Founded in 2001 by Grant Petty in Melbourne, Australia, Blackmagic Design manufactures professional video production hardware and software used across the film, television, and broadcast industries. The company first gained attention with the DeckLink capture card, which brought uncompressed 10-bit video to professional editors at accessible price points. Through a series of strategic acquisitions — including da Vinci Systems (2009), Echolab (2010), eyeon Software (2014), and Fairlight (2016) — Blackmagic Design assembled a comprehensive ecosystem spanning cameras, editing software, live production switchers, and audio post-production tools.

The company's flagship software product, DaVinci Resolve, combines non-linear video editing, color correction, visual effects (via the integrated Fusion compositor), and audio post-production (via the integrated Fairlight audio engine) in a single application, with a free version available alongside a paid Studio edition. On the hardware side, the URSA and Pocket Cinema Camera lines serve digital filmmakers at various budget levels, shooting in resolutions up to 17K, while the ATEM switcher family powers live production environments from small studios to major broadcasts. Blackmagic Design also produces Fairlight mixing consoles, broadcast converters, monitoring solutions, and network storage systems for collaborative post-production workflows.

Blackmagic Design has 29 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Cinema Cameras, Mixers, and Projection Effects. Their gear is featured by 10 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Pop. Notable users include Ryan Connolly (Film Riot), Kraftwerk, and Linus Gabriel Sebastian (Linus Tech Tips).