Capture and Playback Hardware
Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDI | Full Resolution HD/SD SDI Editing Card
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Capture and playback with 6G-SDI for SD, HD, 2K and Ultra HD
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Description
DeckLink SDI is perfect when you need an SDI only solution but demand high quality 10 bit 4:2:2 based SDI capture and playback. The new DeckLink SDI is perfect when you're working with SDI only equipment or routers. DeckLink SDI plugs into Windows®, Mac OS X® and Linux® computers and features HD/SD-SDI capture and playback combined with tri-sync/black burst reference input and RS-422 deck control. DeckLink SDI switches between SD and HD, plus you can use it's built in SD keyer to overlay RGBA graphics over the live SDI video input. DeckLink SDI is the perfect card for broadcasters!
Hardware Down Converter
If you've ever wanted to monitor in both HD and SD while you work, then you'll love the built in high quality down converter that's always active on the SD-SDI, S-Video and composite video output connections. This lets you use the main SD/HD-SDI output for HD, while simultaneously using the SD-SDI, S-Video and composite outputs for standard definition. When working in HD the built in down converter lets all video outputs remain active in both capture and playback mode, and in all HD video formats! You can instantly select between letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and center cut 4:3 down conversion styles.
True Professional Quality Audio
DeckLink SDI includes 8 channels of SDI embedded audio that are perfect for Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro's multi channel audio support. When working with multi channel audio, DeckLink Studio can switch it's analogue audio output 3 and 4 to AES/EBU digital audio outputs. That means you get an extra 2 digital audio outputs for a total of 6 channels of AES/EBU digital audio out! DeckLink Studio is perfect for 5.1 surround sound editing and multi language digital audio monitoring.
More HD Real Time Effects
DeckLink SDI's super fast 2.5 Gb/s 1 lane PCI Express connection plugs directly into Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro's real time effects processing engine. Unlike FireWire products, you get all your CPU time dedicated to more multi layer HD real time effects. Only DeckLink Studio's high speed PCI Express lets you upgrade to HD without limiting your HD real time effects! The higher speed of PCI Express easily handles both compressed and uncompressed video file formats, such as ProRes(Mac), DVCPro HD, JPEG, DV, HDV playback, uncompressed 8 bit and uncompressed 10 bit. 1 Lane PCI Express also allows DeckLink Studio to work in lower cost computers and is fully compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots.
Built in SD Keyer!
When working in standard definition, DeckLink cards include the most amazing quality digital internal keyer that lets you key RGBA images over the video input. That's a total keying solution built right into DeckLink Studio. The built in keyer works great when used with Blackmagic Design's included Photoshop plug-ins, or even with RGBA animated video software for keying. If you want to perform keying externally, such as an external video mixer, then just select external key and DeckLink Studio will output the key channel on the SD-SDI output, with the fill channel on the main SD/HD-SDI output.
Compatible with Popular Video Software
DeckLink cards are perfect for editing, broadcast graphics and digital effects work with built in support for your favorite video software such as Apple Final Cut Pro®, Adobe Premiere Pro®, Adobe After Effects®, Adobe Photoshop®, eyeon Fusion® and many more. DeckLink includes plug ins for Photoshop so you can capture and output frames directly from within Photoshop. Real time playback from Adobe After Effects is supported so you can live preview your animations on your broadcast monitor. For ultimate flexibility, you can install on Windows XP®, Windows Vista®, Windows 7® and Intel-based Mac Pro systems and instantly switch between 1080i, 1080p and 720p formats in HD, or NTSC and PAL formats for worldwide compatibility.
Loads of Free Software Utilities
DeckLink cards include the Media Express deck control software which lets you control a deck remotely via RS-422 for capture and playback of DPX, AVI and QuickTime® clips with timecode accuracy. Media Express is supported on Mac OS X®, Windows® and Linux®. To help set up high speed disk arrays for uncompressed 10 bit HD editing, DeckLink includes Blackmagic Disk Speed Test® software that checks your disk array and gives you an easy to understand speed test with the results in video frames per second!
Mac OS X®, Windows® and now Linux®!
DeckLink cards are fully compatible with Mac OS X®, Windows® and now Linux®! The new Media Express 2.0 is included, so you can capture and playback DPX, DVI and QuickTime media all platforms with full compatibility! Perfect for 3D graphics work or use our Linux® SDK to develop your own solutions.
Built in Live Keying
DeckLink cards can be switched to keying mode with the Blackmagic LiveKey application. Output graphics from Photoshop or other software in SD direct into production switchers, with fill and key output on the two independent SDI outputs on DeckLink Studio.
Application Compatibility
DeckLink is an ideal solution for video software. Intel Mac OS X® compatible software includes Final Cut Pro®, Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Photoshop®, Motion®, iDVDâ„¢, DVD Studio Pro®, Color Finesse® and many more. Windows® compatible software includes Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Photoshop®, Encore DVD® and many more.
Access VANC Blanking Data
Capture and playback any line of blanking, using any of the top three lines of your media file. This lets you store test signals, timecode, subtitles and many other custom types of data.
Real Time Effects with Final Cut Pro
Many exciting real time effects are included with the DeckLink. These include Cross Dissolve, Non Additive Dissolve, Additive Dissolve, Fade in Fade out, Dip to Color, Sepia, Desaturate, Brightness and Contrast, Proc Amp, Tint, Gamma Correction and 3 way color correction. DeckLink cards are fully compatible with Final Cut Pro® RT Extreme built-in effects for unlimited possibilities.
PAL, NTSC 720HD and 1080HD
DeckLink cards have been designed to instantly switch between NTSC (USA and Japan) and PAL ( Europe and Asia), as well as all 720HD and 1080HD standards. SDI and analogue connections switch easily between NTSC, PAL and all HD television standards. With a simple change of your settings you can have NTSC, PAL and HD media files on the same disk.
Frame Accurate
Editing systems based on Final Cut Pro® or Premiere Pro using DeckLink, may be inexpensive but they're certainly professional. Editors demand frame accurate batch capture and perfect AV sync!
Uncompressed Video Quality
SDI uses a higher data rate than DV, so its got the speed to handle full resolution video in standard definition or high definition, completely uncompressed. That means you can preserve video quality until you need to compress the video, such as the final compression pass for streaming or broadcast.
News
Here's an overview of our vendors exhibiting at ISE 2020. Please call us on +44 (0)1457 851000 if you would like to book a stand tour with one of our manufacturers. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN HALL 3, STAND C140 The Video Assist 12G 5” and 7” monitor recorders are now shipping. The original HD versions were incredibly popular with AV technicians who wanted to verify SDI and HDMI feeds and check waveform levels. For production teams, their 4K HDR capture makes them a superb on-camera SD card recorder. The ATEM Mini is a very small, cost-effective 4 channel HDMI video switcher with streaming output. Great as a portable mixer or a signal switcher, it’s being adopted by everyone from conference producers to AV technicians looking for simple HDMI switching.
Not just some new products and technical updates from Blackmagic Design. No, these are major new products and massive technical updates.
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