8 Channel. Digital audio can be combined with SDI video.
Analog Audio Input
No
No
2 Channel
2 Channel. Analog audio can be combined with analog video.
Analog Audio Output
No
No
2 Channel
2 Channel
Dual rate support
Standard definition SDI only
Sync Input
No
Blackburst Input
Blackburst Input
Blackburst Input
Device Control
Sony™ compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control.
Settings Control
DeckLink System Preference (Mac OS X™) and Control Panel (Windows XP™)
Updates
Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start.
Standards
SD Format Support
625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, 525/23.98 NTSC
SDI Compliance
SMPTE 259M and ITU-R BT.601
SDI Video Sampling
4:2:2
SDI Color Precision
4:2:2 10 bit
SDI Color Space
4:2:2 YUV
SDI Metadata Support
VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal. VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file.
SDI Audio Sampling
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
Card type
"Short" PCI 66 MHz. Fully functional with PCI 66 & 33 MHz slots and PCI-X 133 & 100 MHz slots. DeckLink Extreme PCIe and DeckLink SP are also available for computers with PCIe slots.
Processing
Colorspace Conversion
Hardware based real time
HD Down Conversion
Mac OS X™ only, software-based real-time rendering on all SD cards. Support for HD 1080 and HD 720 to SD. Click here for the latest down-conversion features and detailed information.
Real time effects
Apple Final Cut Pro internal effects on Mac OS X™ Windows XP™, Adobe Premiere Pro 2 internal effects in DV, MJPEG and uncompressed edit modes. (System dependant.)
Extras
Software Included
Deck Control, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, FrameLink, Blackmagic driver. DeckLink Pro supports external key, in addition to internal key, with Blackmagic LiveKey.
Firmware Upgrade
Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start.
Installation
PCI-33/66 Models: "Short" PCI 66 MHz card, fully functional with PCI 66 & 33 MHz slots and PCI-X 133 & 100 MHz slots. Windows™ PC's must have 64-bit PCI or PCI-X slots.
PCIe Models: "Short" PCI Express 1 lane card for high speed 2.5 Gbps transfers. Compatible with 1, 4, 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots.