The new Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  is the most advanced capture card ever built. The new Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  includes all the powerful features of the previous model, but now adds HDMI capture and playback, plus new 3 Gb/s SDI support, and 3D lookup tables.

Connect to Anything
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  is the only solution that connects to SDI, HDMI, component analogue, NTSC/PAL and S-Video equipment for capture and playback, while instantly switching between SD, HD and 2K. Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  includes 2 channels of AES/EBU audio in and out with a sample rate converter on the AES/EBU input as well as 2 channels of XLR professional analogue audio in and out. Work with the widest range of equipment, such as HDCAM, HD-D5, HDCAM SR, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, HD receivers, HDV cameras, televisions, mixers and more.

More HD Real Time Effects
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme ’s super fast 10 Gb/s connection plugs directly into your editing software’s real time effects processing. Unlike FireWire products, you get all CPU time for real time effects, so only PCI Express lets you upgrade to HD without limiting real time effects. The higher speed of PCI Express also easily handles advanced formats such as full resolution 2K digital film. Only the high speed PCI Express ensures that when you upgrade your studio to high definition, you get full real time effects.

New 3 Gb/s SDI Connections
The new Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  is the first capture card to include high speed 3 Gb/s SDI connections. 3 Gb/s SDI is the latest version of the SDI video standard that allows 4:4:4 RGB and 2K film connection with a single BNC type connection. 3 Gb/s SDI runs twice the data rate of normal HD-SDI video, however instantly switches to traditional standard definition and high definition SDI. 3 Gb/s SDI allows 4:4:4 RGB workflow or full resolution 2K feature film quality 24 fps 2048 x 1556 capture and playback. 2K via SDI allows a revolutionary change to feature film workflow as now you can connect film resolution video around your facility using the same familiar workflow as a "normal" video job! Only Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  gives you film editing features built in for no extra cost!

Incredible Built In HDMI
You'll love the full resolution HDMI input and output built into the new Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme . Use the HDMI output for connecting to any HDMI television or video projector for full HD resolution monitoring at much lower cost than a dedicated HD broadcast monitor. Imagine presenting your work to your clients using cinema size large screen video projectors or televisions! Use the built in HDMI input for capturing from cameras with HDMI outputs. Unlike FireWire capture, using the HDMI output of consumer cameras means you get the highest quality uncompressed video from the camera, or you can use the native compression of your editing software, such as uncompressed, JPEG, DVCPRO HD, and ProRes. Unlike FireWire compression, using the native compression of your editing software, combined with high speed 10 Gb/s PCI Express gives you all CPU time for maximum real time effects playback direct to large screen displays and broadcast monitors.

True Professional Quality Audio
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  features unbalanced AES digital audio in and out as well as XLR balanced pro audio for incredible quality while maintaining sample accurate AV sync. Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  includes a sample rate converter on the AES/EBU input, so you can connect to any digital audio device, as either synchronized or un-synchronized sources. Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  also includes a massive 16 channels of SDI embedded audio support for HD capture and playback, and 8 channels of SDI embedded audio for standard definition capture and playback.

Compatible with Popular Video Software
Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme  works in Windows XP™, Windows Vista™ and Mac OS X™ systems. Use your favourite video software such as Apple Final Cut Pro™, Adobe Premiere Pro™, Adobe After Effects™, Adobe Photoshop™, eyeon Fusion™ and many more. Instantly switch between 2K, 1080 HD, 720 HD, NTSC and PAL for worldwide compatibility.

Includes Loads of Free Software Utilities
Photoshop™ plug-ins are included for capture and output of still frames. Blackmagic FrameLink™ lets you instantly access QuickTime and AVI media as DPX files. Blackmagic Deck Control™ lets you control a deck remotely via RS-422 for capture and playback of clips with timecode accuracy and Blackmagic Disk Speed Test™ checks your disk array in frames per second.

Features:

• Connections: SD/HD-SDI in, 2 x SD/HD-SDI out, HDMI in, HDMI out, YUV/NTSC/PAL/S-Video in and out, YUV operates in HD or SD, 2 channel XLR audio in an out, AES unbalanced audio in and out, RS-422 Deck Control and Reference in
• Real time effects supported in Apple Final Cut Pro™ and Adobe Premiere Pro™
• True 10 bit and8 bit uncompressed YUV video capture and playback for high end production quality
• Compressed video capture and playback on supported platforms. Edit in DV, JPEG, HDV and DVCPRO-100 HD files on Mac OS X
• Blackmagic Deck Control included - complete solution for automated capture and playback of media to broadcast tape decks using serial control
• Video Desktop for video output from non video software. True computer monitor dispaly on video out
• Realtime RAM preview in Adobe After Effects™, Apple Motion™ and Discreet Combustion™
• Super high quality 64 bit RGB codec, QuickTime redering at trillions of colours in Adobe After Effects™
• SDI compliant with SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 296M and ITU-R BT.656
• HD format support: 1080 lines at 23.98PsF, 24PsF, 25PsF, 30PsF, 50i, 59.94i, 60i, 720 lines at 50p, 59.94p and 60p. SD format support: NTSC, PAL, S-Video
• Supports 4:2:2 YUV and 4:4:4:4 RGB colour space

Connection Diagram

Application Compatibility
DeckLink is an ideal solution for video software. Mac OS X™ compatible software includes Final Cut Pro™, Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Photoshop®, Shake™, Motion™, Combustion™, iDVD™, DVD Studio Pro™, Color Finesse™, Microcosm™, Cleaner™, and many more. Windows™ compatible software includes Premiere Pro®, After Effects®, Photoshop®, Encore DVD® and many more.

Access VANC Blanking Data
Capture and playback any line of blanking, using any of the top three lines of your media file. This lets you store test signals, timecode, subtitles and many other custom types of data.

Real Time Effects with Final Cut Pro
Many exciting real time effects are included with the DeckLink. These include Cross Dissolve, Non Additive Dissolve, Additive Dissolve, Fade in Fade out, Dip to Color, Sepia, Desaturate, Brightness and Contrast, Proc Amp, Tint, Gamma Correction and 3 way color correction. DeckLink cards are fully compatible with Final Cut Pro™ RT Extreme built-in effects for unlimited possibilities. Blackmagic Design DeckLink HD Extreme

PAL, NTSC 720HD and 1080HD
DeckLink cards have been designed to instantly switch between PAL ( Europe and Asia) and NTSC (USA and Japan) , as well as all 720HD and 1080HD standards. SDI and analog connections switch easily between NTSC, PAL and all HD television standards. With a simple change of your settings you can have NTSC, PAL and HD media files on the same disk.

Frame Accurate
Editing systems based on Final Cut Pro™ or Premiere Pro using DeckLink, may be inexpensive but they're certainly professional. Editors demand frame accurate batch capture and perfect AV sync!

Uncompressed Video Quality
SDI uses a higher data rate than DV, so it’s got the speed to handle full resolution video in standard definition or high definition, completely uncompressed. That means you can preserve video quality until you need to compress the video, such as the final compression pass for streaming or broadcast