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Terranex 2D vs. Ultrastudio 4K
I’m currently using an Ultrastudio 4K for capture and monitoring with my 2013 Mac Pro. I’m planning on purchasing a couple of Teranex 2Ds for standards conversion primarily for converting 1080/60p signals out from PC graphics cards to be converted to 1080/30p for capture with mobile units which don’t support 1080/60p (namely the Hyperdeck Shuttle 2 and the Atmos Ninja 2).
I didn’t realize until reading the specs that the Teranex includes a Thunderbolt connection. It appears that in addition to the standards conversion functionality plus the UltraScope software, the Teranex 2D can also essentially do everything that the Ultrastudio 4K does for a difference in price of only $400 over the Ultrastudio 4K. Is this correct?
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Not exactly. The Teranex 2D does not support 4K resolutions, and cannot output separate key+fill signals for upstream/downstream key applications used in live broadcasts.
Also, the Hyperdeck Studio Pro also has a thunderbolt connection so it can capture to computer while recording to disk at the same time.
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Thanks, Chad. Does the 2K retain audio embedding when the input is HDMI and the output is HD-SDI?
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Yes, in both cases the input audio will always be embedded in every (digital) output. The Teranex lets you choose whether you want to use the incoming HDMI/SDI embedded audio, or the XLR/RCA audio inputs.
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