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Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink HD Extreme with 3 Gb/s SDI (12/5/2008)

Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced the new DeckLink HD Extreme, a more powerful version of the original award winning DeckLink HD Extreme card. The new DeckLink HD Extreme has all the features of the original model, which it replaces, plus now adds HDMI capture and playback, innovative 3 Gb/s SDI technology, and 3D lookup tables.

DeckLink HD Extreme is the world's first capture card to feature SDI, HDMI and analog component, NTSC, PAL and S-Video capture and playback, combined with 3 Gb/s SDI technology, and 3D lookup tables for only US$995.

With SDI, HDMI and analog video capture and playback, combined with both balanced analog and AES/EBU digital audio, DeckLink HD Extreme lets customers connect to all decks, cameras and monitors. DeckLink HD Extreme instantly switches between SD and HD video, so is the ideal solution for all post production and broadcast users when working on design, editing, paint and effects tasks.

Now with the new 3 Gb/s SDI, DeckLink HD Extreme can also instantly switch to full resolution 2K feature film editing. DeckLink HD Extreme also includes built in 3D lookup tables that allow customers to simulate feature film stocks.

Last year at NAB 2007, Blackmagic Design pioneered 2K workflows via SDI using 3 Gb/s on its new Multibridge Eclipse editing solution and HDLink Pro monitoring solution. Now for the first time, this same 2K feature film workflow is available on a capture card that costs less than $1000.

DeckLink HD Extreme Key Features

• 3 Gb/s SDI capture and playback with compatibility with existing HD-SDI and SD SDI equipment.
• HDMI capture and playback.
• Analog component, NTSC, PAL and S-Video capture and playback.
• SDI, HDMI and Analog component switches between SD and HD. SDI also switches to 2K film.
• 16 channels of SDI audio capture and playback in HD and 2K. 8 channels in SD.
• 2 channels of AES/EBU audio capture and playback with sample rate converter on input.
• 2 channels of XLR professional analog audio capture and playback
• Full resolution 2K capture and playback at 2048 x 1556 at 24 and 23.98 fps.
• Genlock/Tri-Sync reference input for locking card to large systems.
• RS-422 remote control for broadcast decks.
• PCI Express plug in card at 10 Gb/s speeds for maximum real time effects.
• Real time effects in Apple Final Cut Pro(tm) and Adobe Premiere(tm) Pro.

Availability and Price

DeckLink HD Extreme is available now and in stock for only US$995 or €675 from all Blackmagic Design authorized resellers worldwide.

www.blackmagic-design.com  

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