The Blackmagic Design DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G is a Dual Link 12G-SDI capture and playback card that includes an extremely fast 8 lane PCI Express Generation 2 connection to the computer that delivers high performance, such as dual stream video capture and playback at resolutions up to 2160p60. DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G is perfect for customers working on feature film, commercial, visual FX, and television productions that require high resolution, deep color, stereoscopic 3D and high frame rate support.

DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G includes 12G-SDI for capture and playback in SD, HD, Ultra HD and DCI 4K formats. Dual stream capture and playback at these resolutions allows dual stream 3D as well as simultaneous fill and key capture and playback even when operating at Ultra HD at 60 frames per second.

Featuring two full frame DCI 4K inputs and outputs, DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G’s
multi rate 12G-SDI connections work with SD, HD and Ultra HD all the way up to full frame DCI 4K at 4096 x 2160 resolution at 60 frames per second. It also supports supports 10-bit YUV and 8-bit, 10-bit and 12-bit RGB as well as 3D up to DCI 4K at 4096 x 2160 resolution at 60 frames per second.

A new new mezzanine card design adds HDMI in and out on a second daughter card along with sockets for adding 2 optical fibre modules for Dual Link optical fibre SDI in and out. SMPTE compatible optical modules can be added up to 12G-SDI speeds, allowing connections to equipment using optical fibre, instead of regular BNC copper cables, which offers dramatically longer cable length, even at the faster 12 Gb/s speeds.

DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G includes two 12G-SDI inputs and two 12G-SDI outputs, reference input and RS422 deck control ports for capture and playback of all SD, HD, Ultra HD and DCI 4K formats. The card also includes HDMI input and output, AES/EBU balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs/outputs, and analog video I/O via the included breakout cable.

DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G will be available in October 2014.

Key Features:

2 x 12G-SDI in and out, supports SD, HD up to 1080p60, 2K, Ultra HD and up to DCI 4K at 4096 x 2160 resolution at 60 frames per second.
HDMI 4K in and out, supports SD and HD formats up to 1080p60.
Component analog in and out, supports SD and HD formats up to 1080p60, s-video and composite.
4 channels of balanced analog audio in and out on jack connectors.
2 channel AES/EBU balanced audio in and out on jack connectors.
Genlock/tri-sync input.
Sony compatible RS-422 deck control.
Dual optical fibre sockets for adding optical fibre modules, up to 12 Gb/s speeds.
Supports uncompressed 8, 10 and 12 bit and compressed video capture and playback.
Plugs into older model MacPro, Windows and Linux computers.
Supports DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects and more.
Includes free developer SDK for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Includes free Media Express capture and playback software for Windows, Mac and Linux.