Blackmagic Design Web Presenter 4K Review
Video marketing and video conferencing are taking the digital world by storm, and simply participating isn’t enough anymore. If you want to stay on the cutting edge of video technology, your live streams need to be dynamic, engaging, and high quality. That’s exactly what you get with the Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K.
Web Presenter 4K is a complete streaming solution, including a professional hardware streaming engine for direct streaming via Ethernet to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and more. It even has a built-in USB connection that works with a webcam with your computer, so you can use a 4K video camera source to enhance the quality of your live conferences.
Blackmagic Design sent us the Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K to review and test in a professional live production workflow.
Robust Streaming Encoder
The Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K includes everything you need to stream online in just minutes. The display makes it easy to monitor the status of your stream, and the buttons, knobs, and connections are super intuitive for connecting a video source.
The 4K front panel display is a lifesaver, as it shows streaming data like bitrate, stream status, internet connection, audio levels, and even a thumbnail of the video. Blackmagic also has an app for Windows and Mac computers that shows even more streaming data.
Making connections is a breeze with the Web Presenter 4K’s humble yet comprehensive back panel. It includes SDI video input, loop-through and monitor out; an HDMI connection for monitor out; a USB-C connector to use Web Presenter 4K as a webcam an ethernet connection to carry the stream; and power inputs for AC and 12-volt battery.
For stream redundancy, you can either use the built-in ethernet connection or connect a 5G or 4G phone to use mobile data.
Video quality is outstanding. The Web Presenter 4K support for all HD and Ultra HD formats up to 2160p60. You can stream to YouTube, Facebook Live, Twitter, Twitch or use it as a webcam source for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Open Broadcaster, XSplit Broadcaster, and more.
To learn more about the Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K, check out the video we made!
Buying the Blackmagic Web Presenter 4K
You can purchase the live streaming solution for only $695 or the HD version for only $495. To explore all of the features in-depth, visit Blackmagic Design’s website.