MOTU HD Express User Manual page 10

Support for file-based workflows — lets you edit
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and monitor file-based workflow codecs supported
natively in Final Cut Pro, including HDV, XD
CAM, P2/DVCPro, and others with no
transcoding needed.
Broadcast quality — 10-bit 4:2:2 signal path
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throughout.
HDMI capture and monitoring — provides
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both HDMI in and out.
Color grading — provides flexible, industry-
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standard color adjustment with separate controls
for capture and playback.
Comprehensive audio — capture stereo analog
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or 8-channel embedded HDMI digital audio.
Monitor up to eight channels of surround audio via
RCA analog or HDMI embedded at sample rates
up to 96kHz.
Half-rack form factor with dedicated connectors
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— no cable swapping or gangly, inconvenient
breakout cables.
VIDEO I/O
The HD Express provides comprehensive video
input and output connectivity.
The front panel provides convenient inputs for
legacy SD capture and full 10-bit uncompressed
HDMI capture from today's latest HD camcorders.
The component section provides both RGB and
YPbPr, but can alternately serve as CVBS
(composite) in/out or even Y/C (S-Video) in/out.
1 x HDMI in and out (4:2:2 10-bit, YUV)
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Support for DVI output with HDMI-to-DVI
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adapter (sold separately)
1 x HD/SD component in and out (10-bit, YPbPr
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or RGB) on RCAs
1 x composite in (10-bit) on RCA
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1 x S-Video in (10-bit) on 4-pin mini-DIN
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1 x composite in and out (10-bit CVBS) on
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shared RCA
1 x S-Video in/out (10-bit Y/C) on shared RCA
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VIDEO FORMATS
SD — 576i25 (PAL) and 486i29.97 (NTSC)
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HD — 720p23.976, 720p24, 720p25, 720p29.97,
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720p30, 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080p23.976,
1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30,
1080PsF23.976, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25,
1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080i25, 1080i29.97,
1080i30
Supported Final Cut Pro HD formats —
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Uncompressed HD (8-bit and 10-bit), Apple
ProRes or DVCProHD 720p at all eight frame rates
listed above, plus full-raster (1920 x 1080) ProRes
or DVCProHD 1080 (1280 and 1440 rasters) at all
1080 frame rates listed above
Supported Final Cut SD formats —
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Uncompressed 8-bit and 10-bit, Apple ProRes or
DVCPro and DVCPro 50 at 486i29.97 and 576i25
AUDIO I/O
The HD Express provides stereo analog audio
capture and surround sound monitoring with
support for both 5.1 or 7.1 configurations. The
HD Express also provides 8-channel capture and
monitoring of embedded HDMI digital audio
input and output.
Supports all standard audio sample rates from
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44.1 to 96kHz
2 x RCA analog input on the front panel for SD
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Composite/S-Video capture
2 x S/PDIF digital in and out on RCA connectors
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8 x HDMI embedded audio in and out
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Front panel headphone jack with dedicated
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volume control
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