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Blackmagic DeckLink HD Pro™ is the highest
quality broadcast video card available, perfect for the most
demanding high end television and feature film post production.
HDTV Connectivity
Supporting the highest quality video standards that exist today,
DeckLink HD Pro is fully Dual Link HD-SDI 4:4:4 based using 2
channel HD-SDI inputs and outputs. SDI connections can instantly be
switched to standard HD-SDI 4:2:2 or standard definition SDI.
Monitoring is built in, and uses the most incredible quality true 14
bit digital analog conversion in RGB or YUV. Unlike other solutions,
analog monitoring instantly switches between HDTV and standard
definition modes.
All these incredible features are packed into a high speed single
slot
 PCI-X
133 MHz card, and for standard definition only work DeckLink HD Pro
can also plug into slower 33 or 66 MHz PCI slots.
Also included is SPDIF/unbalanced AES audio input, and SPDIF/unbalanced
AES audio out, audio word clock out, and TriSync or Genlock input.
DeckLink HD Pro also includes Sony™ compatible RS-422 serial control
port!
Incredible Quality
DeckLink HD Pro has been designed from the ground up for quality,
and with the incredibly fast PCI-X 133 MHz interface, handling the
high data rates of Dual Link HDTV 4:4:4 video work with ease.
Although designed for Dual Link HDTV, DeckLink HD Pro is also
perfect for standard definition, and 4:2:2 HDTV video use. It''s so
low cost that you can purchase it for standard definition use, and
it then has the power to move with you as you transition to HDTV.
That''s also perfect when moving between standard and high definition
work in your facility.
DeckLink HD Pro features 2 channel SDI input and output that
automatically switch between HDTV and standard definition SDI modes.
This means you can connect to all SDI equpment or digital decks.
With dual channel SDI, DeckLink HD Pro can switch into the new Dual
Link HD 4:4:4 mode allowing full color resolution, and compatibility
with the new Sony SR™ based decks.
Dual Link 4:4:4 video uses 2 HD-SDI channels to carry full color
resolution and is incredible quality. Current HDTV and standard
definition video formats are 4:2:2 based, so you only get half the
color resolution of the original image. When running in Dual Link
4:4:4 the additional color information is carried on the second
HD-SDI link, and you get full color resolution of the original film
or graphics. That''s perfect for critical keying, heavy effects or
feature film work.
Also supported in Dual Link 4:4:4 is extra bit depth up to 12 bits
per sample, perfect for feature film work!
Combined with this high quality SDI video, DeckLink HD Pro features
the best analog monitoring ever designed. DeckLink HD Pro includes
full RGB or YUV analog monitoring that instantly switches between
standard definition and high definition modes. This means you can
reconfigure without changing the connections to your monitoring, and
you eliminate the high cost of HD-SDI monitoring inputs for
broadcast monitors.
Because DeckLink HD Pro can be used for standard definition all the
way up to HDTV and feature film work, analog monitoring quality
needs to be the best possible. DeckLink HD Pro features full 14 bit
precision digital to analog conversion, so you always get accurate
monitoring of 12 bit log video used in feature film work. Analog
monitoring is also full 4:4:4 sampling and uses an incredible 5x
oversampling when used for standard definition video.
No external converter or SDI input available today matches the
quality of the analog monitoring built right into every DeckLink HD
Pro!
Full DVCPRO HD Acceleration
If you don''t want to use an expensive disk array for HD, then the
new DVCPRO HD feature is perfect. All DeckLink HD models running on
Apple Mac OS X™ include full acceleration for DVCHD PRO, as well as
full compatibility with Final Cut Pro HD™ real time effects. The
quality is truly amazing and is even good enough for online
finishing.
File format is true DVCPRO HD DV100 format, you can master to any
supported Panasonic™ DVCPRO HD broadcast deck directly via FireWire,
and without any de-compression compression cycles. DVCPRO HD video
uses an incredible low data rate for an online codec. You can easily
edit on a single ATA or FireWire disk and you don''t need the heavy
disk arrays uncompressed HD files require. We even used an iPod for
1080HD capture and playback, however it''s not advised for serious
work!
Compressed DVCPRO HD is now available on all DeckLink models, even
on the lowest cost DeckLink HD at only US$595! If your already own
any DeckLink HD model, then upgrade to Blackmagic DeckLink for
Macintosh™ v4.5 for free and start using DVCPRO HD compression
today!
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Only Blackmagic DeckLink HD Pro cards include a full uncompressed 10
bit 4:4:4 RGB codec, perfect for feature film work or high end
effects and graphic design. RGB workflow has incredible advantages
as all illegal video levels cannot be generated and you get full
color detail throughout the production pipeline, perfect for keying
and retaining the subtle detail from film. All video software
supports rendering in RGB, so you never see level shifts because of
YUV to RGB conversions.
Extreme functionality
DeckLink HD Pro is much more than just an NLE card, as i
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