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Blackmagic Design UltraStudio SDI - BDLKULSASDI
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MSRP: $395.00
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    • HD/SD-SDI Input & Output
    • USB 3.0 Connection to PC
    • Uncompressed Video at 10-Bit 4:2:2 YUV
    • HDMI 1.4 Monitoring Output
    • Genlock Input
    • RS-422 Deck Control
    • Machined Aluminum with Compact Design
    Item # BMD-BDLKULSASDI
    Mfr # BDLKULSASDI
    UPC # 9338716001211
    BA # BLUSSDI
    AS # B005N2Q3WO
    AD # BMUSSDI

    Blackmagic UltraStudio SDI

    Blackmagic Design UltraStudio SDI is a Windows-compatible HD-SDI capture device that connects to your computer via USB 3.0. The compact, handsome, machined-aluminum device draws power through the USB 3.0 connection. UltraStudio SDI includes all necessary capture/playback software and drivers, so setup is a breeze.

    The device captures uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2 YUV video from any deck, broadcast router, or video camera with SDI output, and plays it back to broadcast-quality SDI monitors. The USB 3.0 connection supports data rates up to a blazing 4.8 Gb/s, which is plenty fast to effect a direct high-speed connection to your video editing software's real-time effects processing.

    UltraStudio SDI also features an HDMI 1.4 output for monitoring via an HDMI-enabled television, computer monitor, or projector. RS-422 deck control is included for controlling HDCAM SR, Digital Betacam, HDCAM, D5, DVCPRO HD, and other VTRs. For genlock, the device accepts a blackburst or tri-sync reference signal.

    All UltraStudio SDI files are open standard AVI, DPX, and QuickTime format, so you can edit with just about any software, including Sony Vegas, The Foundry's Nuke, eyeon Fusion, Digidesign Pro Tools, and Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and After Effects. Though it's a Windows-based device, UltraStudio is qualified by Apple for Final Cut Pro compatibility, so you can batch capture from decks and play back FCP timelines with RT Exrtreme real-time effects. Other supported Final Cut Pro features include 10-bit rendering, 16-channel audio, deck control, and support for ProRes, JPEG, DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD, and 8- & 10-bit uncompressed video.

    Note: Requires a computer with onboard USB 3.0, or a USB 3.0 PCI Express 2.0 card. Does not support USB 2.0 capture and playback.

    High-Quality Connections
    UltraStudio SDI includes the highest-quality low-jitter SDI connections that instantly switch between all SD and HD video formats. Connect to decks such as Digital Betacam, HDCAM, HDCAM-SR, Panasonic D5, DVCPRO HD, Sony PMW-F3, and more. UltraStudio SDI includes HDMI 1.4 out, so you can use any television as a broadcast monitor, dramatically lowering the overall cost of editing systems. HDMI out even lets you connect to video projectors for a theater-style screening room environment. UltraStudio SDI includes deck control, genlock, and fully powers via USB 3.0
    Incredible Quality Video
    With UltraStudio SDI you get both compressed and uncompressed video capture and playback in the highest-quality 10-bit 4:2:2 YUV. Only uncompressed video captures every bit of every pixel in the SDI video connection for an exact mirror image between capture and playback. That's the highest quality possible from the SDI specification
    Advanced USB 3.0
    For a future-proof design, UltraStudio SDI features built-in USB 3.0 for a high-speed 4.8 Gb/s connection that's up to 10 times faster than USB 2.0 or FireWire. USB 3.0 is built into the latest computers and is more than 3 times the speed of HD video. This means you get a direct high-speed connection to your editing software's real-time effects processing. You won't need to waste CPU time compressing video just to play it back, so you get more HD real-time effects than products without such a high-speed connection. Unlike older USB 2.0 and FireWire products, you're not restricted to a single, slow-rendering, compressed video format. Choose compressed or uncompressed video formats based on the job you're doing
    Broad Compatibility
    Blackmagic Design is the world's biggest capture card manufacturer, so you get the widest third-party software compatibility. Use DirectShow and QuickTime software and edit on your favorite NLE software such as Adobe Premiere Pro and Sony Vegas. For compositing and broadcast design, UltraStudio SDI works with After Effects, Nuke, Fusion, and Photoshop. Audio engineers will love using UltraStudio SDI with Avid Pro Tools and Steinberg Nuendo. All UltraStudio SDI files are open standard AVI, DPX, and QuickTime format, so they're compatible with all software. UltraStudio SDI even includes a developer SDK so you can develop your own custom solutions
    Included Software, Drivers & Plug-Ins
    UltraStudio SDI includes everything you need for editing, paint, or broadcast design. There's a full set of drivers for capture and playback with real-time effects in Premiere Pro. There's also a set of included Blackmagic Utilities: Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, and the Blackmagic software codec. Also included is Media Express software for batch capture and output to tape with frame-accurate deck control using AVI, QuickTime and DPX files. Media Express lets you use virtually any software for video work. Adobe Photoshop is the world standard for paint and image design, and UltraStudio SDI includes Photoshop plug-ins that let you grab frames from the video input or send frames to the video output ? directly from within Photoshop itself. UltraStudio SDI also supports real-time RAM preview in Adobe After Effects
    Blackmagic Media Express
    Media Express lets you batch capture and play back 2D and dual-stream stereoscopic 3D in DPX, ProRes, uncompressed YUV and RGB, DVCPRO HD, and MJPEG files. You can even create your own playlist. Media Express also supports CMX EDL import and export, frame-accurate deck control via RS-422, and will even insert and assemble to tape. Media Express is fast, accurate, and easy to use and works on Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. Audio metering, real-time preview of clips, and dynamic playlist search are just some of its features. You can even grab still frames directly from your deck and save them as perfect digital-quality still images
    Blackmagic Utilities
    LiveKey lets you insert logos and other graphics in real time using SDI outputs by switching UltraStudio SDI into a standard-def keyer card. Disk Speed Test checks your disk array and gives you an easy-to-understand speed test with the results in video frames per second. The world famous Blackmagic Codec allows highest rendering quality on Intensity and unlike other products, only the Blackmagic Codec features correct anti-aliasing 4:2:2 color filtering, so RGB graphics convert to correct 4:2:2 YUV video space without aliasing problems

    Blackmagic Design UltraStudio SDI

    Connections

    SDI Video Input
    1x 10-bit SD/HD switchable

    SDI Video Output
    1x 10-bit SD/HD switchable.

    SDI Audio Input
    8 channels embedded in SD and HD

    SDI Audio Output
    8 channels embedded in SD and HD

    HDMI Audio Output
    2 channels embedded in SD and HD

    Sync Input
    Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD format

    Device Control
    Sony-compatible RS-422 deck control port. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control

    Computer Interface
    USB 3.0

    Standards

    SD Format Support
    625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC, and 525/23.98 NTSC

    HD Format Support
    720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, and 1080i60

    SDI Compliance
    SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 292M

    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

    Audio Sampling
    Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit

    Video Sampling
    4:2:2

    Color Precision
    10-bit

    Color Space
    REC 601, REC 709

    HDMI Configuration
    HDMI automatically configures to connected display.

    HDMI Resolution
    Pixel-for-pixel HD resolution input to connected device

    HDMI Color Precision
    10-bit RGB in HD
    10-bit YUV in 4K

    Multiple Rate support
    SDI and HDMI video connections are switchable between standard definition and high definition. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI and 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI

    Copy Protection
    For legal reasons HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content

    Processing

    Colorspace ConversionHardware based real time.

    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 720 HD to 1080 HD during video capture

    Real Time Effects
    Adobe Premiere Pro Mercury Playback Engine effects in DV, MJPEG, DVCPRO HD, DSLR, AVCHD, XDCAM, XDCAM HD, and uncompressed.

    Software

    Media Express, Disk Speed Test, Blackmagic Control Panel, and Blackmagic driver on Windows

    Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software

    Minimum System Requirements

    Compatible with Microsoft Windows 7. Requires a computer with onboard USB 3.0, or a USB 3.0 PCI Express 2.0 card. Does not support USB 2.0 capture and playback

    Blackmagic Design UltraStudio SDI

    What's Included

    Blackmagic Design UltraStudio SDI

    Warranty

    3 Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.