DeckLink Optical Fiber

DeckLink Optical Fiber is the world’s first capture card to include optical fiber SDI connections. DeckLink Optical Fiber lowers the cost of using optical fiber SDI by building optical fiber directly into the card! DeckLink Optical Fiber is compatible with Windows™, Mac OS X™ and Linux™ and features HD/SD-SDI, optical fiber SDI capture and playback, reference input, RS-422 deck control and SD keying. DeckLink Optical Fiber let’s you use common low cost optical fiber networking cable that electricians can install. Optical Fiber is virtually future proof and is the future of SDI video for the television industry.

Features:

SDI   Video Input: 1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable.

SDI   Video Output:   1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable.

Optical Fiber Video Input: 1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable.

Optical Fiber Video Output: 1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable.
 

Supported Video formats: 525i NTSC, 625i PAL, 720HD, 1080HD.

SDI Audio Input:  8 channel embedded in SD and HD.
 

SDI Audio Output: 8 channel embedded in SD and HD.

Multiple Rate support: Standard definition SDI and high definition SDI.
 

Sync Input: Blackburst in SD and 1080i50, 720p50, 1080i59.94, 720p59.94 HD formats or TriSync in all HD Formats

Device Control: Sony™ compatible RS422 deck control ports. Serial  ports TxRx direction reversible under software control.

Settings Control: DeckLink System Preferences (Intel Mac OS X™) and DeckLink Control Panel (Windows™).

Updates: Firmware for cards built into software driver. Loaded at system start, or via updater software.

HD Format Support: 1080p23.98/24, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 720p50 and 720p59.94.

SD Format Support: 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 525/23.98 NTSC.

HD Down Converter: Software based down conversion.

HD Up Converter: Real-time up conversion from 720HD to 1080HD during video capture.

Card type: PCI Express 1 lane, compatible with 1,4,8 and 16 lane PCIe slots.