UltraStudio Monitor 3G - SDI and HDMI USB playback card up to 1080p 60

SDI and HDMI USB playback card up to 1080p 60

UltraStudio Monitor 3G is the world's smallest 3G-SDI and HDMI video playback card for your Thunderbolt 3 laptop or desktop computer!

It's compatible with all popular video software, including DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, and hundreds of others, thanks to its high-quality 10-bit uncompressed and compressed video monitoring.

Technical characteristics

Connections

• SDI video outputs: 1 x 10-bit SD/HD switchable SDI
• SDI rates: 270Mb, 1.5G, 3G
• SDI audio outputs: 16 channels embedded in SD/HD
• HDMI video outputs: 1 x HDMI 2.0 type A connector
• HDMI audio outputs: 8 channels embedded in SD/HD
• Computer interface: Thunderbolt™ 3 (Mac OS, Windows and Linux)

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 422 LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2, uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2, uncompressed 10-bit 4:4:4. 

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. 

Software applications

• DaVinci Resolve, Fusion, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Adobe After Effects CC, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Character Animator CC, Avid Media Composer, Avid Pro Tools, Steinberg Cubase, Steinberg Nuendo, The Foundry Nuke, Sony Catalyst Production Suite, Tools On Air Just: Play & Live, Magix Movie Edit Pro Premium, Corel VideoStudio Pro, CyberLink PowerDirector, Grass Valley Edius, Softron Mreplay, Telestream Wirecast, Resolume Arena, Vegas Creative Software Vegas Pro, VidblasterX Studio and Broadcast, Unimedia Technologies UniplayOne and Uniplay-CG, CasparCG Server, Magicsoft CG, Xsplit Broadcaster, DevTek Easy Media Suite, Boinx Software MimoLive, StudioCoast vMix, Renewed Vision ProPresenter, Ventuz Director, Class X Liveboard and CoralCG, Open Broadcaster Software Studio, Nautilus Studio Nemo3D, Burst Video Webclip2Go, Derivative TouchDesigner, Assimilate Scratch and Live Assist, NewBlue Title Live and Titler Pro, SGO Mistika. 

SDI video standards

• SD video standards: 525i 59.94 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 59.94, 1080p 60, 1080PsF 23.98, 1080PsF 24, 1080PsF 25, 1080PsF 29.97, 1080PsF 30, 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94, 1080i 60
• 2K video standards: 2Kp 23.98 DCI, 2Kp 24 DCI, 2Kp 25 DCI, 2Kp 29.97 DCI, 2Kp 30 DCI, 2Kp 50 DCI, 2Kp 59.94 DCI, 2Kp 60 DCI, 2KPsF 23.98 DCI, 2KPsF 24 DCI, 2KPsF 25 DCI, 2KPsF 29.97 DCI, 2KPsF 30 DCI
• SDI compliance: SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 274M, SMPTE 296M, SMPTE 424M, SMPTE 425M A/B, SMPTE ST2108-1
• SDI metadata support: RP 188/SMPTE 12M-2 and closed captioning
• SDI audio sampling: 48 kHz and 24 bit
• SDI video sampling: 4:2:2, 4:4:4
• SDI color precision: 8, 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, and 8, 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards
• SDI color space: REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020
• SDI HDR support: HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics
• Multiple rate support: SDI video connection is switchable between SD and HD

HDMI video standards

• SD video standards: 525i 59.94 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 59.94, 1080p 60, 1080i 50, 1080i 59.94, 1080i 60
• HDMI audio sampling: 48 kHz and 24 bit
• HDMI video sampling: 4:2:2 and 4:4:4
• HDMI color precision: 10, 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p 30, 8-bit RGB 4:4:4 and 12-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all standards
• HDMI configuration: HDMI 2.0a supports Deep Color and HDR. Automatically configures to connected display
• HDMI color space: REC 601, REC 709, REC 2020
• HDMI HDR support: HDR metadata packing, HLG and PQ transfer characteristics
• Multiple rate support: HDMI video connection is switchable between SD and HD

Hardware frame buffer

• Formats: V210 (10 bit YUV), 2VUY (8 bit YUV), ARGB, BGRA (8 bit RGB), R210 (10 bit RGB), R12B, R12L (12 bit RGB)

Processing

• Real time effects: DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro internal effects, Adobe Premiere Pro CC Mercury Playback Engine effects, Avid Media Composer internal effects
• Colorspace conversion: hardware based real time

Physical installation

• Requirement: computer with Thunderbolt™ 3 USB-C port

Operating systems

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

Power requirements

• Source: powered by Thunderbolt cable

Environmental specifications

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

Physical specifications

• Dimensions: 90 x 23 x 115 mm
• Weight: 0.3 kg