Blackmagic updates Video Assist and Blackmagic Camera Utility

Two small Blackmagic updates, Blackmagic Video Assist 3.17 and Blackmagic Camera 9.1.1 have hit the servers overnight.

The Blackmagic Video Assist 3.17 update adds support for Blackmagic RAW recording from Fujifilm X-M5 and Panasonic Lumix S5D cameras. It was actually first released last Friday, but disappeared from Blackmagic support over the weekend, perhaps to coincide with the launch of the X-M5 (see separate story coming soon).

What's new in Blackmagic Video Assist 3.17

The following models have new features.

• Blackmagic Video Assist 5” 12G HDR
• Blackmagic Video Assist 7” 12G HDR
  • Adds Blackmagic RAW recording from Fujifilm X-M5
  • Adds Blackmagic RAW recording from Panasonic Lumix S5D
  • General performance and stability improvements.

It also installs Blackmagic RAW Player, Blackmagic RAW Speed Test, Blackmagic RAW SDK and Blackmagic RAW plugins.

We're assuming that the way those bullets are formatted doesn't mean that only the 7-inch model is getting the new features.

What's new in Blackmagic Camera 9.1.1

This update is even more compact and bijou. The following models have new features.

Blackmagic PYXIS 6K

• Small improvements to image processing.

Quite what those are Blackmagic isn't telling...