Accessories
| Power Requirements |
Powered by Thunderbolt cable. Requires computer with a Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C port. |
Connections
| Computer Interface |
Thunderbolt™ 3 (Mac OS, Windows and Linux) |
| HDMI Audio Outputs |
8 Channels embedded in SD/HD |
| HDMI Video Output |
1 x HDMI 2.0 type A connector |
| SDI Audio Output |
16 Channels embedded in SD/HD |
| SDI Rates |
270Mb, 1.5G, 3G |
| SDI Video Outputs |
1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable |
Environment
| Operating Temperature |
5° to 40° C (32° to 104° F) |
| Storage Temperature |
-20° to 45° C (-4° to 113° F) |
HDMI Video Standards
| HD Video Standards |
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60 |
| HDMI Audio Sampling |
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit |
| HDMI Color Precision |
10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 and 12-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards. |
| HDMI Color Space |
REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020 |
| HDMI Configuration |
HDMI 2.0a supports Deep Color and HDR. Automatically configures to connected display. |
| HDMI Video Sampling |
4:2:2 and 4:4:4 |
| Multiple Rate Support |
HDMI video connection is switchable between SD and HD.
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| SD Video Standards |
525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL |
Processing
| Colorspace Conversion |
Hardware based real time. |
| Physical Installation |
Requires computer with a Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C port. Please check support pages to see the full system requirements. |
| Real-Time Effects |
DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro internal effects. Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal effects. |
SDI Video Standards
| 2K Video Standards |
2Kp23.98 DCI, 2Kp24 DCI, 2Kp25 DCI, 2Kp29.97 DCI, 2Kp30 DCI, 2Kp50 DCI, 2Kp59.94 DCI, 2Kp60 DCI
2KPsF23.98 DCI, 2KPsF24 DCI, 2KPsF25 DCI, 2KPsF29.97 DCI, 2KPsF30 DCI |
| HD Video Standards |
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60
1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60
1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30
1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60 |
| Multiple Rate Support |
SDI video connection is switchable between SD and HD. |
| SD Video Standards |
525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL |
| SDI Audio Sampling |
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit. |
| SDI Color Precision |
8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards. |
| SDI Color Space |
REC 601, REC 709 and REC 2020 |
| SDI Compliance |
SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M A/B and SMPTE ST2108-1 |
| SDI HDR Support |
HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics. |
| SDI Metadata Support |
RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning. |
| SDI Video Sampling |
4:2:2, 4:4:4 |
General
| Hardware Frame Buffer |
v210 (10 bit YUV), 2vuy (8 bit YUV), ARGB, BGRA (8 bit RGB), r210 (10 bit RGB), R12B, R12L (12 bit RGB). |
| Internal Software Upgrade |
Firmware built into software driver. Software driver loads upgrades at system start or via updater software. |
| Operating System |
Mac 14.0 Sonoma,
Mac 15.0 Sequoia or later.
Windows 10, 64-bit.
Windows 11.
Linux |
| Software |
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. |
| Warranty |
1 Year |
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