DeckLink HD Extreme works with most video software and has special support for some of the most popular features in leading software applications. Check out how DeckLink HD Extreme enhances some of the industry's best software.

Editing on Mac OS X™ with Final Cut Pro™

Edit in Final Cut Pro™ while using the highest quality 10 bit HD-SDI video connection to HD decks including, HDCAM™ SR, HDCAM™, HD-D5™ and DVCPRO HD™, as well as SD decks such as Digital Betacam™. DeckLink support for Final Cut Pro™ allows you to batch capture from decks and play back the timeline with RT Extreme™ real time effects, all with absolute sample accurate AV sync. DeckLink HD cards support many of the advanced Final Cut Pro™ features such as 10 bit rendering, RT Extreme™, multi channel audio, deck control, support for JPEG, DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD, 8 & 10 bit uncompressed media and more.

DeckLink HD Extreme is qualified by Apple™ for Final Cut Pro™ compatibility. Blackmagic Design works closely with Apple™ on developing our QuickTime™ drivers, so you know you're getting the best combination for high end editing. DeckLink HD Extreme can even edit with DVCPRO HD™ media for down converted playback with RT effects.

Editing with Adobe® Premiere Pro®

DeckLink HD Extreme is the highest quality editing solution for Adobe Premiere Pro and included with DeckLink are a full suite of Premiere Pro plug-ins including deck control. You get a complete solution with nothing extra to buy. Play out through the DeckLink video output using 8 and 10 bit uncompressed AVI and QuickTime™ files, as well as Motion JPEG which can all be played back on the same Premiere Pro timeline without rendering.

DeckLink fully supports Premiere Pro's 8 channels of audio capture and playback via HD/SD-SDI, great for 5.1 surround sound editing. DeckLink also includes an ASIO compliant audio playback driver for multi channel audio. QuickTime™ uncompressed 8 and 10 bit files, from Mac OS X™ systems, can also be played back for cross-platform media sharing!

Blackmagic Design works closely with Adobe on developing our Premiere Pro drivers, with features including RT effects, RS-422 deck control, and frame accurate batch capture. This assures a fully professional solution.

Online JPEG for Adobe Premiere Pro

On Windows, Blackmagic's full resolution (1920 x 1080) professional quality compressed HD codec can capture JPEG AVI files in real time using Premiere Pro. Unlike HDV and DVCPRO HD which uses reduced resolution 1440x1080 video, Blackmagic's Online JPEG maintains the full resolution 1920x1080 resolution of HD video without the huge file size of uncompressed HD video. Blackmagic's Online JPEG is so efficient that full motion 1080i HD video can be recorded at only 12 MB per second vs. a massive 119 MB per second for uncompressed HD video.

Blackmagic's compressed files are so compact, that 1080 HD video can be captured to a single internal hard disk or easily transported on a portable Firewire drive! Online JPEG is compatible with Premiere Pro and After Effects and can even be used by editors without Blackmagic capture cards making it one of the most versatile compressed codecs available.

Broadcast Graphic Design with Adobe® After Effects®

Adobe After Effects is one of the most popular tools for broadcast graphics and animation, and DeckLink HD Extreme has special features to make sure you can build a complete integrated solution with this great app! After Effects is fully QuickTime™ based, so it works with all DeckLink media. On Windows™ you can also open and render Blackmagic uncompressed 10 and 8 bit AVI and QuickTime™ files too. Files can be dropped into Final Cut Pro™ or Premiere Pro timelines without rendering, so you can move media between tools. DeckLink HD Extreme provides full RAM preview playback out of the DeckLink output, so you can always see what you're working on.

If you're not doing editing, then you can use the included Blackmagic Media Express application to remotely capture and output QuickTime™ clips with timecode accuracy. Use the Blackmagic Software Codec so you can work with media even when a DeckLink card is not installed on the system. There is no better solution for using After Effects for high end work than DeckLink HD Extreme.

Broadcast Paint with Adobe® Photoshop®

Adobe Photoshop is the standard for graphics. When used in television you can finally bring in some of the world's most talented designers into your workflow, without needing to retrain them on custom paint systems. DeckLink HD cards include Photoshop plug-ins, so you can directly capture and output still frames from within the Photoshop application itself.

If you're working with 10 bit HD/SD-SDI, you can even import and export 16 bit Photoshop™ images for full quality. Use DeckLink HD Extreme keying to export and key graphics from the video input using Photoshop alpha channels. You can also use Blackmagic Media Express to capture the still images from broadcast decks. Outputting Photoshop graphics from DeckLink HD Extreme lets you see the correct color and the effects of video interlace and field movement. DeckLink HD Extreme use unity gain on, so you can't get illegal 100% RGB video levels, eliminating surprises when graphics are output to tape!

Real time RAM preview is supported directly from the DeckLink HD Extreme video output, so you can see what your video is going to look like before rendering. You can always see a live preview as you're working and adjusting layers and settings for a fully interactive workflow.

DeckLink HD Extreme is compatible with most popular software for video, and we are constantly working with manufacturers to add updates to support wonderful new features as they're released. Unlike other systems, your DeckLink HD Extreme card will always evolve and increase in features as new software is released. That's why DeckLink cards are the world's highest selling uncompressed video cards.

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DVD Authoring

DeckLink cards support DVD authoring with DVD Studio Pro™ on Mac OS X™ and Encore DVD ® on Windows™, so you can get the highest quality from fully uncompressed media . With Blackmagic Media Express, capture media from decks with time code accuracy.

Drawn Together

Damon Yoches, editor of Drawn Together, has worked on many projects including Futurama and Baby Blues. Damon wanted to work tapeless at 24 fps until final output. After NAB that year, and speaking with many other editors, he found that DeckLink Extreme had what they were looking for to facilitate 3:2 pulldown.

QuickTime Player and Windows Media Player

DeckLink media files are AVI on Windows™ and QuickTime™ on Mac OS X™, so you have the greatest compatibility with all types of video software. Even Apple QuickTime™ player and Window's Media Player™ can open and playback Blackmagic uncompressed media files, so you can instantly view your media any time you like.

Copley

This ghost story is a film that relies on imagery, depth of plot and visual storytelling rather than gore. The real magic happens in post production with this film, where a cutting edge workflow was developed to make shooting on Super 35mm affordable.

Disk Speed Test

Use the included Blackmagic Disk Speed Test to generate a terrific realworld indication of your disk array's performance, reported intuitively in frames per second. Disk Speed Test uses long, sustained, block transfers to represent capture and playback of video, so it’s more accurate than generic disk test utilities.

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Media Express

Blackmagic Media Express application lets you capture and play clips, and it takes care of communicating with decks via RS-422. Blackmagic Media Express software is easy to use with DeckLink HD Extreme. Simply set the IN and OUT timecode points, press the Get Clip or Put Clip button, and your movie clip will be captured from, or recorded to, the broadcast deck. It’s all automatic, so it’s fast. Blackmagic Media Express is compatible with both Mac OS X™ and Windows™. You can even grab still frames from decks!

The Famous Blackmagic Codec

The world famous Blackmagic Codec allows highest rendering quality on DeckLink HD Extreme. Unlike other products, only the Blackmagic Codec features correct anti-aliasing 4:2:2 color filtering, so RGB graphics convert to correct 4:2:2 YUV video space without aliasing problems.

Go the Distance

SDI video connects long distances up to 300 feet or 100 meters, so you can connect everyone together in your facility. Cables are simple BNC coaxial cables so you can easily make cables to the perfect length for your needs.

Audio Mix-down

With support for Core Audio on Mac OS X™ and ASIO compliant audio drivers on Windows™, DeckLink cards are great when you need to mix down audio tracks for edits using powerful audio tools.

Fatima

This film is very entertaining, and at the same time, has become an authority on the subject of Fatima. This feature length film about three children from Fatima in 1917, who claimed the Virgin Mary appeared to them, is the work of award winning Director, Writer and Editor, Frederic Lumiere.