Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra 48TB Blackmagic Design

Capacity and Performance for Media Collaboration

All Blackmagic Cloud Store models utilize incredibly fast M.2 memory cards. The Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra model features server-grade cooling with front-to-back airflow and 4 fans, ensuring redundancy and quiet operation. This linear airflow path evenly distributes heat among the internal flash memory components, preventing hot spots and thermal throttling of the M.2 cards. Additionally, this model is equipped with two redundant power supplies.

Blackmagic Cloud Store models feature high-speed parallel flash memory cores with ample media storage capacity. The Mini model has 4 M.2 cards, while the Max and Ultra models utilize 12 M.2 cards in a massive parallel RAID 0 array for extreme performance. This ensures sufficient speed to keep up with dozens of users. Additionally, the Ultra model can be reformatted for RAID 5 use if needed.

The Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra supports reformatting to RAID 5, which ensures data protection through redundant operation of the M.2 cards. By default, the Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra will use RAID 0 for maximum storage capacity. However, reformatting to RAID 5 uses every sixth M.2 card for parity, sacrificing some storage space in favor of increased redundancy. The parity cards store data for error correction so that files can be recovered after an M.2 card is replaced.

The most interesting feature is the live HDMI monitoring output. The Blackmagic Cloud Store Max and Ultra models also feature an SDI monitoring output. The storage map displays a real-time graphical representation of the storage core with dynamically displayed read and write operations. Graphs showing data transfers over Ethernet connections are also available. The status of media synchronization with the Blackmagic Cloud website is also displayed. Errors, including power status, are also shown.

The Blackmagic Cloud Store Max and Ultra models are equipped with 100G Ethernet for high-speed data transfer. The Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra model is significantly faster, with two separate 100G Ethernet ports functioning as two separate networks. Customers can record via one 100G port from a HyperDeck ISO Recorder 100G, while the second port serves dozens of local editing workstations. Neither 100G Ethernet port ever interferes with the other 100G Ethernet port. Additionally, customers can split each 100G Ethernet port by adding a Blackmagic Ethernet Switch 360P to obtain 16 separate 10G Ethernet connections.

One of the major advantages of Blackmagic Cloud Store is private storage that customers fully control. There’s no need to log in to anything. There are no monthly license fees. There is no monitoring of their usage or data. Customers do not need to use a paid cloud-based web service to manage their storage settings, as the Blackmagic Cloud Store includes a free software tool that runs on both Mac and Windows. This means customers can operate a private network that is completely disconnected from the internet.

Thanks to its 100G Ethernet ports, the Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra is perfectly designed to work with the HyperDeck ISO Recorder 100G during live production. This is a powerful combination, as the HyperDeck ISO Recorder 100G can record up to 8 cameras simultaneously. Once customers have recorded footage from each ISO camera, they can edit a new program or create a live replay of the event using DaVinci Resolve. DaVinci Resolve can continue to edit the media even while the files are being recorded. Only the Blackmagic Cloud Store Ultra is designed for this use case, as one 100G port connects to the HyperDeck, while the other can connect to a network switch and editing workstations.

DaVinci Resolve features powerful live playback capabilities. Adding the Blackmagic Cloud Store allows customers to combine HyperDeck recorders, DaVinci workstations, and remote cameras to create an amazing live playback system. The new multi-source viewer allows customers to visually browse media, as clips with matching timecode are displayed in multi-view mode. This is ideal when footage is coming in real time from remote cameras. Blackmagic Cloud Store was designed to perfectly support DaVinci Resolve for live sports broadcasts and playback.