DeckLink IP HD is a PCIe video capture and playback card designed for IP 2110 broadcast systems.
It offers 3 channels of capture and 3 channels of video playback via an RJ45 ethernet connection. It is designed to work with the highest quality video with common video formats including Apple ProRes, DNxHD and even 10-bit uncompressed video.
DeckLink IP connections are multi-rate and support all video standards 525i, 625i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p up to 1080p 60. It includes a built-in video firewall to protect your IP network from malicious software and hackers.
Technical characteristics
Connections
- 10G Ethernet port: 1 x 10G BASE-T 10G Ethernet supports 3 input channels and 3 output channels, each up to 1080p 60 with 16 audio channels
- Computer interface: PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots
Supported codecs
- AVC‑Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV‑NTSC, DV‑PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, HEVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, DNxHR & DNxHD, 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
Software
- Software included: Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS and Windows. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility 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 generation 2, compatible with 4 and 8 lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Mac OS systems require a Mac Pro computer with PCI Express slots. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements
Video standards
- SD video standards: 525i 59.94 NTSC, 625i 50 PAL
- HD video standards: 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 720p 60; 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94, 1080i 60; 1080p 23.98, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, 1080p 30, 1080p 50, 1080p 59, 1080p 59.94, 1080p 60; 1080PsF 23.98*, 1080PsF 24*, 1080PsF 25*, 1080PsF 29.97*, 1080PsF 30* (*) PsF SDI ONLY
- Audio sampling: television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit
- Color precision: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p 30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes
- Color space: REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020
IP video compliance
- SMPTE 2110-20 (uncompressed video): IGMP v2
- SMPTE 2110-21 (traffic shaping):
- Sender: narrow
- Receiver: narrow, wide synchronous, asynchronous
- SMPTE 2110-30 (PCM): audio conformance Level C
- SMPTE 2110-40 (ancillary Data): full access to entire SMPTE ancillary data stream. Includes RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2, closed captioning and HDR static metadata
- PTP (Precision Time Protocol): IEEE 1588-2008 (PTP v2) ST 2059-1 ST 2059-2
- NMOS IS-04 discovery and registration: v1.3.2 Peer-to-peer via mDNS/DNS-SD
- NMOS IS-05 connection management: v1.1.2
- NMOS BCP-002-01: natural grouping
- NMOS BCP-004-01: receiver capabilities
Processing
- Color space conversion: hardware based real time
- Real time effects: DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro internal effects. Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal effects
Physical installation
Power requirements
Environmental specifications
- Operating temperature: 5 to 40 °C
- Storage temperature: -20 to 45 °C
- Relative humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing
What's in the box
- DeckLink IP HD
- Low profile slot bracket
- Welcome wallet with QR code for software download