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Review Summary
Digital
1x BNC for SD/HD-SDI (SMPTE-259/292/296, 10-bit)
Analog
3x BNC connectors for analog video
Composite/S-Video (Y/C): NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL; 12-bit A/D, 2x oversampling; 3-line adaptive comb filter decoding
SD Component: SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB; 12-bit A/D, 2x oversampling
HD Component: YPbPr; 12-bit A/D
525i 29.97, 625i 25, 720p 23.98, 720p 24, 720p 25, 720p 29.97, 720p 30, 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 720p 60, 1080i 25, 1080i 29.97, 1080i 30, 1080PsF 23.98, 1080PsF 24, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, 1080p 30
Digital
2x BNC for SD-SDI (SMPTE-259, 10-bit) or HD-SDI (SMPTE 292/296, 10-bit)
Analog
3x BNC connectors for analog video
Composite/S-Video (Y/C): NTSC, NTSCJ, PAL; 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling
SD Component: SMPTE/EBU N10, Betacam 525 line, Betacam 525J, RGB; 12-bit D/A, 8x oversampling
HD Component: YPbPr, RGB; 12-bit D/A, 2x oversampling
Digital
24-bit SDI embedded audio, 8-channel, 48kHz
24-bit AES audio, 2-channel, 48kHz, 16-bit capable
Analog
24-bit A/D and D/A, 2-channel balanced XLR, 48 kHz
+24dbu Full Scale Digital
+/- 0.2 dB 20 Hz to 20kHz frequency response
Analog Color Black (1V) or Composite Sync (2V or 4V)
Non-terminating, Looping, 75 ohm on optional KL-Box-LH, terminated on supplied breakout cable
Yes
Hardware 10-bit output
Anamorphic: full-screen
Letterbox: image is reduced with black top & bottom added to image area with the aspect ratio preserved top & bottom
Crop: image is cropped to fit new screen size
Mac or PC system with free PCI-e slot (typically 16x is required)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX285: 275.33 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro 5000: 275.36 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro 4000: 275.36 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800: 275.36 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800/CX: 275.36 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800: 275.36 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800: 191.78 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 580: 191.78 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600: 176.04 Performance Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700: 176.04 Performance Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700: 176.04 Performance Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 570: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 560: 162.65 Graphics Driver
NVIDIA Quadro FX 550: 162.65 Graphics Driver
Apple Final Cut Pro 7: Mac
Apple Color: Mac
Apple Motion: Mac
Apple Soundtrack: Mac
Apple Logic: Mac
Adobe Premiere Pro: Mac/PC
Adobe After Effects: Mac/PC
Adobe Photoshop: Mac/PC
MacCaption/Caption Maker: Mac/PC
AJA TV: Mac
AJA VTR Xchange: Mac
AJA Machina: PC
AJA Data Rate Calculator: Mac/PC
AJA System Test: Mac/PC
Autodesk Combustion: PC
Drastic Media NXS: PC
Sony Vegas: PC
Eyeon Fusion 64-bit: PC
CineForm Neo HD: Mac/PC
The Foundry Nuke: Mac/PC
Media 100: Mac
Softron: Mac
Gallery: Mac
Building4Media: Mac
Bug.tv: Mac
ToolsOnAir: Mac
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