Blackmagic Design DeckLink 8K Pro

SDI Video Input

4 x Bidirectional 12 Gb/s SD/HD/2K/4K/8K
Supports single, dual link, and quad link 4:2:2/4:4:4. 2D/3D switchable

SDI Video Output

4 x Bidirectional 12 Gb/s SD/HD/2K/4K/8K
Supports single, dual link, and quad link 4:2:2/4:4:4. 2D/3D switchable

SDI Audio Input

16 x Channels embedded in HD/2K/4K
8 x Channels embedded in SD

SDI Audio Output

16 x Channels embedded in 2K/HD/SD
64 x Channels embedded in 8K/4K

Sync Input

Tri-Sync or Black Burst

Computer Interface

PCI Express 8-lane generation 3, compatible with 8- and 16-lane PCI Express slots

Supported Codecs

AVC-Intra
AVCHD
Canon XF MPEG2
Digital SLR
DV-NTSC
DV-PAL
DVCPRO50
DVCPROHD
DPX
HDV
XDCAM EX
XDCAM HD
XDCAM HD422
DNxHD
DNxHR
Apple ProRes 4444
Apple ProRes 422 HQ
Apple ProRes 422
Apple ProRes LT
Apple ProRes 422 Proxy
Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2
Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2
Uncompressed 10 bit 4:4:4

Supported Applications

Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects CC, Adobe Photoshop CC, DaVinci Resolve, Fusion, Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, Autodesk Smoke, The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley Edius, Steinberg Nuendo, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live & In, Softron MovieRecorder & MReplay, Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Telestream Wirecast, Livestream Producer, Resolume Arena, Magix Vegas Pro & Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Vidblaster X & Studio & Broadcast, Uniplay One & CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, Imagine Communications Velocity & InfoCaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Metus Ingest, Boinx Software MimoLive, Cinegy Capture Pro, vMix Live, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard & Coral CG, Glookast Capturer, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus NEMO3D

Video Standards

DCI 8K Video Standards
8Kp: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98

8K Video Standards
8Kp: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98

DCI 4K
4Kp: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98

UHD 4K
2160p: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98

2K
DCI 2Kp: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98
DCI 2KPsF: 30/29.97/25/24/23.98

HD
1080p: 60/59.94/50/30/29.97/25/24/23.98
1080PsF: 30/29.97/25/24/23.98
1080i: 60/59.94/50
720p: 60/59.94/50

SD
525i: 59.94
625i: 50

SDI Compliance

SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, SMPTE 435, SMPTE 2081, SMPTE 2082, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601

SDI Metadata Support

RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning

Sampling

Video:
4:2:2, 4:4:4

Audio:
Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz at 24-bit

Color Precision

SDI: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 8K DCI 30p, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes.

Color Space

REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020

Deep Color Support

Yes

Multiple Rate Support

SDI video connections are switchable between SD/HD/2K/4K and 8K

Colorspace Conversion

Hardware-based, real time on output

3D Processing

Left eye/right eye dual stream capture and 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

Operating Systems Supported

macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS High Sierra 10.13 or later
Windows 7, 8.1, 10 all 64-bit
Linux

Software Update

Firmware built into software driver; loaded at system start or via updater software

Physical Installation

PCI Express 8-lane generation 3, compatible with 8, 16-lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows, and Linux

Power Consumption

19 W

EMC Certifications

EMC, FCC, CE, KCC and C-Tick

Operating Temperature

41 to 122°F / 5 to 50°C

Storage Temperature

-4 to 140°F / -20 to 60°C

Relative Humidity

0 to 90% non-condensing

Dimensions

Depth: 6.45" / 16.38 cm

Weight

8 oz / 227.9 g