presenter HD streaming solution supports live streaming and the ability for remote clients to view a real time production via Zoom, a Blackmagic Audio Monitor 12G is used for audio monitoring, and an ATEM Streaming Bridge converter is used when working with outside producers, sometimes internationally, to pipe in interviews for talk shows and more.
“While the ATEM Mini models made live streaming and green screen based live production even more accessible, the new Ultimatte 12 models are a game changer when it comes to professional, broadcast grade keying of live virtual environments,” concluded Kramer. “Not only is virtual production no longer just for Hollywood, but tools like Ultimatte are bridging the gap between film and live production. It’s one tool that allows us to do so much.”
Blackmagic Design creates the world’s highest quality video editing products, digital film cameras, color correctors, video converters, video monitoring, routers, live production switchers, disk recorders, waveform monitors and real time film scanners for the feature film, post production and television broadcast industries. Blackmagic Design’s DeckLink capture cards launched a revolution in quality and affordability in post production, while the company’s Emmy™ award winning DaVinci color correction products have dominated the television and film industry since 1984. Blackmagic Design continues ground breaking innovations including 6G-SDI and 12G-SDI products and stereoscopic 3D and Ultra HD workflows. Founded by world leading post production editors and engineers, Blackmagic Design has offices in the USA, UK, Japan, Singapore and Australia. For more information, please go to www.blackmagicdesign.com.