DeckLink HD series capture cards help make the move to high definition affordable while still retaining compatibility with your current standard definition equipment. DeckLink HD cards let you instantly switches between high definition and standard definition video connections. DeckLink HD Pro and DeckLink HD Extreme cards connect to 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI equipment such as Digital Betacam™, as well as 1.485 Gb/s HD-SDI equipment such as HDCAM or HD-D5 all using the same card. Also connect to standard definition analog equipment such as Betacam SP decks or high definition HDV cameras and component monitors.

Analog or Digital

DeckLink HD Pro and DeckLink HD Extreme models support the highest quality 10 bit uncompressed SDI connections combined with world leading analog video and audio connections. DeckLink HD Extreme is perfect for connecting to high end decks and connect directly to Digital Betacam™, D1™ and DVCPRO® 50, HDCAM or HD-D5 or analog equipment such as Betacam SP, HDV cameras and broadcast CRT monitors.

DeckLink HD Extreme also features NTSC, PAL or S-Video, which coupled with incredible professional analog and AES/EBU digital audio. Connect to virtually all video equipment available.

Highest Quality Electronics

Building on over 10 years experience, DeckLink HD models feature the latest in high quality ultra low noise design. Only DeckLink HD models features our custom 14 bit analog output, for incredibly accurate conversion, resulting in crisp clean output from the most demanding computer generated graphics. DeckLink HD cards are unique with multiple power supplies that completely isolates the card from noisy computer power, while including hundreds of filter components dedicated to eliminating digital noise. Other cards only include the minimum power filtering, which can cause random problems, and won't eliminate the noise generated from the higher clock speeds of future computers.

True 10 Bit Uncompressed SDI
Capture and Playback

DeckLink HD Extreme and DeckLink HD Pro supports true 10 bit SDI uncompressed video capture and playback for better quality than any other system at any price. Ideal for higher end broadcast decks such as Digital Betacam™ , HDCAM-SR 4:2:2™ and Panasonic HD D-5™ decks, uncompressed 10 bit is the highest quality possible from the SDI television system. The SDI featured on DeckLink HD Pro models is 4:4:4 for feature film quality. The included Blackmagic codec allows 16 bit RGB per channel rendering preserving the quality of 10 bit video. Only 10 bit uncompressed will hold up under the heavy working conditions demanded by clients today, while still retaining that delicate film look.

Built-in Professional Quality Audio

Featuring unbalanced AES digital audio in and out, DeckLink HD Extreme guarantees incredible quality and sample accurate AV sync. Unbalanced AES audio connections are also compatible with S/PDIF consumer audio, so you can use inexpensive HiFi equipment for audio monitoring. For connecting to analog equipment, DeckLink HD Extreme includes 2 channels of balanced XLR professional audio in and out. Take advantage of a massive 12 channels of embedded SDI audio when switched to HD, or 8 channels of embedded SDI audio when working in standard definition. 12 channel SDI audio is great for decks such as HDCAM-SR that feature 12 channels of audio.

Windows™ or Mac OS X™ Compatible

DeckLink HD models can be plugged into either Mac OS X™, Windows XP™, Windows XP x64™, Windows Server 2003™ or Windows Vista™ systems. You can move any DeckLink model between operating systems so you get the power to reconfigure your facility as your needs change. Blackmagic Design released the worlds first Mac OS X™ uncompressed QuickTime™ card, and DeckLink HD Extreme builds on those years of experience with full compatibility with all video software on Mac OS X, including Final Cut Pro™, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Shake™, DVD Studio Pro™, iDVD™, Combustion™ and many more. On Windows, DeckLink supports DirectShow™ for compatibility with most video software and full support for Premiere Pro including deck control. Only DeckLink cards let you move between platforms with the same card.

Flexible File Formats

Select from the highest quality 10 bit uncompressed and 8 bit uncompressed capture and playback. When used on Mac OS X™, DeckLink includes support for DV, ProRes 4222, JPEG, DVCPRO HD and HDV compressed video formats. On Windows™, you can choose between AVI and QuickTime™ file formats and even play back TARGA and BMP image sequences in the Premiere Pro timeline in real time.

No other card has such wide support for various file formats and DeckLink HD Extreme uncompressed QuickTime™ files can be freely moved between Mac OS X™ and Windows™ systems.

Down Conversion
and Real Time Effects

When running on Mac OS X™ DeckLink cards feature broadcast quality down conversion and is deal for mastering HD edits to SD. DeckLink HD Extreme uses custom poly-phase interpolation and filter processing for incredible quality conversion at the highest 10 bit precision. DVCPRO-HD™ multi-layer editing in Mac OS X™ with Final Cut Pro™ can also be downconverted and played out in standard definition, even when running complex multi-layer HD real time effects.

4:4:4:4 Hardware Support

DeckLink HD Pro features 4:4:4 SDI connections for connecting to decks such as the Sony HDCAM SR for feature film work. DeckLink HD Extreme features high quality 4:2:2 SDI connectivity and has dual outputs for switching to video and key mode. Output Photoshop graphics, After Effects projects, and RGBA video files with video and key for external keying and on air graphics. Software developers can take advantage of video and key support by using our DirectShow based API for their custom applications software.

Loads of Software Utilities Free

Loads of free software utilities are included with DeckLink cards, designed to assist real world production needs. Use Blackmagic LiveKey to switch DeckLink HD Extreme into a keying card. For broadcast graphics and paint, Photoshop plug-ins are included for capture and output of still frames. For DPX image sequences and DI workflow, Blackmagic FrameLink lets you instantly access QuickTime™ and AVI media as DPX files. Blackmagic Deck Control lets you control a deck remotely via RS-422 for capture and play-out clips to and from tape with timecode accuracy. For easy disk array setup, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test checks your disk array with speed results displayed in frames per second.

Products
DeckLink HD Extreme — $995 The ideal solution for connecting to any camera, deck or monitor, all with the same card. DeckLink HD Extreme is the first DeckLink card to feature both SDI and analog I/O connections that instantly switch between high definition and standard definition video. Use with the latest PCI Express Mac and Windows computers for the world’s highest quality editing, effects and broadcast paint solution.
DeckLink HD Pro 4:4:4 PCIe — $1,195 DeckLink HD Pro 4:4:4 PCI-X — $1,495 If you don't need analog compatibility, and are looking for a pure digital card, that has higher 4:4:4 SDI quality, then DeckLink HD Pro is the perfect choice. DeckLink HD Pro supports dual link SDI, so you can work natively in 4:4:4 10 bit RGB, for high end effects and feature film work. 10 bit RGB 4:4:4 is compatible with the Sony HDCAM-SR 4:4:4 deck, and allows full color resolution for amazing quality. DeckLink HD Pro does not include the analog video input or analog audio in and out, however it does have the amazing 14 bit analog monitoring out for flexibility. DeckLink HD Pro is available in two models, PCI Express 4 Lane, and PCI-X 133 MHz slots for maximum compatibly.