Seamless presentation switcher designed for real-time 4K video processing, fully modular, pre-configured with 6 input cards + 4 output cards on board, 8K ready
Seamless presentation switcher designed for real-time 4K video processing, fully modular, pre-configured with 3 input cards + 4 output cards on board, 8K ready
Seamless presentation switcher designed for real-time 4K video processing, fully modular, pre-configured with 4 input cards + 2 output cards on board, 8K ready
Seamless presentation switcher designed for real-time 4K video processing, fully modular, pre-configured with 2 input cards + 1 output card on board, 8K ready
Deck. Link 4K Extreme 12G is a capture and playback card that supports more video formats and video connections than any other.
This advanced digital cinema capture card features full frame DCI 4K input and output via 12G-SDI and provides dual link multi rate 12G-SDI connections that work with SD, HD and Ultra HD even in Ultra HD 60p, as well as full frame DCI 4K at 4096 x 2160 resolution up to 25p.
Capture 10-bit YUV or full color bandwidth 12-bit RGB. Includes AES/EBU audio, up, down and cross conversion, plus built in 3D stereoscopic output at full bandwidth 4:4:4 RGB.
Technical characteristics
Connections
SDI video inputs: 2 x 12 Gb/s SD / HD / 2K / 4K. Supports single / dual link 4:2:2 / 4:4:4. 2D / 3D switchable
SDI video outputs: 2 x 12 Gb/s SD / HD / 2K / 4K. Supports single / dual link 4:2:2 / 4:4:4. 2D / 3D switchable
Analog video inputs: 1 x component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video or composite. Component supports HD and SD
Analog video outputs: 1 x component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video and composite. Component supports HD and SD
Analog audio inputs: 2 channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors
Analog audio outputs: 2 channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors
AES/EBU audio inputs: 2 channels unbalanced with sample rate converter
AES/EBU audio outputs: 2 channels unbalanced
SDI audio inputs: 16 channels embedded in SD / HD /2K / 4K
SDI audio outputs: 16 channels embedded in SD / HD / 2K / 4K
HDMI video inputs: HDMI type A connector with support for 2160p 60
HDMI video outputs: HDMI type A connector with support for 2160p 60
HDMI audio inputs: 8 channels embedded in SD / HD / 4K
HDMI audio outputs: 8 channels embedded in SD / HD / 4K
Sync input: Tri-Sync or Black Burst
Device control: SonyTM compatible RS422 deck control port. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control
Computer interface: PCI Express 8 lane generation 2, compatible with 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots with HDMI or SDI mezzanine card
Supported codecs
AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, DNxHR and 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: DaVinci Resolve, 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 8 lane generation 2, compatible with 8 and 16 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 X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects CC, Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, Autodesk Smoke, Adobe Photoshop CC, The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley Edius, Steinberg Nuendo, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play, Live, In, Softron MovieRecorder, MReplay, Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Telestream Wirecast, 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, Derivative TouchDesigner, Assimilate Scratch, Burst Video WebClip2Go, [REC]Marker, Autodesk Flame, Zoom
SDI metadata support: RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning
Audio sampling: television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24-bit
SDI video sampling: 4:2:2, 4:4:4
SDI color precision: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to UHD 30p, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes
Color space: REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020
HDMI video sampling: 4:4:4, 4:2:2 and 4:2:0
HDMI color precision: 8, 10 and 12-bit (Deep Color)
HDR support
HDR metadata packing: supported
Transfer characteristics: HLG and PQ
HDMI HDR support: static HDR metadata only
HDMI configuration
HDMI version: 2.0b
Features: supports Deep Color and HDR
Display detection: automatic configuration
Multiple rate support
SDI and HDMI: switchable between SD/HD/2K/4K
Analog component: switchable between SD and HD
Copy protection
HDMI input: unable to capture from copy protected sources
Note: always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution
Processing
Ultra HD down conversion: built-in hardware down converter outputs Ultra HD to HD on SDI outputs C and D and HDMI output when connected to HD-only TV
HD to SD down conversion: HD to SD on SDI output B, component and composite NTSC/PAL. SD output selectable between letterbox, anamorphic 16:9 and center cut 4:3
HD up conversion: software up converter from SD to HD on input. selectable between 16:9 zoom or anamorphic
HD cross conversion: hardware cross conversion from 720 HD to 1080 HD and vice versa on playback
Real time effects
DaVinci Resolve: internal effects
Final Cut Pro X: internal effects
Premiere Pro CC: Mercury Playback Engine effects
Avid Media Composer: internal effects
Colorspace conversion
Conversion: hardware based real time on output
3D processing
Capture and playback: dual stream and frame packed
