Overview

Blackmagic DeckLink has been specifically designed to make connecting a Macintosh™ workstation to any SDI based broadcast digital deck, such as Sony Digital Betacam™, D1™, Panasonic DVC Pro 25™, DVC Pro 50™, D5, Sony™ J series. All digital decks with industry standard SDI connections are supported, and setup is quick and easy.

By using SDI connections, Blackmagic DeckLink contains video, and all audio channels down the single BNC type video cable. A Sony™ RS422 compatible deck control port is also provided making setup quick and easy. In addition to the SDI input, SDI output and RS422 connections for the deck, Blackmagic DeckLink also includes SDI and SPDIF/Unbalanced AES audio outputs for independent monitoring.

When your working in a fully SDI based environment, DeckLink is the perfect solution to deliver all the features you need at the lowest cost.

All cards in the DeckLink family have the built in real time effects and also support RT Extreme in Final Cut Pro (Mac). Other features include, internal keying, 10 bit, 8 bit and JPEG capture formats, and many other features to help you deliver the most innovative creative work to your client.

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DeckLink features:

• Fully Digital SMPTE-259M 10 bit SDI input and output with embedded SDI audio.
• 8 channels of SDI audio, all supported in Final Cut Pro 4™.
• Independent monitoring SDI video output.
• SPIDF consumer digital audio monitoring outputs.
• Sony™ compatible RS-422 serial control port.