What is a SDI card?

High-density SDI cards provide up to 12 reconfigurable inputs and outputs with support for SD, HD, 3G and 12G SDI for SD through 4K/UHD resolutions. The video capture cards share the same memory-centric architecture featuring high-speed transfers to co-processors, GPUs, and CPU memory.

What is HDMI to SDI?

The Blackmagic Design HDMI to SDI 6G Mini Converter converts HDMI to SD, HD, 3G, or 6G-SDI in resolutions up to DCI 4K (4096 x 2160) at 24p and UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) up to 30p. This is useful for connecting consumer devices that output HDMI signals with professional SDI video equipment.

Does SDI carry audio?

SDI is an amazingly robust and flexible video standard! SDI includes video, audio, timecode and metadata all embedded in a single cable. Because of its reliability, SDI is ideal for live production, post and broadcast.

What is a DeckLink used for?

SD, HD, Ultra HD, 4K and 8K! DeckLink cards let you capture from cameras, decks and live feeds directly into editing, effects and design software applications such as DaVinci Resolve.

What is SDI output?

Serial Digital Interface (SDI) is a standard for the delivery of digital video with coaxial cable. While data speeds up to 3 gigabits per second (Gbps) are possible with SDI, the most common speed is half that at 270 Mbps.

What does HD-SDI stand for?

Serial digital interface
A related standard, known as high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI), is standardized in SMPTE 292M; this provides a nominal data rate of 1.485 Gbit/s. …

Is SDI analog or digital?

Serial digital interface (SDI) is a family of digital video interfaces first standardized by SMPTE (The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) in 1989. For example, ITU-R BT. 656 and SMPTE 259M define digital video interfaces used for broadcast-grade video.

Is SDI or HDMI better?

When comparing SDI to HDMI specs, HDMI 2.0 is the clear theoretical winner of image quality because it surpasses the bandwidth of three SDI cables. SDI is a one-way, multiplexed protocol designed to carry the highest quality video, audio and metadata over a coaxial cable or fiber.

Is SDI An analogue?

SDI is a professional video transmission interface, generally used in broadcast video equipment. SDI and HDMI both support uncompressed digital video transmission, but the HDMI interface to use the 19-line transmission, SDI with the ordinary 75-ohm coaxial line can.

Is HDMI better than SDI?

Does DeckLink work with OBS?

The Decklink Duo and Quad I believe can do both. So you’ll have to carefully read the description of the product. The cards designed to bring video in for the purpose of recording and/or live-streaming are all compatible with OBS however.

What is a black magic card?

The world’s highest performance capture cards for Mac, Windows and Linux. DeckLink capture and playback cards are used every day in the production of television commercials, music videos, episodic television programs and Hollywood feature films.

How many SDI inputs and outputs are there?

Why are SDI and HD-SDI only available in professional video equipment?

SDI and HD-SDI are usually available only in professional video equipment because various licensing agreements restrict the use of unencrypted digital interfaces, such as SDI, prohibiting their use in consumer equipment.

What kind of SDI card does DeckLink use?

DeckLink SDI 4K is the world’s smallest and most affordable multi rate SD/HD and Ultra HD SDI video card that lets you connect to any SD, HD-SDI, 2K and Ultra HD equipment. You also get RS-422 deck control, internal keying and reference input for a complete solution for editing, paint, design and more.

Which is the best SDI card for PC?

You get incredible quality 6G-SDI on any PCI Express Mac, Windows or Linux computer. DeckLink SDI 4K is the world’s smallest and most affordable multi rate SD/HD and Ultra HD SDI video card that lets you connect to any SD, HD-SDI, 2K and Ultra HD equipment.