Back Up and Share Your Media to Low Cost Hard Disks

The Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8 lets you use inexpensive computer hard drives to backup your media files! It even syncs to Blackmagic Cloud for backing up collaborative projects in DaVinci Resolve. Each hard disk slot is totally independent, so you can mount up to 8 backup disks simultaneously. Then, when full, you can unplug the disks and you can replace them with new, blank ones to increase your archive storage capacity. You also get 4 x 10G Ethernet ports to keep up with the latest fast high capacity hard disks! Hard disks offer the lowest cost per TB of storage and are very fast, making them ideal for archiving older projects. Plus, there's an HDMI monitor output that shows storage status.

Designed for Film and Television

Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8 is an ideal solution for postproduction workflows where you have completed projects that require fast archiving to low cost storage. It's great for creating replay archives, as media files can become large when recording multiple ISO channels! You can even use it for education to manage numerous student media projects. Plus there's a security bar included so you can lock the disks and prevent their removal. Modern hard disks are so fast they can also be used as primary storage, not just for archiving purposes! Additionally, you can archive projects from Blackmagic Cloud, ensuring a live backup that continuously syncs to your project while you edit.

Elegant Rack Mount Design

Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8 features a rack mount design, making it an ideal choice for installation in a studio alongside other network equipment or even for camera backups in a DIT cart on set. This ensures you always have a second backup to keep your camera files safe! You get 8 independent hard disk slots, with all disks available simultaneously over the network. Plus, there's a built-in 4 port 10G Ethernet switch for exceptionally high performance. There's also an HDMI output to watch a live graphic view of storage operations on a TV or monitor. Each slot is elegantly illuminated with a light ring that shows disk activity, allowing you to know when the disk is being read from or written to.

10G Ethernet

10G Ethernet allows high-speed computers to be connected. It's fast, even when lots of users are connected all at the same time. It’s perfect for connecting to the latest 10G Ethernet switches.

Ethernet via USB-C

Cloud Backup 8 also includes an Ethernet via USB-C port. This allows you to access the disks for file management from a laptop, while reserving the high speed Ethernet ports for networked users.

HDMI Monitor Output

The HDMI monitor output allows you to monitor the status of your Cloud Backup 8 in real time. Simply plug in a monitor! You can see a storage map, speed graphs, sync, active users, and power status!

Intelligent Sync to Blackmagic Cloud

Creative teams can now share a single local cache of media synced to Blackmagic Cloud, enabling a truly global workflow! Blackmagic Cloud handles all sync, duplicating media to multiple sites for robust data safety and zero latency access since everyone works from local copies. Blackmagic Cloud will run continuous backups, eliminating manual archiving. Then once a job completes, it remains available on the Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8 disks, freeing up space on your primary fast flash storage. Blackmagic Cloud also handles the DaVinci Resolve proxy workflow, transferring proxies first, then the camera original files. This means you can always re-open a job in minutes!

No Subscription Costs

One of the main advantages of the Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8 is that it provides private storage that you have complete local control over. There are no subscriptions to sign up for. There are no monthly license fees. There is no tracking of your usage or data. Blackmagic Cloud Backup 8 includes a free software utility to manage storage settings on Mac and Windows, eliminating the requirement for a subscription website with recurring monthly costs. That means you can run a private network, totally disconnected from the internet. This is crucial for many security standards where computer networks can't connect to the external internet.