Blackmagic Design Announces DeckLink 5.7 for Windows; Work in Full HDTV Resolution Online Compressed Video for Huge Disk Savings
IBC2006, Amsterdam, Netherlands – September 8, 2006 -- Blackmagic Design Inc. today announced DeckLink 5.7 for Windows that includes a new full resolution HD and SD codec that combines incredible online quality with huge disk savings, important when working on long form HDTV production. DeckLink 5.7 for Windows can be seen on Blackmagic Design’s IBC 2006 stand located at #7.526.
Traditionally, DeckLink cards are used for uncompressed work; however with DeckLink 5.7, users can choose compressed Online JPEG video that's full resolution HD, includes high quality 4:2:2 color sampling, and very low compression rate. Fully compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro™, After Effects™ and other DirectShow™ software, customers working with Online JPEG will see a significant reduction in disk space, and bandwidth requirements. Capture and playback are easily possible from a single internal hard disk.
Uncompressed media can be combined on the same Premiere Pro timeline as Online JPEG as well as DV, still image files, and HDV files, so customers can choose the best codec for the work they’re doing. Online JPEG can be used for long form content of camera based footage, while uncompressed can be used for effects dropped into the edit timeline.
“Our customers have been asking for a full resolution HD codec for windows editing as they really weren’t happy with other compressed codecs such as HDV and other variants, because they were limited to 1440 HD instead of the true 1920 HD, that's the standard in broadcast and post production,” said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design Inc. “Customers also asked for full color sampling, and generally a codec that saves space while providing online quality for finishing work for broadcast. We have delivered this in DeckLink 5.7, and the best news is, this update is available free of charge!”
Also included in this update is new firmware for DeckLink HD PCIe models that upgrade the PCI Express interface to full 64 bit compliant, so customers can break the system memory limit, and expand memory when running the DeckLink 5.7 for Windows XP x64 software drivers.
Availability and Price
DeckLink 5.7 for Windows is available now for all registered DeckLink and Multibridge customers free of charge from the Blackmagic Design web site at www.blackmagic-design.com
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About Blackmagic Design Inc.
Blackmagic Design Inc. manufactures the world’s highest quality video cards and converters for the post-production and television broadcast industries. The Multibridge and DeckLink family of leading quality video products have changed the post-production industry and made HDTV more affordable for everyone. Blackmagic Design was founded by some of the world's leading editors and engineers from the post-production industry. This industry knowledge and experience is constantly fed back into our products allowing us to introduce the most amazing, creative tools for the industry.
Blackmagic Design Inc. corporate headquarters are in the United States, with offices in the Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.
Blackmagic Design Worldwide Press Contacts
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