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Unreal Engine now supports DeckLink capture cards

Combining the popular Epic Games engine with the DeckLink 8K Pro, Duo 2 and 4K Extreme 12G cards is a big step forward in virtual reality workflows.

Blackmagic Design DeckLink

Engine version 4.21 Unreal Engine, of Epic Games, now supports capture and playback cards DeckLink 8K Pro, DeckLink Duo 2 y DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G of Blackmagic Design. Additionally, the development tools for these products and the Epic source code will be available on the platform Unreal Engine Marketplace.

Unreal Engine is the most used video game engine and offers an exceptional quality solution, in order to create virtual and augmented reality experiences. It includes a wide range of tools designed for the most ambitious artistic projects, while providing the flexibility to ensure the success of both individual developers and large teams.

DeckLink 4K Extreme 12GUnreal Engine already supported the capture and playback of SDI and HDMI signals at a maximum resolution of 1080p60, and now version 4.21 adds several features for a growing number of video users. Live broadcasts and virtual productions. New features include support for Blackmagic Design's DeckLink products and development tools.

These cards offer extraordinary quality and allow Unreal Engine users to capture signals from cameras, computers, recorders and other devices directly from editing, effects and design systems. On the other hand, they support a wide variety of formats and resolutions, and have different types of connections, in order to provide greater flexibility.

DecklLink 8K ProMarc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine Enterprise and Epic Games, comments that "in broadcasting and cinematography, as well as in military simulation, video game creation and motion capture, it is essential to have good quality images when using virtual and augmented reality applications. Thanks to Blackmagic Design's DeckLink products, our users can work with high-end audiovisual material."

"In addition, one of the particular virtues of providing compatibility with this line of devices is that Blackmagic offers a wide variety of resources and workflows for filmmakers and broadcasters. It is a complete system with comprehensive solutions that range from cameras, transmission equipment and capture cards to programs for compositions and post-production, whose advantages can be taken advantage of immediately," he adds.

Blackmagic Design's full line of products for HD, 4K and 8K production and post-production includes digital cinema cameras, switchers, matrix switchers, converters, monitors and Ultimatte, one of the most reliable digital composers on the market. The combination of Unreal Engine with DeckLink cards and other Blackmagic Design devices allows filmmakers and broadcasters to have complete control when producing productions with virtual and augmented reality content.

Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design, highlights that "Unreal Engine is the most advanced real-time video game engine on the market, and we are honored that it provides compatibility with our products. This combination is a great step towards the dynamics of work in virtual reality. There is no reason for creators to use other more expensive and lower quality solutions, and I am excited to see how they use these tools with the goal of changing the way they generate virtual and augmented reality content. "

With DeckLink, Unreal Engine 4.21 users will be able to enjoy the following benefits:

  • Input of time code and audiovisual signals in real time.
  • Output for the background and foreground image, and the possibility of capturing material rendered with Unreal Engine and transmitting it using an SDI signal.
  • Ability to read YUV files and convert them to 8 or 10 bit RGB images.
  • Possibility of synchronizing Unreal Engine with a source or synchronization generator on a specific output.
  • Ability to capture an SDI source with Blackmagic Media Express.
  • Support for HD images in progressive or interlaced formats at a maximum resolution of 1080p60; It is planned to offer compatibility with 4K content soon.
  • Possibility of processing audio signals and time codes.
  • Synchronizing sources with Unreal Engine timecode.
  • Unreal Engine timecode control using the Blackmagic Media Express program.
By, Nov 19, 2018, Section:Graphics, Postpro

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