Blackmagic Design's SmartView Duo comprises a pair of side-by-side 8" LCD displays – both with an auto-selecting 3G/HD/SD-SDI source – that are housed in a 3 RU-high, rackmountable shape factor. Excellent for live broadcast and mobile footage production, the slim SmartView Duo integrates integrated tally (source via a conventional 9-pin D connector) that clearly shows footage status by displaying a red, green, or blue ring that borders the display in question. The 800 x 480-definition displays' auto-switching SDI sources accept an extremely wide selection of electronic feeds, from standard-def 525i and 625i to full progressive high-definition 1080p60 and several flavors of 2K-resolution footage. There's a loop-out BNC for both sources, with re-clocking of the feed. For display configuration and parameters, plus firmware renewals, the SmartView Duo has both USB 2.0 and Ethernet sources. For the SmartView Duo, a streamlined configuration pays workable dividends. The thinness of the dual-display interface (less than 1") means it's easier to install, transport, and ship. The lack of mechanical settings on the interface itself takes inadvertent adjustments output of the equation. The auto-image-flip function means that the displays can be rotated upside down so you is capable of reaching the finest observation angle.
Perfect for Live Production: Guide
SmartView Duo is perfectly developed for building a footage wall for observation all inputs going into live production switchers. Since it's so incredibly thin, it's additionally well suited to portable setups where you requirement to save room. Imagine having all your footage sources shown on large 8" LCD displays so you can see capture device focus and fidelity. Currently you can build full live broadcast presentation observation that's small enough to be completely portable. SmartView Duo is low-weight and thin, so it's well suited to outside broadcast vans – or even installed into portable display racks to lower the shipping costs of flyaway kits
Monitor Everywhere: Guide
Good-quality SDI observation is expensive and often makes it permanently to put observation on all the devices in your racks or control rooms since costs attach up quickly. SmartView Duo eliminates this problem and incorporates two large, beautiful 8" displays in a space-efficient 3-rack-unit size. You get full loop-through SDI links and an Ethernet network link for setup. SmartView Duo incorporates easy-to-use applications for Mac and Windows, so you can see all the displays on your installation for remote adjustments. That's perfect whenever you require to color-match all displays in a footage wall from a distance from your laptop. SmartView Duo even incorporates tally (see below)
Wide SDI Compatibility: Guide
SmartView Duo is developed to be employed for broadcast as well as post-production, so it incorporates support for more SDI footage standards, comprising SD, HD, and 3 Gb/s SDI formats. SmartView Duo enables firmware updating, making it simple to upgrade to new SDI footage formats whenever they are invented. (Renewals are no-cost from the Blackmagic Configuration website.) SmartView Duo incorporates new enhanced footage standards employed in post-production, among them 1080-range progressive HD rates and even 2K formats over 3 Gb/s SDI footage. All footage formats can be linked and changed, since SmartView Duo simply changes in less than a second to the new configuration
Practical Notes: Post-Production and Broadcast
In a active facility you can never deliver enough displays, and SmartView Duo is perfect whenever you need observation for all your hardware. Install SmartView Duo into your editing desks so you can maintain track of decks and other footage sources and produce an exciting "mission control" setting which will blow your clients' minds! SmartView Duo is well suited to in-rack observation so you always know what's going on. Currently with SmartView Duo, everyone can deliver that exciting "broadcast experience" of observation wherever it's needed
Incredible Construction
SmartView Duo integrates two completely independent 8" monitors for incredible observation. Each monitor incorporates loop-through SDI footage, which instantly changes between any SD, HD, and 3 Gb/s SDI source, even 2K formats over 3 Gb/s SDI. SmartView Duo incorporates no mechanical settings, so it won't suffer from parameters drift or damage related to mechanical settings. For matching several displays in master control rooms, SmartView Duo incorporates loop-through Ethernet for off-site adjustment, even from a laptop PC. If you requirement to fitting SmartView Duo in the extreme top or bottom of a hardware rack, SmartView Duo's LCDs can be rotated upside down for the finest viewing angle. SmartView Duo will without manual intervention sense the rotation and flip both onscreen pictures. SmartView Duo even incorporates a selection of red, green or blue tally sources
Smart Ethernet operation
There's nothing additional complicated than trying to match all your displays by climbing all over your hardware and through little screwdrivers. Simply connect your SmartView Duo to your Ethernet installation and use the supplied Mac and Windows software to refine all your displays from one central location. The Display Utility applications uses Bonjour to without manual intervention find all the SmartView Duo displays on your installation. You can save display settings from one display and copy to another, and whenever you're working with lots of displays, SmartView Duo even incorporates an identify setting to help you locate the display you're refining. SmartView Duo won't suffer from drift since all adjustments are completely digital
Integrated Tally: Guide
SmartView Duo incorporates full tally provides, so it's the strong companion for live broadcast teams. Not a simple tally illumination, the displays' tally borders can be independently shown in red, green or blue. Every screen incorporates an separate tally in the three colours so you can feed to the operator additional than a simple on-air status. Tally is linked via a conventional parallel pin connector on the rear of SmartView Duo, so you get full compatibility with any switcher or automation arrangement
International powering Supply
If you're traveling all over the world, SmartView Duo is strong since it incorporates a conventional 12V power adapter with socket adapters for every country. Excellent for live-location use where you don't deliver engineering compatibility, a conventional 12V power socket means you can get spare power supplies from any electrical store. To eliminate accidental unplugging of power cords during live workflow or at other crucial times, SmartView Duo incorporates a lead tie-down position, so everything stays perfectly secure
Panel Type
TFT LCD
Display Size
15.6" / 39.6 cm
Resolution
3840 x 2160
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Touchscreen
No
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Bit Depth / Color Support
8-Bit (16.7 Million Colors)
Pixels Per Inch (ppi)
282 ppi
Response Time
25 ms
Color Gamut
100% Rec. 709
Real-Time LUT Monitoring
SDR, HDR
Image Controls
Blue Only, Focus Peaking, H/V Delay, Pixel Zoom
Video
2 x BNC (12G-SDI) Input
1 x BNC (12G-SDI) Output
Embedded Audio
SDI: 16-Channel
Audio
None
Built-In Speaker
None
Other I/O
2 x LAN (RJ45)
1 x Tally (DE-9/DB-9)
1 x USB 2.0 (Mini-USB)
SKU: HDL-SMTVDUO2
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