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DeckLink Stand-alone SDI Capture?
Suppose I had HD-SDI feeding a Decklink (not sure which is best, but DeckLink Extreme, say). I want to capture using a *stand-alone* application, not an NLE. Is this possible? Does such an application exist? Does one come bundled with the DeckLink? Is there a linux one? What formats can be captured by such an application? Just the ones supported by Decklink’s bundled codecs? Ideally, for the present, would like to capture to 4:2:2 8-bit, either AVI or QuickTime (but to be future-proof to expand to 10-bit 4* if required later). Or is there another more appropriate format? I understand the bandwidth and space issues. Many thanks if you can point an ambitious newbie in the right direction!
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Hi,
If you’re going to be capturing HD-SDI, you’ll need a HD capable card such as the DeckLink HD Extreme. The DeckLink Extreme is an SD card and won’t do HD. If you want to capture 4:4:4 RGB HD, you’ll need a dual link HD-SDI product like the DeckLink HD Pro PCIe or Multibridge Extreme.
We provide a standalone capture application called Blackmagic Deck Control. It’s currently Quicktime based on both Windows and Mac. You can capture to the Apple Uncompressed 4:2:2 codec (bundled with the drivers) as well as our Blackmagic RGB 4:4:4 codec. Unfortunately, we do not have Linux support.
regards
Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design -
hi,
do you have a plan to add avi capture possibility to your deck control soon, to let’s say uncompressed or sony yuv (vegas) codec?gordan
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