Developed for capturing multiple High-Definition SDI video signals, the SC-SDI4 is the perfect solution to AV professionals looking to capture from multiple SDI sources. Ideal for use in broadcast markets or with any SDI-capable applications the SC-SDI4 provides four 3G-SDI inputs each capable of capturing 1920x1080p at 60 frames per second. Each capture channel is hardware timestamped allowing for larger surfaces to be captured and stitched together.

• Eight lane PCIe Gen.3 interface
• Single PCIe endpoint, allowing for more cards & captures to be placed within a single system
• Full support of the Vision capture card features set

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. do you have a solid model of this card?(igs. step. solidworks)

A: Sorry No.

Q: 2. is this hardware or software compression?

A: The YUAN SC400N4 M2 4-Channel 1080p60 3G-SDI Capture Card uses software compression.

Q: 3. Does this process/Encode video. would this be less of a burden on a computer if it had to separate capture cards for each video. Does the board do any processing of the video. or does the computer GPU and CPU still have to process the video? I want to use this for live streaming I have a 10th gen I7 with 80+ gbs of ram with 6gb graphics card Nvidia p1000 Laptop. Just want to make sure it can Work. I use OBS

A: The Blackmagic Design DeckLink Quad 2 is a capture card and it does have some processing capability. which is listed below. 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 conversion from SD to 720HD or 1080HD on capture. Selectable between 4:3 pillarbox, 14:9 zoom and 16:9 zoom. Cross Conversion Built in, high quality hardware cross conversion from 720HD to 1080HD on playback, 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.

Q: 4. Well this card seems more usable to me because of its 8 input, and If I have to use it with EGPU(External Graphic processing unit) with thunderbolt, will it work? Like in other question I don't like to travel with PC but will always travel with Laptop to use with ATEM. In this case I can use a gaming laptop and a EGPU with this card in it.

A: As long as the bus the card is connected to is capable of the bandwidth, then it should work.

Q: 5. Well, ATEM from Blackmagic doesn't seem reliable from reviews and weak point is ATEM doesn't convert frame rates. Now the Question is - Can I use this card to capture 8 input and use it in any of Live Streaming software like Wirecast as switcher? Is there any software like that? The thing is I'll carry a laptop anyway with ATEM so instead will make a good mini tower PC and will have no problem of storage and RAM.Thank you.

A: The latest ATEM Television Studio 4K Pro does accept any HD or UHD resolution and frame rates on input. The Quad 2 would work for your purpose assuming you have 3rd party software to run it and a qualified computer. Blackmagic does not make switching software for this card.

Q: 6. Can I use this with Renewed Vision's Propresenter to have 8 separate outputs for projectors, lower thirds, stage display, etc.?

A: Yes.

Q: 7. Can you tie two of the outputs together for key and fill, while still using the other channels independently for ins and outs?

A: Yes, you could set the I/O to KEY or Fill for two of the 8 ports when using the Blackmagic Design DeckLink Quad 2 8-Channel 3G-SDI Capture & Playback Card, and the rest could be normal SDI video outputs or inputs.

Q: 8. What is a recommended Thunderbolt 2 Expansion chassis for this PCIe card?

A: For the Blackmagic Design DeckLink Quad 2, Sonnet recommends the Sonnet Echo Express SE IIIe (thunderbolt 3): https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1506346-REG/sonnet_echo_ex_se3e_t3_echo_express_se_iiie.html

Q: 9. Will this cars work in any one of these slots3x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 Slots (run single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 or triple at x8/x8/x4), 3x PCI-Express 3.0 x1 Slots (Flexible PCI-Express)And is is compatible with livestream studio software.

A: This card is compatible with 8 and 16 lane PCIe slots. It is also compatible with Livestream Studio Software.

Q: 10. Can anyone reccomend a capture software that works with this card allowing all 8 inputs to be captured at once? My PC is plenty powerful (64 cores, 128GB RAM, 6TB RAID0 SSD). Thanks!

A: DeckLink cards support common streaming software such as Flash Media Encoder, Wirecast, Livestream Producer and Resolume Avenue 4. On Mac, stream live video with Flash Media Encoder, Wirecast and Livestream Producer. When streaming on Windows, you get compatibility with Flash Media Encoder, Xsplit Broadcaster, Wirecast and Livestream Producer. Resolume software supports all DeckLink capture and playback products straight out of the box! With DeckLink and Resolume you can capture and play back any QuickTime and AVI video files, as well as Flash animations and text overlays with your WAV and AIFF audio files. With Resolume Arena you can even use SMPTE timecode captured by DeckLink to synchronize clips with lasers, lights, fireworks displays or anything you can imagine for the most mind blowing VJ performances!