Blackmagic Design Releases Support for Mac OS X Snow Leopard

MILPITAS, Calif.—Blackmagic Design Inc. today released a new software installer for its Multibridge, DeckLink and Intensity products that adds full support for the newMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. This new software release also includes support for the highly popular editing solution, Final Cut Studio 3.

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard enables Blackmagic Design customers to migrate to the next generation of 64- bit processing for the Mac. This new software provides a smoother and more fluid experience that editors and compositors using Blackmagic Design products will love.

“Our close development relationship with Apple has enabled Blackmagic Design to take full advantage of the many exiting new features in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from the very first day of its release," said Grant Petty, CEO. “Our customers demand high performance workstations and Mac OS X 10.6 dramatically improves speed and responsiveness of creative workstations, so we expect rapid
adoption by video professionals.”

This new software update supports all Blackmagic Design's, Multibridge, DeckLink and Intensity editing products when used on Intel based Mac Pro systems.

Multibridge 7.2.6, DeckLink 7.2.6 and Intensity 3.2.6 software installers are available for download now from the Blackmagic Design web site at www.blackmagic-design.com/support/ <http://www.blackmagic-design.com/support/> .