Blackmagic Design H264 Pro Recorder

by Blackmagic Design
Availability: 7-10 days delivery
SKU
VIDPROREC

Blackmagic Design H.264 Pro Recorder is designed for the industry professionals who require professional encoding from SDI, HDMI, analog/component composite, and balanced audio.

€592.50 €474.00

Package includes

  • Blackmagic Design H.264 PRO Recorder
  • 12v Power Supply
  • Media Express, Blackmagic System Preferences and Blackmagic Driver on Mac OS X
  • Media Express, Blackmagic Control Panel and Blackmagic Driver on Windows

The Blackmagic Design H.264 Pro Recorder is designed for the industry professionals who require professional encoding from SDI, HDMI, analog/component composite, and balanced audio. The flexible Pro Recorder enables you to capture old or new video formats into the same file formats used on the web, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, and more, providing a convenient solution to capture from professional broadcast decks directly to SD and HD H.264 files.

With the Media Express software, you can encode hours of content into popular online formats and batch H.264 files with an attractive user interface as well as create playlists from captured files. The software supports CMX EDL import and RS-422 accurate deck control, and is compatible with Mac and Windows operating systems. It also provides clip information such as frame size, frame-rate, color space, format, and codec.

The H.264 recorder allows you to capture high-quality videos and select between SDI, HDMI, and analog component video inputs. Apart from capturing audio from the SDI, HDMI, or stereo balanced analog audio input jacks, you can also connect the recorder directly to HD or SD video sources as the SDI, HDMI, and capture from HDCAM, Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, DVD players, and more. Analog video inputs switch between component s-video and composite, and support SD and HD.

The Pro Recorder allows you to save your old memories as digital files on your PC, converting old programming video formats into H.264 file format. It supports real-time scaling, and allows you to capture videos at Full HD or SD resolution.

Key Features

  • Real-time H.264 encoder that connects via USB
  • Designed for industry professionals who need professional encoding from SDI, HDMI, analog component/ composite and balanced audio
  • Capture from professional broadcast decks directly to SD and HD H.264 files
  • Capture old or new programming content into the same file format used on the web, iPad, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, and YouTube
  • Media Express software to encode content into popular online formats
  • Batch H.264 files with a user interface
  • RS-422 deck control is included with software for Mac and Windows
  • Clip information - frame size, frame-rate, color space, format, and codec
  • Converts old video tapes to H.264 file format
  • Ideal for mobile applications using a notebook/computer (power supply required)
Connections SDI Video Input: 
1 x 12 bit SD/HD switchable 

Analog Video Input: 
1 x Component YUV on 3 BNCs switchable to S-Video or Composite 

Component supports HD and SD 

HDMI Video Input: 
1 x HDMI type A connector 

SDI Audio Input: 
2 Channels from embedded SDI audio 

Analog Audio Input: 
2 Channels of professional balanced analog audio with standard 1/4" jack connections 

HDMI Audio Input: 
2 Channels from embedded HDMI audio 

Device Control: 
Sony compatible RS422 deck control port 

Computer Interface: 
USB 2.0 high speed (480 Mb/s)
Standards HD Format Support: 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080p23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080p24, 1080PsF25, 1080p25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080p29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p30, 1080i50, 1080p50, 1080i59.94, 1080p59.94, 1080i60, and 1080p60 

SD Format Support: 625/25 PAL, 525/29.97 NTSC and 480p 

SDI Compliance: SMPTE 259M and 292 

Multiple Rate Support: SDI, HDMI and component analog video connections are switchable between standard definition and high definition. SDI switches between 270 Mb/s standard definition SDI, 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI and 3 Gb/s HD-SDI 

Video Sampling: 4:2:2 

Color Precision: 12 bit 

Color Space: 4:2:2 YUV 

Audio Sampling: Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24 bit 

HDMI Color Precision: 12 bit 

Copy Protection: For legal reasons HDMI input is unable to capture from copy protected HDMI sources. Always confirm copyright ownership before capture or distribution of content.
Firmware Firmware upgrade via USB
Installation Connect unit to the computer's USB 2.0 port, install Blackmagic H.264 Pro Recorder software and run Media Express