| SDI Video Input / Output |
2 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable |
| Analog Video Input / Output |
1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video or Composite. Component supports HD and SD |
| HDMI Video Input / Output |
1 x HDMI 1.4a type A connector |
| Analog Audio Input / Output |
2 Channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors |
| AES/EBU Audio Input / Output |
2 Channels unbalanced with sample rate converter |
| SDI Audio Input / Output |
16 channels embedded in SD and HD |
| HDMI Audio Input / Output |
8 channels embedded in SD and HD |
| Computer Interface |
Thunderbolt |
| Sync Input |
Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD format |
| Device Control |
Sony compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control |
| SD Format Support |
625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 525/23.98 NTSC and 480p |
| HD Format Support |
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60 |
| 2K Format Support |
2048 x 1556PsF24 and 2048 x 1556PsF25, 2048 x 1556p23.98, 2048 x 1556p24 and 2048 x 1556p25 |
| SDI Compliance |
SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M and SMPTE 425M |
| SDI Metadata Support |
VITC read for 3:2 pulldown removal. VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file. HD RP188. Closed captioning |
| Video Sampling |
4:2:2 and 4:4:4 |
| Audio Sampling |
Television standard sample rate of 48kHz at 24 bit. |
| Color Precision |
10-bit |
| Color Space |
REC 601, REC 709 |
| HDMI Color Precision |
10 bit |
| HDMI Resolution |
Pixel for pixel HD resolution input to connected device |
| HDMI Configuration |
HDMI automatically configures to connected display |
| Multiple Rate support |
SDI, HDMI and component analog video connections are switchable between standard definition and high definition. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI, 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI and 3 Gb/s HD and 2K SDI. |
| Colorspace Conversion |
Hardware based real time |
| 3D Processing |
Dual stream and frame packed capture & playback |
| HD Down Conversion |
Software based down conversion during video playback |
| HD Up Conversion |
Real time standard definition to 1080HD and 720HD during video capture |
| HD Cross Conversion |
Real time 720HD to 1080HD during video capture |
| Real Time Effects |
Apple Final Cut Pro internal effects in DV, DVCPRO HD, ProRes and uncompressed on Intel Mac OS X. Adobe Premiere Pro Mercury Playback Engine effects in DV, MJPEG, DVCPRO HD, DSLR, AVCHD, XDCAM, XDCAM HD and uncompressed |
| Software Included |
Media Express, Disk Speed Test, Blackmagic System Preferences and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS X |
| Firmware Upgrade |
Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software |
| Installation |
Requires Macintosh computer with Thunderbolt running Mac OS X 10.6. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements |
| Operating System Compatibility |
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard |