blackmagic design decklink hd extreme video capture card

Blackmagic DeckLink� Extreme

�� DeckLink Extreme:

- Fully Digital SMPTE-259M 10 bit SDI input and output with embedded SDI audio.
- Analog component Y, R-Y, B-Y video I/O for connecting to BetacamSP�
- Analog component can can be independently switched to NTSC/PAL composite video.
- Balanced Pro analog XLR audio for direct connection to analog decks.
- 8 channels of SDI audio, all supported in Final Cut Pro 4�.
- 1 x SPIDF/unbalanced AES digital audio output. Great for monitoring and mastering audio.
- Sony� compatible RS-422 serial control port. Blackburst compatible genlock input.

�� DeckLink:

- �� :
Cross Dissolve, Dip to Color, Sepia, Desaturate, Brightness Contrast, Proc Amp, Tint, Gamma Correction and 3-Way color Corrector
- �� RT Extreme �� Final Cut Pro
- �� 8 � 10 bit ��
- �� DV Bridge �� DV ��
- �� NTSC � 23.98fps � �� , �� 3:2 pull down.
- �� NTSC 23.98fps ��
- �� RS422 �� batch ��
- �� Video Desktop �� Adobe FhotoShop, Apple Shake � ��.
- �� 64 bit RGB �� Adobe After Effects � �� Final Cut Pro
- �� Decklink SP/Pro/Extreme
- �� Apple Macintosh � ��. �� MAC OS X, Windows

Connections	DeckLink�	DeckLink Pro�	DeckLink SP�	DeckLink Extreme�
SDI Video Input	1 x 10 bit	1 x 10 bit	None	1 x 10 bit
SDI Video Output	2 x 10 bit	2 x 10 bit	1 x 10 bit	1 x 10 bit
Analog Video Input	No	No	YUV/NTSC/PAL switchable to composite	YUV/NTSC/PAL switchable to composite
Analog Video Output	No	YUV/NTSC/PAL switchable to composite	YUV/NTSC/PAL switchable to composite	YUV/NTSC/PAL switchable to composite
AES Audio Output	2 Channels AES & S/PDIF compatible	8 Channels AES & S/PDIF compatible	2 Channels AES & S/PDIF compatible	2 Channels AES & S/PDIF compatible
SDI Audio Input	8 Channel	8 Channel	No	8 Channel
SDI Audio Output	8 Channel	8 Channel	8 Channel	8 Channel. Digital audio can be combined with SDI video.
Analog Audio Input	No	No	2 Channel	2 Channel. Analog audio can be combined with analog video.
Analog Audio Output	No	No	2 Channel	2 Channel
Dual rate support	Standard definition SDI only
Sync Input	No	Blackburst Input	Blackburst Input	Blackburst Input
Device Control	Sony� compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control.
Settings Control	DeckLink System Preference (Mac OS X�) and Control Panel (Windows XP�)
Updates	Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start.

Standards
SD Format Support	625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, 525/23.98 NTSC
SDI Compliance	SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.601
SDI Video Sampling	4:2:2
SDI Color Precision	4:2:2 10 bit
SDI Color Space	YUV (technically expressed as YCbCr) or RGB in desktop mode
SDI Metadata Support	VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal. VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file.
SDI Audio Sampling	Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
Card type	"Short" PCI 66 MHz. Fully functional with PCI 66 & 33 MHz slots and PCI-X 133 & 100 MHz slots. DeckLink Extreme PCIe is also available for computers with PCIe slots.

Processing
Colorspace Conversion	Hardware based real time
HD Down Conversion	Mac OS X� only, software-based real-time rendering on all SD cards. Support for HD 1080 and HD 720 to SD. Click here for the latest down-conversion features and detailed information.
Real time effects	Mac OS X� using Final Cut Pro HD� internal effects. Mac OS X� using Blackmagic Design custom RT effects in Final Cut Pro HD�. Windows XP� using Blackmagic Design custom, uncompressed RT effects in Adobe Premiere Pro�. Windows XP� using Adobe RealTime Effects in DV edit mode with Adobe Premiere Pro�.

Extras
Software Included	Deck Control, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, FrameLink, Blackmagic driver. DeckLink Pro supports external key, in addition to internal key, with Blackmagic LiveKey.
Firmware Upgrade	Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start.
Installation	PCI-33/66 Models: "Short" PCI 66 MHz card, fully functional with PCI 66 & 33 MHz slots and PCI-X 133 & 100 MHz slots. Windows� PC's must have 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slots. PCIe Models: "Short" PCI Express 1 lane card for high speed 2.5 Gbps transfers. Compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots. Please see the full system requirements for Mac OS X� and Windows�.