Blackmagic DeckLink IP/SDI HD is a PCI Express card that connects traditional SDI equipment to SMPTE 2110 networks. It offers two capture and playback channels over a 10G Ethernet port with an RJ45 connector, two bidirectional 3G-SDI connectors and a reference output, all for SD and HD up to 1080p60 – for studios moving to IP step by step.
Blackmagic DeckLink IP/SDI HD is a PCI Express card that connects traditional SDI equipment to SMPTE 2110 networks. It offers two capture and playback channels over a 10G Ethernet port with an RJ45 connector, two bidirectional 3G-SDI connectors and a reference output, all for SD and HD up to 1080p60 – for studios moving to IP step by step.
Connect your existing SDI equipment to the card while working with 2110 IP streams at the same time – a practical bridge for upgrading a studio step by step.

One card serves SDI equipment and new 2110 IP infrastructure at the same time, so a studio can move to IP step by step.
Title and graphics servers directly on the 2110 network.
Rendered scenes output into the IP infrastructure.
DaVinci Resolve as a workstation on the 2110 network.
Playout, broadcast automation and streaming servers.
Each 3G-SDI connector can be set individually as an input or an output for SD and HD up to 1080p60, including 1080PsF formats. SDI carries 16 channels of embedded audio, RP 188 timecode and closed captions; the reference output provides Tri-Sync or Black Burst for downstream equipment.

The 10GBASE-T port with an RJ45 connector carries two input and two output channels, each up to 1080p60 with 16 audio channels. The card conforms to SMPTE 2110-20 (uncompressed video), 2110-21 (traffic shaping), 2110-30 (PCM audio) and 2110-40 (ancillary data). Video, audio and data travel over the network independently, multicast distributes one source to many destinations and a common PTP clock (IEEE 1588, ST 2059) keeps all sources in sync.

The card’s Ethernet port is isolated from anything other than video and audio: data passes through the card’s frame buffers and only there is converted to 2110 IP channels. Rogue software and hackers therefore cannot reach the 2110 IP network through the computer.

Support for NMOS IS-04 (discovery and registration) and IS-05 (connection management) lets you control 2110 IP devices as one large virtual router. You connect sources and destinations just like on a traditional SDI router – for example from Videohub Smart Control, which works as an NMOS controller.

The card works with 10-bit YUV 4:2:2 in all formats and with 8, 10 and 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 up to 1080p30, in Rec. 601, 709 and 2020 color spaces and with HDR static metadata with HLG and PQ transfer characteristics. Capture to ProRes, DNxHD or uncompressed 10-bit video keeps images free of generational loss.
The full height card is 137.6 mm long, weighs 159 g and draws 10 W. The PCI Express x4 generation 2 interface works in x4, x8 and x16 slots of macOS, Windows and Linux computers; on Mac it requires a Mac Pro with PCI Express slots.

With DaVinci Resolve you get an editing and grading workstation directly on the 2110 network – simultaneous capture and playback even enables live grading. The card works with Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Media Composer, Fusion, After Effects and Photoshop, with broadcast automation and with streaming applications such as OBS or Wirecast. Media Express, Disk Speed Test, LiveKey and the driver are included, and the free Desktop Video SDK is available for custom applications.

From the top, the bracket has two 3G-SDI inputs/outputs, a 10G Ethernet port with an RJ45 connector and a reference output; the SDI connectors and the reference output are BNC.

The DeckLink IP family includes PCI Express cards for capturing and playing back 10-bit uncompressed video in IP infrastructure based on the SMPTE 2110 standard. The cards offer several full duplex channels in three HD models: DeckLink IP HD has two input and two output channels up to 1080p60 and an RJ45 Ethernet connector, DeckLink IP HD Optical also has two input and two output channels and a 10GBASE-LR SFP+ optical port, and DeckLink IP/SDI HD bridges 3G-SDI and 2110 IP with two channels for simultaneous capture and playback, an RJ45 connector, 3G-SDI and a reference output. All models support 720p, 1080i and 1080p standards up to 1080p60.
DeckLink IP cards are the easiest way to capture and play back IP video based on the SMPTE 2110 standard. They offer the same features as other DeckLink cards and work with the same applications (including DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, Media Composer, After Effects, Pro Tools, Nuendo, Final Cut Pro and EDIUS), so they fit into existing production chains. They use the fast PCI Express bus and are compatible with current versions of macOS, 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 and DNxHD, Apple ProRes 4444, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, Apple ProRes 422, Apple ProRes LT, Apple ProRes 422 Proxy, uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2 video, uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2 and 4:4:4 video.
Supported IP video standards
SMPTE 2110-20 (uncompressed video), SMPTE 2110-21 (traffic shaping), SMPTE 2110-30 (PCM audio), SMPTE 2110-40 (ancillary data), IEEE 1588-2008 (PTP v2), ST 2059-1, ST 2059-2, NMOS IS-04, NMOS IS-05, NMOS BCP-002-01, NMOS BCP-004-01.
| Manufacturer: | Blackmagic Design |
| Category: | Capture cards internal |
| Maximum resolution | HD · 1920×1080 @ 60 fps |
| Output | SDI · IP · 3G SDI |
| Inputs | SDI · IP · 3G SDI |
| Interface type | PCI Express 2.0 x4 |
| Other | Multiple inputs |
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