Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2

Featuring 4 independent 3G-SDI connections, DeckLink Duo 2 is a PCI Express capture and playback card that supports SDI formats in SD and HD up to 1080p60! You get the flexibility of 4 separate capture or playback cards in one! Plus, it's completely customizable so it's perfect for media play-out systems, multi screen digital signage servers, real time multi channel capture systems and more!

Connections

SDI Video Inputs
4 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD - independently configurable as either Input or Output.

SDI Video Outputs
4 x bidirectional 12-bit SD/HD - independently configurable as either Input or Output.

SDI Audio Inputs
16 channels embedded in SD and HD.

SDI Audio Outputs
16 channels embedded in SD and HD.

Sync Input
Tri-Sync or Black Burst.

Computer Interface
PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4, 8 and 16 lane PCI Express slots.

Supported Codecs

• AVC-Intra
• AVCHD
• Canon XF MPEG2
• Digital SLR
• DV-NTSC
• DV-PAL
• DVCPRO50
• DVCPROHD
• DPX
• HDV
• HEVC
• XDCAM EX
• XDCAM HD
• XDCAM HD422
• DNxHR & DNxHD
• Apple ProRes 4444
• Apple ProRes 422 HQ
• Apple ProRes 422
• Apple ProRes LT
• Apple ProRes 422 Proxy
• Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2
• Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2
• Uncompressed 10-bit 4:4:4

Video Standards

SD Video Standards
525i59.94 NTSC, 625i50 PAL

HD Video Standards
720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, 1080p30, 1080p50, 1080p59, 1080p59.94, 1080p60 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60

SDI Compliance
SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601.

SDI Metadata Support
RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning.

Audio Sampling
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit.

SDI Color Precision
8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes. 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 only supported in playback.

SDI Video Sampling
8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes. 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 only supported in playback.

Color Space
REC 601, REC 709

Processing

Colorspace Conversion
Hardware based real time.

HD Down Conversion
Built in, high quality software down converter on playback and capture. Down converted SD selectable between letterbox and anamorphic 16:9 styles.

HD Up Conversion
Built in, high quality software up converter from SD to 720HD or 1080HD on input. Selectable between 4:3 pillarbox, 14:9 zoom and 16:9 zoom.

Cross Conversion
Built in, high quality software cross conversion from 720HD to 1080HD, 1080HD to 720HD on playback.

Real Time Effects
DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X internal effects. Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects. Avid Media Composer internal effects.

Software Compatbility

• DaVinci Resolve
• Fusion
• Final Cut Pro X
• Adobe Premiere Pro CC
• Adobe After Effects CC
• Adobe Photoshop CC
• Avid Media Composer
• Avid Pro Tools
• Steinberg Cubase
• Steinberg Nuendo

Software Included

Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS and Windows. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Linux.

What's Included

• DeckLink Duo 2
• SD card with software and manual

Warranty Period

3 Years

Authorized Reseller

Pixel Pro Audio is an authorized Blackmagic Design dealer.