DeckLink Duo 2 - 4 channels PCIe capture and playback card up to 1080p60

4 channels PCIe capture and playback card up to 1080p60

One capture and playback card with the flexibility of 4: the PCI Express card DeckLink Duo 2 has 4 independent 3G-SDI connections and it's completely customizable.

Perfect for working with media play-out systems, multi screen digital signage servers, real time multi channel capture systems and more, it supports SDI formats in SD and HD up to 1080p60.

Technical characteristics

• 4-channel capture and playback
• 4 independent 3G-SDI connections
• SDI in SD and HD up to 1080p60
• Playback and capture from any combination of connections

Technical characteristics

Connections

• SDI video inputs: 4 x bidirectional 12-bit SD / HD independently configurable as either input or output
• SDI video outputs: 4 x bidirectional 12-bit SD / HD independently configurable as either input or output
• SDI audio inputs: 16 channels embedded in SD and HD
• SDI audio outputs: 16 channels embedded in SD and HD
• 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

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

Software

• Software included: Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Mac OS and Windows. Media Express, Blackmagic Desktop Video Utility and Blackmagic driver on Linux
• Internal software upgrade: firmware built into software driver. Loaded at system start or via updater software.
• Physical installation: PCI Express 4 lane generation 2, compatible with 4 and 8 lane PCI Express slots on Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Mac OS systems require a Mac Pro computer with PCI Express slots.  

Other supported applications include

• The Foundry Nuke, Grass Valley Edius, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live & In, Softron MovieRecorder & MReplay, Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder, Telestream Wirecast, 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, Burst Video WebClip2Go & [REC]Marker, Autodesk Flame, Zoom. These are third party applications and support may vary, check with your software vendor

Video standards

• SD video standards: 525i 9.94 NTSC, 625i 50 PAL
• HD video standards: 720p 50, 720p 59.94, 720p 60 1080p 23.98, 1080p 24, 1080p 25, 1080p 29.97, 1080p 30, 1080p 50, 1080p 59, 1080p 59.94, 1080p 60 1080PsF 23.98, 1080PsF 24, 1080PsF 25, 1080PsF 29.97, 1080PsF 30 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94, 1080i 60
• SDI compliance: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 372M, SMPTE 425M, ITU-R BT.656 and ITU-R BT.601
• SDI metadata support: RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning
• Audio sampling: television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit
• SDI color precision: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 in all modes up to 1080p 30 and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all modes
• SDI video sampling: 4:2:2, 4:4:4
• Color space: REC 601, REC 709
• HDR support: HDR static metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics

Processing

• Colorspace conversion: hardware based real time
• HD down conversion: built-in, high quality software down converter on playback and capture. Down converted SD selectable between letterbox and anamorphic 16:9 styles
• HD up conversion: built in, high quality software up converter from SD to HD on input. Selectable between 16:9 Zoom or anamorphic
• Cross conversion: built-in, high quality software cross conversion from 720HD to 1080HD, 1080HD to 720HD on 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 sytems

• Mac 14.0 Sonoma, Mac 15.0 Sequoia or later
• Linux
• Windows 10, 64-bit, Windows 11

Power requirements

• Power consumption: 10 W

Environmental specifications

• Operating temperature: 5 to 40 °C
• Storage temperature: -20 to 45 °C
• Relative humidity: 0 to 90% non-condensing

Physical specifications

• Depth: 94 mm
• Weight: 160 g