Motion Media

World's Highest 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, 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 the most amazing theater style environments! UltraStudio SDI includes deck control, genlock and fully powers via USB 3.0!

Advanced USB 3.0

For an advanced 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! This means you won’t waste CPU time compressing video just to play back, so you get more HD real time effects than any other product! 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!

Everything Included!

UltraStudio SDI includes everything you need for editing, paint or broadcast design. We include a full set of drivers for capture and playback with real time effects in Premiere Pro! Also included is Media Express for batch capture and output to tape with frame accurate deck control using AVI, Quicktime and DPX files! Only 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 so you can 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!

Incredible Quality

Now high quality broadcast electronics don’t need to be ugly and expensive! UltraStudio SDI features super low jitter 3 Gb/s SDI connections plus the latest HDMI 1.4 output for local monitoring. You get both compressed and uncompressed video capture and playback in the highest 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! Connect to broadcast routers or decks such as HDCAM SR, Digital Betacam, HDCAM, D5, DVCPRO HD and many more!

Compatible with Everything!

Blackmagic Design is the worlds biggest capture card manufacturer, so you get more third party software compatability! 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 are compatible with all software. UltraStudio SDI even includes a developer SDK so you can develop your own custom solutions!

Connections

SDI Video Input	1 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable.
SDI Video Output	1 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable.
Analog Video Input	None
Analog Video Output	None
HDMI Video Input	None
HDMI Video Output	1 x HDMI type A connector
Analog Audio Output	None
Analog Audio Input	None
AES/EBU Audio Input	None
AES/EBU Audio Output	None
SDI Audio Input	8 Channels embedded in SD and HD
SDI Audio Output	8 Channels embedded in SD and HD
HDMI Audio Input	None
HDMI Audio Output	2 Channels embedded in SD and HD.
Computer Interface	USB 3.0
Sync Input	Blackburst in SD, 720p50, 720p59.94, 1080i50 and 1080i59.94 formats or Tri-Sync in any HD format.
Device Control	Sony™ compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial ports TxRx direction reversible under software control.

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.
2K Format Support	None
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.
Video Sampling	4:2:2
Audio Sampling	Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.
Color Precision	10-bit
Color Space	REC 601, REC 709
HDMI Color Precision	10 bit
HDMI Resolution	Pixel for pixel HD resolution input to connected device.
HDMI Configuration	HDMI automatically configures to connected display.
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 Conversion	Hardware based real time.
3D Processing	None
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 720HD to 1080HD 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.

Extras

Software Included	Media Express, Disk Speed Test, Blackmagic Design Control Panel and Blackmagic Design driver on Windows™.
Firmware Upgrade	Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.
Installation	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. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements.
Operating System Compatibility	Compatible with Microsoft Windows 7™.
Product Warranty	3 Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.