Why You Need 12K | Blackmagic’s 12K RGBW Sensor EXPLAINED

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Ever wondered why 12K resolution is necessary in an RGBW sensor? In this video, I break down the science behind Blackmagic Design’s RGBW sensor, how it differs from traditional Bayer pattern sensors, and why 12K is essential for true 4K delivery.

I’ll also discuss:
📌 The advantages of Blackmagic’s RGBW sensor
📌 Some downsides of the technology
📌 Whether we can expect an RGBW sensor in the next-gen Pyxis Camera

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00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Quick Recap of the Ursa Cine 12K
02:51 - History of The RGBW Sensor
03:45 - Need 12K for 4K
05:01 - The Benifits of an RGBW Sensor
06:47 - The downside of an RGBW Sensor
07:24 - 12K is the solution to RGBW sensors
09:02 - Why we need 17K
09:31 - Will we see the RGBW Sensor in a Pyxis G2?
09:49 - Why we might NOT see the RGBW Sensor in a Pyxis
10:35 - What to Expect If there IS a RGBW Pyxis
11:24 - Would it be enough for customers?

[UncleMontysPython]

You were bang on about the Pyxis. 12k just dropped.

[tyleranaya]

Really solid and helpful explanation on the sensor tech! Thanks man.

[Creative.visionzz]

Great video man, you really know your stuff

[andersistbesser]

I love blackmagic. Everything they do is special.

[urswuergler]

There is no question about it: it is fantastic to have the opportunity of having high-quality down-scaling built right into a camera. However, external RAW recording may offer significant advantages over in-camera downscaling (in many other cases).
A notable collaboration between Blackmagic and Panasonic allows the G9 II / GH7 to output 5.7K 60p RAW directly via HDMI to a Video Assist 12G. This bypasses potentially unimpressive in-camera processing (like cropping or noise reduction), which is particularly beneficial as the recorder cannot handle higher resolutions like 6K60p RAW. Using this setup, the 17.3 MP frames can be downscaled to 4K (17:9 aspect ratio video, approximately 7.8M pixels) with thin letterbox bars, resulting in phenomenal quality.
Thank you for your great video!

[trevorpinnocky]

This was a great episode boss. I'm going to watch it through again before I comment 👍🏽👍🏽

[RonCoy]

Saw this after the Team 2 vid. I think the way they explained the down sampling (larger groups of more pixels) was very interesting.

I think they could make a Pyxis that has the 12K sensor and shoots on CFExpress, but is limited to 8K. It may not be feasible, now that the Cine 12K body is going for $7, 000, but I’d love to have a smaller body with that sensor in it. I also don’t know that it would be limited to 60FPS, since the readout speed is tied to the way it down samples. I rarely shoot above 60FPS anyway, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t be able to do at least 120 if the Ursa Cine can do like 8K 240.

[Chandler_Goodrich]

The faster read out speeds really grabbed my attention.

I like that the media module comes with the camera. Doesn’t the module also have a usb-C cable built-in?

[Filmmaker]

Bro, I just read that the Ursa Cine 12k can produce a full 12K image in luminance and a chromatic resolution of 8K. So, it can deliver a true 8K image.

[Andyblaze]

So we’ve gotta spend big on data storage to benefit from the full 4k wrgb sensor?

[PandoShiro]

Tech is awesome, but what's the last feature film release that shot on the URSA Cine 12K?

[OraciónesMusical]

Is the pyxis still good? I just got it 😂

[cinematic.reference]

If I shoot through a Black magic assist receiving a 4k signal from an open gate, will I be able to save all the color information and dynamic range as if I were recording inside the camera?

[juhjuhx]

Is it a bit like the sigma dp3's cmos senser workflow, either?

[jeffrick]

Wouldn't it make sense to make a 6k version of the sensor (ie each pixel is twice as wide and twice as tall as on the 12k) for something like the PYXIS? Since the 12k can give you 8k and 4k, the 6k version with the same technology would give you 4k and 2k as possibilities. You'd probably get amazing low-light performance with bigger pixels. For most of us, 6k open-gate is a great resolution. If the dynamic range and readout speed is elite, we wouldn't care about not getting 8k.

[Filmmaker]

Do you mean, if I deliver a 12k footage it won't look as good as I deliver in 4k?

[Filmmaker]

Now the Ursa CINE 12K body only is 6995$

[SaintProductions]

Towards your ending comment...
Arri Alexa 35 basic, a 50k camera. Can only deliver out the box 4k 60.

BMD is just giving us more for our money.

[ramasamystudios]

FFS... 5min just to get to the start of the video... Society is gone

[GizmoMaxx]

12k It’s not Really Needed ! Whatever you say, it’s NOT NEEDED IN 100% of Current Global Productions