Connections

SDI Ports

2 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independently configurable as either Input or Output | 16 channels of audio embedded in SD and HD

10G Ethernet Port

1 x 10G BASE-T | 10G ethernet supports 2 input channels and 2 output channels, each up to 1080p60 with 16 audio channels

Sync Output

Tri-Sync or Black Burst

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, HEVC, 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 and 8-lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows, and Linux. Mac OS systems require a Mac Pro computer with PCI Express slots. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements.

Software Applications

DaVinci Resolve | Adobe Premiere Pro | Avid Pro Tools | Adobe Photoshop | Fusion | Avid Media Composer | Steinberg Cubase | Final Cut Pro | Adobe After Effects | Steinberg Nuendo

Video Standards

SD Video Standards

525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

HD Video Standards

720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59, 1080p59.94, 1080p60 1080PsF23.98*, 1080PsF24*, 1080PsF25*, 1080PsF29.97*, 1080PsF30* * PsF SDI ONLY

SDI Compliance

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M, level A and B, 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 and 24 bit.

Colour Precision

8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes

Colour Space

REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020

HDR Support

HDR static metadata packing, HLG, and PQ transfer characteristics.

IP Video Compliance

SMPTE 2110-20 (Uncompressed Video)

IGMP v2

SMPTE 2110-21 (Traffic Shaping)

Sender: Narrow | Receiver: Narrow, Wide Synchronous, Asynchronous

SMPTE 2110-30 (PCM)

Audio Conformance level: Level C

SMPTE 2110-40 (Ancillary Data)

Full access to the entire SMPTE ancillary data stream. Includes RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2, closed captioning and HDR static metadata.

Precision Time Protocol

IEEE 1588-2008 (PTP v2) | ST 2059-1 | ST 2059-2

NMOS IS-04 Discovery and Registration

v1.3.2 | Peer-to-peer via mDNS/DNS-SD

NMOS IS-05 Connection Management

v1.1.2

NMOS BCP-002-01

Natural Grouping

NMOS BCP-004-01

Receiver capabilities

Processing

Colourspace Conversion

Hardware based real time

Real Time Effects

DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro internal effects. Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer's internal effects

Physical Installation

PCI Express full height.

Operating Systems

Mac 12.0 Monterey, Mac 13.0 Ventura or later | Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 11 | Linux

Power Requirements

Power Consumption

10 Watts

Environmental Specifications

Operating Temperature

5° to 40 ° C (32° to 104° F)

Storage Temperature

-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F)

Relative Humidity

0% to 90% non-condensing