DeckLink Quad 2 Eight channel PCIe video capture and playback

Blackmagic Design : DeckLink Quad 2

Featuring 4 independent 3G-SDI connections, DeckLink Duo 2 is a PCIe capture and playback card that supports SDI formats in SD and HD up to 1080p60! You get the flexibility of 4 separate capture or playback cards in one! Plus, it’s completely customizable so it’s perfect for media play-out systems, multi screen digital signage servers, real time multi channel capture systems and more.

 Tech Specs

SDI Video Input

8 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independantly configurable as either Input or Output

SDI Audio Input

16 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.

SDI Video Output

8 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD independantly configurable as either Output or Input

SDI Audio Output

16 channels embedded in SD and HD

Computer Interface

PCI Express 8 lane, compatible with 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots.

Codecs

Supports: AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, HEVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, 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

Video Standards

SD Format Support

525i29.97 NTSC, 625i25 PAL

HD Format Support

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

Video Sampling

4:2:2, 4:4:4

Color Precision

8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 and 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4

Color Space

REC 601, REC 709

SDI Compliance

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M A/B

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 and closed captioning.

Audio Sampling

Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.