Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDI 4K Ultra HD Capture Playback PCIe Interface Card

Blackmagic Design DeckLink SDI 4K Ultra HD Capture Playback PCIe Interface Card

DeckLink SDI 4K is perfect when you need an SDI only solution but demand the highest quality SDI capture and playback. You get incredible quality 6G-SDI on any PCI Express Mac, Windows or Linux computer. DeckLink SDI 4K is the world’s smallest and most affordable multi rate SD/HD and Ultra HD SDI video card that lets you connect to any SD, HD-SDI, 2K and Ultra HD equipment. You also get RS-422 deck control, internal keying and reference input for a complete solution for editing, paint, design and more.

Key Features

• SDI Video Input : 1 x 10-bIt'sD/HD/2K/4K. Supports 6 Gb/s 4:2:2 and 3 Gb/s 4:4:4
• SDI Video Output : 1 x 10-bIt'sD/HD/2K/4K. Supports 6 Gb/s 4:2:2 and 3 Gb/s 4:4:4
• SDI Audio Input : 16 Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K. 8 Channels embedded in SD.
• SDI Audio Output : 16 Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K. 8 Channels embedded in SD.
• Sync Input : Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD, 2K or UHD format.
• Device Control : Sony compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control.
• Computer Interface : PCI Express 4 lane generation 1, compatible with 4,8 and 16 lane PCIe Slots.
• Codecs
  Supports: AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, Uncompressed 10 bit 4:4:4.

Technical Specifications

Video Standards
SD Format Support
625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC.
HD Format Support
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080p50, 1080i59.94, 1080p59.94, 1080i60, and 1080p60.
2K Format Support
2048 x 1080p23.98, 2048 x 1080p24, 2048 x 1080p25.
4K Format Support
3840 x 2160p23.98, 3840 x 2160p24, 3840 x 2160p25, 3840 x 2160p29.97, 3840 x 2160p30, 4096 x 2160p23.98, 4096 x 2160p24, 4096 x 2160p25.
SDI Compliance
SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.
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.
Audio Sampling
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24 bit.
Video Sampling
4:2:2 and 4:4:4 (4K is 4:2:2)
Color Precision
10-bit
Color Space
REC 601, REC 709
Multiple Rate support
SDI video connections are switchable between SD/HD/2K and UHD.
Processing
Colorspace Conversion
Hardware based real time.
HD Down Conversion
Built in, high quality hardware down converter outputs HD or SD on SDI output. Selectable between letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and center cut 4:3 styles.
HD Up Conversion
Software based up conversion from SD to 720HD or 1080HD on capture. Selectable between 4:3 pillarbox, 14:9 pillarbox and 16:9 zoom.
Cross Conversion
Software based cross conversion from 720HD to 1080HD and 1080HD to 720HD on playback.
Real Time Effects
Final Cut Pro X internal effects. Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal effects. DaVinci Resolve.
Operating Systems
Mac
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks,
Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later.
Windows
Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 8 64-bit.
Linux