| Connections: |
| SDI Video Input |
2 x 10 bit SD/HD independantly switchable. |
| SDI Video Output |
2 x 10-bit SD/HD independently switchable |
| SDI Audio Input |
8 Channels per input embedded in SD and HD |
| SDI Audio Output |
8 Channels per output embedded in SD and HD |
Sync Input |
1 x common sync input. Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD format. |
| Device Control |
None |
| Computer Interface |
PCI Express 4 lane, compatible with 4, 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots. |
| Standards: |
| SD Format Support |
625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 525/23.98 NTSC. |
| HD Format Support |
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94 and 1080i60. |
| SDI Compliance |
SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M |
| SDI Metadata Support |
VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal. VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file. HD RP188. Closed captioning. |
| Video Sampling |
4:2:2 |
| Audio Sampling |
Television rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit |
| Color Precision |
10-bit |
| Color Space |
REC 601, REC 709 |
| Multiple Rate support |
SDI video connections are switchable between standard definition and high definition. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI and 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI. |
| Processing: |
| Colorspace Conversion |
Hardware based real time. |
| HD Down Conversion |
HD to SD on video capture or video playback. |
| HD Up Conversion |
SD to 720HD or 1080HD on video capture |
| Cross Conversion |
720HD to 1080HD on video capture. |
| Real Time Effects |
Apple Final Cut Pro™ internal effects. Adobe® Premiere Pro® Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer 6™ internal effects. |
| Extras: |
| Software Included |
Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic System Preferences and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS X™. Media Express, Disk Speed
Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Control Panel and Blackmagic driver on Windows 7™. Media Express, Blackmagic Control Panel and Blackmagic driver on Linux. |
| Internal Software Upgrade |
Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software. |
| Physical Installation |
PCI Express 4 lane, compatible with 4, 8, 16 lane PCI Express slots. Please see the full system requirements for Mac OS X and Windows 7.
Mac OS X systems require an Intel-based Mac Pro computer. |
| Product Warranty |
3 Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty. |
| Jitter Performance |
| Test Results |
None
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