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Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2 Mini Capture and Playback Card

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Duo 2 Mini Capture and Playback Card

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At the point of image capture, Ingest and play back high-resolution footage and audio for electronic signage, real-time acquisition, or media player uses with the DeckLink Duo 2 Mini Acquisition and Playback Card from Blackmagic Design. The Duo 2 Mini is a low-profile PCIe medium that incorporates four bidirectional mini BNC SDI sources/outputs. These multi-rate links accept 3G/HD/SD-SDI source and feed signals, delivering support for definitions from SD to HD 1080p60. Additionally, the DeckLink Duo 2 Mini incorporates a reference source and accommodates 16 channels of 48 kHz 24-bit audio.
The DeckLink Duo 2 Mini provides adaptable format and platform support, letting you operate with popular compressed footage formats such as ProRes, AVCHD, XDCAM, and DNxHD, as well as up to 12-bit uncompressed footage. Whenever working with uncompressed footage, all pictures are pixel-for-pixel identical to the source, eliminating any generational loss. This lets you get sharper keying with green displays, cleaner compositions, heightened color correction, and additional. Support for common file formats offers ready-to-edit files for use in widely chosen editing, effects, and configuration software uses. The DeckLink Duo 2 Mini is compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux-based workstations. Drivers and usefulness software are included on a SD medium for the supported platforms.

Feature Highlights — Blackmagic Design DeckLink — Product Guide

  • Low-profile PCIe capture/playback card compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux-based workstations and servers
  • Up to 1080p60 capture/playback
  • 8-/10-bit 4:2:2 in all modes up to 1080p30
  • 12-bit 4:4:4 up to 1080p30 in playback mode
  • HD to SD downconversion
  • SD to HD upconversion
  • Hardware cross conversion between 720p and 1080p on playback
  • Rec. 601 and Rec. 709 color space
  • BNC reference input
  • Blackburst and tri-sync
  • Supports 16 channels of embedded 24-bit 48 kHz SDI audio in HD and SD resolutions

Software Applications Supported: Guide


Accommodates major software uses such as DaVinci Resolve, Fusion, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Avid Media Composer, Adobe After Effects CC, Avid Pro Utilities, Steinberg Cubase, Steinberg Nuendo, and Adobe Photoshop CC.
Other supported uses incorporate The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley EDIUS, Sony Catalyst Workflow Suite, Utilities On Air Only: 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 Simple Media Suite, Metus Ingest, Boinx Applications MimoLive, Cinegy Acquisition Pro, vMix Live, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard/Coral CG, Glookast Capturer, Open Broadcaster Applications Studio, and Nautilus NEMO3D.
Supported Operating Systems macOS 10.13, 10.14 or Later Windows 7, 8.1, 10 (All 64-Bit) Linux
Inputs/Outputs 4 x Mini BNC 3G-SDI (Bidirectional, 12-Bit SD/HD) 1 x Reference In
Sync Input Tri-Sync or Black Burst
Computer Interface PCI Express 4 Lane Generation 2 (Compatible with 4, 8 and 16 Lane PCI Express Slots)
Audio Channels 16 x Embedded, HD and SD (Input and Output)
Video Support HD: 1080p: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60 1080PsF: 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 1080i: 50, 59.94, 60 720p: 50, 59.94, 60SD: 525i: 59.94 NTSC 625i: 50 PAL
Audio Sample Rate 24-Bit, 48 kHz
Supported Codecs AVC-Intra, AVCHD, Canon XF MPEG2, Digital SLR, DV-NTSC, DV-PAL, DVCPRO50, DVCPROHD, DPX, HDV, HEVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD422, DNxHR & DNxHD, 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
Conversion Modes Playback: 720p to 1080p, 1080p to 720p Up Conversion: SD to 720p or 1080p (Selectable: 4:3, 14:9 Zoom, and 16:9 Zoom) Down Conversion: SD (Selectable: Letterbox and Anamorphic 16:9) Color Space Conversion: Hardware-Based, Real-Time
Color Space Rec. 601, Rec. 709
SDI Color Precision 8, 10, 12-Bit RGB 4:4:4 (In All Modes up to 1080p30) 8, 10-Bit YUV 4:2:2 (In All Modes) 12-Bit RGB 4:4:4 (Supported in Playback Mode Only)
SDI Video Sampling 8, 10, 12-Bit RGB 4:4:4 (In All Modes up to 1080p30) 8, 10-Bit YUV 4:2:2 (In All Modes) 12-Bit RGB 4:4:4 (Supported in Playback Mode Only)
SDI Compliance SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, ITU-R BT.656, ITU-R BT.601
SDI Metadata Support RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and Closed Captioning
Power Consumption 10 W
Certifications FCC, CE, and C-Tick
Operating Temperature 41 to 104°F / 5 to 40°C
Storage Temperature -4 to 113°F / -20 to 45°C
Relative Humidity (non-condensing) 0 to 90%
Length 3.9" / 9.9 cm, Low-Profile Form Factor
Weight 3.1 oz / 87 g
Key Features
  • Mini 3G/HD/SD-SDI Input/Output
  • Low-Profile PCIe Interface Card
  • Up to 1080p30 10-Bit 4:2:2 in All Modes
  • 1080p30 12-Bit 4:4:4 RGB on Playback
  • Rec. 601 and Rec. 709 Color Space
  • 16 Channels of 48 kHz 24-Bit Audio
  • BNC Reference Input
  • HD/SD Down/Up/Cross Conversions
  • macOS, Windows, and Linux Compatible

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