Blackmagic Design UltraStudio 4K Extreme – Thunderbolt 2 4K Capture and Playback Device

Blackmagic UltraStudio 4K Extreme

UltraStudio 4K Extreme is a rack mount capture and playback unit that connects to a computer via Thunderbolt 2 or PCI Express. It works in SD, HD, Ultra HD up to 60p and DCI 4K, including 4:4:4 and dual channel 3D stereoscopic, using 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 connections.

It also has analog component and composite video, balanced XLR analog audio, AES/EBU audio, a microphone input with switchable phantom power, timecode in and out, reference input and loop output and two RS-422 deck control ports. A built in hardware encoder captures to H.265 files.

Key features

• 12G-SDI and 6G-SDI inputs and outputs, single/dual/quad link 4:2:2/4:4:4, 2D/3D switchable
• HDMI 2.0 input and output with 2160p60, Deep Color and HDR
• Hardware H.265 encoder
• Up to 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to Ultra HD 30p
• Hardware down conversion Ultra HD to HD and HD to SD, up and cross conversion
• Dual stream and frame packed 3D capture and playback
• Two built in AC power supplies

Compatibility

• DaVinci Resolve, Fusion, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects CC, Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo, Adobe Photoshop CC
• Mac OS, Windows (64-bit) and Linux

Specifications

• SDI video inputs: 2 x 12Gb/s and 2 x 6Gb/s, SD/HD/2K/4K
• SDI video outputs: 2 x 12Gb/s and 2 x 6Gb/s, plus 4 loop and 4 repeated outputs
• HDMI: 2.0 type A input and output
• Analog video: component YUV on 3 BNC and composite, in and out
• Analog audio: 4 balanced XLR in and out, 2 unbalanced RCA in
• AES/EBU audio: 2 channels in and out on BNC
• SDI audio: 16 channels embedded; HDMI audio: 8 channels
• Mic input: 1 x XLR with 48 V phantom power
• Timecode: XLR in and out; reference in and loop out
• Device control: 2 x RS-422
• Optical fiber: 2 x 12Gb/s (optional)
• Computer interface: Thunderbolt 2 (Mac OS and Windows), PCI Express 4 lane generation 2
• Power: 2 x internal 120-240 V AC, IEC C14 inlet