Connections
SDI Ports
2 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independently configurable as either Input or Output.
16 channels 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
Fusion
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Premiere Pro
Avid Media Composer
Adobe After Effects
Avid Pro Tools
Steinberg Cubase
Steinberg Nuendo
Adobe Photoshop
Other supported applications include:
The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley Edius, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live & In, Softron MovieRecorder & MReplay, Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Telestream Wirecast, Livestream Producer, Resolume Arena, Magix Vegas Pro & Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Vidblaster X & Studio & Broadcast, Uniplay One & CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, Imagine Communications Velocity & InfoCaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Metus Ingest, Boinx Software MimoLive, Cinegy Capture Pro, vMix Live, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard & Coral CG, Glookast Capturer, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus NEMO3D, Burst Video WebClip2Go & [REC]Marker, Autodesk Flame, Zoom.
These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor.
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.
Color 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.
Color 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 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
Colorspace 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 internal effects.
Physical Installation
Physical Specifications
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
