Motu V4HD FireWire HD/SD Video Capture Interface for MAC and PC

The V4HD represents a next-generation leap forward for the groundbreaking & award-winning V3HD, the first ever cross-platform HD FireWire video capture device. The V4HD provides all the same features as the V3HD along with additional new features, including support for full-raster ProRes workflow with Final Cut Pro

With 1 simple plug-&-play FireWire connection, the V4HD turns your Mac or PCdesktop or laptop computer into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the video & audio I/O you need

Connect all your gear, from SD camcorders & monitors to today's latest professional HD cameras, video decks, LCD reference monitors & plasmas - all at the same time, with no cable swapping. Choose your input source, then log andcapture HD or SD clips directly into Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro

In Final Cut Pro, the V4HD supports full-raster 1920x1080 HD capture & playback using Apple's ProRes 422 codec in both standard & HQ modes. The V4HD is the ideal all-in-1 video capture solution for any ProRes workflow

In both Final Cut Pro & Premiere Pro, the V4HD provides hardware-accelerated capture & playback of DVCProHD, DVCPro50 & DVCPro25 video streams, plus 8 & 10-bit uncompressed SD - all with convenient plug-&-play FireWire connectivity & CPU-efficient intra-frame editing

The V4HD is ideal for a DVCProHD/P2 workflow because you can immediately play back P2 clips (imported or ingested) with no transcoding necessary. Conversely, you can connect any SD or HD video source such as an HDV camera, legacy video deck or DVD player & then capture it directly as a DVCProHD clip in Final Cut or Premiere.

Many cameras now feed their uncompressed SDI or component output directly from the camera's optics & imager, before compression, for the best-possible picture quality during capture with the V4HD. Need to bring SD material into your HD project? The V4HD even provides hardware-accelerated SD-to-HD up conversion for capturing SD sources in DVCProHD format

As you edit, monitor your timeline on multiple HD & SD displays simultaneously with the V4HD's hardware-accelerated up-conversion, down-conversion & pull-down insertion or removal. Watch a variety of display formats side by side,from the pixel-for-pixel accuracy of a large plasma screen, to the color-corrected balance of an LCD reference monitor, to the real-world look of a consumer display. Use 32 channels of audio I/O to capture, monitor, mix & master multichannel surround sound for your productions at sample rates up to 192 kHz.

Employ Sony 9-pin machine control for advanced Batch Capture & Edit to Tape operations. Keep everything frame-accurate using time code, video reference & audio word clock

The V4HD delivers all this with 1 simple FireWire 400 or 800 connection - even to a laptop computer. With the V4HD handling video I/O via FireWire, your laptop's expansion slot can be used for high-performance video storage solutions.