An SSD drive is required but not included with this item. Please be sure to purchase a compatible SSD drive that suits your needs.
Blackmagic Design HyperDeck Studio is a single-rack-unit, VTR-like device that has dual slots for 2.5" SATA solid state disks (SSDs). HyperDeck Studio captures and plays back uncompressed 10-bit SD and HD QuickTime files, making it a versatile piece of gear that could land a starring role in workflows ranging from production to playout.
The promise of recording uncompressed 10-bit HD QuickTime files via HDMI or HD-SDI to portable, hot-swappable, relatively affordable media is probably quite apparent already. Suddenly, capturing clean, uncompressed VFX shots in the studio is within the reach of the independent auteur with a compact professional camcorder – so long as it has an HD-SDI or HDMI output, as almost all of them do.
Then, while the shooting continues, that SSD drive can be pulled and instantly mounted to any laptop with a standard eSATA dock, for immediate, direct access to the footage. Open your effects program and try to pull a key before copying any files; if the shot didn't work, you'll know right away, while the actors are still standing in front of the green screen. Moreover, instant client preview is as easy as connecting HyperDeck Studio to an HDMI- or SDI-enabled projector. With hot-swapping and relay recording between the two SSD drives, there are no temporal constraints on your workflow.
HyperDeck Studio's utility extends much further than the soundstage, of course. With familiar VTR-style controls including a jog/shuttle wheel, an RS-422 deck control input, a sync input for blackburst & tri-sync, and an LCD screen for local monitoring of video, audio & time code, the deck is ready to be fully integrated into a facility's video infrastructure, for playing out to air or feeding a switcher for live events.
Note! The HDMI output from DSLR cameras such as the Canon 5D/7D and Panasonic GH2 is intended for monitoring only, not for recording. 2.5" SATA SSD drives are sold separately. Off-the-shelf SSDs can be used as long as they are fast enough for uncompressed 10-bit capture (158 megabytes/second is required for 10-bit uncompressed 1920 x 1080 @ 29.97fps).
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Video Inputs |
3G/HD/SD-SDI x1, 10-bit HDMI 1.3 x1, type A connector |
| Video Outputs |
3G/HD/SD-SDI x2, 10-bit 3G/HD/SD-SDI x1, 10-bit loop out 3G/HD/SD-SDI x1, 10-bit monitor out HDMI 1.3 x1, type A connector |
| Audio Inputs |
SDI: 16 channels embedded in SD and HD HDMI: 8 channels embedded in SD and HD |
| Audio Outputs |
SDI: 16 channels embedded in SD and HD HDMI: 2 channels embedded in SD and HD |
| SSD Interface | 2.5" SATA 3 Gb/s x2 |
| Computer Interface | Mini-B type USB 2.0 connector x2, for initial setup, firmware updates, and HyperDeck Utility software control |
| Sync Input | Blackburst or Tri-Sync |
| Device Control | Sony-compatible RS-422 deck control port |
| Controls | 12 buttons and jog wheel for local control of HyperDeck Studio, or use RJ-45 Ethernet or USB 2.0 high-speed interface |
| Configuration | Use USB 2.0 high speed interface |
| Standards | |
|---|---|
| SD Format Support |
625/25 PAL and 525/29.97 NTSC 480p60 and 576p50 via HDMI only |
| HD Format Support | 720p50, 720p59.94, 720p60, 1080i50, 1080i59.94, 1080i60, 1080PsF23.98, 1080PsF24, 1080PsF25, 1080PsF29.97, 1080PsF30, 1080p23.98, 1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p29.97, and 1080p30 |
| SDI Compliance | SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 292M |
| SDI Metadata Support | HD RP188 and closed captioning |
| Video Sampling | 4:2:2 |
| Audio Sampling | Television standard sample rate of 48 kHz and 24-bit |
| Color Precision | 10-bit |
| Color Space | REC 601, REC 709 |
| Multiple Rate Support | SDI and HDMI switches between 270 Mb/s SD-SDI and 1.5 Gb/s HD-SDI |
| Extras | |
|---|---|
| Displays | Built-in LCD for video, audio, and timecode monitoring |
| Power Supply | 12V universal power supply included with international socket adapters for all countries |