8-Lane PCIe Gen2 I/O Card

Multi-Rate 12G-SDI and HDMI Connections

Supports UHD 4K and DCI 4K Up to 60 fps

Single & Dual Link 4:4:4:4/4:2:2 Signals

3D Stereoscopic SDI Output at 4:4:4:4

Up/Down/Cross Conversion

Optional Optical Fiber I/O Modules

Breakout Cable for Analog / RS-422

Genlock & Deck Control

Compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux

The Blackmagic Design DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G is an 8-lane PCIe Gen2 digital cinema capture and playback card with two multi-rate 12G-SDI inputs and outputs that accept resolutions from SD up to DCI 4K (4096x2160) at 60 fps. The card supports 10-bit YUV and 8-, 10-, and 12-bit RGB color, as well as up/down/cross conversions and 3D stereoscopic output at full bandwidth 4:4:4:4 RGB. The DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G features a mezzanine card design that has 4K HDMI input and output connectors on a second daughter card, along with connections for adding two optional optical fiber modules for Dual Link optical fiber SDI input and output. The card also supports AES/EBU balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs/outputs, analog video I/O, reference input, and RS-422 control via an included breakout cable.

Flexible Format Support

The card offers flexible format and system support, letting you work with compressed video formats such as ProRes and DNxHD, as well as 12-bit 4:4:4 uncompressed video. When working with uncompressed video, all images are pixel-for-pixel identical to the source, without any generational loss. This lets you get sharper keying with green screens, cleaner compositions, superior color correction, and more. Support for common file formats provides ready-to-edit files for use in popular editing, effects, and design software applications. DeckLink Studio 4K is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux based workstations.

Optical Fiber Connections

Two optical fiber connections on the daughter card support optional optical fiber modules for Dual Link optical fiber SDI input and output. SMPTE compatible optical modules can be added for up to 12G-SDI speeds, allowing you to choose to connect equipment using optical fiber connections instead of regular BNC copper cables for much longer cable runs, even at 12 Gb/s speeds.

Key Features

8-Lane PCIe Gen2 I/O card compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux based workstations and servers

Multi-rate 12G-SDI and HDMI connections accept SD, HD, 2K, and 4K resolutions

Supports UHD 4K (3840x2160) and DCI 4K (4096x2160) up to 60 fps

Single and dual link 4:4:4:4/4:2:2 signals

3D stereoscopic SDI output at full bandwidth 4:4:4:4

Up/down/cross conversions

4 channels of balanced analog audio I/O, 2 channels of AES/EBU balanced audio I/O, genlock/tri-sync input, and Sony RS-422 deck control port via included breakout cable

Optional optical fiber modules for Dual Link optical fiber SDI input and output

Breakout cable adds S-Video, composite and component in/out and RS-422 control connectors

SD card with Media Express capture and playback software, and developer SDK for Windows, Mac, and Linux

SDI Video Input 2 x 12G-SDI

Supports single link and dual link 4:2:2/4:4:4 and is 2D/3D switchable

SDI Video Output 2 x 12G-SDI

Supports single link and dual link 4:2:2/4:4:4 and is 2D/3D switchable

Analog Video Input 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video or Composite

Component supports HD and SD

Analog Video Output 1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video and Composite

Component supports HD and SD

HDMI Video Input 1 x HDMI type A connector (supports Ultra HD 4K 60p in 4:2:0)

HDMI Video Output 1 x HDMI type A connector (supports Ultra HD 4K 60p in 4:2:0)

Analog Audio Input 2 channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors

Analog Audio Output 2 channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors

AES/EBU Audio Input 2 channels unbalanced with sample rate converter

AES/EBU Audio Output 2 channels unbalanced

SDI Audio Input 16 channels embedded in HD/2K/4K

8 channels embedded in SD

SDI Audio Output 16 channels embedded in HD/2K/4K

8 channels embedded in SD

HDMI Audio Input 8 channels embedded in SD, HD, and Ultra HD

HDMI Audio Output 8 channels embedded in SD, HD, Ultra 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 ports

Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control

Computer Interface PCI Express 8-lane generation 2, compatible with 8- and 16-lane PCIe with HDMI 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

Apple ProRes 4444

Apple ProRes 422 (HQ, 422, LT, & Proxy)

Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2

Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2

Uncompressed 10 bit 4:4:4

Uncompressed 12-bit 4:4:4

Supported Applications Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects, Nuke - The Foundry, DaVinci Resolve, Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, Autodesk Smoke, Adobe Photoshop, Steinberg Nuendo, Avid Symphony, Avid News Cutter, Tools On Air just:in & live:cut & just:play & just:live, Softron OnTheAir, MovieRecorder and OnTheAir CG, Flash Media Encoder, Wirecast, Livestream Procaster, Resolume Avenue 4, Sony Vegas Pro, Corel VideoStudio Pro X4, CyberLink Power Director, MAGIX Video Pro X4, Vidblaster Pro & Studio & Broadcast, Uniplay, Playbox AirBox, CasparCG, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, Imagine Communications Velocity & InfoCaster

SD Format Support 625/25i PAL, 525/59.94i NTSC

HD Format Support 720p 50/59.94/60

1080i 50/59.94/60

1080PsF 23.98/24/25/29.97/30

1080p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60

2K Format Support 2048 x 1080PsF 23.98/24/25

2048 x 1080p 23.98/24/25/47.95/48/50/59.94/60

4K Format Support 3840 x 2160p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60

4096 x 2160p 23.98/24/25/29.97/30/50/59.94/60

SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 435, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601

SDI Metadata Support VANC capture and playback using up to 3 lines of video in file

HD RP188

Closed captioning

Sampling Video:

4:2:2, 4:4:4, and 4:4:4:4

Audio:

Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24 bit

Color Precision 8/10-bit YUV 4:2:2 and 8/10/12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in HD, 2K, and 4K

Color Space REC 601, REC 709

HDMI Configuration HDMI automatically configures to connected display

Deep Color Support Yes

Multiple Rate Support HDMI and SDI video connections are switchable between SD/HD/2K and 4K

Component analog video connections are switchable between SD and HD

HDCP Compatible No

Colorspace Conversion Hardware based real time on output

3D Processing Dual stream and frame packed capture & playback

HD Down Conversion Built-in hardware down converter outputs Ultra HD to HD or HD to SD downconverted signal on SDI B and SD on Composite and S-Video. Switch analog video to Component and choose HD or SD output. Selectable between letterbox, anamorphic 16:9, and center cut 4:3 styles.

HD Up Conversion Built in hardware up conversion from SD to 720p or 1080p on playback. Selectable between 4:3 pillarbox, 14:9 zoom, and 16:9 zoom. HD outputs via HD-SDI, HDMI, and component analog.

Cross Conversion Built-in hardware cross conversion from 720p to 1080p, 1080p to 720p on playback.

Real Time Effects Apple Final Cut Pro internal effects

Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects

Avid Media Composer internal effects DaVinci Resolve

Operating Systems Supported Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks or later

Windows 7 64-bit or Windows 8 64-bit

Linux

Software Update 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 X, Windows, and Linux

Mac OS X systems require a Mac Pro computer with PCI Express slots

Operating Temperature 32 to 104°F (5 to 40°C)

Storage Temperature -4 to 113°F (-20 to 45°C)

Relative Humidity 0 to 90% non-condensing

Dimensions Depth: 6.69" (17 cm)

Weight 10.56 oz (299.37 g)