Blackmagic's DeckLink Mini range grows with HD Monitor and HD Recorder

The portfolio of Blackmagic continues to expand with two new PCIe capture and playback cards: DeckLink Mini Monitor HD and DeckLink Mini Recorder HD.

The models DeckLink Mini Recorder HD y DeckLink Mini Monitor HD permits capture and playback images with or without compression at a 10 bit quality in standard definition or high definition. Additionally, both devices support signals YUV de 10 bits y RGB 4:4:4 de 12 bits, in order to provide “exceptional sharpness and an astonishing level of detail.” When replacing versions SDI 1.5G front, additional features have been added, for example, support for maximum resolutions of 1080p60 y DCI 2Kp60, spaces broader chromatics (inclusive Rec. 2020) y RGB formats.

The new models DeckLink Mini HD They are cards PCIe x1 Second generation and low profile ready to be installed on desktop computing equipment or rack-mounted servers thanks to its included adapters. They allow you to receive images from recorders, cameras and live sources, for the purpose of transmitting them to monitors, projectors, multimedia servers and other devices.

The model DeckLink Mini Recorder HD provides the opportunity to use any PCIe computing equipment to capture professional quality images from sources SDI 3G o HDMI, both in standard definition and high definition, and in format HDCAM, D5, SDCAM o Digital Betacam, among others. In turn, being compatible with popular streaming programs, such as OBS, it is possible to receive signals from cameras or mixers and integrate them directly into a live broadcast. For its part, the model DeckLink Mini Monitor HD allows signals to be transmitted SDI 3G y HDMI from PCIe computer equipment to play them directly on televisions, projectors and even mixers with a maximum resolution of 1080p60. The images turn out to be a perfect copy of the original without any loss of detail, which allows you to obtain the best possible quality when monitoring the recorded material. It is worth mentioning that this card is compatible with the latest HDR formats and is therefore ideal when it is necessary to carry out professional monitoring with accurate colors at an affordable price.

Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic, highlights these cards for their “professional quality at an extremely affordable price.” Likewise, it lists its most notable features: "We are pleased to be able to provide support for various formats at maximum resolutions of 1080p60 and DCI 2K, as well as advanced color spaces and high dynamic range images, through these two new devices. They fit into any computer equipment, even low-profile servers, thus providing the possibility of capturing or reproducing images with unparalleled quality, in any editing system, at a very affordable price."