New Multibridge combines Decklink HD Pro 4:4:4 and HD Link?

[Luke Maslen]

Hi Chris,

They were originally shipping back in December but stopped when problems were found. We’re embarrassed and frustrated by the delays. The short version of the story is that the chip which handles analog input has had bugs and the supplier had to make new chips to rectify the problem. This took much longer than we had ever expected and the timelines we were given for their delivery were very unclear and so we just didn’t have clear information to provide to customers. We’ve just received new chips which are supposed to fix the problem but we’re being extremely cautious and running some time-consuming tests to show up any other issues which might or might not occur with the replacement chips. If all the tests go well, then we would ship the current Multibridges very soon as they are already built and ready to go. If the tests don’t go so well, then it will take longer. It’s really frustrating not to be able to provide definitive timelines to customers and I don’t even want to provide you with an estimate as it would just be fiction. However as soon as there is news, we’ll definitely post it here.

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design

[Luke Maslen]

Hi Emery,

I just found out that the PCIe to PCI-X bridge card is expected to cost around US$150. The price depends upon exactly which components are used in the final card but that is what we currently believe will be the price when released. Intensive testing of the card will dictate which components are used in the final releaese.

Regards,

Luke Maslen
Blackmagic Design