Japanese production company Kan-Nari relies on Blackmagic solutions

Несколько Блэкмэджик Дизайн products, such as ATEM mixers and Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro and 4K Plus cameras, are at the heart of the Kan-Nari broadcasts.

The AVC department at Kan-Nari has supported dozens of major events across Japan, including the live webcast of popular singer-songwriter Komi Hirose’s concert to more than 70,000 people. The company, which began as a construction company for natural disaster prevention, has been providing audio-visual services since 2019 to cover and broadcast seminars, events, esports and concerts, among others.

Kan-Nari, which has been working entirely with Блэкмэджик Дизайн products since the launch of its audiovisual content and communication department, has continued to add other equipment, such as the new Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro и Камера Blackmagic Studio 4K Plus models. In addition, Blackmagic Design equipment includes ATEM Constellation 8K, ATEM Mini Extreme ISO и ATEM Mini Pro mixers, ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panel devices, Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K webcasting solution, Blackmagic Video Assist 7″ 12G HDR monitors, HyperDeck Studio HD Plus recorders and a variety of converters.

Creating 4K content

One of the first uses for the Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K Pro, Камера Blackmagic Studio 4K Plus и HyperDeck Studio HD Plus models was the production of a virtual children’s event organised by Toyama Prefecture.

Yuto Izumi, department manager, elaborates: “We used two Studio Camera 4K Pluses and one Studio Camera 4K Pro for the streaming event. I used ATEM Constellation 8K as well and chroma keyed the feed from the cameras with background graphics. There is no functional difference except for the availability of more connections, so you can mix and match those two cameras without any discomfort. They gave a nice bokeh, and the chroma keyed image looked really good. The LCD screen is smaller than the previous Studio Camera model, but I prefer it smaller. It is just the right size, and the physical controls on both sides of the screen are easy to access.”

In addition, two HyperDeck Studio HD Plus units were used, one for recording and the other for adding the images, as well as a Video Assist 7″ 12G HDR monitor. According to Izumi, According to Izumi, “The HyperDeck can record in highly compressed MP4, so now we use it if clients want to take video files immediately, and we use the Video Assist for high quality image for editing.”

“It is so easy to operate steaming events when you use a set of Blackmagic equipment. We can use ATEM Software Control to adjust the focus via the switcher, even for fixed cameras that are not staffed, which is especially beneficial when distributing to a small number of people. I like Blackmagic products because GUIs for Blackmagic’s control software are easy to understand, and even new staff can learn how to use them quickly and master the equipment,” Izumi concludes.