The new Ultimatte 12

The all new Ultimatte 12 is more than the world’s best keyer, it’s an advanced real time compositing processor designed for the next generation of broadcast graphics. Ultimatte 12 features entirely new algorithms and color science that deliver true photorealistic composites. You get incredible edge handling, greater color separation, amazing color fidelity and better spill suppression than ever before, even in dark shadow areas or through transparent objects such as windows! Ultimatte 12 is available in 4 amazing models, with HD, Ultra HD and even native 8K support! Imagine presenting the weather, sports, news and entertainment in a cinematic quality environment, all composited in real time.

Description

Ultimatte 12 HD is an advanced real time compositing processor designed for keying live action video with next generation broadcast graphics, virtual sets and more. Ultimatte 12 HD features new algorithms and color science, incredible edge handling and color separation, amazing color fidelity, and better spill suppression than ever before. The high performance 3G-SDI design gives you the power to work in HD with sub pixel processing for an amazing image.

Add an Ultimatte 12 to Each Camera!

When you’re working live with multiple cameras shooting from different angles, it’s common for the green screens to suffer from variations. Plus the keyers built into live production switchers often have to be shared between cameras, which complicates keying because each camera sees the green screen a little differently. The new Ultimatte 12 eliminates these problems because you get incredible technology at an affordable price, allowing each camera to have a separate Ultimatte. That means each Ultimatte can be tuned to a specific camera’s view! With a dedicated Ultimatte on each camera, your compositions can go well beyond what's possible with set design, so you can create whole new worlds!

Generate Live Virtual

Environments for Broadcast!

Whether you’re working in broadcast news, sports, film production, or magazine style entertainment programming, Ultimatte 12 has the quality for incredibly life like composites that place your talent into any scene! Plus the new Ultimatte 12 models include built in frame stores so you don't need live video sources for all inputs. You can also use Ultimatte 12 to layer computer generated augmented reality foreground objects into a scene, complete with realistic transparency that your talent can walk behind! Ultimatte 12 is also perfect for on set pre visualization in film production because it lets actors and directors watch the scene while they’re shooting.

Create Realistic

Fixed Camera Virtual Sets

Now you can create a massive broadcast set, even in small apartments or a basement! That's because all Ultimatte 12 models have frame stores so you can load pre rendered still frames from a 3D modeled broadcast set. This is a revolution in live production because you can now use a virtual set even if you don't have the space for a physical broadcast set! Plus without any external equipment! Just use multiple cameras, each with an Ultimatte 12 and a background frame loaded. As the backgrounds are pre rendered, they can be more photorealistic than a traditional virtual set. If the cameras don't move, the backgrounds will look perfect! Plus Ultimatte 12 is low cost, so you can use more cameras!

Ultimatte 12 HD Mini

Unique Ultimatte 12 with HDMI connections so you get the world's most advanced keyer with consumer cameras! Get full Ultimatte 12 processing and frame stores to create virtual sets at no extra cost!

Ultimatte 12 HD

The world's most advanced chroma keyer in an affordable HD model. Full Ultimatte 12 quality processing gives you next generation edge handling, amazing color separation and better spill suppression.

Ultimatte 12 4K

The world's most advanced chroma keyer with 12G-SDI connections for HD and Ultra HD work. Ultimatte 12 includes next generation edge handling, amazing color separation and better spill suppression.

Ultimatte 12 8K

The world's most advanced chroma keyer with Quad Link 12G-SDI for HD, Ultra HD and 8K! The future proof design has full Ultimatte 12 processing in 8K for next generation broadcast and film production.

New Algorithms and

Expanded Color Space!

All Ultimatte 12 models, even Ultimatte 12 HD Mini, have the same incredibly advanced image processing algorithms and a huge internal color space! This means all models produce identical quality compositions! The processing automatically generates internal mattes so different parts of the image are processed separately based on the colors in each area. It’s like having the power of multiple Ultimatte keyers all working together on the same image! You get fine edge detail where it’s needed the most, like on hair, and smoother transitions between colors or other objects in the scene. Everything is handled by new math and sub pixel processing that’s designed for incredible quality and clarity.

Automatic Scene

Analysis for One Touch Keying

When it comes to live production, you need to work fast. Ultimatte 12 features one touch keying technology that analyzes a scene and automatically sets over a 100 parameters so you get great keys without having to do a lot of extra work! The first step is to ensure your scene is well lit and that the cameras are properly white balanced, then you simply activate the auto key and Ultimatte will do all the work for you! Plus all models include Screen Correction to compensate for unevenly lit green/blue screens. One touch keying is dramatically faster and helps you accurately pull a key with minimum effort. That leaves you free to focus on the program, while Ultimatte 12 takes care of the rest!

Add Translucent Layers

and Broadcast Graphics

Adding additional translucent objects, such as colored or tinted glass and computer graphics, is virtually impossible with a traditional keyer. That’s because you can’t subtract a blue or green screen out of a semi-transparent colored object without changing the object’s original color. Now, with Ultimatte 12, you get a revolutionary new layer compositing mode that lets you add tinted objects on top of the foreground image. That allows a whole new generation of realistic translucent glass looks in broadcast graphics! This means that when you look through the object, or your talent walks behind it, the tinted colors are accurately preserved, making the shot look completely realistic!

Connections

SDI Video Inputs

5

SDI Video Outputs

4

SDI Video Loop Outputs

1

reclocked SD or HD Camera FG.

SDI Rates

270Mb, 1.5G, 3G.

Video Input Re-Sync

On all inputs.

Reference Connections

1 x BNC In, 1 x BNC Out.

Tri-Sync or Black Burst.

GPIO

DE15

Ethernet

Up to 1Gb/s for device control and loading stills into Media Pool.

Computer Interface

1 x USB-C 3.0 for device configuration and software updates.

Standards

SD Video Standards

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

HD Video Standards

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30

SDI Compliance

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M level A and B.

Video Sampling

4:2:2

Color Precision

10-bit

Color Space

REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020.

Multiple Rate Support

Auto detection of SD and HD.

Composite Sources

Foreground

1 x 3G-SDI In with Loop Out

Background

1 x 3G-SDI In

Still from Media Pool

Background Matte

Internal Window

Still from Media Pool

Garbage Matte

1 x 3G-SDI In

Internal Window

Still from Media Pool

Holdout Matte

1 x 3G-SDI In

Internal Window

Still from Media Pool

Layer

Still from Media Pool

Layer Matte

Internal Window

Still from Media Pool

Composite Outputs

Fill

1 x 3G-SDI

Matte

1 x 3G-SDI

Program

1 x 3G-SDI

Monitor

Monitor In

1 x 3G-SDI

for monitor cascade

Monitor Out

1 x 3G-SDI

For monitoring Program, Foreground Input, Background Input, Combined Matte, Internal Matte, Fill Out, Layer Input, Background Matte Input, Garbage Matte Input, Holdout Matte Input, Layer Matte Input, Processed Layer Matte, Processed Holdout Matte, Processed Garbage Matte, Processed Background Matte, Screen Correction.

Media Pool

Background Still Image Formats

TGA, TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG.

Background with Alpha Still Image Formats

TGA, TIFF, BMP.

Layer Image Still Image Formats

TGA, TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG.

Layer with Alpha Still Image Formats

TGA, TIFF, BMP.

Garbage Matte Still Image Formats

TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG.

Holdout Matte Still Image Formats

TIFF, BMP, PNG, JPG.

Media Pool Memory

6GB non-volatile internal storage.

Displays

Built in 2.2 inch color display for device name, video preview, video standard audio meters, status and menus.

Control

Front Panel

2.2 inch color display, 3 preset buttons, 3 menu buttons and spin knob.

Control Connection

Network or direct Ethernet connection to a computer running Ultimatte Software Control or Ultimatte Smart Remote 4.

Software Control

Ultimatte Software Control

supported on Mac™ or Windows™ computers.

Hardware Control Panel

Ultimatte Smart Remote 4

Custom Control

Ethernet protocol and GPIO pin out included in the Ultimatte instruction manual.

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