Blackmagic Design - Blackmagic MultiView 4 HD

MultiView 4 HD by Blackmagic Design allows you to simultaneously monitor 4 completely independent SDI video sources on a single display.

With this multiviewer you will be able to monitor any combination of SD and HD formats and frame rates, all at the same time. In each view you can have overlays displaying information like custom labels, audio meters and other. Both SDI and HDMI outputs are included, to monitor on professional SDI displays, projectors and also big screen televisions.

Main features

• Multi-source monitoring on a single screen
• Ideal for alternating and combining up to 4 SD and HD sources
• Frame synchronisation on each input
• Compatible with devices and formats up to 1080p 60

Technical characteristics

Connections

• SDI video inputs: 4 x 10-bit SD-SDI and HD-SDI
• SDI video outputs: 1 x HD-SDI
• SDI rates: 270 Mb, 1.5G, 3G
• HDMI video multi view outputs: 1 x HDMI type A connector
• SDI reclocking: on all SDI outputs, auto switching between standard definition or high definition
• Multi rate support: auto detection of SD or HD
• Updates: USB 2.0 high speed (480 Mb/s) interface
• Configuration: USB 2.0

Standards

• • SD video standards: 525i 59.94 NTSC, 625i 50 PAL
  • HD video standards: 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 720p 60, 1080p 23.98, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, 1080p 30, 1080p 50, 1080p 59.94, 1080p 60, 1080PsF 23.98, 1080PsF 24, 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94, 1080i 60
  • 2K video standards: 2K DCI 23.98p, 2K DCI 24p, 2K DCI 25p
• SDI compliance: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 425M-B, ITU‐R BT.656 and ITU‐R BT.601
• Audio meters: each view, VU standard
• SDI video sampling: 4:2:2 and 4:4:4
• SDI audio sampling: television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit
• SDI color precision: 10-bit 4:2:2 and 4:4:4
• SDI color space: YUV or RGB for inputs, YUV for outputs
• SDI auto switching: automatically selects between SD-SDI and HD-SDI on each input
• SDI metadata support: video payload identification ancillary data as per SMPTE 352M

Control

• Built-in control panel, external control panel

Software

• MultiView software included free for Windows and Mac
• Internal software upgrade: via included updater application

Operating systems

• Mac 10.15 Catalina, Mac 11.1 Big Sur or later, Windows 10, 64-bit

Power requirements

• +12 V_DC universal power supply included with international socket adapters for all countries
• Power fail protection: MultiView 4 HD settings preserved and restored instantly at power on
• Power consumption: 5.5 W 
• Operational voltage range: 6 to 36 V_DC

Warranty

• 3 year limited manufacturer's warranty

Environmental specifications

• Operating temperature: 0 to 40 °C 
• Storage temperature: -20 to 45 °C 
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing

Phisical specifications

• Dimensions: 134 x 92 x 22 mm
• Weight: 0.242 g

What's in the box

• Blackmagic MultiView 4 HD
• +12 V universal power supply with international socket adapters