BLACKMAGIC DESIGN ANNOUNCES NEW BLACKMAGIC UPDOWNCROSS 100G

  New powerful 8 channel converter supports converting between   all SD, HD and Ultra HD video standards via 100G Ethernet with full redundancy.

NAB 2026, Las Vegas, USA - Monday, April 13, 2026 - Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G a powerful new standards converter that lets customers simultaneously convert up to 8 separate channels of SD, HD and Ultra HD video to any other standard. The new converter has redundant 100G Ethernet for full SMPTE 2022-7 compliance and a dedicated NMOS control port. Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G will be available in June from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide from US$2,435.

The Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G will be demonstrated on the Blackmagic Design NAB 2026 booth #N2502.

The Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G is a powerful 8-channel standards converter with native SMPTE-2110 connections via 100G Ethernet. It converts up to 8 separate channels of SD, HD and Ultra HD video to any other standard simultaneously. The professional 1RU design features front-to-back cooling that’s very quiet. It also includes redundant 100G Ethernet for full SMPTE 2022-7 compliance, dual redundant AC power supplies and a separate NMOS control port for connecting to control networks.

Blackmagic 2110 IP products conform to the SMPTE-2110 standard, which specifies the transport, synchronization and description of 10-bit video, audio and ancillary data over managed IP broadcast networks. They can re-sync SDI inputs to a common PTP clock, or external gear can lock to the reference output generated from the PTP clock.

All Blackmagic SMPTE-2110 products with 100G Ethernet, plus some 10G Ethernet models have 2 separate Ethernet ports to support redundancy. SMPTE-2110 redundancy sends two identical copies of their video and audio across two separate network connections. This works even better when the redundant Ethernet ports are connected to separate Ethernet switches. This redundancy is called SMPTE 2022-7 Seamless Protection Switching. It compares incoming RTP packets on both connections by sequence number, then reconstructs a perfect video frame from whichever packet of pixels arrives first. The switchover is real-time and totally seamless, so customers never get dropped frames or audio glitches.

"In television, the video standards are often wrong, and we need to shield our system from crazy video standards," said Grant Petty, Blackmagic Design CEO. "The new UpDownCross 100G handles 8 channels in a single rack unit, and because one 100G port does 8 inputs and 8 outputs, you only need one connection for 8 channels. We can use this UpDownCross to protect any equipment and I think this will be very useful!"

Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G Features

  *  Features 8 channels of Up, Down and Cross conversion.
  *  Connects using high speed 100G Ethernet for SMPTE-2110.
  *  Supports SD, HD and Ultra HD television standards up to 2160p60.
  *  2 x 100G Ethernet ports to support full SMPTE-2022-7 redundancy.
  *  8 independent channels of simultaneous standards conversion.
  *  Includes dedicated NMOS connection for routing IP sources.
  *  Front panel LCD for monitoring of video inputs and outputs.
  *  Front panel speaker and headphone for audio monitoring.
  *  Dual redundant AC power supplies for broadcast reliability.
  *  Localized for 13 popular languages allowing international use.

AVAILABILITY AND PRICE

Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G will be available in June from US$2,435, excluding duties, from Blackmagic Design resellers worldwide.

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY

Product photos of the Blackmagic UpDownCross 100G, as well as all other Blackmagic Design products, are available at www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/images.

ABOUT BLACKMAGIC DESIGN

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.

