Blackmagic Design - DeckLink Studio 4K

DeckLink Studio 4K is perfect f you work with a wide range of analog video and audio gear, and need to move seamlessly between SD, HD, 2K and Ultra HD. DeckLink Studio 4K includes a massive number of analog and digital video connections including SD/HD/Ultra HD 6G-SDI, HDMI 1.4b, SD/HD component, composite, S-video, 4 CH balanced analog audio, 2ch AES/EBU switchable to 6ch out, Black Burst and Tri-Sync reference input, RS-422 deck control connections, keying in SD and a hardware down converter. With the DeckLink Studio 4K you can perform editing, painting and broadcast design and more with the ultimate future proof design!

• Capture and playback in all formats up to 4K DCI 25p.
• Numerous analogue and digital connections.
• Ideal for editors and designers using analogue devices.
• 6G-SDI, component, composite and S-Video, blackburst and tri-sync.
• 4 balanced analogue audio channels and 2 AES/EBU audio channels or 6 output channels.

Connections

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

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

Analog Video Inputs 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs, 1 x Composite, 1 x S-Video. Component supports HD and SD.

Analog Video Outputs 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs, 1 x Composite, 1 x S-Video, 1 x SD-SDI. Component supports HD and SD.

Analog Audio Inputs 4 CHannels of professional balanced analog audio via 1/4 inch jack connectors.

Analog Audio Outputs 4 CHannels of professional balanced analog audio via 1/4 inch jack connectors. Channels 3 & 4 can switch to AES/EBU outputs.

AES/EBU Audio Inputs 2 Channels unbalanced with sample rate converter.

AES/EBU Audio Outputs 2 Channels unbalanced. Analog outputs 3 and 4 can switch to AES/ EBU outputs for audio 3 & 4 and 5 & 6 output. This provides a total of 6 AES/EBU output audio channels when using this feature.

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.

HDMI Video Inputs 1 x HDMI type A connector.

HDMI Video Outputs 1 x HDMI type A connector.

HDMI Audio Inputs 8 Channels embedded in SD, HD, 4K.

HDMI Audio Outputs 8 Channels embedded in SD, HD, 4K

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, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, DNxHR & DNxHD, 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 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 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 Only

SDI Compliance SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M, 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.

SDI Video Sampling 4:2:2, 4:4:4* *4K is 4:2:2.

SDI Color Precision 8, 10-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p25 2K DCI, 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes.

Color Space REC 601, REC 709

HDMI Video Sampling 4:4:4, 4:2:2 & 4:2:0

HDMI Color Precision 10-bit RGB HD; 10-bit YUV in HD and 4K

HDMI Configuration HDMI 1.4b. Automatically con gures to connected display.

Audio Sampling Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24 bit.

Color Precision 10-bit

Color Space REC 601, REC 709

HDMI Resolution Pixel for pixel up to 4K resolutions.

Multiple Rate Support HDMI and SDI video connections are switchable between SD/HD/2K and UHD. Component analog video connections are switchable between SD and HD.

Copy Protection HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always con rm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.