Motion Media

World's Highest Quality Connections

UltraStudio 3D takes advantage of the fastest data pipe available via a compact Thunderbolt™ port. With high quality low jitter SDI connections and instant switching between SD, HD and 2K, UltraStudio 3D is the perfect capture and playback device for your work now and well into the future! Connect all your I/O devices with single and dual link 3 Gb/s HD-SDI, HDMI 1.4a, and analog video in and out, as well as 16 channel SDI audio I/O, genlock for bi and tri level sync, and serial deck control. Easily connect to decks such as HDCAM-SR, HDCAM, D5, Digital Betacam, DVCPRO HD, and more for frame accurate editing and recording!

Compatible with Everything!

With UltraStudio 3D you get more third party software compatibility! Seamlessly edit on your favorite NLE software such as Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro. For compositing and broadcast design, UltraStudio 3D works with After Effects, Nuke, and Photoshop. Imagine color grading live on set with UltraStudio 3D and DaVinci Resolve on your MacBook Pro and seeing a real time preview live on a big screen TV or projector! All UltraStudio 3D files are open standard DPX and QuickTime format, so are compatible with all software. UltraStudio 3D even includes a developer SDK and QuickTime API so you can develop your own custom solutions!

Everything Included!

UltraStudio 3D 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 3D 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 3D also supports real time RAM preview in Adobe After Effects!

Connections

SDI Video Input	2 x 10 bit SD/HD switchable
SDI Video Output	2 x 10 bit SD/HD 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 or Composite. Component supports HD and SD.
HDMI Video Input	1 x HDMI 1.4a type A connector
HDMI Video Output	1 x HDMI 1.4a type A connector
Analog Audio Output	2 Channels of professional balanced analog audio via XLR connectors.
Analog Audio Input	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 with sample rate converter.
SDI Audio Input	16 channels embedded in SD and HD.
SDI Audio Output	16 channels embedded in SD and HD.
HDMI Audio Input	8 channels embedded in SD and HD.
HDMI Audio Output	8 channels embedded in SD and HD.
Computer Interface	Thunderbolt™
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 and 480p.
HD Format Support	720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080p50, 1080p59.94, 1080p60.
2K Format Support	2048 x 1556PsF24 and 2048 x 1556PsF25, 2048 x 1556p23.98, 2048 x 1556p24 and 2048 x 1556p25
SDI Compliance	SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M and SMPTE 425M
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 and 4:4:4
Audio Sampling	Television standard sample rate of 48kHz at 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, HDMI and component analog video connections are switchable between standard definition and high definition. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI, 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI and 3 Gb/s HD and 2K 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	Dual stream and frame packed capture & playback.
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	Apple Final Cut Pro™ internal effects in DV, DVCPRO HD, ProRes and uncompressed on Intel Mac OS X™. 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 System Preferences and Blackmagic Design driver on Mac OS X™.
Firmware Upgrade	Firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.
Installation	Requires Macintosh computer with Thunderbolt™ running Mac OS X 10.6. Please check the Support pages to see the full system requirements.
Operating System Compatibility	Mac OS X 10.6™ Snow Leopard
Product Warranty	3 Year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty.