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DeckLink Series
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June 2009

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  • Page 1 Operation Manual DeckLink Series Windows ™ June 2009...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Current DeckLink Cards How to use your DeckLink Card Connection Diagrams Installation Betacam SP analog deck Installing a DeckLink PCIe card SDI digital deck Installing the HDMI bracket Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:2:2 (DeckLink HD Extreme 3) Installing DeckLink Optical Fiber Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:4:4 Installing the Software NTSC/PAL monitor...

  • Page 3: Decklink Hd Extreme

    Contents Previous DeckLink Cards Installation & Setup Device Diagrams Before installing a DeckLink card DeckLink Lookup Tables (LUTs) in DeckLink HD Extreme 2 DeckLink Extreme DeckLink Extreme PCIe DeckLink HD Extreme and Professional Breakout Cable Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme and Consumer Breakout Cable DeckLink HD Extreme 2 and Professional Breakout Cable Betacam SP analog deck DeckLink HD Extreme 2 and Consumer Breakout Cable...
  • Page 4 How to use your DeckLink Card Welcome Thank you for purchasing a DeckLink broadcast video card. We hope you share our dream for the television industry to become a truly creative industry by allowing anyone to have access to the highest quality video. Previously high end television and post production required investment in millions of dollars of hardware, however with DeckLink cards, even 10 bit uncompressed is now easily affordable.

  • Page 5: How To Use Your Decklink Card

    DeckLink Series Operation Manual How to use your DeckLink Card...

  • Page 6: Installation

    How to use your DeckLink Card Installation Installing a DeckLink PCIe card 1. Shutdown and remove the power plug from the back of your PC. This is a safety precaution before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap. 2.

  • Page 7: Installing The Hdmi Bracket

    How to use your DeckLink Card Installation Installing the HDMI bracket The DeckLink HD Extreme 3 includes an HDMI bracket. After installing the DeckLink HD Extreme 3 card in a x4 lane PCIe slot, you will need a spare slot to install the HDMI bracket. Some PC’s include a double- width graphics slot in the x16 lane slot.
  • Page 8 How to use your DeckLink Card Mac OS X Installation Windows Installing DeckLink Optical Fiber Remove the power plug from the back of your PC. This is a safety precaution before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap. Remove the side cover of your PC to gain access to the PCIe slots.

  • Page 9: Installing The Software

    How to use your DeckLink Card Installation Installing the software Contents The DeckLink software installer will install the following components for you: Blackmagic DeckLink drivers ‚ Blackmagic Media Express application ‚ Blackmagic Control Panel ‚ Blackmagic AVI and QuickTime codecs ‚...

  • Page 10: Testing Your Installation

    How to use your DeckLink Card Installation Testing your installation Testing To check the installation has been successful on most DeckLink cards with Windows XP: 1. Go to the Control Panel and open Click on the tab. You should see an extra Display.

  • Page 11: Blackmagic Software

    How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Using Blackmagic Media Express Blackmagic Media Express is a simple utility for frame-accurate capture and playback with your broadcast tape deck. It uses the RS-422 port on DeckLink and DeckLink hardware to control the deck using the Sony ™...
  • Page 12 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Using Blackmagic Media Express Playback 1. Click on the Playback tab. 2. Select File and choose the video file you wish to play back. Alternatively File > Open Media drag the desired video clip directly in to the Playback window. The movie will appear in the Playback window.
  • Page 13 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Capturing Clips 1. Click on the Capture tab 2. Connect an RS-422 cable between the video deck and the DeckLink or DeckLink RS-422 port to ensure that timecode is available. 3. Go to the Edit menu and choose Preferences. 4.

  • Page 14: Using Blackmagic Framelink

    How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Using Blackmagic FrameLink Blackmagic FrameLink provides seamless DPX support using uncompressed AVI movies. ™ The key to understanding FrameLink, is when you mount a movie file with FrameLink it appears as a virtual drive full of DPX frames from the movie.

  • Page 15: Setting Blackmagic Preferences

    How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences DeckLink preferences are located in the Blackmagic Control Panel. Different DeckLink models have some different features. Any preferences not available to your DeckLink card will be grayed out and unavailable. The following preferences contain options for setting up your DeckLink.
  • Page 16 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences DeckLink video and audio output connections All of the video and audio outputs of DeckLink cards are active all of the time and the only choice you need to make on some models is between component (Y,R-Y,B-Y) analog video, S-Video or composite NTSC/ PAL analog video as they use shared connectors.
  • Page 17 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences NTSC setup The NTSC composite video used in the USA, and some other countries uses 7.5% setup. However setup is only used in composite video, but is never used in SDI video. Your DeckLink will handle adding and removing setup from NTSC video automatically for you.
  • Page 18 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences Progressive HD1080 video By default, progressive HD1080 video frame rates are treated as progressive segmented frame, ie 23.98PsF, 24PsF and 25PsF. If you enable progressive HD1080 video frame rates will be Use 1080p not 1080PsF treated as true progressive, ie 23.98p, 24p and 25p.
  • Page 19 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences HDTV Up/Down Conversion The software drivers included with DeckLink, can be used to downconvert high definition to NTSC or PAL video in real time during capture or playback. They also provide upconversion on capture. Select the desired option from the output or input processing menus under the Processing tab.
  • Page 20 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences VITC Reader A Frame - 3:2 Pulldown Removal Set A-frame VITC reference (to) Frame ## in 23.98 fps capture from NTSC using 3:2 pulldown This option decodes the VITC and uses it to correctly locate the A-frame when performing 3:2 pulldown while capturing video at 23.98fps.
  • Page 21 How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Setting Blackmagic Preferences Video Levels A video processing amplifier (Video Proc Amp) is provided for use with analog video and chroma levels and ideally should always be used in conjunction with a waveform monitor. By contrast to digital video, analog video can suffer from inconsistencies even between identical analog devices such as two analog tape decks.

  • Page 22: Blackmagic Disk Speed Test

    How to use your DeckLink Card Blackmagic Software Blackmagic Disk Speed Test If you want to check your disk array speed, Blackmagic Disk Speed Test can be run to check the array speed, and to provide the results in video frame rates. This makes it much easier to understand how various disk arrays will handle video capture and playback at various video resolutions and frame rates.

  • Page 23: Third Party Applications

    How to use your DeckLink Card Third Party Applications Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 v4.0.1 Adobe Premiere Pro is a powerful real-time video and audio non-linear editing application. Full presets for ™ Premiere Pro are included with the Blackmagic driver software and will be automatically loaded into your system during the installation process.
  • Page 24 How to use your DeckLink Card Third Party Applications Device Control DeckLink and Multibridge hardware include RS-422 device control for connection to decks. is automatically chosen when a new project is created and the capture Blackmagic Device Control format is set to Blackmagic Capture. The choice of device control can also be configured through Edit >...
  • Page 25 How to use your DeckLink Card Third Party Applications Batch Capture Select the clips you wish to capture by drag selecting or shift-clicking each clip. Then choose: [F6]. To set handles on the clips, go to the batch capture window menu and type File >...

  • Page 26: Adobe After Effects

    How to use your DeckLink Card Third Party Applications Adobe After Effects It’s very easy to setup playback and rendering in Adobe After Effects for a complete broadcast and design ™ workstation that connects direct to decks for capture and playback of clips. DeckLink also supports real time preview while working on your compositions.

  • Page 27: Adobe Photoshop

    How to use your DeckLink Card Third Party Applications Adobe Photoshop DeckLink includes Adobe Photoshop plug-ins, so you can directly capture and output still frames from ™ within the Photoshop application itself. ™ If you’re working with 10 bit HD/SD-SDI, you can even import and export 16 bit Photoshop ™...

  • Page 28: Supported File Formats

    How to use your DeckLink Card Supported File Formats Uncompressed data rates for capture and playback The data rates for uncompressed video are quite high, and listed below are minimum recommended disk requirements for uncompressed standard definition and high definition video. Uncompressed 10 bit YUV (4:2:2) Standard Definition Frame Size...

  • Page 29: Troubleshooting Video Capture And Playback

    How to use your DeckLink Card Troubleshooting Using your DeckLink as a capture and playback solution when connected to a computer is exciting, but also complex due to the huge range of different software applications. Video data rates are also very high, so the disk array you use for video storage can have a big impact on your system’s performance.

  • Page 30: Connection Diagrams

    DeckLink Series Operation Manual Connection Diagrams...

  • Page 31: Betacam Sp Analog Deck

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to a Betacam SP analog deck DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to an analog deck for capture and playback Previous DeckLink cards to the deck.

  • Page 32: Sdi Digital Deck

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to an SDI digital deck DeckLink SDI DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to a digital deck in 4:2:2 SD mode for capture and playback to the SDI deck.

  • Page 33: Sony Hdcam Sr Deck In 4:2:2 (Decklink Hd Extreme 3)

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to a Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:2:2 DeckLink SDI DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to a Sony HDCAM SR series digital deck in ™...

  • Page 34: Sony Hdcam Sr Deck

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards Connecting to a Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:4:4 DeckLink HD Pro 4:4:4 PCI-X This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to a Sony HDCAM SR series digital deck in ™...

  • Page 35: Ntsc/Pal Monitor

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Studio Connecting to an NTSC/PAL monitor Previous DeckLink cards This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to a standard definition Sony PVM monitor DeckLink Extreme via composite analog video.

  • Page 36: Connecting To S-Video

    Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme 3 - Connecting to S-Video This example shows the DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Breakout Cable connecting to S-video adapter cables. DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Breakout Cable...

  • Page 37: Yuv Component Monitor

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Studio Connecting to a YUV component monitor Previous DeckLink cards This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to a multiformat Sony BVM monitor via DeckLink Extreme component analog video.

  • Page 38: Connecting To An Hdtv

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards Connecting to an HDTV DeckLink HD Extreme 2 This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 3 connected to a consumer HDTV via HDMI. Connect a DeckLink HD Studio HDMI cable from DeckLink’s HDMI output to the HDMI input of the HDTV.

  • Page 39: Hdmi Workflow

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards HDMI Workflow DeckLink HD Extreme 2 DeckLink HD Extreme 3 can use HDMI for connecting video cameras, televisions and projectors to DeckLink HD Studio your computer for use with popular editing and design applications.

  • Page 40: Monitoring Via Hdmi

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards DeckLink HD Extreme 3 - Monitoring via HDMI DeckLink HD Extreme 2 DeckLink HD Studio NTSC/PAL 16:9 Desktop NTSC/PAL 1080i 720p High Definition Desktop...

  • Page 41: Monitoring With Hdlink Pro

    Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards DeckLink HD Extreme 3 - 2K Monitoring with HDLink Pro DeckLink HD Extreme 2 30 inch Dual link DVI-D connection 2K-SDI video direct to LCD monitor 3 Gb/s 4:4:4...

  • Page 42: Device Diagrams

    DeckLink Series Operation Manual Device Diagrams...
  • Page 43 Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme 3 All SDI inputs and outputs support 3 Gb/s SDI and 2K. 2. Deck Control 3. R-Y In 4. Y In 5. B-Y In DeckLink HD Extreme 3 6. Ref In Breakout Cable 7. R-Y Out 8.

  • Page 44: Decklink Optical Fiber

    Device Diagrams DeckLink Optical Fiber Optical Fiber HD/SD-SDI In & Out Deck Control RS - 422 HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) HD/SD-SDI Input (from deck) Reference In...

  • Page 45: Decklink Sdi

    Device Diagrams DeckLink SDI Deck Control RS-422 HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) HD/SD-SDI Input (from deck) Reference In...

  • Page 46: Decklink Studio

    Device Diagrams DeckLink Studio 2. RS-422 Deck Control 3. Component Out 4. Component Out 5. Component Out 6. Genlock Tri-Sync In 7. Component In 8. Component In 9. Component In DeckLink Studio Breakout Cable 10. AES / EBU Out 11. AES / EBU In 12.

  • Page 47: Developer Information

    DeckLink Series Operation Manual Developer Information...

  • Page 48: Blackmagic 2K Format - Overview

    Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Overview Frame Structure Transmitted at 23.98, 24 or 25 frames per second as a Progressive Segmented Frame. ‚ The latest Blackmagic Design products use the new Active video is 2048 pixels wide by 1556 lines deep. ‚...

  • Page 49: Blackmagic 2K Format - Vertical Timing Reference

    Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Vertical Timing Reference FIELD 1 ACTIVE LINE # 1650 … … … FIELD 2 ACTIVE LINE # … … 1617 1618 … 1650...

  • Page 50: Blackmagic 2K Format - Data Stream Format

    Developer Information Blackmagic 2K Format – Data Stream Format DATA ANC/AUDIO STREAM DATA DATA ANC/AUDIO STREAM DATA DATA STREAM DATA STREAM WORD# 23.98/24 WORD# 25 PsF...
  • Page 51 DeckLink Series Operation Manual DeckLink Series Operation Manual How to use your DeckLink Card Previous DeckLink Cards– Installation & Setup...

  • Page 52: Installation & Setup

    How to use your DeckLink Card Previous DeckLink Cards Installation Installation & Setup Before installing a DeckLink card Remove the power plug from the back of your PC. This is a safety precaution before opening your computer. Ensure that you are statically discharged by using a static strap. Remove the side cover of your PC to gain access to the PCI slots.

  • Page 53: Lookup Tables (Luts) In Decklink Hd Extreme

    How to use your DeckLink Card Previous DeckLink Cards Installation Installation & Setup Lookup Tables (LUT’s) in DeckLink HD Extreme 2 for Windows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 can use 1D or 3D LUT’s during playback. Lookup tables can be used for standard definition and high definition video as well as 2K film.
  • Page 54 How to use your DeckLink Card Previous DeckLink Cards Installation Installation & Setup Importing and exporting 3D LUT’s DeckLink HD Extreme 2 supports the popular Autodesk .3dl, IRIDAS .itx and IRIDAS .cube lookup table formats when importing 3D LUT’s. 3D LUT’s can also be exported from DeckLink in the .cube format. DeckLink uses the .cube format to store 3D LUT’s internally as this is a most memory efficient way to store complex lookup tables.
  • Page 55 DeckLink Series Operation Manual Previous DeckLink Cards– Connection Diagrams...

  • Page 56: Connection Diagrams

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to a Betacam SP analog deck DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to an analog deck for capture and playback Previous DeckLink cards to the deck.

  • Page 57: Sdi Digital Deck

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to an SDI digital deck DeckLink SDI DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to a digital deck in 4:2:2 SD mode for capture and playback to the SDI deck.

  • Page 58: Sony Hdcam Sr Deck In 4:2:2 (Decklink Hd Extreme 2)

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to a Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:2:2 DeckLink SDI DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to a Sony HDCAM SR series digital deck in ™...

  • Page 59: Sony Hdcam Sr Deck In 4:2:2 (Decklink Hd Pro Pcie)

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Optical Fiber Connecting to a Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:2:2 DeckLink SDI DeckLink Studio This example shows DeckLink HD Pro PCIe connected to a Sony HDCAM SR series digital deck in ™...

  • Page 60: Sony Hdcam Sr Deck

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards Connecting to a Sony HDCAM SR deck in 4:4:4 DeckLink HD Pro 4:4:4 PCI-X This example shows DeckLink HD Pro PCIe connected to a Sony HDCAM SR series digital deck in ™...

  • Page 61: Ntsc/Pal Monitor

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Studio Connecting to an NTSC/PAL monitor Previous DeckLink cards This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to a standard definition Sony PVM monitor DeckLink Extreme via composite analog video.
  • Page 62 Previous DeckLink Cards Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme 2 - connecting to S-Video This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to a standard definition Sony PVM monitor via composite analog video. Connect a BNC cable from DeckLink’s Y output cable to the composite analog video input of the Sony PVM monitor.

  • Page 63: Connecting To S-Video Decklink Hd Extreme

    Previous DeckLink Cards Connection Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme - connecting to S-Video This example shows the DeckLink HD Exteme Consumer Breakout Cable connecting to S-video adapter cables. The Professional Breakout Cable can also be used with S-video adapter cables. The numbering on the cables is the same on both the Consumer and Professional Breakout Cables so it’s easy to use either cable.

  • Page 64: Yuv Component Monitor

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 DeckLink Studio Connecting to a YUV component monitor Previous DeckLink cards This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to a multiformat Sony BVM monitor via DeckLink Extreme component analog video.

  • Page 65: Connecting To An Hdtv

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards Connecting to an HDTV DeckLink HD Extreme 2 This example shows DeckLink HD Extreme 2 connected to a consumer HDTV via HDMI. Connect a DeckLink HD Studio HDMI cable from DeckLink’s HDMI output to the HDMI input of the HDTV.

  • Page 66: Hdmi Workflow

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards HDMI Workflow DeckLink HD Extreme 2 DeckLink HD Extreme 2 can use HDMI for connecting video cameras, televisions and projectors to DeckLink HD Studio your computer for use with popular editing and design applications.

  • Page 67: Monitoring Via Hdmi

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards DeckLink HD Extreme 2 - monitoring via HDMI DeckLink HD Extreme 2 DeckLink HD Studio NTSC/PAL 16:9 Desktop NTSC/PAL 1080i 720p High Definition Desktop...

  • Page 68: Monitoring With Hdlink Pro

    Previous DeckLink Cards Cards which can be used in Connection Diagrams this workflow... DeckLink HD Extreme 3 Previous DeckLink cards DeckLink HD Extreme 2 - 2K Monitoring with HDLink Pro DeckLink HD Extreme 2 30 inch 2K-SDI video Dual link DVI-D connection 3 Gb/s 4:4:4 direct to LCD monitor...
  • Page 69 DeckLink Series Operation Manual Previous DeckLink Cards– Device Diagrams...

  • Page 70: Device Diagrams

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink Deck Control RS-422 SPDIF/AES Output SD-SDI Output (Monitoring) SD-SDI Output SD-SDI Input...

  • Page 71: Decklink Extreme

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink Extreme 2. AES-S/PDIF Output (monitoring) (R) Audio Output (balanced analog) 3. (L) Audio Output (balanced analog) (R) Audio Input (balanced analog) 4. (R) Audio Output (balanced analog) (L) Audio Output 5. (L) Audio Input (balanced analog) (balanced analog) (L) Audio Input...

  • Page 72: Decklink Extreme Pcie

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink Extreme PCIe 2. AES-S/PDIF Output (R) Audio Output (monitoring) (balanced analog) 3. (L) Audio Output (R) Audio Input (balanced analog) (balanced analog) 4. (R) Audio Output (L) Audio Output (balanced analog) (balanced analog) 5. (L) Audio Input (balanced analog) (L) Audio Input (balanced analog)

  • Page 73: Decklink Hd Extreme And Professional Breakout Cable

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme and Professional Breakout Cable The cable numbering is the same on both the Professional and Consumer Breakout Cables so it’s easy to use either cable. For example, component video output uses cables 3, 4 and 5 on both breakout cables.

  • Page 74: Decklink Hd Extreme And Consumer Breakout Cable

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme and Consumer Breakout Cable The cable numbering is the same on both the Professional and Consumer Breakout Cables so it’s easy to use either cable. For example, component video output uses cables 3, 4 and 5 on both breakout cables.

  • Page 75: Decklink Hd Extreme 2 And Professional Breakout Cable

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme 2 and Professional Breakout Cable DeckLink HD Extreme 2 can use HDMI for connecting video cameras, televisions and projectors to your computer for use with popular editing and design applications. DeckLink HD Extreme 2 captures video in real-time directly from the HDMI output on HDV cameras, and will play back directly to large screen HDTVs or HD projectors for client-monitoring and editing.

  • Page 76: Decklink Hd Extreme 2 And Consumer Breakout Cable

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Extreme 2 and Consumer Breakout Cable The cable numbering is the same on both the Professional and Consumer Breakout Cables so it’s easy to use either cable. For example, component video output uses cables 3, 4 and 5 on both breakout cables.

  • Page 77: Decklink Hd Plus

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Plus 2. Deck Control DeckLink HD Plus Breakout Cable 3. Ref In 4. SPDIF/AES Out 5. SPDIF/AES In 6. Wordclock Out HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) HD/SD-SDI Input (from deck)

  • Page 78: Decklink Hd Pro 4:2:2 Pci-X

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro 4:2:2 PCI-X 2. Deck Control 3. R-Y/R Monitor Out DeckLink HD Pro Breakout Cable 4. Y/G Monitor Out 5. B-Y/B Monitor Out 6. Ref In HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) 7. SPDIF/AES Out 8.

  • Page 79: Decklink Hd Pro 4:4:4 Pci-X

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro 4:4:4 PCI-X 2. Deck Control 3. R-Y/R Monitor Out DeckLink HD Pro Breakout Cable 4. Y/G Monitor Out 5. B-Y/B Monitor Out HD/SD-SDI Monitoring Output Ch A 6. Ref In HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) Ch B 7.

  • Page 80: Decklink Hd Pro Pcie

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Pro PCIe 2. Deck Control 3. R-Y/R Monitor Out DeckLink HD Pro Breakout Cable 4. Y/G Monitor Out 5. B-Y/B Monitor Out HD/SD-SDI Monitoring Output Ch A 6. Ref In HD/SD-SDI Output (to deck) Ch B 7.

  • Page 81: Decklink Hd Studio

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink HD Studio The Professional Breakout Cable provided with the DeckLink HD Studio is the same as that provided with the DeckLink HD Extreme and DeckLink HD Extreme 2 cards. The label “DeckLink HD Extreme Professional Breakout Cable”...

  • Page 82: Decklink Plus

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink Plus The DeckLink Plus card was bundled with the Multibridge SD. DeckLink Plus can be used by itself to connect directly to SDI equipment. It can also be used in conjunction with Multibridge SD to connect to analog equipment such as a Betacam SP deck or for monitoring with an analog monitor.

  • Page 83: Decklink Pro

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink Pro SPDIF Output (monitoring A) SPDIF Output AES-S/PDIF Output A (monitoring B) (monitoring) AES-S/PDIF Output B SPDIF Output (monitoring) (monitoring C) AES-S/PDIF Output C SPDIF Output (monitoring) (monitoring D) AES-S/PDIF Output D R-Y Output (monitoring) (monitoring) SDI-SDI Output...

  • Page 84: Decklink Sp

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink SP (R) Audio Output 2. AES-S/PDIF Output (balanced analog) (monitoring) (R) Audio Input 3. (L) Audio Output (balanced analog) (balanced analog) (L) Audio Output 4. (R) Audio Output (balanced analog) (balanced analog) 5. (L) Audio Input (L) Audio Input (balanced analog) (balanced analog)

  • Page 85: Decklink Sp Pcie

    Previous DeckLink Cards Device Diagrams DeckLink SP PCIe (R) Audio Output (balanced analog) AES-S/PDIF Output (monitoring) (R) Audio Input (L) Audio Output (balanced analog) (balanced analog) (L) Audio Output (R) Audio Output (balanced analog) (balanced analog) (L) Audio Input (L) Audio Input (balanced analog) (balanced analog) SPDIF Output...

  • Page 86: Year Limited Warranty

    DeckLink Series Operation Manual 3 Year Limited Warranty...

  • Page 87: Warranty Terms And Conditions

    3 Year Limited Warranty 3 Year Limited Warranty Blackmagic Design warrants that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 36 months from the date of purchase excluding user-servicable cooling fans and fiber optic modules which will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase.

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