Blackmagic Design - DeckLink SDI 4K

Get the best quality SDI capture and playback with the DeckLink SDI 4K. Be it any PCI Express Mac, Windows or Linux computer, incredible quality 6G-SDI is always granted. This 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. DeckLink SDI 4K is the perfect and complete solution for editing, paint, design and much more, also featuring RS-422 deck control, internal keying and reference input.

• The most cost-effective 6G-SDI capture and playback card on the market.
• 6G-SDI for SD, HD, Ultra HD up to 30fps and DCI 4K up to 25fps.
• Ideal for editing, image retouching and broadcast design.
• Multi-rate connections compatible with all video formats.
• RS-422 deck control, internal keying, reference input.

Connections

SDI Video Inputs 1 x 10-bit SD/HD/2K/4K. Supports 6 Gb/s 4:2:2 and 3 Gb/s 4:4:4.

SDI Video Outputs 1 x 10-bit SD/HD/2K/4K. Supports 6 Gb/s 4:2:2 and 3 Gb/s 4:4:4.

SDI Audio Inputs 16 Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K. 8 Channels embedded in SD.

SDI Audio Outputs 16 Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K. 8 Channels embedded in SD.

Sync Input Tri-Sync or Black Burst.

Device Control SonyTM compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control.

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, 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, 8, 16 lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements.

Video Standards

SD Video Standards 525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

HD Video Standards 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60; 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60

2K Video Standards (SDI Only) 2K DCI 23.98p, 2K DCI 24p, 2K DCI 25p

Ultra HD Video Standards 2160p23.98, 2160p24, 2160p25, 2160p29.97, 2160p30

4K Video Standards 4K DCI 23.98p, 4K DCI 24p, 4K DCI 25p

SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, SMPTE 2081, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.

SDI Metadata Support RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and 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.